Earth Portation News August 31st

ANIMALS
-Animal activists tap Wall Street to change farm practices
 http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/30/us-usa-wallstreet-farm-activism-idUSBRE87T1GF20120830

ART 
 -Beach Artists Use the Sand as Their Canvas
http://www.treehugger.com/culture/walking-drawings-everton-wright.html

- Why a Fancy Art Museum Is Curating a Collection of Cat Videos

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/08/why-a-fancy-art-museum-is-curating-a-collection-of-cat-videos/261789/

CLIMATE
 -Shading Earth Could Combat Global Warming
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120830191017.htm 

- Climate Change Likely To Increase Spread Of The Flu
http://thinkprogress.org/health/2012/08/30/778661/climate-change-likely-to-increase-spread-of-the-flu/?mobile=nc

EARTH 
-How a supervolcano can threaten Earth
 http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/30/us/wus-supervolcanoes-yellowstone/index.html

ECONOMICS
-Cutting Food Waste Increases Corporate Profits & Consumer Savings, Says Report
http://www.forbes.com/sites/daniellegould/2012/08/30/cutting-food-waste-increases-corporate-profits-consumer-savings-says-report/

 -GOP's economic austerity is the last thing economy needs

 http://www.philly.com/philly/opinion/20120830_GOP_s_economic_austerity_is_the_last_thing_economy_needs.html

 - Republicans ignoring signs of some economic gains

http://seattletimes.com/html/politics/2019027559_apuscvneconomypolitics.html

 - Economic growth seen around three-year low

 http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/08/30/india-economy-gdp-idINDEE87T0I920120830?type=economicNews

 -Euro collapse 'would slash 10pc off German economy'

 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/9508347/Euro-collapse-would-slash-10pc-off-German-economy.html

 -Euro collapse 'would slash 10pc off German economy'

 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/9508347/Euro-collapse-would-slash-10pc-off-German-economy.html

EDUCATION 
 -Mitt Romney Disagrees With Himself On Education In Republican Convention Speech
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/30/mitt-romney-disagrees-with-himself_n_1845362.html

ENERGY 
 -GE Celebrates 300 Wind Turbines Installed in Brazil
http://www.renewablesbiz.com/article/12/08/ge-celebrates-300-wind-turbines-installed-brazil

-ND regulators approve $200M wind energy project; may use larger, more efficient turbines

http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/0836aa3a4c9249d9994670e025cf5d45/ND--Wind-Power-Project

-Solar Power Can Aid Strained Texas Grid, Officials Say
http://www.texastribune.org/texas-energy/energy/solar-power-can-aid-strained-texas-grid-officials/

 -Solar panels 'best chance' of meeting energy needs

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0831/1224323381665.html

 -Inspectors Confirm New Work by Iran at Secure Nuclear Site

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/31/world/middleeast/nuclear-inspectors-confirm-iranian-progress.html

GARDENS 
 -How to DIY Adorable Snail Shell Miniature Gardens
http://www.treehugger.com/lawn-garden/snail-shell-mini-gardens-megan-andersen.html

 -How to Buy Fresh Tomatoes (Video)

http://www.treehugger.com/green-food/how-buying-fresh-tomatoes-video.html

-Get Free Tomato Plants from Rooting Sucker Cuttings

http://www.treehugger.com/lawn-garden/get-free-tomato-plants-rooting-sucker-cuttings.html

 - Indoor herb gardening can yield home remedies

http://www.theeagle.com/article/20120831/BC0301/120839928/1103/bc20/&slId=13

HOMES 
 - Zero energy use, zero bills
http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/story/2012/08/21/zero-energy-use-zero-bills-sunshine-coast/

-Home sales hit 2-year high. Is the housing market back?

http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/Latest-News-Wires/2012/0829/Home-sales-hit-2-year-high.-Is-the-housing-market-back

SCIENCE 
 -Physicists measure photonic interactions at the atomic level
http://phys.org/news/2012-08-physicists-photonic-interactions-atomic.html

SOLAR 
-First Solar Falls; Halts Shipments To Agua Caliente
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericsavitz/2012/08/30/first-solar-falls-halts-shipments-to-agua-caliente/

 -New Georgia utility pitches solar plant

http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2012/08/30/new-georgia-utility-pitches-solar-plant.html

-Program making solar panels for homeowners affordable

http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=21941027

SPACE 
 -Black Hole 'Bonanza': Millions Found by NASA Space Telescope
 http://www.livescience.com/22852-black-holes-millions-found-nasa-space-telescope.html

-NASA launches twin satellites to Earth’s treacherous radiation belts, space weather the quest

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/nasa-launches-twin-satellites-to-earths-treacherous-radiation-belts-space-weather-the-quest/2012/08/30/da4251ec-f279-11e1-b74c-84ed55e0300b_story.html

TECH 
 -How Peanut Butter Can Fix a Scratched DVD
http://www.treehugger.com/gadgets/how-peanut-butter-can-fix-scratched-dvd.html

-Google Maps Adds Voice-Guided Navigation for Cyclists

http://www.treehugger.com/bikes/google-adds-voice-guided-biking-navigation-android-users.html

 -More Efficient Solar A/C Developed Down Under

http://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-product-design/more-efficient-solar-powered-air-conditioner-developed-australia.html

 -Comprehensive, Accessible Vision Testing Device for Children Developed

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120830125852.htm

 -In The Works: New Radiation Monitoring For US Ports

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2012/08/30/in-the-works-new-radiation-monitoring-us-ports/

 -Nike, Adidas Want To Dye Your Shirt With No Water

http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidferris/2012/08/30/nike-adidas-want-to-color-your-shirt-with-no-water/

 -UF partners with green companies to reduce laundry carbon emissions

http://www.alligator.org/news/campus/article_bf34a970-f325-11e1-94cc-0019bb2963f4.html

URBAN 
-Thomas Alva Edison Makes You Fat
http://www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/thomas-alva-edison-makes-you-fat.html

- It's Not Just Young People Who Are Giving Up On Ownership

http://www.treehugger.com/urban-design/its-not-just-young-people-who-are-giving-ownership.html

 -Self-Shifting Kinetic Maze Is a Modernized, Urban Labyrinth (Video)

http://www.treehugger.com/urban-design/landscape-abbreviated-kinetic-maze-nova-jiang.html

ANIMALS -Animal activists tap Wall Street to change farm practices

  http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/30/us-usa-wallstreet-farm-activism-idUSBRE87T1GF20120830

ART -Beach Artists Use the Sand as Their Canvas

http://www.treehugger.com/culture/walking-drawings-everton-wright.html

ART - Why a Fancy Art Museum Is Curating a Collection of Cat Videos

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/08/why-a-fancy-art-museum-is-curating-a-collection-of-cat-videos/261789/

CLIMATE -Shading Earth Could Combat Global Warming

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120830191017.htm

CLIMATE - Climate Change Likely To Increase Spread Of The Flu

http://thinkprogress.org/health/2012/08/30/778661/climate-change-likely-to-increase-spread-of-the-flu/?mobile=nc

EARTH -How a supervolcano can threaten Earth

 http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/30/us/wus-supervolcanoes-yellowstone/index.html

ECONOMICS -Cutting Food Waste Increases Corporate Profits & Consumer Savings, Says Report

http://www.forbes.com/sites/daniellegould/2012/08/30/cutting-food-waste-increases-corporate-profits-consumer-savings-says-report/

ECONOMICS -GOP's economic austerity is the last thing economy needs

 http://www.philly.com/philly/opinion/20120830_GOP_s_economic_austerity_is_the_last_thing_economy_needs.html

ECONOMICS - Republicans ignoring signs of some economic gains

http://seattletimes.com/html/politics/2019027559_apuscvneconomypolitics.html

ECONOMICS - Economic growth seen around three-year low

 http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/08/30/india-economy-gdp-idINDEE87T0I920120830?type=economicNews

ECONOMICS -Euro collapse 'would slash 10pc off German economy'

 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/9508347/Euro-collapse-would-slash-10pc-off-German-economy.html

ECONOMICS -Euro collapse 'would slash 10pc off German economy'

 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/9508347/Euro-collapse-would-slash-10pc-off-German-economy.html

EDUCATION -Mitt Romney Disagrees With Himself On Education In Republican Convention Speech

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/30/mitt-romney-disagrees-with-himself_n_1845362.html

ENERGY -GE Celebrates 300 Wind Turbines Installed in Brazil

http://www.renewablesbiz.com/article/12/08/ge-celebrates-300-wind-turbines-installed-brazil

ENERGY -ND regulators approve $200M wind energy project; may use larger, more efficient turbines

http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/0836aa3a4c9249d9994670e025cf5d45/ND--Wind-Power-Project

ENERGY -Solar Power Can Aid Strained Texas Grid, Officials Say

http://www.texastribune.org/texas-energy/energy/solar-power-can-aid-strained-texas-grid-officials/

ENERGY -Solar panels 'best chance' of meeting energy needs

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0831/1224323381665.html

ENERGY -Inspectors Confirm New Work by Iran at Secure Nuclear Site

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/31/world/middleeast/nuclear-inspectors-confirm-iranian-progress.html

GARDENS -How to DIY Adorable Snail Shell Miniature Gardens

http://www.treehugger.com/lawn-garden/snail-shell-mini-gardens-megan-andersen.html

GARDENS -How to Buy Fresh Tomatoes (Video)

http://www.treehugger.com/green-food/how-buying-fresh-tomatoes-video.html

GARDENS -Get Free Tomato Plants from Rooting Sucker Cuttings

http://www.treehugger.com/lawn-garden/get-free-tomato-plants-rooting-sucker-cuttings.html

GARDENS - - Indoor herb gardening can yield home remedies

http://www.theeagle.com/article/20120831/BC0301/120839928/1103/bc20/&slId=13

HOMES - Zero energy use, zero bills

http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/story/2012/08/21/zero-energy-use-zero-bills-sunshine-coast/

HOMES -Home sales hit 2-year high. Is the housing market back?

http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/Latest-News-Wires/2012/0829/Home-sales-hit-2-year-high.-Is-the-housing-market-back

SCIENCE -Physicists measure photonic interactions at the atomic level

http://phys.org/news/2012-08-physicists-photonic-interactions-atomic.html

SOLAR -First Solar Falls; Halts Shipments To Agua Caliente

http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericsavitz/2012/08/30/first-solar-falls-halts-shipments-to-agua-caliente/

SOLAR -New Georgia utility pitches solar plant

http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2012/08/30/new-georgia-utility-pitches-solar-plant.html

SOLAR -Program making solar panels for homeowners affordable

http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=21941027

SPACE -Black Hole 'Bonanza': Millions Found by NASA Space Telescope

 http://www.livescience.com/22852-black-holes-millions-found-nasa-space-telescope.html

SPACE -NASA launches twin satellites to Earth’s treacherous radiation belts, space weather the quest

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/nasa-launches-twin-satellites-to-earths-treacherous-radiation-belts-space-weather-the-quest/2012/08/30/da4251ec-f279-11e1-b74c-84ed55e0300b_story.html

TECH -How Peanut Butter Can Fix a Scratched DVD

http://www.treehugger.com/gadgets/how-peanut-butter-can-fix-scratched-dvd.html

TECH -Google Maps Adds Voice-Guided Navigation for Cyclists

http://www.treehugger.com/bikes/google-adds-voice-guided-biking-navigation-android-users.html

TECH -More Efficient Solar A/C Developed Down Under

http://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-product-design/more-efficient-solar-powered-air-conditioner-developed-australia.html

TECH -Comprehensive, Accessible Vision Testing Device for Children Developed

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120830125852.htm

TECH -In The Works: New Radiation Monitoring For US Ports

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2012/08/30/in-the-works-new-radiation-monitoring-us-ports/

TECH -Nike, Adidas Want To Dye Your Shirt With No Water

http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidferris/2012/08/30/nike-adidas-want-to-color-your-shirt-with-no-water/

TECH -UF partners with green companies to reduce laundry carbon emissions

http://www.alligator.org/news/campus/article_bf34a970-f325-11e1-94cc-0019bb2963f4.html

URBAN -Thomas Alva Edison Makes You Fat

http://www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/thomas-alva-edison-makes-you-fat.html

URBAN - It's Not Just Young People Who Are Giving Up On Ownership

http://www.treehugger.com/urban-design/its-not-just-young-people-who-are-giving-ownership.html

URBAN -Self-Shifting Kinetic Maze Is a Modernized, Urban Labyrinth (Video)

http://www.treehugger.com/urban-design/landscape-abbreviated-kinetic-maze-nova-jiang.html

Earth Portation News August 29th

ANIMALS
 -Scientist Creates Test, Treatment for Malaria-Like Sickness in Horses
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120829172115.htm

ART 
 -Make your own action figures with a 3-D printer
http://phys.org/news/2012-08-action-figures-d-printer.html

CLIMATE
 -California Heatwaves Moving Toward the Coast
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120829151243.htm

EARTH 
-Hot Spots as Earthquake Trigger Points
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120829131625.htm

ECONOMICS
 -A new approach for controlling the skyrocketing cost of health care
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-approach-skyrocketing-health.html

 -Dematerialization Spreads to All Generations

http://www.treehugger.com/urban-design/its-not-just-young-people-who-are-giving-ownership.html

 -What's Behind Rising Food Prices, Beyond the U.S. Drought

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120829103415.htm

EDUCATION 
-Taking a Close Look at America's Most Sustainable University
http://www.treehugger.com/environmental-policy/-depth-coolest-school-us-uc-davis.html

ENERGY 
 -White House Sets Fuel Economy Target of 54.5 MPG by 2025
http://www.treehugger.com/cars/obama-sets-fuel-economy-target-545-mpg-2025.html

-Activating and Deactivating Gold Nanoparticle Catalysts May Lead to Longer-Lasting Hydrogen Fuel Cells

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120829112222.htm

 -World's Largest Oil Producer Gets Hacked

http://www.treehugger.com/fossil-fuels/worlds-largest-oil-producer-gets-hacked.html

 -New Fuel Economy Standards: Not As High As You Think

http://www.forbes.com/sites/michelinemaynard/2012/08/28/new-fuel-economy-standards-arent-as-high-as-you-might-think/

GARDENS 
 -5 Tips For a Bountiful, Water-Saving Vegetable Garden in a Time of Drought
http://www.treehugger.com/lawn-garden/how-to-have-bountiful-water-saving-garden-time-drought.html 

-5 Flowering Plants for Your Garden's Shady Spots
http://www.treehugger.com/lawn-garden/five-flowering-plants-shady-part-your-garden.html


 -New Planter: Mess-Free Vertical Garden
http://www.treehugger.com/lawn-garden/new-woolly-pocket-planter-less-woolly-makes-vertical-gardening-less-messy.html

-Campus Garden Grows 1000lbs of Food
http://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-agriculture/campus-garden-grows-1000lbs-food-plans-new-garden-each-year.html

HOMES 
 -Latest trend in house design: "A home within a home"
http://www.treehugger.com/urban-design/latest-trend-house-design-home-within-home.html

 -Ultra-Flexible Modular Kitchen With Sink & Stove Folds Down For Tiny Spaces

http://www.treehugger.com/kitchen-design/stewart-justin-case-modular-kitchen-maria-lobisch-andreas-nather.html

SCIENCE 
 -Synchronized X-ray and optical lasers measure how light changes matter on atomic scale
http://phys.org/news/2012-08-synchronized-x-ray-optical-lasers-atomic.html

SOLAR 
 -Solar Microgrid in a Box is Only 3 Feet Wide
http://www.treehugger.com/gadgets/solar-microgrid-box-only-3-feet-wide.html

 -Geothermal Energy's Trouble Competing With Solar

http://www.forbes.com/sites/uciliawang/2012/08/29/geothermal-energys-trouble-competing-with-solar/

 -Solar Prototype Concentrates Sun's Energy with Glass Orb, Boosts PV Efficiency 35%

http://www.treehugger.com/solar-technology/solar-prototype-concentrates-suns-energy-glass-orb-boosts-pv-efficiency-35.html

-Low Cost, High Efficiency Solar Technology Developed

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120828102201.htm

SPACE 
 - Building blocks of life found around young star
http://phys.org/news/2012-08-blocks-life-young-star.html

 -WISE survey uncovers millions of black holes

http://phys.org/news/2012-08-wise-survey-uncovers-millions-black.html

TECH 
 -Smart Filter Technology Uses Gravity, Not Chemicals, to Clean Up Oil Spills
http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/smart-filter-technology-could-help-clean-oil-spills.html

 -Optical fibers in materials: an artificial nervous system

http://phys.org/news/2012-08-optical-fibers-materials-artificial-nervous.html#ajTabs

 -A new use for atomically engineered gold

http://phys.org/news/2012-08-atomically-gold.html

-Smallest Antenna Can Increase Wi-Fi Speed 200 Times

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120829112230.htm

 -Making efficient color filter for display applications

http://phys.org/news/2012-08-efficient-filter-applications.html

 -Mitsubishi’s New Air Conditioner Turns Off When You’re Not Home

http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/mitsubishis-new-air-conditioner-turns-when-youre-not-home.html

-New technique could mean super thin, strong graphene-based circuits

http://phys.org/news/2012-08-technique-super-thin-strong-graphene-based.html

URBAN 
-Habitable Roofs Are Changing Architecture: JDS Builds Green Visitor Center in Beijing
http://www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/habitable-roofs-are-changing-architecture-jds-builds-green-visitor-center-beijing.html

 -Postgreen Homes Builds Gutsy Modern Townhouses in Philadelphia

http://www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/postgreen-homes-builds-gutsy-modern-townhouses-philadelphia.html

WATER 
 -Mississippi River Flows Backwards Due to Isaac
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120829192423.htm

WIND
 -New Offshore Wind Turbine in the Works
http://www.treehugger.com/wind-technology/new-version-aerogenerator-x-10mw-vawt-works.html

 -Which States Have The Most Wind, Solar Or Biomass? New Maps Tell All

http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidferris/2012/08/27/which-states-have-the-most-wind-solar-or-biomass-new-maps-tell-all/

WORK 

 -Why Retire Later?
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120828143317.htm

ANIMALS -Scientist Creates Test, Treatment for Malaria-Like Sickness in Horses

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120829172115.htm

ART -Make your own action figures with a 3-D printer

http://phys.org/news/2012-08-action-figures-d-printer.html

CLIMATE -California Heatwaves Moving Toward the Coast

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120829151243.htm

EARTH -Hot Spots as Earthquake Trigger Points

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120829131625.htm

ECONOMICS -A new approach for controlling the skyrocketing cost of health care

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-approach-skyrocketing-health.html

ECONOMICS -Dematerialization Spreads to All Generations

http://www.treehugger.com/urban-design/its-not-just-young-people-who-are-giving-ownership.html

ECONOMICS -What's Behind Rising Food Prices, Beyond the U.S. Drought

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120829103415.htm

EDUCATION -Taking a Close Look at America's Most Sustainable University

http://www.treehugger.com/environmental-policy/-depth-coolest-school-us-uc-davis.html

ENERGY -White House Sets Fuel Economy Target of 54.5 MPG by 2025

http://www.treehugger.com/cars/obama-sets-fuel-economy-target-545-mpg-2025.html

ENERGY -Activating and Deactivating Gold Nanoparticle Catalysts May Lead to Longer-Lasting Hydrogen Fuel Cells

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120829112222.htm

ENERGY -World's Largest Oil Producer Gets Hacked

http://www.treehugger.com/fossil-fuels/worlds-largest-oil-producer-gets-hacked.html

ENERGY -New Fuel Economy Standards: Not As High As You Think

http://www.forbes.com/sites/michelinemaynard/2012/08/28/new-fuel-economy-standards-arent-as-high-as-you-might-think/

GARDENS -5 Tips For a Bountiful, Water-Saving Vegetable Garden in a Time of Drought

http://www.treehugger.com/lawn-garden/how-to-have-bountiful-water-saving-garden-time-drought.html

GARDENS -5 Flowering Plants for Your Garden's Shady Spots

http://www.treehugger.com/lawn-garden/five-flowering-plants-shady-part-your-garden.html

GARDENS -New Planter: Mess-Free Vertical Garden

http://www.treehugger.com/lawn-garden/new-woolly-pocket-planter-less-woolly-makes-vertical-gardening-less-messy.html

GARDENS -Campus Garden Grows 1000lbs of Food

http://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-agriculture/campus-garden-grows-1000lbs-food-plans-new-garden-each-year.html

HOMES -Latest trend in house design: "A home within a home"

http://www.treehugger.com/urban-design/latest-trend-house-design-home-within-home.html

HOMES -Ultra-Flexible Modular Kitchen With Sink & Stove Folds Down For Tiny Spaces

http://www.treehugger.com/kitchen-design/stewart-justin-case-modular-kitchen-maria-lobisch-andreas-nather.html

SOLAR -Solar Microgrid in a Box is Only 3 Feet Wide

http://www.treehugger.com/gadgets/solar-microgrid-box-only-3-feet-wide.html

SOLAR -Geothermal Energy's Trouble Competing With Solar

http://www.forbes.com/sites/uciliawang/2012/08/29/geothermal-energys-trouble-competing-with-solar/

SOLAR -Solar Prototype Concentrates Sun's Energy with Glass Orb, Boosts PV Efficiency 35%

http://www.treehugger.com/solar-technology/solar-prototype-concentrates-suns-energy-glass-orb-boosts-pv-efficiency-35.html

SOLAR -Low Cost, High Efficiency Solar Technology Developed

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120828102201.htm

SCIENCE -Synchronized X-ray and optical lasers measure how light changes matter on atomic scale

http://phys.org/news/2012-08-synchronized-x-ray-optical-lasers-atomic.html

SPACE - Building blocks of life found around young star

http://phys.org/news/2012-08-blocks-life-young-star.html

SPACE -WISE survey uncovers millions of black holes

http://phys.org/news/2012-08-wise-survey-uncovers-millions-black.html

TECH -Smart Filter Technology Uses Gravity, Not Chemicals, to Clean Up Oil Spills

http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/smart-filter-technology-could-help-clean-oil-spills.html

TECH -Optical fibers in materials: an artificial nervous system

http://phys.org/news/2012-08-optical-fibers-materials-artificial-nervous.html#ajTabs

TECH -A new use for atomically engineered gold

http://phys.org/news/2012-08-atomically-gold.html

TECH -Smallest Antenna Can Increase Wi-Fi Speed 200 Times

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120829112230.htm

TECH -Making efficient color filter for display applications

http://phys.org/news/2012-08-efficient-filter-applications.html

TECH -Mitsubishi’s New Air Conditioner Turns Off When You’re Not Home

http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/mitsubishis-new-air-conditioner-turns-when-youre-not-home.html

TECH -New technique could mean super thin, strong graphene-based circuits

http://phys.org/news/2012-08-technique-super-thin-strong-graphene-based.html

URBAN -Habitable Roofs Are Changing Architecture: JDS Builds Green Visitor Center in Beijing

http://www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/habitable-roofs-are-changing-architecture-jds-builds-green-visitor-center-beijing.html

URBAN -Postgreen Homes Builds Gutsy Modern Townhouses in Philadelphia

http://www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/postgreen-homes-builds-gutsy-modern-townhouses-philadelphia.html

WATER -Mississippi River Flows Backwards Due to Isaac

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120829192423.htm

WIND -New Offshore Wind Turbine in the Works

http://www.treehugger.com/wind-technology/new-version-aerogenerator-x-10mw-vawt-works.html

WIND -Which States Have The Most Wind, Solar Or Biomass? New Maps Tell All

http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidferris/2012/08/27/which-states-have-the-most-wind-solar-or-biomass-new-maps-tell-all/

WORK -Why Retire Later?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120828143317.htm

WEIGHT-Medical myth: Cutting carbs is the best way to lose weight

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-medical-myth-carbs-weight.html

Earth Portation News August 27th

CLIMATE
-Scientists use satellites to measure how pollution particles affect clouds
http://phys.org/news/2012-08-scientists-satellites-pollution-particles-affect.html

EARTH 
-One Third Less Life On Planet Earth?
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120827151855.htm

ECONOMICS
 -Monsanto, DuPont Spending Millions to Oppose California's GMO Labeling Law
http://www.forbes.com/sites/amywestervelt/2012/08/22/monsanto-dupont-spending-millions-to-oppose-californias-gmo-labeling-law/

 -Planning Ahead: Consumers Prefer Fewer Options When Thinking About the Future

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120827151627.htm

ENERGY 
 -CALLED-OUT COMMENT What's Better? A Carbon Tax or Energy Subsidies?
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2012/08/26/whats-better-a-carbon-tax-or-energy-subsidies/

 -Which States Have The Most Wind, Solar Or Biomass? New Maps Tell All

http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidferris/2012/08/27/which-states-have-the-most-wind-solar-or-biomass-new-maps-tell-all/

FASHION 
 -Gardening Shoes That are as Colorful and Funky as Your Garden
http://www.treehugger.com/lawn-garden/gardening-shoes-are-colorful-and-funky-your-garden.html

HOMES 
 -Four Open Source 3D Printable Mason Jar Lids
http://www.treehugger.com/green-home/four-open-source-3d-printable-mason-jar-lids.html

MUSIC 
-Invention Will Strike a Chord With Musicians
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120824093426.htm

 - Mass Effect 3 Full Album

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBIISCnPiQA&feature=player_detailpage#t=79s

PLANTS

 -Researchers show how probiotics boost plant immunity
http://phys.org/news/2012-08-probiotics-boost-immunity.html

SCIENCE 
- Flat Lens Offers a Perfect Image

 Applied physicists at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have created an ultrathin, flat lens that focuses light without imparting the distortions of conventional lenses. 

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120824093523.htm

 -Researchers develop new method to detect, analyze DNA and RNA

http://phys.org/news/2012-08-method-dna-rna.html

-To cap or not to cap: Scientists find new RNA phenomenon that challenges dogma

http://phys.org/news/2012-08-cap-scientists-rna-phenomenon-dogma.html

SOLAR 
 -Lower Cost, Lower Toxicity Solar Cells Cooked Up in Microwave Oven
http://www.treehugger.com/climate-change/lower-cost-lower-toxicity-solar-cells-cooked-microwave-oven.html

-Honeycomb Solar Thermal Collector Promises Higher Efficiency, Lower Cost Hot Water and Space Heating

http://www.treehugger.com/solar-technology/honeycomb-solar-hot-water-heater-promises-higher-efficiency-lower-cost.html

-Solar PV Boom is Shaving Off Mid-Day Energy Demand Peak in Australia

http://www.treehugger.com/renewable-energy/solar-pv-shaving-mid-day-peak-australia.html

-Controlling Superconductors With Light

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120827122503.htm

TECH 

 -Physicists create first-ever mechanical device that measures the mass of a single molecule

http://phys.org/news/2012-08-physicists-first-ever-mechanical-device-mass.html#ajTabs

-New Standard High Efficiency Video Coding Encodes Films More Efficiently

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120823142907.htm

 -How to Feed Data-Hungry Mobile Devices? Use More Antennas

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120823143741.htm

 -Mini-Camera With Maxi-Brainpower

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120823142909.htm

-Rapid-Scanning Microscope With No Loss of Quality

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120824205702.htm

- SAP gives startups millions of dollars worth of software. Here’s why. Read more at http://venturebeat.com/2012/08/25/sap-gives-startups-millions-of-dollars-worth-of-software-heres-why/#c1FG07F8DcSlD9Ac.99

http://venturebeat.com/2012/08/25/sap-gives-startups-millions-of-dollars-worth-of-software-heres-why/

URBAN 
- Latest trend in house design: "A home within a home"
http://www.treehugger.com/urban-design/latest-trend-house-design-home-within-home.html

- "[Ours]: Hyper-Localization of Sustainable Architecture" - New Book Will Demonstrate How Context Matters

http://www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/ours-hyper-localization-sustainable-architecture-new-book-will-demonstrate-how-context-matters.html

-PLATOON Opens Cultural Center Built From Shipping Containers in Berlin

http://www.treehugger.com/modular-design/platoon-opens-cultural-center-built-shipping-containers-berlin.html

-Rooftop Garden Feeds Cafe Customers Below

http://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-agriculture/rooftop-garden-feeds-cafe-customers-below.html

WATER 
 -Underwater Robots to Repair Coral Reefs
http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/underwater-robots-repair-coral-reefs.html

CLIMATE -Scientists use satellites to measure how pollution particles affect clouds

http://phys.org/news/2012-08-scientists-satellites-pollution-particles-affect.html

EARTH -One Third Less Life On Planet Earth?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120827151855.htm

ECONOMICS -Monsanto, DuPont Spending Millions to Oppose California's GMO Labeling Law

http://www.forbes.com/sites/amywestervelt/2012/08/22/monsanto-dupont-spending-millions-to-oppose-californias-gmo-labeling-law/

ECONOMICS -Planning Ahead: Consumers Prefer Fewer Options When Thinking About the Future

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120827151627.htm

ENERGY -CALLED-OUT COMMENT What's Better? A Carbon Tax or Energy Subsidies?

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2012/08/26/whats-better-a-carbon-tax-or-energy-subsidies/

ENERGY -Which States Have The Most Wind, Solar Or Biomass? New Maps Tell All

http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidferris/2012/08/27/which-states-have-the-most-wind-solar-or-biomass-new-maps-tell-all/

FASHION -Gardening Shoes That are as Colorful and Funky as Your Garden

http://www.treehugger.com/lawn-garden/gardening-shoes-are-colorful-and-funky-your-garden.html

HOMES -Four Open Source 3D Printable Mason Jar Lids

http://www.treehugger.com/green-home/four-open-source-3d-printable-mason-jar-lids.html

MUSIC -Invention Will Strike a Chord With Musicians

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120824093426.htm

MUSIC - Mass Effect 3 Full Album

Mass Effect 3 Full Album

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBIISCnPiQA&feature=player_detailpage#t=79s

Mass Effect 3 - Purgatory Club (Full Song)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CW8UxuRNDeQ

PLANTS -Researchers show how probiotics boost plant immunity

http://phys.org/news/2012-08-probiotics-boost-immunity.html

SCIENCE- Flat Lens Offers a Perfect Image

 Applied physicists at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have created an ultrathin, flat lens that focuses light without imparting the distortions of conventional lenses.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120824093523.htm

SCIENCE -Researchers develop new method to detect, analyze DNA and RNA

http://phys.org/news/2012-08-method-dna-rna.html

SCIENCE -To cap or not to cap: Scientists find new RNA phenomenon that challenges dogma

http://phys.org/news/2012-08-cap-scientists-rna-phenomenon-dogma.html

SOLAR -Lower Cost, Lower Toxicity Solar Cells Cooked Up in Microwave Oven

http://www.treehugger.com/climate-change/lower-cost-lower-toxicity-solar-cells-cooked-microwave-oven.html

SOLAR -Honeycomb Solar Thermal Collector Promises Higher Efficiency, Lower Cost Hot Water and Space Heating

http://www.treehugger.com/solar-technology/honeycomb-solar-hot-water-heater-promises-higher-efficiency-lower-cost.html

SOLAR -Solar PV Boom is Shaving Off Mid-Day Energy Demand Peak in Australia

http://www.treehugger.com/renewable-energy/solar-pv-shaving-mid-day-peak-australia.html

SCIENCE -Controlling Superconductors With Light

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120827122503.htm

TECH -Physicists create first-ever mechanical device that measures the mass of a single molecule

http://phys.org/news/2012-08-physicists-first-ever-mechanical-device-mass.html#ajTabs

TECH -New Standard High Efficiency Video Coding Encodes Films More Efficiently

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120823142907.htm

TECH -How to Feed Data-Hungry Mobile Devices? Use More Antennas

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120823143741.htm

TECH -Mini-Camera With Maxi-Brainpower

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120823142909.htm

TECH -Rapid-Scanning Microscope With No Loss of Quality

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120824205702.htm

TECH - SAP gives startups millions of dollars worth of software. Here’s why. Read more at http://venturebeat.com/2012/08/25/sap-gives-startups-millions-of-dollars-worth-of-software-heres-why/#c1FG07F8DcSlD9Ac.99

http://venturebeat.com/2012/08/25/sap-gives-startups-millions-of-dollars-worth-of-software-heres-why/

URBAN - Latest trend in house design: "A home within a home"

http://www.treehugger.com/urban-design/latest-trend-house-design-home-within-home.html

URBAN - "[Ours]: Hyper-Localization of Sustainable Architecture" - New Book Will Demonstrate How Context Matters

http://www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/ours-hyper-localization-sustainable-architecture-new-book-will-demonstrate-how-context-matters.html

URBAN -PLATOON Opens Cultural Center Built From Shipping Containers in Berlin

http://www.treehugger.com/modular-design/platoon-opens-cultural-center-built-shipping-containers-berlin.html

URBAN -Rooftop Garden Feeds Cafe Customers Below

http://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-agriculture/rooftop-garden-feeds-cafe-customers-below.html

URBAN -PLATOON Opens Cultural Center Built From Shipping Containers in Berlin

http://www.treehugger.com/modular-design/platoon-opens-cultural-center-built-shipping-containers-berlin.html

WATER -Underwater Robots to Repair Coral Reefs

http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/underwater-robots-repair-coral-reefs.html

Earth Portation News August 24th

AIR

- Electronic Nose Detects Harmful Airborne Chemicals   

http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/electronic-nose-detects-harmful-chemicals.html

- Wind Concentrates Pollutants With Unexpected Order in an Urban Environment

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120824081917.htm

ANIMALS 
- Sunbathing Helps These Bugs Stay Healthy
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120824150247.htm

- Ants 'Screen' for Beneficial Bacteria to Assist Them
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120822222557.htm

- Bigger creatures live longer, travel farther for a reason
http://phys.org/news/2012-08-bigger-creatures-longer.html

CLIMATE
- Cloud Control Could Tame Hurricanes, Study Shows
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120823090914.htm

- No-Till Could Help Maintain Crop Yields Despite Climate Change
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120823091052.htm

ECONOMICS 
- Has the Time Come for Sacred Economics?
http://www.treehugger.com/corporate-responsibility/has-time-come-sacred-economics.html

- 4 Signs The Housing Market Is Improving
http://www.forbes.com/sites/sap/2012/08/22/4-signs-the-housing-market-is-improving/

- Bank Ad Explains Why Small Economics Might Be The New Big
http://www.treehugger.com/corporate-responsibility/bank-ad-explains-why-small-economics-might-be-new-big.html

ENERGY 
- Scientists Produce Hydrogen for Fuel Cells Using an Inexpensive Catalyst Under Real-World Conditions
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120823112927.htm

- Biofuel from biomass one step closer to reality thanks to discovery to manipulate 'hot' microbes
http://phys.org/news/2012-08-biofuel-biomass-closer-reality-discovery.html

- Scientists produce H2 for fuel cells using an inexpensive catalyst under real-world conditions
http://phys.org/news/2012-08-scientists-h2-fuel-cells-inexpensive.html#ajTabs

GARDENS 
-5 Best Plants for Your Garden's Shady Spots
http://www.treehugger.com/lawn-garden/five-best-shade-plants-your-garden.html

-10 Gardens Prettier Than a Lawn -- and More Water-Efficient, Too
http://www.treehugger.com/slideshows/lawn-garden/10-gorgeous-gardens-using-much-less-water-than-a-lawn/

HOMES 
-KAA design and P2 Design HOUSE
http://www.ecofriend.com/eco-friendly-vision-house-eco-lovers.html

PEOPLE
- Three (Incredibly Simple) Questions The Most Successful People Use To Change The World
http://www.forbes.com/sites/mikemaddock/2012/08/21/three-incredibly-simple-questions-the-most-successful-people-use-to-change-the-world/

PERMACULTURE 
- Nest-Like Treehouse Uses Glue-Laminated Timber (Video)
http://www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/dartmoor-treehouse-jerry-tate-architects.html

SCIENCE
- Southampton physicists join search for hidden magnetic states
http://phys.org/news/2012-08-southampton-physicists-hidden-magnetic-states.html

- Physicists demonstrate first time reversal of water waves
http://phys.org/news/2012-08-physicists-reversal.html#ajTabs

- Shaking the electron has strengthened quantum mechanics
http://phys.org/news/2012-08-electron-quantum-mechanics.html

- Higgs boson provides a musical spin
http://phys.org/news/2012-08-higgs-boson-musical.html

- Simplified Approach for High-Power, Single-Mode Lasers
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120824093517.htm

SOLAR 
-Microwave Ovens May Help Produce Lower Cost Solar Energy Technology
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120824130300.htm

-Make a Solar Charger In A Glass Bottle!
http://www.treehugger.com/gadgets/make-solar-charger-glass-bottle.html

TECH 
-Making crowdsourcing easier
http://phys.org/news/2012-08-crowdsourcing-easier.html

- Tech Consultancy Puts 3D Printing at Peak of "Hype Cycle"
http://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-product-design/tech-consultancy-puts-3d-printing-peak-hype-cycle.html

- Addressing the need for microscopic speed
http://phys.org/news/2012-08-microscopic.html

- Flat Lens Offers a Perfect Image
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120824093523.htm

- Dispatch software combines multiple internet connections into one
http://phys.org/news/2012-08-dispatch-software-combines-multiple-internet.html

- GreenCam App Turns Your Computer Screen Off When You Walk Away
http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/greencam-app-turns-your-computer-screen-when-you-walk-away.html

URBAN
-Transforming an Old Cooperage into the Hippest Hotel in Brooklyn; the Wythe Hotel (Photos)
http://www.treehugger.com/interior-design/transforming-old-cooperage-hippest-hotel-brooklyn-wythe-hotel-photos.html

WIND 
- New Wind Power System Claims 70% Increase in Wind Speeds, Triple the Power Output
http://www.treehugger.com/wind-technology/new-wind-augmentation-system-claims-70-increase-wind-speeds-triple-power-output.html

- Feds Grant Ocean Power Technologies Permit to Build First Commercial Wave Farm in U.S.
http://www.treehugger.com/renewable-energy/feds-grant-ocean-power-technologies-permit-build-first-commercial-wave-farm-us.html

WORK
-America's Deadliest Professions: Jobs With The Most Workplace Fatalities
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jimgorzelany/2012/08/24/drive-for-a-living-make-sure-your-life-insurance-is-paid-up/

AIR -Electronic Nose Detects Harmful Airborne Chemicals

http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/electronic-nose-detects-harmful-chemicals.html

AIR -Wind Concentrates Pollutants With Unexpected Order in an Urban Environment

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120824081917.htm

ANIMALS - Sunbathing Helps These Bugs Stay Healthy

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120824150247.htm

ANIMALS - Ants 'Screen' for Beneficial Bacteria to Assist Them

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120822222557.htm

ANIMALS - Bigger creatures live longer, travel farther for a reason

http://phys.org/news/2012-08-bigger-creatures-longer.html

CLIMATE - Cloud Control Could Tame Hurricanes, Study Shows

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120823090914.htm

CLIMATE - No-Till Could Help Maintain Crop Yields Despite Climate Change

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120823091052.htm

ECONOMICS - Has the Time Come for Sacred Economics?

http://www.treehugger.com/corporate-responsibility/has-time-come-sacred-economics.html

ECONOMICS - 4 Signs The Housing Market Is Improving

http://www.forbes.com/sites/sap/2012/08/22/4-signs-the-housing-market-is-improving/

ECONOMICS - Bank Ad Explains Why Small Economics Might Be The New Big

http://www.treehugger.com/corporate-responsibility/bank-ad-explains-why-small-economics-might-be-new-big.html

ENERGY - Scientists Produce Hydrogen for Fuel Cells Using an Inexpensive Catalyst Under Real-World Conditions

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120823112927.htm

ENERGY - Biofuel from biomass one step closer to reality thanks to discovery to manipulate 'hot' microbes

http://phys.org/news/2012-08-biofuel-biomass-closer-reality-discovery.html

ENERGY - Scientists produce H2 for fuel cells using an inexpensive catalyst under real-world conditions

http://phys.org/news/2012-08-scientists-h2-fuel-cells-inexpensive.html#ajTabs

GARDENS -5 Best Plants for Your Garden's Shady Spots

http://www.treehugger.com/lawn-garden/five-best-shade-plants-your-garden.html

GARDENS -10 Gardens Prettier Than a Lawn -- and More Water-Efficient, Too

http://www.treehugger.com/slideshows/lawn-garden/10-gorgeous-gardens-using-much-less-water-than-a-lawn/

HOMES -KAA design and P2 Design HOUSE

http://www.ecofriend.com/eco-friendly-vision-house-eco-lovers.html

PEOPLE - Three (Incredibly Simple) Questions The Most Successful People Use To Change The World

http://www.forbes.com/sites/mikemaddock/2012/08/21/three-incredibly-simple-questions-the-most-successful-people-use-to-change-the-world/

PERMACULTURE - Nest-Like Treehouse Uses Glue-Laminated Timber (Video)

http://www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/dartmoor-treehouse-jerry-tate-architects.html

SCIENCE - Southampton physicists join search for hidden magnetic states

http://phys.org/news/2012-08-southampton-physicists-hidden-magnetic-states.html

SCIENCE - Physicists demonstrate first time reversal of water waves

http://phys.org/news/2012-08-physicists-reversal.html#ajTabs

SCIENCE - Shaking the electron has strengthened quantum mechanics

http://phys.org/news/2012-08-electron-quantum-mechanics.html

SCIENCE - Higgs boson provides a musical spin

http://phys.org/news/2012-08-higgs-boson-musical.html

SCIENCE - Simplified Approach for High-Power, Single-Mode Lasers

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120824093517.htm

SOLAR -Microwave Ovens May Help Produce Lower Cost Solar Energy Technology

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120824130300.htm

SOLAR -Make a Solar Charger In A Glass Bottle!

http://www.treehugger.com/gadgets/make-solar-charger-glass-bottle.html

TECH -Making crowdsourcing easier

http://phys.org/news/2012-08-crowdsourcing-easier.html

TECH - Tech Consultancy Puts 3D Printing at Peak of "Hype Cycle"

http://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-product-design/tech-consultancy-puts-3d-printing-peak-hype-cycle.html

TECH - Addressing the need for microscopic speed

http://phys.org/news/2012-08-microscopic.html

TECH - Flat Lens Offers a Perfect Image

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120824093523.htm

TECH - Dispatch software combines multiple internet connections into one

http://phys.org/news/2012-08-dispatch-software-combines-multiple-internet.html

TECH - GreenCam App Turns Your Computer Screen Off When You Walk Away

http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/greencam-app-turns-your-computer-screen-when-you-walk-away.html

URBAN -Transforming an Old Cooperage into the Hippest Hotel in Brooklyn; the Wythe Hotel (Photos)

http://www.treehugger.com/interior-design/transforming-old-cooperage-hippest-hotel-brooklyn-wythe-hotel-photos.html

WIND - New Wind Power System Claims 70% Increase in Wind Speeds, Triple the Power Output

http://www.treehugger.com/wind-technology/new-wind-augmentation-system-claims-70-increase-wind-speeds-triple-power-output.html

WIND - Feds Grant Ocean Power Technologies Permit to Build First Commercial Wave Farm in U.S.

http://www.treehugger.com/renewable-energy/feds-grant-ocean-power-technologies-permit-build-first-commercial-wave-farm-us.html

WORK -America's Deadliest Professions: Jobs With The Most Workplace Fatalities

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jimgorzelany/2012/08/24/drive-for-a-living-make-sure-your-life-insurance-is-paid-up/

MUSIC - Conductor Sir Simon Rattle

SEASON FINALLY OPENS!
The Berliner Philharmoniker
Conductor Sir Simon Rattle
Season Opening Brahms 2nd Piano Concerto
Witold Lutosławski  Symphony No. 3
128 world class musicians
http://www.digitalconcerthall.com/en
                                      Interview with Conductor Sir Simon Rattle

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