On the outskirts of Silicon Valley, in an unincorporated part of Los Gatos in the heart of the Santa Cruz Mountains, I’m scaling a 200-foot tall, somewhere between 600-1000 year…
Logging operation in Southwestern Australia. Image courtesy of Photos for the Forest by Wendy Slee In the far southwestern corner of Western Australia, beyond the famed wineries in the shadow…
Future cities will be more like ecosystems that enrich society and the environment Future cities will be more like ecosystems that enrich society and the environment Tina Butler, mongabay.com May…
Gorgona Blues High above the forest floor on the remote Colombian island of Gorgona lives a lizard with brilliant blue skin, rivaling the color of the sky. Anolis gorgonae, or…
Traditional customs pit young versus old in Indonesia's Torajaland Traditional customs pit young versus old in Indonesia's Torajaland Cultural Bankruptcy: Maintaining History at a Tremendous Cost in Sulawesi's Torajaland Tina…
NAND PCs may have environmental benefits over standard hard disk PCs NAND PCs may have environmental benefits over standard hard disk PCs Tina Butler, mongabay.com October 13, 2006 Fujitsu announced…
Shift from hard drives to flash may have environmental benefits Shift from hard drives to flash may have environmental benefits Green flash: solid state drives pay dividends beyond performance Tina…
Invasive purple flower impacts Iceland's biodiversity Invasive purple flower impacts Iceland's biodiversity Nootka Lupine: Purple Menace or Miracle? Tina Butler July 24, 2006 Erosion is the gravest environmental problem Iceland…
Venture Capitalists, China and Green Technology Venture Capitalists, China and Green Technology Tina Butler, mongabay.com May 24, 2006 A Bay Area venture capitalist with a storied past, has set his…
Taking Care of Business: Diapers Go Green Taking Care of Business: Diapers Go Green Tina Butler, mongabay.com April 2, 2006 Cloth or Disposable Diapers: Answering the Age Old Question A…
China Faces Water Crisis -- 300 million drink unsafe water China Faces Water Crisis -- 300 million drink unsafe water Tina Butler, mongabay.com December 30, 2005 About 300 million Chinese…
Tsunami relief risks rainforest destruction Tsunami relief risks rainforest destruction Tina Butler, mongabay.com December 19, 2005 EDITOR'S UPDATE: (19 Dec 2005) Today WWF warned that donor countries must include sustainably…
Demise of passenger pigeon may be linked to rise of Lyme disease Empty of People, Overrun by Pigeons Demise of passenger pigeon linked to Lyme disease Tina Butler, mongabay.com November…
The Virgin Forest? Amazon Myths and New Revelations Modern day agriculture in the Amazon. Controversial evidence uncovered over the past decade suggests that the Amazon rainforest was once home to…
Africa Heats Up -- climate change threatens future of the continent Africa Heats Up -- climate change threatens future of the continent Tina Butler, mongabay.com October 11, 2005 Baobabs growing…
Dubai's artificial islands have high environmental cost Dubai's artificial islands have high environmental cost The Price of "The World": Dubai's Artificial Future Tina Butler, mongabay.com August 23, 2005 From south…
Brazil's grasslands could replace food production of American heartland Brazil's grasslands could replace food production of American heartland South of the Border: The Great American Land Grab Tina Butler, mongabay.com…
Africa seeks bioengineered food solutions to nutrition crisis Super Staples: Africa seeks bioengineered food solutions Tina Butler, mongabay.com July 18, 2005 African scientists, in conjunction with research facilities in the…
'Noodling' or catching giant catfish with your hands now legal in Georgia 'Noodling' or catching giant catfish with your hands now legal in Georgia Tina Butler, mongabay.com July 1, 2005…
Saving the Amazon Rainforest Through Agricultural Certification Saving the Amazon Rainforest Through Agricultural Certification New Certification Scheme for Cattle, Soy Tina Butler, mongabay.com June 3, 2005 John Cain Carter is…
The Great Noodling Experiment, hand-fishing for giant catfish now legal The Great Noodling Experiment, hand-fishing for giant catfish now legal Tina Butler, mongabay.com June 1, 2005 In the deep South…
China's Imminent Water Crisis China's Imminent Water Crisis Tina Butler, mongabay.com May 30, 2005 Back in 1999, Wen Jinbao, a Chinese deputy prime minister, warned of the dire water situation…
Recordings of coral reef sounds attract fish Recordings of coral reef sounds attract fish Pied Pipers of the Reef Tina Butler, mongabay.com May 24, 2005 According to an international team…
Tsunami relief, rainforest attack; aid groups conflict over deforestation and reconstruction Tsunami relief, rainforest attack; aid groups conflict over deforestation and reconstruction Tina Butler, mongabay.com May 22, 2005 In the…
Vampire Fish discovered in the Amazon Vampire Fish discovered in the Amazon Tina Butler, mongabay.com May 19, 2005 A new species, dubbed the 'vampire fish,' was recently discovered in the…
Somewhere Out There, Millions of Species Await Discovery Somewhere Out There, Millions of Species Await Discovery Tina Butler, mongabay.com May 17, 2005 While Planet Earth is becoming an increasingly smaller…
Genetically modified agriculture and bioengineered food gains ground Genetically modified agriculture and bioengineered food gains ground Frankenfood No More: The Bright Side of Genetically Modified Agriculture and the Future Ahead…
Genographic Project stirs controversy Genographic Project stirs controversy National Geographic's Genographic Project: Whose Blood, Whose History, Whose Gain? Tina Butler, mongabay.com May 9, 2005 On April 13, 2005, the National…
Project seeks to understand human origins and migration patterns Project seeks to understand human origins and migration patterns Tina Butler, mongabay.com May 9, 2005 [continued from page 2] On behalf…
Indigenous groups oppose National Geographic, IBM project Indigenous groups oppose National Geographic, IBM project Tina Butler, mongabay.com May 9, 2005 [continued from page 1] Despite the seemingly beneficial aspects of…