Here’s a collection of green and nature links. Good things for Mother Earth, some sweet green. Enjoy!
Nature
#1 – If the closest you’ve come to seeing a live coral reef is Finding Nemo, or the aquariums at your local pet store, it’s hard to appreciate just how beautiful they are. The Christian Science Monitor reports today on the mapping of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. The purpose of the map is to identify the parts of this protected area which are most under threat. Sounds like sweet, green news to me! With luck you, or your kids, will some day have the chance to see a coral reef in all it’s beauty. Meanwhile, visit The Bright Green Blog to learn more.
#2 – American Bald Eagles, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, are not only our national mascot bird, but they are beautiful and majestic in their own right. If you’d like to see some eagle nest activity, Eagle Cam is the place to go. The third eaglet in the family hatched out on Easter Sunday. How sweet!
Science
#3 – When I first read about honey bee colony collapse a couple of years ago I was pretty worried. For one thing, I went out and bought a couple of large bottles of honey from Costco. Not only was I concerned about a possible honey shortage though. Given the role of bees in pollinating much of the food that reaches our family table, I was very, very concerned. I was delighted to read today that scientists have a possible cure for honeybeee colony collapse.
#4 – Long-time readers will know about my project to grow beansprouts in a jar. Get those sprouts growing because scientists think that broccoli sprouts could be effective agains bacteria causing stomach ulcers. If you don’t think this is a sweet reason to ear your veggies, let me know!
#5 – Being a lover of the marine environment I’m excited to learn that gene decoding of marine algae could lead to solutions for trapping CO2. Often-times the solutions to problems seem to be right under our feet, or, in this case, under the waves. Sweet!
Sustainability
#6 – One way to make green innovation sweet is to offer up a prize. A very simple solar cooker, made from 2 cardboard boxes, just won an innovation award worth $75,000. It’s said that the design could help 3 billion poor people to cut their greenhouse gas emissions. I’m pretty sure it would cut the pressure on gathering firewood too. Double-sweet! Read about this at both the Environmental News Network and Yahoo Green.
#7 – It doesn’t seem long ago that sustainability was something only heard of in association with specialist businesses like Wholefoods. Now, businesses are finally getting the sustainability message. A new study showed that almost 60% of business leaders surveyed think sustainability will have an increasing influence on their business during the next 2-3 years. That’s sweet news and a recipe for sustainability from the Environmental News Network.
Life with Kids
#8 – Gardeners already know how good some fresh air and exercise is for us. Sweet it is, but it’s not exactly news, unless you’re MSNBC! This week they report that nature is good for our health. Go ahead, tell me that you needed MSNBC to point this out to you!
Gardens
#9 – Green roofs and vertical gardens could be the sweet solution for Darran from Singapore who visited yesterday and reported that he can’t see any nature from the window of his high-rise. Darran, I wish you some more green in your life.
A Little Green Fun
#10 – Who gets California’s water? Go play a water game and decide at The San Francisco Chronicle. Are you up for a little green fun?
What’s your favorite sweet, green thing for Mother Earth today?
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Hi Alison
Thanks for posting the Eagle Webcam. I would never have found it otherwise. The babies are so cute – I could watch for hours.
Also, great to hear that scientists may have found a cure for bee colony collapse.
I have a page on my website with a downloadable guide to encourage people to keep bees. It’s an interesting, rewarding and relatively cheap hobby.
One hive can produce as much as 100 pounds of honey. So, if you love honey, it’s well worth having a go.
Thanks again for the great post.
Cheers, Teresa
Teresa, thanks so much for visiting and for letting me know about the beekeeping article. I’d love to hear more. I’ll be in touch.
Thanks for the link!
Those are some very interesting concepts but sadly I haven’t see any sign of those being implemented in the new apartments anytime soon.
I was particularly fascinated by the first and third slides. Amazing stuff!
I am curious how it would be maintained though.