Tag: Water Conservation
The Green Buzz: Thursday, March 14
Written by Megan Sheehan | March 14th, 2013
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Great, now I want a donut.
- Dunkin pledges to use only sustainable palm oil in the making of its delectable confections. (NPR)
- Don’t worry about those dead pigs, Shanghai, the water’s fine. Really? (Discovery)
- Monarch migration hits its lowest point in decades. (New York Times)
- Iowa and South Dakota produced almost 25% of their electricity from wind in 2012. (Treehugger)
- Food deserts? No, this map doesn’t show you where food doesn’t grow — it shows where people can’t access fresh food. (Grist)
Cool Green Morning: Friday, October 19
Written by Nicole Levins | October 19th, 2012
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It’s your Friday Cool Green Morning… fun fun fun fun.
- Our Texas state director writes about the “tyranny of ‘or.’” (Care2)
- On its 40th b-day, a reflection on the legacies of the Clean Water Act. (Christian Science Monitor)
- Urban farms: is bigger better? (Grist)
- If you feel like crying tears of happiness, you should watch this baby elephant rescue clip. (Treehugger)
- Where does YOUR water come from? (Huffington Post Green)
Cool Green Morning: Thursday, August 30
Written by Nicole Levins | August 30th, 2012
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Get your green news on:
- Our freshwater scientist and his kids spearheaded a “great steelhead rescue.” (Outside)
- It’s called a poodle moth. That’s all you need to know. (Mongabay)
- Is Hurricane Isaac stirring up remnants of oil from the Gulf oil spill? (Yahoo)
- Get the skinny on the carbon tax. (Grist)
- “Free” water comes at a price. (National Geographic)
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, November 23
Written by Nicole Levins | November 23rd, 2011
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Great green news: something to be thankful for. Happy Thanksgiving!
- Have a cruelty-free holiday and adopt a (live) turkey. (Green)
- After burning for three+ months, the Great Dismal Swamp wildfire has finally been extinguished. (AP, via Huffington Post Green)
- A bathtub-sized sea sponge has been rediscovered after a century of extinction. Wonder where it was hiding… (Mongabay)
- This Friday isn’t just Black Friday, it’s also Buy Nothing Day. (And don’t forget to celebrate Green Gift Monday next week!) (Grist)
- Who takes the longest showers? Twelve-year-old boys, says a new survey. (Treehugger)
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, July 27
Written by Nicole Levins | July 27th, 2011
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Don’t mess with Texas…if something happens to the rest of the world, we could all be living in it.
- Nash Prairie is a “beautiful representation of what Texas really looked like,” says our Texas state director. (Houston Chronicle)
- A new documentary explores how disappearing glaciers devastate communities. (Grist)
- If the entire world lived at New York City’s density level, we could all fit into the state of Texas. Crazy! (Treehugger)
- Warming Arctic temperatures are releasing long-buried, long-frozen toxins, which could eventually reach our food and water supplies. (YaleE360)
- Can you trust your local drinking water? (The Daily Green)
Cool Green Morning: Thursday, April 28
Written by Darci Palmquist | April 28th, 2011
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A second life for EV batteries? Sounds like green news to me!
- Once your electric car battery dies, it could still go on to provide power to your home. (Green)
- Climate change policy is gaining ground in 16 major world economies, says new study. (GreenBiz)
- If you regularly get your books from the library, maybe a Kindle isn’t a green choice. (Treehugger)
- Pres. Obama wants to clarify & expand the Clean Water Act. (LA Times)
- The 2011 State of the Air report is out–how bad is the air you breathe? (HuffPostGreen)
Cool Green Morning: Monday, February 28
Written by Nicole Levins | February 28th, 2011
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It’s just another cool green Monday…
- Is fracking to blame for three earthquakes in Arkansas? (Huffington Post Green)
- The U.S. military is transforming landfill gas into renewable energy. (CleanTechnica)
- Can scientists learn from science journalists? (Dot Earth)
- The first step to protecting water supplies: protecting forests. (GreenBiz)
- Wait a minute– plastic bags might not be that bad? (Treehugger)
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, February 2
Written by Nicole Levins | February 2nd, 2011
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Punxsutawney Phil may say winter’s over, but keep a sweater on hand for these cool green links:
- The NFL plans to offset the 15,000 megawatt hours of energy it’ll expend during the Super Bowl. (Treehugger)
- The EPA is going to limit the amount of toxic rocket fuel chemicals in your drinking water, which sounds like a good idea. (AP via Washington Post)
- A California woman has turned her home into a sanctuary for rare, threatened birds. (Mongabay)
- The Yellow Pages is making it easy to opt out of receiving the paper-heavy phone book. (Green House)
- Is Jon Huntsman the greenest GOP presidential hopeful? (Grist)
Cool Green Morning: Monday, October 18
Written by Nicole Levins | October 18th, 2010
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We’ve got a case of the cool green Mondays:
- Fearful of West Nile virus, scientists are trapping and vaccinating Santa Cruz Island’s rare scrub jays one by one. (LA Times)
- How to purify drinking water without chlorine: add a little silver, cotton and electricity. (CleanTechnica)
- A blogger explains why we have to invest in green infrastructure now. (ClimateBiz)
- Are toilet seat covers just a waste of paper? (Ask Umbra)
- Hey dog owners! Your pooch’s poop could be a source of energy. (The Daily Green)
What Threatens Your Fresh Water?
Written by Darci Palmquist | February 23rd, 2009
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It’s easy to take for granted when all we have to do is turn on a tap. But whether freshwater resources seem plentiful where you live — or they’re drying up — the reality is that fresh water is threatened everywhere. Deforestation, dams, over-consumption, agricultural run-off, invasive species, habitat conversion and, of course, climate change — all [...]
