EARTH PORTATION News April 20th

AIR 
- MicroPEM: A device that measures air pollution from the wearer's physical activities
http://www.ecofriend.com/micropem-device-measures-air-pollution-wearers-physical-activities.html

- Researchers develop method to fingerprint air pollution
http://phys.org/news/2012-04-method-fingerprint-air-pollution.html

- Pollen Levels Are Rising Across Europe
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120416113017.htm

- Air Pollution Causes 7,500 Early Deaths in UK
http://www.treehugger.com/cars/air-pollution-transportation-causes-around-7500-deaths-year-uk.html

ANIMALS 
- Ravens Remember Their Friends
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120419132558.htm

http://phys.org/news/2012-04-ravens-relationships.html

CLIMATE 
- Germany signs joint Declaration
http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v6/newsindex.php?id=660187

EARTH 
- Philippines Mining Activist Awarded Goldman Environmental Prize for Stopping Norwegian-owned Nickel Mine
http://www.treehugger.com/corporate-responsibility/philippines-mining-activist-awarded-goldman-environmental-prize-stopping-norwegian-owned-nickel-mine.html

ECONOMICS 
- The American Mark Sundeen, author of "The Man Who Quit Money" who quit money to live in a cave
http://video.ca.msn.com/watch/video/the-american-who-quit-money-to-live-in-a-cave/16iaab520?from=en-ca_fblike

- Metal oxides hold the key to cheap, green energy
http://phys.org/news/2012-04-metal-oxides-key-cheap-green.html

- CORRECTED-Greek banks set to unveil big losses for 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/20/banks-greece-idUSL6E8FJCDD20120420?type=companyNews&feedType=RSS&feedName=companyNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FcompanyNews+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Company+News%29

- Fair Trade Chocolate, Tea, Spice and Coffee Sales Jump 75 Percent, Study Says
http://www.treehugger.com/green-food/fair-trade-chocolate-tea-spice-and-coffee-sales-jump-75-percent-study-says.html

ENERGY
- Researcher's waste-to-energy technology moves from the lab to the marketplace
http://phys.org/news/2012-04-waste-to-energy-technology-lab-marketplace.html

- Metal oxides hold the key to cheap, green energy
http://phys.org/news/2012-04-metal-oxides-key-cheap-green.html

- Philips designs $60 light bulb that lasts 20 years
http://www.ecofriend.com/philips-designs-60-light-bulb-lasts-20-years.html

- New Technology Uses Less Water and Produces Energy and Fertilizer at the Same Time
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120418135311.htm

- First proof of ferroelectricity in simplest amino acid
http://phys.org/news/2012-04-ornl-microscopy-yields-proof-ferroelectricity.html

- Cyborg Lobsters Could Produce Electricity for Bio-Medical Applications
http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/cyborg-lobsters-could-produce-electricity-bio-medical-applications.html

HOMES 
- More Hot Poop on Composting and Alternative Toilets
http://www.treehugger.com/slideshows/bathroom-design/more-hot-poop-composting-and-alternative-toilets/

- Transformer Table Squares the Circle, and Vice Versa
http://www.treehugger.com/eco-friendly-furniture/transformer-table-squares-circle-and-vice-versa.html

- Design secrets for a house you can live in forever?
1. Design equally appealing to all users, Flexible use, Simple and intuitive use,  least one bedroom and a full bathroom, - D-shaped drawer pulls are easy to grasp and pull open, - Keyless locks use a remote control or keypad,  Handrails on both sides of the staircase, A curbless shower stall, Corners should be rounded, not sharp, spring-loaded switch for the garbage disposal,   Rocker-panel light switches can be easily flipped with a fist or an elbow
http://www.caring.com/articles/7-design-secrets-for-a-house-you-can-live-in-forever?utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=outbrain&utm_campaign=aging-in-place&utm_content=200

PLANTS 
- You can now take your favorite plants for a walk in the Greenhouse ‘To Go’
http://www.ecofriend.com/favorite-plants-walk-greenhouse.html

http://www.instablogsimages.com/1/2012/04/19/green_house_by_besau_marguerre_iabta_390x258.jpg

SCIENCE 
- Research team uses nanoparticles to make paper waterproof and magnetic
http://phys.org/news/2012-04-team-nanoparticles-paper-waterproof-magnetic.html

- Nanosponge Absorbs 100x Its Weight in Oil, Is Guided With Magnets
http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/nanosponge-absorbs-100x-weight-oil-guided-magnets.html

- Photon Source for Quantum Info Processing
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120419143113.htm

- Blurring Line Between Electronics and Biology
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120419121531.htm

SOLAR 
- Tesla Motors and SolarCity team up to provide effective solutions to solar panel owners
http://www.ecofriend.com/tesla-motors-solarcity-team-provide-effective-solutions-solar-panel-owners.html

- Largest solar powered plant by OLN starts operation in Indonesia
http://www.ecofriend.com/largest-solar-powered-plant-oln-starts-operation-indonesia.html

- Solar Cell That Also Shines Breaks Record
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120419113034.htm

- New Organic Solar Technology Gets Us Closer to Electricity Generating Buildings
http://www.treehugger.com/solar-technology/thin-film-organic-solar-cells-make-electricity-generating-tinted-windows.html

- Rooftop Solar Much Cheaper With Electric Car
http://www.treehugger.com/green-investments/buy-electric-car-get-rooftop-solar-under-10000.html

- California's Sungevity Moves Into Australian Solar Market
http://www.forbes.com/sites/toddwoody/2012/04/19/californias-sungevity-moves-into-australian-solar-market/

- Rice scientists use nanotube electrodes to enhance PV efficiency
http://www.ecofriend.com/rice-scientists-use-nanotube-electrodes-enhance-pv-efficiency.html

SPACE
- Serious blow to Dark Matter Theories? New Study Finds Mysterious Lack of Dark Matter in Sun's Neighborhood
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120418111923.htm

- New motor can cut space exploration costs
http://phys.org/news/2012-04-motor-space-exploration.html

TECH 
- How To Survive The Coming Green Tech Crash
http://www.forbes.com/sites/toddwoody/2012/04/19/how-to-survive-the-coming-green-tech-crash/

- TV as Thin as a Sheet of Paper?
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120419143123.htm

- Gyre9's Green Revolution combines exercise with energy generation
http://www.ecofriend.com/gyre9s-green-revolution-combines-exercise-energy-generation.html

- New microscope captures nanoscale structures in dazzling 3D
http://phys.org/news/2012-04-microscope-captures-nanoscale-dazzling-3d.html

- Researchers boost efficiency of multi-hop wireless networks
http://phys.org/news/2012-04-boost-efficiency-multi-hop-wireless-networks.html

- Rice scientists use nanotube electrodes to enhance PV efficiency
http://www.ecofriend.com/rice-scientists-use-nanotube-electrodes-enhance-pv-efficiency.html

- How Does The Coachella Tupac 'Hologram' Work?
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/329404/20120417/tupac-hologram-works-pepper-s-ghost-musion.htm

URBAN 
- Garbage Men Turn Dumpsters Into Giant Pinhole Cameras
http://www.treehugger.com/gadgets/german-garbagemen-transform-dumpsters-cameras.html

- Migrant Skyscrapers: A self sufficient housing design
http://www.ecofriend.com/migrant-skyscrapers-sufficient-housing-design.html

http://www.instablogsimages.com/1/2012/04/18/skyscrapers_on_wheels_would_roll_away_from_urban_decay_jtuxg_390x219.jpg

WIND 
- Wind power with benefits
http://phys.org/news/2012-04-power-benefits.html

WORK 
- How To Find A Job When You Don't Know What You Want To Do
http://www.forbes.com/sites/work-in-progress/2012/04/19/how-to-find-a-job-when-you-dont-know-what-you-want-to-do/