EARTH Portation curated news: Earth Portation News July 23rd

ANIMALS
WHAT WE'VE LOST 10 Extinct Animals in Photos

1.Thylacine

2.Quagga

3.Tarpan

4.Seychelles Giant Tortoise

5.Barbary Lion

6.Bali Tiger

http://www.treehugger.com/slideshows/natural-sciences/glimpse-what-we-lost-10-extinct-animals-photos/

- Red Hair Is a Sign of Oxidative Stress in Wild Boars, but Gray Is A-OK
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/07/120719153303.htm

CLIMATE

- News Report Addresses Climate Change (Video)

http://www.treehugger.com/corporate-responsibility/finally-news-report-extreme-weather-climate-change-suitable-grown-ups-video.html
Inside Story Americas - Extreme weather: Linked to climate change?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rOi4usmINY&feature=player_embedded

- Why The Dice Are Loaded Against Telling The Climate Change Story To Americans
http://www.forbes.com/sites/anthonykosner/2012/07/23/why-the-dice-are-loaded-against-telling-the-climate-change-story-to-americans/

ECONOMICS
- How To Tell When Finance is Working
http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomgroenfeldt/2012/07/20/how-to-tell-when-finance-is-working/

- Earnings Reports Show Slower Growth Prospects Ahead

http://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2012/07/23/earnings-reports-show-slower-growth-prospects-ahead/

- Nexen Deal: Why North America Is The New Middle East

http://www.forbes.com/sites/matthewhulbert/2012/07/23/nexen-deal-why-north-america-is-the-new-middle-east-2/

- Michael Dell's Lessons For Entrepreneurial Success

http://video.forbes.com/fvn/success/michael-dell-lessons-entrepreneur/

EDUCATION
- Coursera makes top college courses free online
http://phys.org/news/2012-07-coursera-college-courses-free-online.html#ajTabs

ENERGY

- How To Tap A Trillion Dollars For Renewable Energy Investment
http://www.forbes.com/sites/toddwoody/2012/07/23/how-to-tap-a-trillion-dollars-for-renewable-energy-investment/

- The World's 25 Biggest Oil Companies

1. Saudi Aramco - 12.5 million barrels per day

Saudi Aramco is by far the biggest energy company in the world, generating more than $1 billion a day in revenues.

2. Gazprom - 9.7 million barrels per day

Russia's Gazprom is the world's largest producer of natural gas. Profits are more than $40 billion a year

3. National Iranian Oil Co. - 6.4 million barrels per day

4. ExxonMobil - 5.3 million barrels per day - $40 billion in annual profits

5. PetroChina - 4.4 million barrels per day

6. BP - 4.1 million barrels per day -BP may not maintain its 4.1 million barrels per day for long; it is in talks to sell its 50% stake in Russian venture TNK-BP, which provides a quarter of production.

7. Royal Dutch Shell - 3.9 million barrels per day

8. Pemex Mexico- 3.6 million barrels per day

9. Chevron - 3.5 million barrels per day

10. Kuwait Petroleum Corp. - 3.2 million barrels per day -Kurwait's biggest field, Burgan, continues to be operated by Chevron

11. Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. - 2.9 million barrels per day

12. Sonatrach - 2.7 million barrels per day

http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mef45gmji/not-just-the-usual-suspects-3/#gallerycontent

- The New 'Price Band' For International Oil

http://www.forbes.com/sites/matthewhulbert/2012/07/23/90-110b-the-new-price-band-for-international-oil/

- America Can Say Goodbye To Cheap Natural Gas

http://www.forbes.com/sites/richardfinger/2012/07/22/were-headed-to-8-00-natural-gas/

- How To Tap A Trillion Dollars For Renewable Energy Investment

http://www.forbes.com/sites/toddwoody/2012/07/23/how-to-tap-a-trillion-dollars-for-renewable-energy-investment/

- Stick With Oil: Natural Gas Prices Still Far From Covering Production Costs

http://www.forbes.com/sites/afontevecchia/2012/07/23/stick-with-oil-natural-gas-prices-still-far-from-covering-production-costs/

GARDENS
- LiveScreen Makes Vertical Gardening Flexible and Easy
http://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-product-design/livescreen-makes-vertical-gardening-flexible-and-easy.html

- Quebec Couple Told to Rip Their Garden Out

http://www.treehugger.com/urban-design/city-drummondville-quebec-says-rip-out-garden.html

HOMES
- Get Rid of Ants Solution

This is a recipe for getting rid of those pesky ants that come every spring and summer. Mix up the solution, pack cotton balls in a jar cover, put the solution on and they will be gone.

Ingredients:

1 cup sugar

3 tablespoons boric acid

3 cups warm water

Directions:

1. Mix the sugar and boric acid well.

2. Add the warm water slowly, mixing all the while so it won't be too lumpy.

3. Store in a jar until ready to use.

4. When ready to use, put cotton into the top of a jar lid to fill it and then saturate the cotton to the top.

5. Place it in the location where it is needed.

6. Note: This solution will keep for a long while. A good technique is to drip a drop or two over the edge of the lid to rest on the counter so the ants will find the solution sooner. It sometimes takes a little while for them to find it, but find it they will. When they do, do not disturb them as they drink. They will hang over the edge of the lid and drink for a while and then take it back to the nest killing the colony. Almost overnight they will be gone.

http://bit.ly/AByoPA

- Transformer Apartment By Night Turns Into A Parking Space By Day

http://www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/transformer-apartment-night-turns-parking-space-day.html

PERMACULTURE
- Thomas Berry on Nature and Humans - Subtitled Interview