EARTH PORTATION News June 27th

AIR 
- How Air Conditioning is Like Driving
http://www.treehugger.com/urban-design/air-conditioning-driving-it-convenient-and-our-society-built-around-it.html


CLIMATE
- Climate Change Will Heat Up L.A. 4-5 Degrees
http://www.treehugger.com/climate-change/climate-change-make-los-angeles-4-5-degrees-hotter-next-30-years.html

ECONOMICS 
- Why The Hacker Economy Will Save Your Business
http://www.forbes.com/sites/haydnshaughnessy/2012/06/27/the-meaning-of-the-hacker-economy/


HOMES 
- Lynn Knowlton's House In The Trees Is Built From A Recycled Barn
http://www.treehugger.com/slideshows/green-architecture/lynn-knowltons-house-trees-built-recycled-barn/

- Barbecue Is Designed For Sharing With Your Neighbour
http://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-product-design/barbecue-designed-sharing-your-neighbour.html

- The Power of Sitting: "Unplugged" Desk Harvests Your Energy for Electricity
http://www.treehugger.com/eco-friendly-furniture/unplugged-desk-harvests-energy-eddi-tornberg.html

MOVIES 
- Valve's New Animation Tool Gives Filmmakers Their Own (Free) Studio
http://www.forbes.com/sites/carolpinchefsky/2012/06/27/valves-new-animation-tool-gives-filmmakers-their-own-free-studio/

MUSIC 
- Musical Robot Enhances Listener Experience
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120626163816.htm

PEOPLE 
- Can One Person Really Make a Difference?
http://www.treehugger.com/culture/can-one-person-really-make-difference.html

SCIENCE 
- Brewing the world's hottest Guinness
http://phys.org/news/2012-06-brewing-world-hottest-guinness.html

- New technique controls crystalline structure of titanium dioxide
http://phys.org/news/2012-06-technique-crystalline-titanium-dioxide.html

- Researchers establishe structure of a new superhard form of carbon
http://phys.org/news/2012-06-superhard-carbon.html

- Crowdsourced Measurements Create a Global Map of Radiation Levels
http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/open-source-geiger-counter-will-make-measuring-radiation-group-project.html

http://phys.org/news/2012-06-team-nuclear-landscape.html

- Palladium-gold nanoparticles clean TCE a billion times faster than iron filings
http://phys.org/news/2012-06-palladium-gold-nanoparticles-tce-billion-faster.html

- National Geographic looking to respond to "alien" Wow! signal from 1977
http://phys.org/news/2012-06-national-geographic-alien-wow.html

SUSTAINABILITY 
- Cardboard Packaging Comes With Instructions For Upcycling Into Useful Stuff
http://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-product-design/cardboard-packaging-comes-instructions-upcycling-useful-stuff.html

TECH 
- Google sells small tablet, challenges Kindle Fire (Update)
http://phys.org/news/2012-06-google-small-tablet-kindle.html

- Google to sell prototype of futuristic glasses (Update)
http://phys.org/news/2012-06-google-prototype-futuristic-glasses.html

- Qualcomm's Next Weird Thing: Smarter Smart Phones
http://www.forbes.com/sites/briancaulfield/2012/06/27/qualcomms-next-weird-thing-smarter-smart-phones/

- How LinkedIn Has Turned Your Resume Into A Cash Machine
http://www.forbes.com/sites/georgeanders/2012/06/27/how-linkedin-strategy/


- Bad Chips Can Make Smartphones Cheaper, More Energy Efficient
http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/bad-chips-can-make-smartphones-more-efficient.html

- Razor Thin Speaker Is Made from .5mm Stainless Steel
http://www.treehugger.com/gadgets/flat-steel-boombox-speaker-hannes-harms.html

URBAN 
- Micro Compact Home Dropped By Helicopter Onto Site in Switzerland
http://www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/micro-compact-home-dropped-helicopter-site-switzerland.html


- Singapore University Puts Together The Plumbing System That Everyone Should Be Using
http://www.treehugger.com/bathroom-design/singapore-university-puts-together-plumbing-system-everyone-should-be-using.html

- Portuguese Designer Builds Stunning Little Shelter Out Of Cork
http://www.treehugger.com/slideshows/green-architecture/portuguese-designer-builds-stunning-little-shelter-out-cork/

- Denser Development Is Good for Single-Family Home Values
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120626151109.htm