Tag: smog
Hong Kong and Conservation in the Urban Jungle
Written by Charles Bedford | February 11th, 2013
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Charles Bedford, Director of The Nature Conservancy’s Asia-Pacific region, explains why conserving nature in Hong Kong is a bigger issue than you might think.
Cool Green Morning: Tuesday, January 29
Written by Madeline Breen | January 29th, 2013
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Your green news round-up is well, rounded up! See today’s top news.
- Beijing flights delayed due to poor visibility. Go away, smog! (Washington Post)
- In the mean time, man sells canned fresh air in China. (The Telegraph)
- Move over “low-flow” showers — introducing the air shower. Same pressure, 50% less water. (TreeHugger)
- Scientists in Antarctica unearth buried lake. (Huffington Post Green)
- Heat in San Francisco can affect the weather in places as far away as Siberia. (National Geographic)
Cool Green Morning: Tuesday, May 29
Written by Madeline Breen | May 29th, 2012
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Here are today’s top green news stories to ease you back into the work week.
- Sequoia National Park is home to ancient redwoods… and smog. (Huffington Post Green)
- To save some species, zoos must let others die. (New York Times)
- Would you like a little radiation with your tuna? (TreeHugger)
- Tropical dams are a false solution to climate change. (Mongabay)
- Let’s end on an upbeat note: how to dry you hands with only 1 paper towel! (Discovery News)
Cool Green Morning: Friday, July 8
Written by Darci Palmquist | July 8th, 2011
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Air pollution, haboobs and puffins… the hottest green topics, delivered straight to your (virtual) doorstep:
- A new study finds nearly 1 in 10 fish in the Pacific have consumed plastic. (The Christian Science Monitor)
- Do smoggy skies make you feel depressed? It’s not just your imagination. (TreeHugger)
- Is the giant dust storm (aka “haboob”) that overtook Phoenix a glimpse of the future? (Climate Progress)
- The secret lives of puffins are revealed via underground cameras. (BBC)
- Giving local communities, not governments, control is what helps slow deforestation. (Mongabay)
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, April 28
Written by Nicole Levins | April 28th, 2010
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Read on for the latest in awesomely cool and awesomely green news:
- Congratulations, Los Angeles! You’re still the country’s smoggiest city. (LA Times)
- A recent earthquake might help the tiny, endangered Devils Hope pupfish make a comeback. (Green)
- Immigration or climate change? Majority Leader Harry Reid says the Senate can handle both. (AFP/Grist)
- Certain solar panel designs might negatively affect insect reproduction, a new report claims. (Journal Watch Online)
- Sea level rise is going to seriously impact East Coast beaches, so why does it seem like no one cares? (Wired)
