Tag: Zambia
Cool Green Morning: Tuesday, January 8
Written by Megan Sheehan | January 8th, 2013
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What’s huge, mysterious, and lives in the deep, dark sea?
- A team in Japan has filmed a giant squid in its natural habitat for the first time ever. (Huffington Post)
- Concord, Massachusetts, has become the first city in the U.S. to ban plastic bottles! (Treehugger)
- A study of ants has deepened concerns about the toxicity of plastic additives. (Green)
- We humans don’t have a monopoly on morality: Bonobos share bananas and do it, seemingly, altruistically. (MNN)
- A proposed copper mine to be built in the Lower Zambezi National Park has been rejected (thank goodness). (Mongabay)
Green Gift Monday Partner Q&A: Sungevity
Written by siovenitti | November 30th, 2011
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Green Gift Monday Partner Q&A: Sungevity Danny Kennedy is the Founder of Sungevity, a home solar energy company. A long-time social entrepreneur, Danny has achieved global recognition as an environmental activist, spokesperson and opinion leader. Most recently, Danny was the Campaigns Manager for Greenpeace Australia Pacific. In 2001, he ran Greenpeace’s California Clean Energy Campaign, [...]
Give Charitably
Written by Madeline Breen | November 21st, 2011
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Give Charitably By Amy Bridges The holiday season is upon us! All you have to do is turn on the television any time after Halloween to see images of holiday consumerism. Although it seems the holiday season grows longer and starts earlier each year, we think it is the perfect opportunity to approach your gift-giving [...]
From Drumbeats to Texts & Tweets: Different Ways to Say ‘The River is Rising’
Written by Jeff Opperman | January 5th, 2010
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Reducing floods through dams on rivers like the Zambezi can actually make the floods that do happen catastrophic. How can conservation help?
Fish and People on the Edge: Why the Zambezi River Looks OK, But Isn’t
Written by Jeff Opperman | October 14th, 2009
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How do you convince people that a river they’ve known their whole lives is not the river it once was…or could be? That turned out to be my challenge last week, when I traveled to Zambia in support of The Nature Conservancy’s new project to restore the Zambezi River. After several days of meetings with [...]
