Tag: Ecology - Page 13
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Oysters are Restored to Waters in Need
During the last weekend in April, a group of volunteers laid the final necessary pieces into Withers Estuary to reintroduce oysters to their native ecosystem. The project is part of the Withers Estuary Community Collaborative
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EcoTipping Point - What's In It For You
After Earth Day, what's next? Earth Week certainly isn't going to get us where we need to be. Ditto for Earth Month. How about Earth Life?
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One Third of World's Oceans Need a 20-Year Fishing Ban
Experts are saying that if depleted fish stocks in the world's oceans are to recover, there needs to be a 20-year fishing ban covering 20-40% of the oceans. Not only would that require cooperation of the fishing
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Introducing Discovery Green for Earth Day
Happy Earth Day! For Earth Day this year, Discovery is launching a new page called Discovery Green, and I have the pleasure to be in charge of it. For those of you who don't know me, I've been with TreeHugger since 2005. Between 2006 and 2008, I was
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Should Humans Assist Animals Migrate So Climate Change Doesn't Kill Them?
You probably seen reports on how global climate change is going to force migrations of animals into new ranges
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City of Angels Greens It Up for Earth Day
Long ago they paved over the parking lot of LA's sprawling metropolis in the desert. But besides the ubiquitous Prius, the Southland is greening its arid land with native greenery, urban
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Obama, You Know You're The S**t When Lichen Is Named After You
That's right. A species of lichen was discovered by lichen curator of University of California, Kerry Knudsen, who decided to name it after President Obama in
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Istanbul College Celebrates All Things Green
Istanbul's Boğaziçi University will be abuzz next week with food workshops, film screenings, musicians playing instruments made out of recycled material, people mixing up their own eco-friendly cleaning
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9 Inspirational Environmental Icons: Walking the Green Path for 25 Years or More (Slideshow)
In the winding path of my commitment to environmentalism there are a group of people who I always return to for inspiration. Each occupying a slightly different part of the green sphere, their dedication, longevity and
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Artist's Forest Disappears
David Hockney, the famous British artist, has been painting landscapes of a small forest over the past year. Located near his home in Yorkshire, he found the two hundred year old copse at a crossing of two roads and set out
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A Lifecycle Reminder: The Seed (Video)
This beautiful video requires us to take just a moment to appreciate some fantastic animation, and the lifecycle of a seed. Created by Johnny Kelly, The Seed is a great way to take a few minutes to breathe in,
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US Turtles Being Unsustainably Harvested for Asian Cuisine
The Center for Biological Diversity in Tucson, Arizona has sent out a warning about the unsustainable harvesting of American turtles to feed Asian diners. They're urging several mid-western and southern states to
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Inspirational, Award-winning Essays from Ooffoo
Image from bestpriceart.com Natural Collection, the award-winning on-line website for ecological and fair trade products, started a community-based blog called "Ooffoo". It is a place to exchange ideas, sell things and " to network, communicate, help,
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Internet Can Be Used to Detect Early Warnings of Eco Changes
Researchers from Stockholm Resilience Centre at Stockholm University and the University of East Anglia have determined that the Internet can be used for a whole lot of untapped information mining - including detecting possible
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NEON Project Encourages Open Access to High Tech Environmental Data
National Ecological Network Observatory, or NEON, is a new open-access program that will tie together field stations across the
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14 Strange and Fabulous Trees (Slideshow)
We've all walked past one - a tree that makes us stop and go "WTF?!" Trees can be really weird and completely amazing. Check out this slideshow celebrating trees in all their odd and freakish glory. After all, this is why we hug
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More On The Ecological Stimulus Package: Lessons From The Ancients
Here's a not-so-Trivial Pursuit Question: what ancient society survived dire ecological circumstances for 500 years by reorganizing their production systems, restructuring their economy,
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World's Most Efficient Supercomputer Used for World's Largest Simulation to Rebuild Prairies
Prairies are a major ecosystem in North America and yet they're nearly gone. In an effort to find out how to preserve what little is left and rebuild prairies, University of Houston and SiCortex - creator of the most energy
