Most projections say at least 9 billion people will be alive on Earth come 2050 -- putting tremendous pressures on the natural systems that we all rely on for survival and prosperity. Cool Green Science is where Nature Conservancy scientists and science writers discuss and debate how conservation can help meet those challenges head on -- in partnership with you, of course. You'll also find photos, videos and dispatches from our fieldwork, book reviews, raves and groans about new research, natural history accounts, citizen science opps, and much much more -- including stuff about critters that are just cool....

 

Just in for 2013! Engage Green Versatile designs! Add it as a personal touch or share with a friend!  http://www.engagegreen.com/collections/recycled Engage Green designs are fast becoming our most popular designs ever!!!  Order quickly while they last!  Our New Recycled Plastic and  Woven Recycled Paper designs were the hit of the holiday season.  Two of our most coveted designs, the iPad Bag and the Slim Fit Case, are even TSA approved for electronic security!   Make sure you take a close look at these designs as well as the other Recycled Plastic Designs: The Hobo Bag, the Cross Body Bag and "Todo"...

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* Grand Central Terminal @ the Vanderbilt Hall.-  The Fair will open on Monday, November 12th and runs through December 24th.   Hours are as follows:                 Monday – Saturday                            10:00 AM – 8:00 PM  Sunday                                               11:00 AM – 7:00 PM Thanksgiving Eve                              Closing at 8:00 PM CLOSED THANKSGIVING DAY Christmas Eve                                    Closing at 6:00 PM    * The Union Square Holiday Market.- The market opens on Friday, November 16th at 11:00am. and runs through December 24th at 4pm.  Hours are as follows: Monday - Friday, 11:00am to 8:00pm Saturday, 10:00am to 8:00pm Sunday, 11:00am to 7:00pm.   CLOSED THANKSGIVING DAY ...

 Leonor Mendoza, Founder of Engage Green is The Nature Conservancy Young Professional of the Month.  As the holidays draw nearer, start asking yourself: How green can you give? For Leonor Mendoza, our Young Professional of the month and proprieter of Engage Green, an online retailer of recycled designs, the possibilities are endless! "My inspiration to open Engage Green came from asking, 'Why aren't there attractive well-made recyclable products?' That question opened up possibilities to imagine what could be, and ultimately led to helping individuals make better consumer choices aligned with positive environmental outcomes," she says. "I'd like to engage every...

I don’t think I really I have to create anything -- it was always there. Collecting, searching, looking and finding were constant ways to move and create for me. I remember when I was 7 years old being at the island were we used to spend our vacations every year and do my adventure of going around to collect the special seeds and all the strange garbage that the sea used to bring to the beach-side. I was fascinated with all these treasures for me to create. Basically, all my Art has been developed using discarded material, turning waste into...