EARTH PORTATION News April 25th

ANIMALS -INSECTS 
- The Tragic Mistake That Now Threatens 1 Out of Every 3 Bites You Eat MOVIE
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/04/21/vanishing-bees-film.aspx?np=true


- Discerning Males Remain Faithful ... If You Are a Spider
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120424222729.htm
http://phys.org/news/2012-04-discerning-males-faithful.html

EARTH 
- Fragile Earth App Shows Dramatic Before & After Photos of Human Influence on the Planet
http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/fragile-earth-app-shows-dramatic-before-after-photos-of-human-influence-on-planet.html

- Amazing Video Shows All Roads, Air, and Shipping Routes on Earth Like Never Before!
http://www.treehugger.com/aviation/amazing-video-shows-all-roads-air-and-shipping-routes-earth-never.html

-NASA Tests GPS Monitoring System for Big U.S. Quakes
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120424144700.htm

ECONOMICS
- Forbes' Real-Time Rich List: Who's Making Money Today
http://www.forbes.com/real-time-billionaires/

- Meat Consumption in China Now Double That in the United States
http://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-agriculture/meat.html

- New California Population Projection Shows Massive Slowdown
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120424142117.htm

FASHION 
- Wearable Planters Turn Live Plants into Jewelry
http://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-fashion/wearable-planters-turn-live-plants-jewelry.html

GARDENS 
-These 5 Self-Watering Planters Make Vegetable Gardening Easy
http://www.treehugger.com/lawn-garden/5-self-watering-planters-easy-vegetable-gardening.html

4. DIY Self-Watering Bucket

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=aZUCxBHeq04

5. DIY Self-Watering Planter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9Qyv0Hvvs8&feature=player_embedded

HOMES
- "A New Desire" From LIXIL Is A New Kind of Bathing
http://www.treehugger.com/bathroom-design/new-desire-lixil-new-kind-bathing.html


- Transformer Furniture, Future Kitchens and Office Pods Are in "Inside Prefab: The Ready-Made Interior"
http://www.treehugger.com/slideshows/eco-friendly-furniture/transformer-furniture-future-kitchens-and-office-pods-are-inside-prefab-ready-made-interior/


- NIT: Turning Packaging cardboard into a lovely night stand
http://www.ecofriend.com/nit-turning-packaging-cardboard-lovely-night-stand.html

PLANTS 
-Breadfruit Trees are 'Trees That Feed' and Create Jobs in Jamaica
http://www.treehugger.com/green-food/breadfruit-trees-are-trees-feed-and-create-jobs-jamaica.html

-Environmental Collective Declares War on Trees
http://www.treehugger.com/renewable-energy/Environmental-Collective-Declares-War-on-Trees.html

PEOPLE 
- Happy Birthday, Edward R. Murrow, Pioneering Broadcast Journalist
http://www.findingdulcinea.com/features/profiles/m/edward-r-murrow.html

SCIENCE 
- Scientists predict paradoxical laser effect
http://phys.org/news/2012-04-scientists-paradoxical-laser-effect.html

SOLAR 
- Sungevity Now Bringing 'RoofJuice' Pay-As-You-Go Solar Power to Australia
http://www.treehugger.com/renewable-energy/sungevity-roofjuice-pay-as-you-go-solar-power-australia.html

- How to Solarize Your Street: Starting a Solar Coop
http://www.treehugger.com/renewable-energy/how-solarize-your-street-starting-solar-coop.html

- Five Reasons Why California Cities Will Build One Million Solar Roofs and 12 Distributed GW by 2020
http://www.forbes.com/sites/tonyseba/2012/04/24/five-reasons-why-california-cities-will-build-one-million-solar-roofs-and-12-distributed-gw-by-2020/


- New Technique Creates First Plastic Solar Cell
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jenniferhicks/2012/04/25/new-technique-creates-first-plastic-solar-cell/

- Areva Solar Builds Giant Solar Farm In India
http://www.forbes.com/sites/uciliawang/2012/04/25/areva-solar-builds-giant-solar-farm-in-india/

- Solar energy proposed as a green way for UAE to desalinate water
http://www.ecofriend.com/solar-energy-proposed-as-green-uae-desalinate-water.html

- Vortex deploys solar powered ATMs in India
http://www.ecofriend.com/vortex-deploys-solar-powered-atms-india.html

SPACE 
- Japan astronomers find most distant galaxy cluster
http://phys.org/news/2012-04-japan-astronomers-distant-galaxy-cluster.html


- Astrobiologist Proposes Fleet of Probes to Seek Life on Mars: Sensors Would Punch Into Soil, Run Range of Testshttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120423143124.htm

SUSTAINABILITY - Want an Example of How to End Energy Poverty? Replace Old Inefficient Biomass Cooking Stoves
http://www.treehugger.com/environmental-policy/want-example-how-end-energy-poverty-replace-old-inefficient-biomass-cooking-stoves.html

- Smart, Solar-Powered Kiosks for Recycling and Composting Send Text When They're Full
http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/smart-solar-powered-kiosks-recycling-and-composting-send-text-when-theyre-full.html

- No Money? Time Trading Offers an Accessible Alternative
http://www.treehugger.com/economics/no-money-time-trading-offers-accessible-alternative.html

TECH 
- Computing the Best High-Resolution 3-D Tissue Images
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120423184259.htm

- "PhoneSoap" Charger Kills Bacteria on Your Disgusting Cell Phone
http://www.treehugger.com/gadgets/phonesoap-charger-kills-bacteria-your-disgusting-cell-phone.html

- IKEA to market digital cardboard cameras
http://www.ecofriend.com/ikea-market-digital-cardboard-cameras.html

- The Good, bad and the ugly: High voltage DC transmission
http://www.ecofriend.com/good-bad-ugly-high-voltage-dc-transmission.html

URBAN 
- Smart, Solar-Powered Kiosks for Recycling and Composting Send Text When They're Full
http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/smart-solar-powered-kiosks-recycling-and-composting-send-text-when-theyre-full.html

- Urban 'Heat Islands' Hint at Trees of Future?
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120424154341.htm

- WhiteCrate upcycles discarded cargo containers into trendy spaces
http://www.ecofriend.com/whitecrate-upcycles-discarded-cargo-containers-trendy-spaces.html

- Fascinating modern home in Austria is cloaked in a shroud of green
http://www.ecofriend.com/fascinating-modern-home-austria-cloaked-shroud-green.html

- Olympic Torch Wins Design of the Year From London's Design Museum
http://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-product-design/londons-design-museum-awards-announced-2012.html

- Smart, Solar-Powered Kiosks for Recycling and Composting Send Text When They're Full
http://www.treehugger.com/solar-technology/solar-powered-process-could-make-concrete-greener-it-enough.html

- Neighborhoods Built Around Transit Make Life Easier for Seniors, Improve Quality of Life for Everyone
http://www.treehugger.com/public-transportation/neighborhoods-built-around-transit-make-life-easier-seniors.html


WATER
- Scientists from UBC confirm an increase in Jellyfish numbers across the globe
http://www.ecofriend.com/scientists-ubc-confirm-increase-jellyfish-numbers-across-globe.html


WORK 
- Coolest Data Center Job Can Be Found At The South Pole!
http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/coolest-data-center-job-can-be-found-at-the-south-pole.html