by Susan | Dec 30, 2012 | Climate change and the Environment, Environmental Health, Superstorm Sandy
As I write this, Democrats and Republicans are attempting to hammer out a deal to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff. But as I look back on the environmental news of 2012, it seems to me that we are also heading for an environmental cliff. At the start of 2012, I...
by Susan | Nov 13, 2012 | Climate change and the Environment, Superstorm Sandy, Uncategorized
We’re sorry we haven’t published any posts lately. Susan and I live in New Jersey and Superstorm Sandy knocked us out for over a week; we were both without heat and power for many days. In a week or so, we’ll write about how climate change might have “supersized” this...
by Susan | Oct 9, 2012 | Children and Nature, Climate change and frogs, Climate change and the Environment, Contests, Frog Conservation, Frog fun, Frogs Are Green contests, Frogs Are Green kids' art contest, Kids Art Contest, Learn about Frogs, Teaching Kids about Frogs, Uncategorized
Now that school is underway and the weather is getting colder (at least in this part of the world), it’s the perfect time to create some frog art. We hope you will consider submitting your frog art masterpieces to Frogs Are Green for our 2012 Kids’ Art...
by Susan | Sep 9, 2012 | Climate change and the Environment, Environmental Health, Uncategorized
Like Lord Voldemort in the Harry Potter saga, climate change has been the issue “that shall not be named”– mostly a political no-show in the presidential campaign.—Christian Science Monitor, September 7, 2012 At Frogs Are Green, we’ve been following...
by Susan | Apr 17, 2012 | Climate change and the Environment, Earth Day, Environmental Health, How You Can Help, Living a Frog-Friendly Life, Uncategorized
This Earth Day, our theme is simple: Plant a tree. We were inspired by a recent op-ed by Jim Robbins in the New York Times: “Why Trees Matter. “And we were also inspired by the beauty of the springtime trees around us. In the NY Times piece,...
by Susan | Feb 17, 2012 | Amphbian research, Amphibian research, Climate change and frogs, Climate change and the Environment, Environmental Health, frog calls, Frogs and the Rainforest, frogs as bioindicators, Rainforest Frogs, Uncategorized
At Frogs Are Green, we’ve always been interested in the interconnections between frogs and the Earth. How is climate change affecting amphibian populations? Are we listening to what frogs are telling us about the health of our planet? Recently, we read an intriguing...
