EARTH PORTATION News June 22nd

AIR 
- How Clean is the Air? Your iPhone Now Has the Answer
http://www.forbes.com/sites/eco-nomics/2012/06/21/how-clean-is-the-air-your-iphone-now-has-the-answer/

- Is Air Conditioning a Human Right?
http://www.treehugger.com/urban-design/air-conditioning-human-right-new-york-times-debates-question.html

- 'Carbon capture' too risky, earthquake prone: study
http://phys.org/news/2012-06-carbon-capture-risky-earthquake-prone.html

EARTH 
- Report: US to get seas rising by 2030 (Update)
http://phys.org/news/2012-06-higher-sea.html

- 6 Inch Sea Level Rise Coming to Calif. Coast
http://www.treehugger.com/climate-change/california-coast-will-see-6-inches-sea-level-rise-over-next-20-years.html

ECONOMICS 
- Cloud for Farming Can Feed the World
http://www.forbes.com/sites/sap/2012/06/20/cloud-for-farming-can-feed-the-world/

ENERGY 
- Renewables can fill 80 percent electricity demand in U.S. in 2050
http://phys.org/news/2012-06-renewables-percent-electricity-demand.html

- Why Nuclear Power is Not an Energy Solution
http://www.treehugger.com/energy-policy/nuclear-power-not-energy-solution.html

- Glass "Sponge" Could Clean Up Oil, Gas Waste
http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/nano-engineered-glass-sponge-could-clean-oil-and-gas-wastewater.html

FASHION 
- Clariant's eco advanced denim manufacturing process
http://www.ecofriend.com/clariants-eco-advanced-denim-manufacturing-process.html

HOMES 
- The tree house: Most pristine way to enjoy the nature
http://www.ecofriend.com/tree-house-pristine-enjoy-nature.html

MUSIC 
- A Bike-Powered Music Festival? You Bet! (June 23rd, San Francisco)
http://www.treehugger.com/bikes/bike-powered-music-festival-you-bet-june-23rd-san-francisco.html

PEOPLE 
- Mobile Data Can Be Used to Predict Population Movement During Natural Disasters
http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/mobile-data-can-be-used-predict-population-movement-during-natural-disasters.html

PLANTS
- Deforestation Emissions Lower Than We Think?
http://www.treehugger.com/natural-sciences/tropical-deforestation-emissions-may-be-lower-we-think.html

- Is your leaf left-handed? Previously overlooked asymmetry in Arabidopsis and tomato leaves
http://phys.org/news/2012-06-leaf-left-handed-previously-overlooked-asymmetry.html

- Researchers find some plants get their nitrogen from fungi that kill insects
http://phys.org/news/2012-06-nitrogen-fungi-insects.html

SCIENCE 
- CERN to give update on search for Higgs boson
http://phys.org/news/2012-06-cern-higgs-boson.html

- Stars, Jets and Batteries: Multi-Faceted Magnetic Phenomenon Confirmed in the Laboratory for the First Time
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120620113228.htm

SOLAR 
- Lower Subsidies Lead to Larger Solar Plants
http://www.treehugger.com/renewable-energy/lower-subsidies-lead-larger-solar-plants.html

- Who's Winning The Solar Trade War?
http://www.forbes.com/sites/toddwoody/2012/06/22/whos-winning-the-solar-trade-war/

- All-Carbon Solar Cells Capture Infrared Light
http://www.treehugger.com/solar-technology/all-carbon-solar-cells-capture-infrared-light.html

SPACE 
- Nearby star cluster, long forgotten, now discovered to be useful in studies of Sun and search for planets like Earth
http://phys.org/news/2012-06-nearby-star-cluster-forgotten-sun.html

- Euclid and the geometry of the dark universe
http://phys.org/news/2012-06-euclid-geometry-dark-universe.html

- Very Large Telescope Takes a Close Look at the War and Peace Nebula
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120620083149.htm

TECH 
- Nano-Infused Paint Can Detect Strain
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120621130714.htm

- Bomb threat? An app for that, too
http://phys.org/news/2012-06-threat-app.html

- RIM says first new device won't have keyboard (Update)
http://phys.org/news/2012-06-rim-device-wont-keyboard.html

- Researchers amplify variations in video, making the invisible visible
http://phys.org/news/2012-06-amplify-variations-video-invisible-visible.html

- 6 Overrated Technologies and Their Overlooked Alternatives
http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/overrated-technologies-and-their-overlooked-alternatives.html

- Phase Change Materials to Aid Computer Memory
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120621151516.htm

WATER 
- Nanoporous graphene could outperform best commercial water desalination techniques
http://phys.org/news/2012-06-nanoporous-graphene-outperform-commercial-desalination.html

- Should Countries With No Water Resources Be Pushing For Growth?
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericagies/2012/06/22/water-energy-food-nexus-in-the-persian-gulf/

WIND 
- Toward super-size wind turbines: Bigger wind turbines do make greener electricity
http://phys.org/news/2012-06-super-size-turbines-bigger-greener-electricity.html

- Toward Super-Size Wind Turbines: Bigger Wind Turbines Do Make Greener Electricity
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120620113334.htm