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Cool Green Morning: Friday, January 27
Written by Brad Parker | January 27th, 2012
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Kids, the bus is here. Oh, never mind, that’s an asteroid.
- School-bus-sized asteroid to buzz Earth Friday, closer than the moon. (Christian Science Monitor)
- The world’s giant trees are declining, face a dire future due to climate change & other factors. (Mongabay)
- NASA nearly doubled their list of confirmed planets beyond our solar system in one day. (Cosmic Log)
- Jumping spiders hunt with deadly accuracy thanks to 3-D vision. (Wired)
- Yosemite is having its driest winter in 30 years, forcing tourist destinations to get creative . (LA Times)
Cool Green Morning: Tuesday, December 13
Written by Madeline Breen | December 13th, 2011
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Walking fish puts a chink in the evolution chain.
- New species of frog sings like a… bird? (Mongabay)
- The lungfish suggests walking originated underwater. (Science World)
- Scientists are learning how to kill trees — in the name of science, of course. (Green)
- 16% of the species in “Finding Nemo” face the threat of extinction. (Washington Post)
- Solar energy gives students in developing countries access to technology. (TreeHugger)
Cool Green Morning: Tuesday, November 15
Written by Madeline Breen | November 15th, 2011
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Happy America Recycles Day!
- The average family throws away 6 trees worth of paper a year. (Mother Nature Network)
- The new map reveals the spread of contamination from Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant meltdowns. (CNN)
- Can algae serve as the fuel and food of the future? (Scientific American)
- A former Nazi bunker is set to become Europe’s largest renewable energy plant. (TreeHugger)
- This Thanksgiving, skip the side of BPA by omitting certain canned ingredients. (Consumer Reports)
Nature Photo of the Week: Colorado Aspens
Written by Madeline Breen | October 28th, 2011
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This photos screams fall, doesn’t it? We love the way the sun is making the leaves of these Colorado aspens glow. Thanks to Flickr user Suburban Misfit for this great nature shot and thanks for sharing it with The Nature Conservancy’s Flickr group! See all of The Nature Conservancy’s featured daily nature images—submitted to the Conservancy’s [...]
Cool Green Morning: Tuesday, October 25
Written by Madeline Breen | October 25th, 2011
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Is it hot in here or is it just climate change?
- A new method of crunching data connects the 2010 Russian heat wave to climate change. (Wired Science)
- Grouper? Cod? It’s anyone’s guess. A new report reveals rampant mislabeling of fish. (Boston Globe)
- China announces they will not allow its carbon dioxide emissions per person to reach levels seen in the United States. (BBC)
- Despite significant conservation efforts, a Vietnamese rhino goes extinct. (Mongabay)
- Each year, a whopping 3.8 million trees go into the manufacture of 57 billion disposable pairs of chopsticks. (Green)
Cool Green Morning: Monday, October 24
Written by Madeline Breen | October 24th, 2011
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They say clothes make the man.
- Like all fashion trends, the spacesuit has seen many changes over the years. Here’s the evolution of this iconic outfit. (Wired Science)
- Ouch and awww: a red-tailed hawk with a nail in its head was finally successfully captured and is recovering well. (Washington Post)
- The 94,000-acre Saguaro National Park in Tuscon, AZ is a great place for a BioBlitz — but a dead zone for cell service. Verizon Wireless saves the day. (National Geographic)
- Looking for a career switch? Consider a green job like professional acorn picking! (TreeHugger)
- Stop losing sleep over plastics and zip-lock baggies. Here’s how to reduce plastics from your kitchen. (Grist)
Cool Green Morning: Friday, October 14
Written by Madeline Breen | October 14th, 2011
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It’s Friday. You deserve some photos of a one-eyed shark.
- An extremely rare cyclops shark has been confirmed in Mexico. (National Geographic)
- A new project called TreeKit sets out to map every tree in New York City. Talk about tree hugging! (Grist)
- Virgin Atlantic announced the world’s first “low carbon aviation fuel,” which reportedly produces half the carbon emissions. (GoodCleanTech)
- Video: insects doing circus tricks power a smart phone! (TreeHugger)
- Highly reflective glass buildings claim one billion birds a year in North America. See what San Francisco is doing to change that. (EcoGeek)
Cool Green Morning: Thursday, June 16
Written by Nicole Levins | June 16th, 2011
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Whales and foxes and monkeys, oh my!
- Two very dedicated New Yorkers have mapped every one of Central Park’s 19,000+ trees. (Treehugger)
- You might have a climate crisis if… (NRDC, via Grist)
- Want to have fun like a whale, fox or monkey? Here’s how. (Wired)
- After years of community opposition, Peru cancels a massive dam project in the Madre de Dios River. (Mongabay)
- NOAA predicts that the Gulf of Mexico’s dead zone will be bigger than ever this year. (YaleE360)
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, January 19
Written by Nicole Levins | January 19th, 2011
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Kick off your day the cool green way:
- When it comes to eco-friendly household products, there’s a green divide between men and women. (Urban Farm)
- This pretty little flower was just removed from the endangered species list. Congrats, pretty little flower! (Green)
- Thanks to climate change, the northern hemisphere’s ice is melting, which means less sunlight is reflected back into space, which means the planet’s getting warmer even faster. Phew. (Christian Science Monitor)
- Trees are smarter than squirrels. (Treehugger)
- Does eating sustainably raised meat make a more positive impact than going veg? This writer thinks so. (Guardian)
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, September 8
Written by Nicole Levins | September 8th, 2010
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It’s that time of the day, everyone– get your Cool Green Morning on!
- The United States can become a leader in energy efficiency, and here’s how. (GreenBiz)
- Is eating meat more eco-friendly than we think it is? (Grist)
- Too much tree: is that a real thing? (Treehugger)
- Even famous, super-fancy British castles are getting eco-makeovers these days. (Greener Buildings)
- A bit of good news from the Gulf: dropping deep-sea oxygen levels haven’t created biological dead zones. (LA Times)
