]> http://www.greenedia.com/tags/conservation Blog Articles Tagged with 'conservation' at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/151191?rsstype=tag&tag=conservation Photo from Indonesia: Greenpeace activists working with locals to halt drainage by constructing dams on peatlands. This will prevent the peatland from drying out and releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.Peat-forming wetlands are an estimated ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/151191?rsstype=tag&tag=conservation Sun, 30 Nov 2008 05:24:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/151193?rsstype=tag&tag=conservation (Photo from the International Institute for Sustainable Development)I have participated in a number of international conferences, including United Nations meetings, WTO events, and whatnot. I have often felt frustrated that delegates are so isolated ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/151193?rsstype=tag&tag=conservation Sun, 30 Nov 2008 05:00:36 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/151194?rsstype=tag&tag=conservation (Photo of rice paddy farmers from WETecol)Earlier this month, the important UN Ramsar Convention held its 10th meeting in South Korea. Some 2000 delegates from governments, NGOs and industry participated. Among the issues were resolutions concerning ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/151194?rsstype=tag&tag=conservation Sun, 30 Nov 2008 04:22:29 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/151349?rsstype=tag&tag=conservation The topic of wildlands is an emotional issue for many residents across the United States. Immortalized in iconic photographs, timeless paintings and oral histories, these lands make up a large part of America's collective identity. From the boggy mar... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/151349?rsstype=tag&tag=conservation Fri, 28 Nov 2008 11:49:09 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-graffiti/151338?rsstype=tag&tag=conservation Image: RoadnottakenKatydids are fascinating little buggers, er, bugs. More than 6,400 species exist so it's not surprising they come in a range of shapes, sizes and colors, or that they have adapted to blend with their habitats to avoid becoming lunc... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-graffiti/151338?rsstype=tag&tag=conservation Thu, 27 Nov 2008 14:34:47 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/the-green-skeptic/151358?rsstype=tag&tag=conservation Our very survival will demand invention and innovation on a scale never before seen in the history of human civilization, Van Jones writes in his book The Green Collar Economy. Only the business community has the requisite skills, experience, and ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/the-green-skeptic/151358?rsstype=tag&tag=conservation Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:29:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-strides/151038?rsstype=tag&tag=conservation About a year ago, a new hotel in Greensboro, NC opened its doors for business but this was no ordinary hotel. Built to high-performance green building standards, the luxurious Proximity Hotel earned the U.S. Green Building Council's highest awar... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-strides/151038?rsstype=tag&tag=conservation Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:48:41 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/worldwatch-institute/151331?rsstype=tag&tag=conservation An Israeli water engineer was sitting under a tree one day when he noticed a leaking faucet slowly drip water to the tree's roots, a nearly 50-year-old irrigation tale says. The idea inspired the invention of modern drip irrigation, also known as mic... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/worldwatch-institute/151331?rsstype=tag&tag=conservation Wed, 26 Nov 2008 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/151254?rsstype=tag&tag=conservation The Bureau of Reclamation was conceived at the start of the 20th century (originally as the Reclamation Service) to meet the needs of a world that no longer exists. Now, at the start of the 21st Century, the Bureau needs a new mission to help the W... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/151254?rsstype=tag&tag=conservation Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:30:25 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/151255?rsstype=tag&tag=conservation The election of Obama as President provides a transformational opportunity to make good on the promise for an America where every person, regardless of their race or income, enjoys the right to a healthy environment.Over the past 8 years we've seen... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/151255?rsstype=tag&tag=conservation Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:51:28 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/151355?rsstype=tag&tag=conservation Photo credit: International Boreal Conservation Campaign Original and remaining intact forests of the world - the Boreal Forest in Canada contains 25% of the world's last intact forests This summer, after receiving an insistent letter from more than ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/151355?rsstype=tag&tag=conservation Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:14:43 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/151258?rsstype=tag&tag=conservation A broad coalition of environmental organizations, including NRDC, unveiled today our Transition to Green - our recommendations for President-Elect Obama and his new administration. Our highest priority recommendations are addressed to taking qu... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/151258?rsstype=tag&tag=conservation Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:55:22 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/oceana/151309?rsstype=tag&tag=conservation Last week's hopes for the future of bluefin tuna have essentially been dashed today as the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) meeting in Morocco comes to a close. Oceana called for a closure of the bluefin tuna fi... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/oceana/151309?rsstype=tag&tag=conservation Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:40:47 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/150859?rsstype=tag&tag=conservation Here's an interesting article from the Wall Street Journal (via the Indianapolis Star) that talks about an unexpected drop in electricity consumption across the United States that can't be explained by the housing crisis or general economic con... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/150859?rsstype=tag&tag=conservation Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:27:05 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/150583?rsstype=tag&tag=conservation Photo courtesy of Tui De RoyThe Toyota International Teacher Program Heads to the Galapagos IslandsEvery year, the Toyota International Teacher Program sends a group of the United State's top secondary school teachers to a far-flung locale, where the... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/150583?rsstype=tag&tag=conservation Sun, 23 Nov 2008 00:20:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-home-building/150705?rsstype=tag&tag=conservation I just discovered some valuable free software that can help you save lots of energy at home while also saving some big bucks! Bill Clark, of Bar X Software, is the genius behind the code. He is a Mechanical Engineer who has been working in this field... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-home-building/150705?rsstype=tag&tag=conservation Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:31:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/oceana/150697?rsstype=tag&tag=conservation As you may or may not recall, we used to do a weekly round-up of ocean news called the Oceana Scanner. Then it got lost in the hustle and bustle around here and we let it go. Well, it's back! At the end of each week I'll post the most important ocean... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/oceana/150697?rsstype=tag&tag=conservation Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:13:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/terrablog/151103?rsstype=tag&tag=conservation by Guest Post Last week, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger invited hundreds of the most influential leaders in climate issues from more than 50 states, provinces and countries to Los Angeles for the Governor's Global Climate Summit. Not only did he inv... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/terrablog/151103?rsstype=tag&tag=conservation Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:55:22 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/150764?rsstype=tag&tag=conservation Earlier this week California, Illinois and Wisconsin joined forces with six states in Brazil and Indonesia to fight climate change in an unprecedented way: the states will develop programs that will protect and restore tropical rainforests to ensure... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/150764?rsstype=tag&tag=conservation Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:11:09 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/150639?rsstype=tag&tag=conservation I have been working for three years to save a species that almost no one has ever seen. Only a handful of fishermen and scientists have caught a glimpse of the rare and elusive vaquita porpoise that lives uniquely in the Upper Gulf of California, Mex... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/150639?rsstype=tag&tag=conservation Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:42:19 -0500