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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)
The Green Buzz: Monday, February 11
Written by Nicole Levins | February 11th, 2013
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Have a sssssssuper new year.
- It’s the year of the snake! (Mongabay)
- Pope Benedict XVI, an advocate of the “cleaner, greener lifestyle,” will step down at the end of this month. (Treehugger)
- Rotating air gardens? Okay. (Inhabitat)
- Last year, wind power capacity grew 20% worldwide. (Guardian)
- Just how dangerous is hair dye? (Grist)
Cool Green Morning: Tuesday, September 11
Written by Madeline Breen | September 11th, 2012
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The Pope takes his new electric car out for a spin in today’s green news roundup.
- Can you guess what the world’s shiniest living thing is? (Discover Magazine)
- Meet the 100 most endangered species on the planet. (CNN)
- The Pope goes green in his new electric car. (Clean Technica)
- Here’s a simple idea: wind can power the world. (Mongabay)
- How does an Antarctic mollusk reproduce in a cold ocean? Switch sexes. (BBC Nature)
There’s Room for Both Wind and Wildlife
Written by Joe Fargione | July 26th, 2012
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Building all the wind energy the United States will need without significantly impacting wildlife? Yes we can, says a new study from the Conservancy and WWF–find out more.
Message from the Mojave: Shaping the Desert Energy Boom
Written by Matt Miller | June 12th, 2012
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Wind and solar offer the promise of a clean energy future. But can these renewables be developed without threatening wildlife and native habitats?
Cool Green Morning: Thursday, January 19
Written by Madeline Breen | January 19th, 2012
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Sit back and enjoy a bowl of prehistoric popcorn.
- Climate change gets a $18 million boost. Thank you, Prince Charles. (TreeHugger)
- 6,700 year-old popcorn found in Peru. Yum! (Daily Mail)
- Wind farm threatens to blow Donald Trump’s golf course dreams. (Guardian)
- White-nose syndrome affects six times more bats than previously thought. (TIME)
- Here’s an interesting recycling story: butter sculpture becomes biofuel. (Green)
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, October 12
Written by Nicole Levins | October 12th, 2011
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Giant catfish and invasive species terrorists– this is the stuff nightmares are made of.
- Cool or terrifying? Scientists have found humongous (like, 100-lb+) catfish swimming in a French river. (Conservation Magazine)
- Banning hybrid vehicles from carpool lanes slows everyone down, says a new report. (Green)
- The state of Vermont plans to get 90% of its energy from renewable sources by 2050. (EcoGeek)
- But! If the entire country started seriously deploying wind and solar to scale right now, the whole place could run on clean energy by 2026. (Treehugger)
- The “War on Terror” may have helped keep terrorists out of the US, but it for sure welcomed invasive species right on in. (Grist)
Cool Green Morning: Thursday, January 20
Written by Darci Palmquist | January 20th, 2011
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5 cool green links to get those rusty cogs turning again:
- Species extinction hardly matters if we lose all the scientists who study species. (Wired)
- You can’t explore these coral reefs with a snorkel and mask–try an underwater robot instead. (LA Times)
- Tree rings reveal a link between climate change and the fall of Rome. (BBC)
- Can wind, solar, nuclear and other forms of green energy ever meet the world’s needs? (YaleE360)
- If you’re the entrepreneurial type, here are 4 business ideas for the climate-conscious world. (GreenBiz)
Cool Green Morning: Monday, November 8
Written by Nicole Levins | November 8th, 2010
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Hope you saved your extra Daylight Savings hour to catch up on the latest green news:
- Researchers are now discovering that the Gulf oil spill killed a ton of coral. (Green)
- Meet global dimming…because just worrying about climate change isn’t enough. (The Daily Green)
- Should you stop showering to save the planet? (Treehugger)
- Scientists are joining together to fight climate change denial with facts. (Dot Earth)
- So is no one in the UK excited about wind power anymore? (Guardian Eco)
The U.S. West’s Energy Future and Development by Design
Written by Holly Copeland | August 25th, 2010
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Can we develop America’s energy resources in a smarter way that has less impact on biodiversity? Conservancy scientist Holly Copeland explains one way it might just happen.
