Conservation

Otter Chaos: Otters Frolic In The Snow (VIDEO)

Posted 12.10.2009 | Green


Watching wild animals interact and play in their natural environment never ceases to amaze us. Check out these otters as they frolic in the water and ...

Stem Cells' Next Use: Fighting Extinction?

voiceofsandiego.org | JONATHAN PARKINSON | Posted 12.01.2009 | Green


Conservationists work constantly through habitat protection and other means to save these and other endangered species. And now they are adding a new ...

A Jane Goodall Thanksgiving

Michael Winship | Posted 11.24.2009 | Entertainment


Michael Winship

My Thanksgiving list this year includes Jane Goodall, who was interviewed by my colleague Bill Moyers for this week's edition of Bill Moyers Journal on PBS.

Energy Bookshelf: Ten More Worth Your Time Than Super Freaky Crap

A. Siegel | Posted 11.17.2009 | Green


A. Siegel

The authors of Superfreakonomics super(freaky)star status means that they and their travesty of a book will get attention despite its non-truthful truthiness and misleading mediocrity on climate-change.

Money Invested In Conservation Yields Enormous Returns

BBC NEWS | Posted 11.13.2009 | Green


Money invested in protecting nature can bring huge financial returns, according to a major investigation into the costs and benefits of the natural wo...

Rafflesia: New Hope For Saving The World's Biggest And Weirdest Flower

The Independent | Relax News | Posted 11.09.2009 | Green


Deep in the jungles of Southeast Asia blooms the world's biggest flower -- a massive fleshy orb designed by nature to attract insects by mimicking the...

Oceanophilia: The Neuroscience of Emotion and the Ocean

Wallace J Nichols | Posted 11.09.2009 | Impact


Wallace J Nichols

Let's mine neuroscience to develop a set of powerful conservation tools that educators, advocates, policymakers and scientists can use to better and more deeply engage, inspire and lead people in the restoration and protection of our beloved ocean.

Caught in the Act: Philippe Cousteau's Pet Peeve

Kathy Eldon | Posted 11.06.2009 | Impact


Kathy Eldon

I recently caught up with Philippe Cousteau Jr., following in the footsteps of his grandfather, famed French explorer Jacques Cousteau, encouraging young people to use their power to change the world around them.

Alanis Morisette To Run Edward Norton's Maasai Marathon Challenge

Posted 10.21.2009 | Impact


On the heels of completing a marathon on behalf of a national eating disorder association, musician Alanis Morisette has pledged to run another. She i...

Watching The World's Water Quality And Quantity

Lissa Coffey | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living


Lissa Coffey

According to the World Health Organization, approximately 884 million people are without adequate drinking water, and 2.5 billion people are without adequate water for sanitation.

Newtown Wastewater Treatment Plant, A Smelly and Unique Stop-Off In Greenpoint During Open House New York

Katharine Jose | Posted 10.14.2009 | New York


By 12 p.m. on Saturday, October 10, all the free tours of the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant were full. The tall chain-link fence gate was o...

5 Essential Green Living Skills Our Grandparents Knew

planetgreen.discovery.com | Posted 10.09.2009 | Green


Our grandparent's generation didn't use the word green to describe their lifestyle, but many of the things they knew how to do are now considered to b...

Go Nuts To Help Save The Dormouse

BBC NEWS | Posted 10.09.2009 | Green


A conservation charity has urged the public to scour woodlands for half-eaten hazelnuts to help track down and record the whereabouts of the elusive, ...

US Blocks Drilling At 60 Sites In Utah -- Approval Process Under Bush "Mishandled"

AP | JOAN LOWY | Posted 10.09.2009 | Green


WASHINGTON — Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Thursday that oil and gas drilling will be permitted on some of the Utah land parcels near nati...

Tell Your Senators to Save Our National Parks From Global Warming

Frances Beinecke | Posted 10.08.2009 | Green


Frances Beinecke

Glacier National Park could lose all its glaciers, Joshua Tree National Park all its Joshua trees and Saguaro National Park all its saguaros, according to a new report on climate change from NRDC.

UN's Forest Protection Scheme At Risk For Crime And Fraud

The Guardian | John Vidal | Posted 10.06.2009 | Green


Experts on all sides of the debate, from international police to politicians to conservationists, have warned this week that the scheme, called Reduci...

Mad Men: "Souvenir" -- HuffPost Review

William Bradley | Posted 10.05.2009 | Entertainment


William Bradley

This episode was a big showcase for January Jones, a stunning beauty who is also a very good actress. Forget Don, this was the Betty Draper show.

Walking with Lions: The Myth of Conservation

Panthera | Posted 11.30.2009 | Green


Panthera

The 'lion encounter' industry is only that -- an industry. Churning out cubs for photo opportunities is a great revenue earner but none of those cubs are set free.

Director Dan Stone Brings The Battle to Save The Whales to Us

Brad Balfour | Posted 11.30.2009 | New York


Brad Balfour

Stone discusses his documentary At The Edge of The World, screened tonight at the HBO Theatre. It's the true story of a David-like struggle to stop the unnecessary and egregious hunting of whales.

Best Idea: See for Yourself What's Worth Saving

Susan Smartt | Posted 11.25.2009 | Green


Susan Smartt

Instilling in our children a strong personal connection to our National Parks can be a catalyst for life-long conservation and stewardship.

Team Earth Campaign Brings Together Harrison Ford, the President of Guyana, CEOs, and a Life-Size Origami Forest

ThienVinh Nguyen | Posted 11.24.2009 | Green


ThienVinh Nguyen

As a "global sustainability movement" that'll include just about everyone - from educators to scientists to businesses to non-profits and little kids - Team Earth's first campaign centers on tackling deforestation.

Is Saving Pandas A Giant Waste Of Time?

The Guardian | Interviews by Leo Benedictus | Posted 11.23.2009 | Green


I don't want the panda to die out. I want species to stay alive that's why I get up in the morning. I don't even kill mosquitoes or flies. So if panda...

A Kilowatt Earned is a Kilowatt Saved

Patti Prairie | Posted 11.22.2009 | Green


Patti Prairie

Benjamin Franklin, Henry David Thoreau, and Theodore Roosevelt made the environment personal, not an abstract untouchable concept. We need to do the same on climate change.

Save Cash by Going Green: 4 Tips

Avital Binshtock | Posted 09.28.2009 | Green


Avital Binshtock

Going green doesn't just save the outside world. It also can preserve the hard-earned money in your bank account.

Conservation's Unsung Heroes: The Best Story's Never Told

Panthera | Posted 09.25.2009 | Green


Panthera

In many countries around the world, working to save wildlife is viewed as a lowly position with little to no recognition accompanied by a meager and inconsistent paycheck.