Tag: plants
The Green Buzz: Tuesday, May 14
Written by Madeline Breen | May 14th, 2013
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Sharing today’s top green news headlines… with a side of bugs!
- How can you fight this summer’s wildfires without firefighters? (Washington Post)
- The eagle death toll at wind farms shows renewable energy comes with consequences. (AP)
- Half of common plants and a third of animals could lose habitat. We’ll let you guess the cause… (BBC Nature)
- How would you spend $50 million for the planet? (Grist)
- Let them eat bugs! Fighting world hunger with… insects. (Telegraph)
The Green Buzz: Tuesday, April 30
Written by Madeline Breen | April 30th, 2013
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Never thought I’d say this, but today’s green news has me marveling at cicadas.
- NYC’s urban jungle and the real jungle aren’t so different when it comes to evolution. (TreeHugger)
- Yes, they’re annoying, but learning how a cicada keeps its wings clean is pretty rad. (Science World)
- This just in: plants could offset 1% of global warming worldwide. (Daily Mail)
- When words aren’t an option, fish use sign language to communicate. (National Geographic)
- Save the bees, ban pesticides, says the EU. (BBC Nature)
The Green Buzz: Tuesday, February 26
Written by Madeline Breen | February 26th, 2013
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Today’s green news is… well, a little wacky.
- Dim the lights, we’ve got glow-in-the-dark carnivorous plants! (National Geographic)
- Can we officially link wacky weather to global warming? (Guardian)
- Federal budget cuts may force some national parks to close their gates. (CNN)
- New report evaluates environmental impacts of the world’s largest food companies. The results are not good. (Huffington Post Green)
- Are you smarter than an elephant seal? Elephant seals help solve a global climate mystery. (Scientific American)
Rooftop Gardening Part 4: Lessons Learned
Written by Madeline Breen | September 10th, 2012
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After a successful summer of rooftop gardening, our urban gardeners reflect on what they learned from their 19th-story garden.
Rooftop Gardening Part 3: Make Your Garden Grow
Written by Megan Sheehan | August 3rd, 2012
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Now that you’ve got a good start on an urban or rooftop garden, how to keep it healthy? Here are four troubleshooting tips to keep your urban garden growing throughout the season.
Rooftop Gardening Part 1: So You Wanna’ Be an Urban Gardener?
Written by Madeline Breen | June 11th, 2012
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What do you get when you take a scrappy bunch of conservationists and stick them on the 19th floor of a high-rise building in Midtown Manhattan? You get a real-life experiment in urban conservation!
Cool Green Morning: Thursday, May 3
Written by Madeline Breen | May 3rd, 2012
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We’ve got a great mix of green news headline for you today.
- The best rainforest destinations you haven’t visited — yet. (Mother Nature Network)
- Controversial study shows how dangerous forms of avian influenza could evolve in the wild. (Nature)
- Climate change is causing plants to flower faster than scientists predicted. (Christian Science Monitor)
- New species discovery: “rebel” coelacanth stalked ancient seas. (National Geographic)
- Find your green momma a gift in TreeHugger’s Mother’s Day gift guide. (TreeHugger)
Cool Green Morning: Thursday, September 22
Written by Nicole Levins | September 22nd, 2011
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This morning’s green news round-up is no joke.
- When it comes to technology vs. nature, “the kids are all right,” writes our lead scientist Sanjayan. (Huffington Post Green)
- A professor survives two days in an airtight container just by breathing the oxygen released by 150 houseplants. (Green)
- Bill Clinton on U.S. climate change deniers: “We look like a joke.” (Grist)
- Find yourself a green job. Here’s how. (The Daily Green)
- A new study says pollution from cars can trigger a heart attack. (Treehugger)
