Cool Green Morning: Tuesday, September 25
What do Presidents Theodore Roosevelt, Richard Nixon and Jimmy Carter have in common? It sounds like a movie, but it’s not: zombie bees have invaded Washington state. (Seattle Times) The brain that...
View ArticleCool Green Morning: Friday, October 12
Today we’re happily singing “It’s a green world after all…” Disney eliminates the use of unsustainable paper. Mickey and Minnie high five. (Huffington Post Green) Halting the extinction of endangered...
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Keep Autumn Colorful
Sarah Volkman is the Communications Coordinator for the Forest Health Protection Program at The Nature Conservancy Ahh. The smell of fall; crisp leaves and yellow, orange and red hues displayed...
View ArticleCool Green Morning: Friday, January 11
In: cash for snakes. Out: plastic bottles. Yep, just another quirky green news roundup. Killing pythons for cash? Florida puts a bounty on the Burmese python. (Bloomberg) From dreadful heat in Brazil...
View ArticleCool Green Morning: Thursday, January 17
Here’s what has caught our attention this morning in the world of green news. A river otter has returned to San Franscisco – the first in decades. A sign of progress in water quality? (Christian...
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Tasty Invasives
Alien invaders are taking over many ecosystems on the planet. Not alien invaders from space, mind you, but invasive species — plants and animals — that find their way or are brought into new habitats....
View ArticleThe Green Buzz: Monday, April 15
They are incredibly interesting to look at, though. Geckos don’t cure AIDS, so just leave them alone already. (Mongabay) How’s this for DIY? This bride made her own gown out of upcycled bread bag...
View ArticleThe Green Buzz: Wednesday, April 17
Endangered is the key word in today’s Green Buzz. Three years after the worst oil spill in American history, where are BP’s oiled animals? (MNN) Endangered clean meat? More than half of supermarket...
View ArticleThe Green Buzz: Thursday, April 18
Tasty invasives, confused koalas and green banks are all in this morning’s green news. Snail soup? Grilled lionfish? That’s right: one way to combat invasive species is to eat them. (Discovery News) It...
View ArticleThe Green Buzz: Monday, April 29
It’s Monday, it’s morning and it’s time for your green news buzz. America now has more solar energy workers than coal miners. (MNN) Are private shooting ranges and rogue hunters to blame for this...
View ArticleThe Green Buzz: Monday, May 20
As the weather warms up, so too does the green news on climate change… If we carry on as usual, climate change will bring water shortages in major U.S. cities. (Bloomberg) By the 2020s, NYC could see...
View ArticleThe Green Buzz: Tuesday, June 4
Dogs saving penguins and rock stars saving badgers. Today was a good day. Found out why the Navy is trying to crack the secrets of the cicada song. (Live Science) WATCH: Two rock hall of famers and a...
View ArticleThe Green Buzz: Thursday, June 6
D-Day: 69 years ago today, Operation Overlord began. So let’s talk Normandy in today’s green news. The Bay of Seine – a place of great significance for WWII – is being sited for a wind farm. (The...
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Preventing Invasives is Vital to Great Lakes Ecology and Economy
Mark Tercek is the president and CEO of The Nature Conservancy and co-author of Nature’s Fortune: How Business and Society Thrive By Investing in Nature. You can follow Mark on Twitter @MarkTercek....
View ArticleThe Green Buzz: Thursday, June 27
Like to drink orange juice in the morning? Then you’ll be interested in today’s green news. A new invasive bug in Florida is threatening the state’s citrus crop. (NPR) Experts and journalists have...
View ArticleThe Green Buzz: Wednesday, July 10
What’s the relationship between climate change and forensic investigations? It’s in today’s green news. Blowflies are moving north with a changing climate, and that can throw off the time-of-death...
View ArticleThe Green Buzz: Monday, July 15
Happy Monday! It’s time for some green news on stinky flowers, backyard chickens and invasive species. If you haven’t visited the U.S. Botanical Garden yet, now is your time, as it’s about to smell...
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Six Easy Ways to Fight Invasive Species
While working as a naturalist a few years ago, I’d take kids on long hikes in central Ohio and point out the “tree of heaven.” We’d admire its beautiful red blooms amongst its fern-like leaves and...
View ArticleThe Green Buzz: Thursday, July 18
Shark hunts, comets and a car-free city in America? It’s all in today’s green news. A new dinosaur has been discovered in Utah! (National Geographic) A possible “comet of the century” could provide a...
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How to Save Countless Trees in 10 Minutes or Less
As a conservation policy advocate, Faith Campbell has specialized in invasive species issues for 25 years. Faith holds a Ph.D. in politics from Princeton University. We Americans love our trees –...
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