EARTH PORTATION News July 18th

CLIMATE 
- Greenland glacier loses ice island twice the size of Manhattan
http://phys.org/news/2012-07-greenland-glacier-ice-island-size.html#ajTabs

- Beat The Heat: 10 Design Tips To Help You Live Without (Or Use Less) Air Conditioning
http://www.treehugger.com/slideshows/green-architecture/beat-heat-x-design-tips-help-you-live-without-or-use-less-air-conditioning/page/2/

- Replacing Coal With Natural Gas Would Reduce Global Warming
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/07/120716214334.htm

- Extreme Weather Chart Shows Climate Change
http://www.treehugger.com/climate-change/climate-change-drives-these-extreme-weather-events-chart.html

EARTH 
- Lake algae: What you don't see can really hurt you
http://phys.org/news/2012-07-lake-algae-dont.html

- Geoengineering 'Round the World (Map)
http://www.treehugger.com/climate-change/geoengineering-round-world-map.html

ECONOMICS 
- The 4 Habits of Transformational Businesses (and Their Leaders)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/taranelson/2012/07/18/the-4-habits-of-transformational-businesses-and-their-leaders/

- How Small-Town America Is Reinventing The U.S. Economy
http://www.forbes.com/sites/michelinemaynard/2012/07/18/small-cities-big-role-in-reinventing-the-economy/

- Are Consumers Aware That They Are Drawn to the Center When Choosing Products?
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/07/120716191445.htm

ENERGY 
- The ACEEE 2012 International Energy Efficiency Scorecard will rank 12 of the world's largest economies
http://aceee.org/portal/national-policy/international-scorecard?utm_source=Correction+to+International+Scorecard&utm_campaign=International+Scorecard&utm_medium=email

GARDENS 
- Organic Green Roots An edible vertical garden
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=397084693680937&set=a.212356272153781.52976.212102705512471&type=1&ref=nf 
http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/3640_397084693680937_285054688_n.jpg

-This Drought is an Opportunity to Think About Replacing Lawns with Gardens
http://www.treehugger.com/lawn-garden/current-drought-opportunity-think-about-replacing-turf-gardens.html

-Safe Composting Tips for People With Food Allergies
http://www.treehugger.com/lawn-garden/safe-composting-tips-people-food-allergies.html

HOMES 
- Water Tanks Transformed into Tiny, Temporary Homes
http://www.treehugger.com/urban-design/water-tanks-transformed-tiny-temporary-homes.html

- Folding Table and Seating Would Be Perfect In Micro-Apartments
http://www.treehugger.com/eco-friendly-furniture/folding-table-and-seating-would-be-perfect-micro-apartments.html

- ECO-D: Geodesic Domes
Geodesic Domes are the strongest structure known in the architectural world. They cover the most amount of space with the least amount of material.
http://www.pureportugal.co.uk/listman/listings/l0871.html

MUSIC 
- Secret Garden - Nocturne
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pShp8Liffa4

PEOPLE 
- Noted authority says women now have higher IQ than men
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-authority-women-higher-iq-men.html

PERMACULTURE 
- CU-Boulder student investigates biochar for water treatment in developing countries
http://phys.org/news/2012-07-cu-boulder-student-biochar-treatment-countries.html

- Understanding the global carbon cycle: Researchers publish results of an iron fertilization experiment
http://phys.org/news/2012-07-global-carbon-publish-results-iron.html

PLANTS
- Living Near Trees Improves Physical, Mental and Social Health
http://wildalchemist.blogspot.com/2012/07/living-near-trees-improves-physical.html?spref=fb

- Neanderthals had knowledge of plants' healing qualities: study
http://phys.org/news/2012-07-neanderthals-knowledge-qualities.html

SCIENCE 
- Scientists first to mimic nature's vital potassium ion channel
http://phys.org/news/2012-07-scientists-mimic-nature-vital-potassium.html

- Researchers devise a way to a create graphene transistor
http://phys.org/news/2012-07-graphene-transistor.html

- Scientists use X-ray imaging to observe running batteries in action
http://phys.org/news/2012-07-scientists-x-ray-imaging-batteries-action.html

- Objects moving in a stream create constructive wakes, study finds
http://phys.org/news/2012-07-stream.html

SOLAR 
- Solar Powered Cell Phone Costs Just $45
http://www.treehugger.com/solar-technology/solar-powered-cell-phone-costs-just-50.html

- Clever & Cheap Little Sun Solar Light
http://www.treehugger.com/energy-efficiency/little-sun-solar-light-and-work-art.html

- Big Military Solar Project Expands To New Bases
http://www.forbes.com/sites/toddwoody/2012/07/17/big-military-solar-project-expands-to-new-bases/

- A Bright Future -- With Algae: Diatoms as Templates for Tomorrow's Solar Cells
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/07/120717100117.htm

SPACE
- Inflatable Spacecraft Heat Shield Set to Launch
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/07/120718123309.htm

- The Electric Atmosphere: Plasma Is Next NASA Science Target
http://phys.org/news/2012-07-electric-atmosphere-plasma-nasa-science.html#ajTabs
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/07/120717183418.htm

TECH 
- In Search of the Key Word: Bursts of Certain Words Within a Text Are What Make Them Keywords
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/07/120717102633.htm

- China's Steve Jobs Now A Billionaire
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ryanmac/2012/07/18/meet-lei-jun-chinas-steve-jobs-is-the-countrys-newest-billionaire/

- LIKE: Smart phones for smart health - Gen Y the target
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-smart-health-gen.html

- Solar Powered Cell Phone Costs Just $45
http://www.treehugger.com/solar-technology/solar-powered-cell-phone-costs-just-50.html

- World Record: Lightest Material in the World Produced
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/07/120717084831.htm

- Getting to the Bottom of Statistics: Software Utilizes Data from the Internet for Interpreting Statistics
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/07/120716091925.htm

URBAN 
- Kinetic Sidewalk An Enlightening Feat At Olympics
http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/kinetic-sidewalk-enlightening-feat-olympics.html

-Frank Gehry Returns To His Roots With His House for Make It Right
http://www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/frank-gehry-returns-his-roots-his-house-make-it-right.html

- Brazilian City Offers Vegetables in Exchange for Trash "Everybody wins with this."
http://www.treehugger.com/culture/brazilian-city-trades-vegetables-recycling.html

WATER 
- The Great Pacific Garbage Patch And The Beach Cleanup Myth
http://www.forbes.com/sites/amywestervelt/2012/07/17/the-great-pacific-garbage-patch-methods-new-soap-bottle-and-environmental-storytelling/

WIND 
- Do Bigger Wind Turbines Produce Greener Electricity?
http://www.treehugger.com/wind-technology/do-bigger-wind-turbines-produce-greener-electricity.html