Conservation

Hope for Illinois State Parks and Great Outdoors?

Jack Darin | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Conservation, Illinois State Parks, Sierra Club, Illinois State Parks Budget, Illinois State Budget, Video, Green News

Summer is here again, and many of us are looking forward to spending some time in the great outdoors in the months ahead. Will our beautiful state parks be open and in good shape when we're ready to get outside?

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Whale Shark Feedings Bring Tourist To The Philippines

Kip Patrick | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Controversy, Kip Patrick, Fish, Environment, Conservation, Travel, Oceans, Philippines, Whale Sharks, Travel Blogs, Oslob, Travel News

When a whale shark would venture into their territory, the fishermen caught fewer fish. Something had to be done.

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The Environment Is Dead: Long Live Mother Nature

Raffi Cavoukian | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Environment, Conservation, Environmentalism, David Suzuki, Mother Nature, Environmental Activists, Nature, Green News

The environmental movement failed to change the way we look at the world and our place in it. Nature became "the environment": a reductionist term devoid of relationship. And environmentalism itself became divisive.

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Creating a Legacy on Endangered Species Day

Jeffrey Flocken | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Endangered Species Day, Endangered Animals, Esa, Conservation, Endangered Species, Endangered Species Act, African Lions, Dc Impact, Wiild Animals, Green News

Endangered Species Day provides an opportunity for people of all ages to learn about the efforts that are currently underway to preserve our world's wildlife populations and discover how they can help.

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Sea Turtle Conservation Boosted by New Research

Laura DiMugno | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Migration, Sea Turtles, Green, Conservation, Science, Endangered Species, Animals, Wildlife, Nature, Oceans, Green News

Scientists have uncovered new details about sea turtle migrations in what could potentially be a breakthrough in the conservation of these endangered animals.

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Nuclear's Once Bright and Shiny Future Blinks Out

William Bradley | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: California, World News, Arnold Schwarzenegger, France, Green News, Renewable Energy, Conservation, Iran, Bruce Willis, Los Angeles News, Jerry Brown, Steve Westly, Switzerland, Energy Efficiency, Barack Obama, Japan Tsunami, Japan Earthquake, Germany, San Francisco News, Japan Nuclear Reactor, Japan, Gray Davis, Nicolas Sarkozy, Francois Hollande, Nuclear Power, Video, Politics News

Where, outside of Iran, will new nuclear power plants be contemplated? Wherever that may be, it looks to be increasingly few and far between.

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Unsung Heroes: Corporate Sustainability Officers

Mark Tercek | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Conservation, Green Business, World Environment Center, Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Sustainability, Nestle, Ibm, Coca-Cola, Business News

Today, the drivers of environmental action go deeper than philanthropic motives, or doing the right thing. For a growing number of companies, "going green" is now a core business strategy.

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5 Big Lessons From the Nation's Smallest Seahorse

Noah Greenwald | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Conservation, Habitat, Endangered Species, BP Oil Spill, Pollution, Dwarf Seahorses, Oil Spill Regulation, Endangered Species Seahorses, Green News

The dwarf seahorse -- the smallest in the U.S. -- is no mythical creature but is exceedingly rare. In recent years, they've been driven to the brink of extinction by pollution, collection and, most recently, the BP oil spill. Here are five lessons to be learned from the plight of these creatures.

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The Dim World of Light Bulb Politics

David Jenkins | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Radicalism, Energy Efficiency, Conservamerica, Ronald Reagan, Mike Enzi, Michael Burgess, Conservation, LED Light Bulbs, Light Bulbs, Conservative, Russell Kirk, Libertarianism, Politics News

When widespread concern about energy waste caused states to start passing light bulb efficiency standards, the manufacturers sought a uniform national standard and got it.

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Conservation Lessons of the Dust Bowl

Mark Tercek | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Green News, Farming, Farm Bill, Sustainable Agriculture, Conservation, Dust Bowl, Mark Tercek, Green News

It marked the peak of the American Dust Bowl, a nine-year period that destroyed farmlands, blackened skies and left millions homeless.

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On Mother's Day: Caring for All Creatures

Brenda Peterson | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: Pets, Primates, Green News, Mother's Day, Environment, Conservation, Animals, Whales, Adoption, Wildlife, Beluga Whales, Green News

When humans offer allomothering to other species, it often requires remarkable adaptability and advocacy. It's natural to love one's birth child. But what if the creature you are trying to mother is covered with hair, or bites you, or claws you, or has a grasping tail?

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Wind in the Flint Hills

Philip Warburg | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Conservation, Sustainable Energy, Wind Energy, Book Excerpt, Green Energy, Wind Turbines, Green News

In the Flint Hills of Kansas, rancher Pete Ferrell angered neighbors when he allowed turbines on his land. They preferred looking at pristine prairie; he chose to invest in a sustainable, locally abundant energy resource.

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Whale Inspires Largest Global Interactive Art and Entertainment Experience

Leah Lamb | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Art, Green News, Environment, Conservation, Theblu, Oceans, Technology, Screen Savers, Animation, Video, Green News

Every time I return to my computer, and theBlu pops up, it reminds me of my passion and love of the ocean, and as Jacques Cousteau says, "We protect the things we love."

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PHOTOS: Our Fight To Save Apes

David McDannald | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Book News, Animal Book, Wildlife Rights, Animal Conservation, Wildlife Conservation, Animal Rights, Conservation, Animal Protection, Save Animals, Slideexpand, Books News

When a Sudanese refugee, a grown man, was humiliated and abused at a military roadblock in northern Kenya, my journey to activism began; a soldier des...

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Attack on Antiquity

Edward Flattau | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Preserve Land Freedom for America Act, National Parks, Antiquities Act, Virginia Foxx, Conservation, Politics News

This is a case of Republicans yearning to separate Obama from previous White House occupants in a pejorative way as part of their political vendetta against him. It is true there is nothing new about Congress' periodic push back against unilateral presidential authority to create national monuments.

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Feeding the World Through Smarter Agriculture

Mark Tercek | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Farming, The Nature Conservancy, Mississippi River, Green News, Cargill, Agribusiness, Sustainable Agriculture, Conservation, Fortune Brainstorm Green, Mark Tercek, Food Security, Impact News

How can we meet the world's increasing demands for food, water and energy without degrading the natural systems we depend on for survival?

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Reversing Deforestation Is Complicated; Planting a Tree Is Simple

Gov. Martin O'Malley | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Environment, Arbor Day, Trees, Green, Conservation, Sustainability, Green Living, Green News

The vital connection between our forests and our children's future has never been more important, or more threatened, than it is right now.

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Five Natural Sites Where Humans Threaten Biodiversity (PHOTOS)

Laura DiMugno | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Barrier Reef, World Heritage Sites, Poaching, Conservation, Habitat, Pollution, Animals, Everglades, Endangered, Ecology, Nature, Biodiversity, Ecosystem, Madagascar, Deforestation, Wildlife, Slidepollajax, Green News

Sadly, 35 of 200+ sites designated as natural World Heritage properties are considered in danger and face threats such as pollution, human armed conflict, poaching, uncontrolled urbanization, and unchecked tourism and development.

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Seven Generations and 130 Years Later, A Circle Is Complete With Bison Homecoming

Sean Gerrity | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Montana, History, Nature, Nonprofit, Environment, Native Americans, Conservation, Bison, American Prairie Reserve, Green News

Tears came to his eyes, and to many of those listening, when he said that seeing these young bison being released onto this landscape was, to him, a sign that, slowly, things are being set right again.

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WATCH: Biden Comes Up With a New Nickname For Everglades

Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Restoration, Bill Nelson, Ever-Gators, Alcee Hastings, Video, Biden Gaffe, Elections 2012, Conservation, Obama, Joe Biden, Everglades, Joe Biden Everglades, Biden Everglades, Joe Biden Everglades Safari Park, Vice President Bidens Trip to Everglades, Video of Biden at the Everglades, Alligators, Miami News

Flanked by Senator Bill Nelson (D-Fla) and Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-Fla), Vice President Joe Biden spent Monday in the Everglades. He may have even give...

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LOOK: Extraordinary Purple Crabs Found On Imperiled Island

The Huffington Post | Travis Korte | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Video, Palawan, Biology, Palawan Mining, Biodiversity, Environment, Conservation, Insulamon, Purple Crabs, Crustaceans, Insulamon Palawanense, Crabs, Philippines, Science News

You may have heard of blue lobsters, but how about purple crabs? Four new species of the colorful crustaceans were discovered in the hilly Philippine ...

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For Some, Earth Day Is Every Day

Mike Matz | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Pew Environment Group, Conservation, Congress, Wilderness, Outdoors, Earth Day, Wildlife, Rocky Mountain Front, Pine Forest Range, San Juan Mountains, Rogue River, Environmentalism, Green News

These four locations are the focus of legislation moving through Congress, were the subject of a recent Senate hearing, and have bipartisan support. There are unsung heroes who work day after day to promote protection for these wild lands.

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Seven-Year-Old Raises Thousands For Wildlife Preservation After Being Told Her Idea Was 'Stupid'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Winter Slade, Video, Children Outdoors, Nature Conservancy, Environment, Conservation, Children Conservation, Animals, Cute Animals, Canadian Wildlife, Outdoors, Wildlife, Green News

WASHINGTON -- When 7-year-old Winter Slade decided that she didn't want presents for her birthday, but instead wanted people to give money to a charit...

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Earth Day 2012: This Isn't About Tree-Hugging Anymore, It's About The Way We Live

Edward Norton | Posted 04.21.2012

Read More: Impact-Earth-Day, Earth Day, Environment, Conservation, Earth Day 2012, Climate Change, Climate Crisis, Green-Earth-Day, Global Warming, Green News

My parents' generation sacrificed care-free youth to carry the torch of civil rights and social equality. And now, I feel confident saying that my generation has accepted the environmental movement as our cause and that we are ready to rise to the challenge.

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Two Years Later: New Partnership for People and Nature in the Gulf

Mark Tercek | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Green News, The Nature Conservancy, Conservation, RESTORE Act, Gulf of Mexico, Gulf Oil Spill, Coastal Restoration, Oxfam America, Mark Tercek, Green News

I am proud to announce The Nature Conservancy's new partnership with Oxfam America in the Gulf of Mexico. We aim to show that environmental restoration is the foundation for lasting economic security for Gulf Coast communities.

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