ANIMALS - INSECTS - How Common Crop Pesticides Harm Bees
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/03/120329141912.htm
http://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-agriculture/two-new-studies-neonicotinoid-pesticides-harm-bees.html
Insecticide Maker Continues Charm Offensive on Beekeepers
http://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-agriculture/insecticide-maker-continues-charm-offensive-beekeepers.html
Studies show how pesticides make bees lose their way
http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/bre82s12p-us-pesticides-bees/
ECONOMICS - Canada Kills The Penny
“Pennies take up too much space on our dressers at home."
http://www.treehugger.com/economics/canada-kills-penny.html
URBAN - Startling Blue Trees Will Soon Adorn Seattle
"Trees are the lungs of the world. They not only are able to change carbon dioxide into oxygen, but they also store this huge array of species in there. There are thousands of species that live in the forest. They are our history. Without trees, we wouldn't be here,"Dimopoulos and a group of volunteers will begin painting trees along two location in Seattle in colaboration with the city's 4Culture organization.
http://www.treehugger.com/culture/startling-blue-trees-soon-adorn-seattle.html
Blue Trees
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSiNq9LSNWQ&feature=player_embedded
ANIMALS -Male dolphins build complex teams for social success
http://www.physorg.com/news/2012-03-male-dolphins-complex-teams-social.html
Hi Kids! Biotech Industry Gets Into the Education With "Biotechnology Basics Activity Book"
http://www.treehugger.com/corporate-responsibility/hi-kids-biotech-industry-gets-education-business-biotechnology-basics-activity-book.html
GARDENS -5 Easy Flowers to Start from Seed in Your Garden
1. Sunflowers
2. Marigolds
3. Cosmos
5. Zinnia
http://www.treehugger.com/lawn-garden/5-easy-flowers-start-seed-your-garden.html
SCIENCE - How Biophilia Can Improve Our Lives - Part I
Biophilia is the study of our innate love for the natural world. Biologists and ecologists have championed it for decades.
http://www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/biophilia.html
SOLAR - New Dimension for Solar Energy: Innovative 3-D Designs More Than Double the Solar Power Generated Per Area
SUSTAINABILITY - Your Empty Garage Can Earn You Money
URBAN - Buildings heated and cooled by design rather than by fossil fuel energy - solar cities are a realistic option
Barcelona has a housing density of 93 du/ac.
Paris city block with a housing density of 120 du/ac.
'Second only to air, is light and sunshine essential for growth and for health; and it is of Natures most powerful assistants in enabling the body to throw off those conditions which we call disease. Not only daylight, but sunlight; indeed, fresh air must be sun-warmed, sun-penetrated air. The sunshine of a December day has been recently shown to kill the spores of the anthrax bacillus.' Douglas Galton
http://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2012/03/solar-oriented-cities-1-the-solar-envelope.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2Fkrisdedecker%2Flowtechmagazineenglish+%28Low-tech+Magazine%29
PERMACULTURE - Winner: RSA Short film competition
Winner: RSA Short film competition, Marija Jacimovic and Benoit Detalle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvyV_idFAZA&feature=youtu.be
GARDENS - Basics of Starting an Apartment Vegetable Garden
Basics of Starting an Apartment Vegetable Garden
http://www.urbanorganicgardener.com/apartment-gardening/
PERMACULTURE - Winner: RSA Short film competition, Marija Jacimovic and Benoit Detalle
Winner: RSA Short film competition, Marija Jacimovic and Benoit Detalle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvyV_idFAZA&feature=youtu.be
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvyV_idFAZA&feature=youtu.be
PERMACULTURE -Wild Edibles: Wild grass seed, collecting and making the seed into flour
Wild Edibles: Wild grass seed, collecting and making the seed into flour
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cd_PjLbBqY&feature=share
PERMACULTURE - Wild Edibles: Cattail Flower Head, from the pond to the table
Wild Edibles: Cattail Flower Head, from the pond to the table
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mu0iPCq3EJQ&feature=share
WATER - Hyquator solar powered portable purifier delivers clean drinking water at low cost
http://www.ecofriend.com/hyquator-solar-powered-portable-purifier-delivers-clean-drinking-water-low-cost.html
Portable Rainwater Harvesting and Filtration Prototype Supplies Clean Drinking Water
http://www.treehugger.com/gadgets/portable-rainwater-harvesting-and-filtration-system-could-provide-clean-drinking-water.html
Portable Rainwater Harvesting and Filtration Prototype Supplies Clean Drinking Water
http://www.treehugger.com/gadgets/portable-rainwater-harvesting-and-filtration-system-could-provide-clean-drinking-water.html
PERMACULTURE - Learn How To Grow Ginger At Home
Growing Ginger Root - Zingiber Officinale (True Ginger)
http://www.tropicalpermaculture.com/growing-ginger.html
http://www.tropicalpermaculture.com/growing-ginger.html
SCIENCE - Quantum Computing? Flying 'Qubits' Generated
How the alphabet of data processing is growing: Research team generates flying 'qubits'
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/03/120321142903.htm
Researchers engineer molecular magnets to act as long-lived qubits
http://www.physorg.com/news/2012-03-molecular-magnets-long-lived-qubits.html
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/03/120321142903.htm
Researchers engineer molecular magnets to act as long-lived qubits
http://www.physorg.com/news/2012-03-molecular-magnets-long-lived-qubits.html
WATER - Using Light to Disinfect Water
New light-activated catalyst keeps on working even after the lights go out.
a light-activated catalyst (of fibers of titanium oxide--a common material used as a white pigment--doped with nitrogen to make it absorb visible light) disinfects water even in the dark. Palladium nanoparticles on the surface of a nitrogen-doped titanium oxide help to extend the catalyst's disinfection power up to 24 hours.
an international research team has developed a photocatalyst that promises quick, effective water disinfection using sunlight or artificial light. What's more, the photocatalyst keeps working after the light is turned off, disinfecting water even in the dark.
It has long been known that irradiating water with high-intensity ultraviolet light kills bacteria.
a photocatalyst that gets activated by UV light and generates reactive chemical compounds that break down microbes into carbon dioxide and water.
The new photocatalyst improves on that by using visible (400 and 550 nanometers), rather than UV, light.
http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/24415/?mod=more
a light-activated catalyst (of fibers of titanium oxide--a common material used as a white pigment--doped with nitrogen to make it absorb visible light) disinfects water even in the dark. Palladium nanoparticles on the surface of a nitrogen-doped titanium oxide help to extend the catalyst's disinfection power up to 24 hours.
an international research team has developed a photocatalyst that promises quick, effective water disinfection using sunlight or artificial light. What's more, the photocatalyst keeps working after the light is turned off, disinfecting water even in the dark.
It has long been known that irradiating water with high-intensity ultraviolet light kills bacteria.
a photocatalyst that gets activated by UV light and generates reactive chemical compounds that break down microbes into carbon dioxide and water.
The new photocatalyst improves on that by using visible (400 and 550 nanometers), rather than UV, light.
http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/24415/?mod=more
EARTH -Millions of Americans at Risk of Flooding as Sea Levels Rise
Interactive Map Reveals Whether You're One of 4 Million Americans Threatened by Sea Level Rise
http://www.treehugger.com/climate-change/surging-seas-sea-level-rise-threatens-37-million-americans.html
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/03/120314111738.htm
http://www.treehugger.com/climate-change/surging-seas-sea-level-rise-threatens-37-million-americans.html
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/03/120314111738.htm
ANIMALS - The Week in Animal News: New Frog Discovered in NYC, an African Kitten with a Housecat Mom and Moreanim
http://www.treehugger.com/slideshows/endangered-species/week-animal-news-new-frog-discovered-nyc-african-kitten-housecat-mom-and-more/
Hiding in Plain Sight, a New Frog Species With a 'Weird' Croak Is Identified in New York City
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/03/120314124016.htm
Hiding in Plain Sight, a New Frog Species With a 'Weird' Croak Is Identified in New York City
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/03/120314124016.htm
PLANTS -Thyme
There are over a hundred varieties of thyme. Insects are repelled by thyme. Make a cup of tea and put it in a spray bottle and spray it around doorways and windows during the summer to keep the insects away.
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.207806635988171.32948.142842742484561&type=3
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.207806635988171.32948.142842742484561&type=3
ANIMALS - 6 Ways Climate Change is Impacting Animals
1. Clownfish are Going Deaf
2. Evolution Could Go Wild
3. Coral Stops Growing
4. Bird Species Die Off
5. Animals Could Get Bigger...
6. Or They Could Get Smaller
http://www.treehugger.com/climate-change/6-ways-climate-change-impacting-animals.html
2. Evolution Could Go Wild
3. Coral Stops Growing
4. Bird Species Die Off
5. Animals Could Get Bigger...
6. Or They Could Get Smaller
http://www.treehugger.com/climate-change/6-ways-climate-change-impacting-animals.html
TECH - 10,000 Year, Subterranean Clock Will Transform Our View of Time and Technology
Powered By Mechanical Solar Energy. Engineered to Last. Designed to Provoke. Located deep in a mountain in West Texas.
There is a Clock ringing deep inside a mountain. It is a huge Clock, hundreds of feet tall, designed to tick for 10,000 years. Every once in a while the bells of this buried Clock play a melody. Each time the chimes ring, it’s a melody the Clock has never played before. The Clock’s chimes have been programmed to not repeat themselves for 10,000 years. Most times the Clock rings when a visitor has wound it, but the Clock hoards energy from a different source and occasionally it will ring itself when no one is around to hear it.
http://www.treehugger.com/gadgets/10000-year-subterranean-clock-will-transform-our-view-time-and-technology.html
There is a Clock ringing deep inside a mountain. It is a huge Clock, hundreds of feet tall, designed to tick for 10,000 years. Every once in a while the bells of this buried Clock play a melody. Each time the chimes ring, it’s a melody the Clock has never played before. The Clock’s chimes have been programmed to not repeat themselves for 10,000 years. Most times the Clock rings when a visitor has wound it, but the Clock hoards energy from a different source and occasionally it will ring itself when no one is around to hear it.
http://www.treehugger.com/gadgets/10000-year-subterranean-clock-will-transform-our-view-time-and-technology.html
BOOKS- 'a must read' 'Understanding and Developing Node Modules' by David Herron
HOMES - BOT concept mobile home to ensure speedy rescue during epidemic
The person will in fact not be exposed to any outside elements, therefore, keeping him safe against the epidemic in this case. Heating, cooling, power, air filtration, etc. had been thoroughly investigated in advance as they had to be operational, while on the run.
http://www.ecofriend.com/bot-concept-mobile-home-ensure-speedy-rescue-epidemic.html
http://www.ecofriend.com/bot-concept-mobile-home-ensure-speedy-rescue-epidemic.html
PERMACULTURE - 5 Things you should consider before starting an edible garden
5 Things you should consider before starting an edible garden
http://youngurbanfarmers.com/featured/5-things-you-must-consider-before-starting-an-edible-garden/
SUSTAINABILITY - Rubies in the Rubble are Social Entrepreneurs Making Chutney from Discarded Fruits and Vegetables.
The women make about 200 jars a week and sell them at the big and popular Borough Market, on Saturdays. The flavours: Nutty Pear - Pear and Walnut Chutney, Apple Chutney with grace and ginger, Racy Ruby - Spicey Tomato Chutney and Ginger Berry Rose - Red Onion Chutney.
http://www.treehugger.com/corporate-responsibility/yummy-chutney-made-discarded-fruits.html
http://www.treehugger.com/corporate-responsibility/yummy-chutney-made-discarded-fruits.html
TECH -A Cheap and Fully Optical Solution for Ultra-Fast Internet
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/03/120309104133.htm
URBAN - Hermitage Plaza towers in the shape of two diamonds
in the shape of two diamonds, with a twisted form, tapering outwards -to take sustainability to a new high will accommodate a hotel, panoramic apartments, a spa and also offices and shops.
Architects Foster + Partners have been granted permission to built two 320 -metre-high towers beside the Seine, just outside Paris.
http://www.ecofriend.com/hermitage-plaza-towers-sustainability-new-high.html
ECONOMICS - The World's Billionaires
1.Carlos Slim Helu & family 69B - Telecom
2.Bill Gates 61B Microsoft
3.Warren Buffet 44B Berkshire Hathaway
4.Bernard Arnault 41B LVMH
5.Amancio Ortega 37.5B Zara
http://www.forbes.com/billionaires/list/
PERMACULTURE - Specific Seed Saving Instructions for Common Vegetables
Specific Seed Saving Instructions for Common Vegetables
http://howtosaveseeds.com/index.php
Amaranth Arugula Basil Beans Bean Family Beets Beet Family Broccoli Broomcorn Brussels Sprouts Cabbage Cabbage Family Cantaloupe Carrots Carrot Family Cauliflower Celery Chinese Cabbage Chinese Mustard Chives Collards Cilantro Corn Cotton Cowpeas Cucumber Dill Eggplant Fava Beans Fennel Garlic Garlic Chives Gourds Kale Lamb's Quarters Lettuce Melon, Honeydew and Musk Mustard Okra Onion Parsley Pea, Garden and Snow Peppers Pumpkin Radish Sorghum Squash Family Swiss Chard Tomatillo Tomatoes Turnip Watermelon.
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