EARTH PORTATION News May 2nd

AIR 
- Chemist Delivers Cleaner Air With Novel Carbon-Capture Technique
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120501162516.htm


ANIMALS 
- Giant Flea-Like Insects Plagued Dinosaurs
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120501162730.htm


- BIRDS Rare Glimpse Into Great Blue Heron Nest
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120501095902.htm


- 86 Years Old Real-Life Robinson Crusoe Creates Tortoise Sanctuary on Private Island
http://www.treehugger.com/endangered-species/86-years-old-real-life-robinson-crusoe-creates-tortoise-sanctuary-private-island.html


ECONOMICS 
- US to review online marketing of beer, liquor and wine
http://phys.org/news/2012-05-online-beer-liquor-wine.html


GARDENS
-How to Build a Solar-Powered Lawn Mower
http://www.treehugger.com/slideshows/solar-technology/how-build-solar-powered-lawn-mower/


HOMES 
- 5 Common Household Cleaners Hazardous to Your Health
1. Mop & Glo Multi-Surface Floor Cleaner
2. Comet Disinfectant Cleanser Powder
3. Simple Green Concentrated All-Purpose Cleaner
4. Scrubbing Bubbles Antibacterial Bathroom Cleaner
5. Dynamo and Fab Ultra liquid laundry detergents
http://www.treehugger.com/cleaning-organizing/5-common-household-cleaners-greatly-hazardous-your-health.html


HOMES - Great New Idea For Old Buildings: Radiator Labs Solves The Too-Hot Apartment Problem
http://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-product-design/great-new-idea-old-buildings-radiator-labs-solves-too-hot-apartment-problem.html


PERMACULTURE 
-See the Entire Culture War Against Environmentalism Distilled Into One 4-Minute Video
http://www.treehugger.com/economics/see-entire-culture-war-against-environmentalism-distilled-one-4-minute-video.html
"If I wanted America to fail"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ-4gnNz0vc&feature=player_embedded


SCIENCE 
- At smallest scale, liquid crystal behavior portends new materials
http://phys.org/news/2012-05-smallest-scale-liquid-crystal-behavior.html


- High-Yield Path to Making Key Ingredient for Plastic, Xylene, from Biomass
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120430164229.htm


- Record-Breaking Radio Waves Discovered from Ultra-Cool Star
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120430101054.htm


- A team of researchers develops a cheap method to make plastics from biomass
http://www.ecofriend.com/team-researchers-develops-cheap-method-make-plastics-biomass.html


SOLAR
- Solar Sales Drop 90% After UK Subsidies Slashed
http://www.treehugger.com/energy-policy/solar-sales-drop-90-after-uk-subsidies-slashed.html


- New Project Seeks to Turn 500,000 Polluted Sites Into Renewable Power Hotspots
http://www.treehugger.com/energy-policy/new-project-seeks-turn-500000-polluted-sites-renewable-power-hotspots.html


- How to Build a Solar-Powered Lawn Mower
Battery operated lawn mower
12 volt solar cell
Wires (red and black)
Multimeter
Multitool (I used my leatherman)
http://media.treehugger.com/assets/images/2012/04/solar-lawn-mower-diy-3.jpg.644x0_q100_crop-smart.jpg
http://www.instructables.com/member/somebullcrap/


SPACE 
- Remarkable Outburst Seen from Old Black Hole
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120430151759.htm


- The Green Wheel brings NASA concept to earth bound folks
http://www.ecofriend.com/green-wheel-brings-nasa-concept-earth-bound-folks.html


SUSTAINABILITY 
- Palm Oil Even Worse For Deforestation, Emissions Than Thought
http://www.treehugger.com/renewable-energy/palm-oil-even-worse-deforestation-emissions-than-thought.html


- You Do Need to Help a Documentary Called "Do I Need This?"
http://www.treehugger.com/culture/do-I-need-this-documentary-kickstarter.html


TECH 
- Eco-Friendly Robots Will Decompose When They Die
http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/eco-friendly-robots-will-decompose-when-they-die.html


- What Online Social Networks May Know About Non-Members
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120430114905.htm


- 'Cloud' Computing Technology Should Make Sharing Medical Images Easier and More Efficient
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120430135915.htm


- Thwarting the Cleverest Attackers: Even Most Secure-Seeming Computer Is Shockingly Vulnerable to Attack
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120501134410.htm


URBAN
- Just What We Needed Dept: A Concrete Chandelier
http://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-product-design/just-what-we-needed-dept-concrete-chandelier.html


 - Green Roofs Are Changing Architecture: Kowloon Rail Terminus
http://www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/green-roofs-are-changing-architecture-kowloon-rail-terminus.html


- BE STORY: Crafting interiors with sustainable letters!
http://www.ecofriend.com/story-crafting-interiors-sustainable-letters.html


- Saunders Architecture designs remotely located Bridge Studios
http://www.ecofriend.com/saunders-architecture-designs-remotely-located-bridge-studios.html


- Developer turns prefab home into million dollar eco friendly abode
http://www.ecofriend.com/developer-turns-prefab-home-million-dollar-eco-friendly-abode.html


WATER 
- French company uses wind turbine to create fresh water
http://phys.org/news/2012-05-french-company-turbine-fresh.html


- Common Kitchen Ingredient Helps Clean Drinking Water
http://www.treehugger.com/clean-water/kitchen-ingredient-clean-drinking-water.html


WIND 
- Night-Warming Effect Found Over Large Wind Farms in Texas
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120430152045.htm