Earth Portation News October 10th

AIR - How Much Carbon Dioxide is Emitted on Your Block? Hestia Knows
http://www.treehugger.com/climate-change/how-much-carbon-dioxide-emitted-your-block-hestia-knows.html


ANIMALS - Photo of the Day: Spinner Dolphin Jumps for Joy
http://www.treehugger.com/slideshows/natural-sciences/photo-day-spinner-dolphin-jumps-joy/

ANIMALS - Small fish can play a big role in the 'biological pump'
http://phys.org/news/2012-10-small-fish-big-role-biological.html#ajTabs

ANIMALS - Singing Mice Show Signs of Learning
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121010172128.htm

ANIMALS - Animal Models Can Revolutionize the Study of Cancer
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121009131509.htm


BOOKS - Mountain of Books Built In Glassy and Classy Library
http://www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/mountain-books-built-glassy-and-classy-library.html

BOOKS - Photo of the Day: New Life for an Old Book
http://www.treehugger.com/green-home/photo-day-new-life-old-book.html


CLIMATE - WHEN TURNING DOWN THE THERMOSTAT WAS A PATRIOTIC ACT
http://www.treehugger.com/slideshows/energy-policy/12-great-posters-when-turning-down-thermostat-and-preparing-winter-was-patriotic-act/


ECONOMICS - 3 Lessons For Better Supply Chain Management
http://www.forbes.com/sites/manishbapna/2012/10/10/3-lessons-for-better-supply-chain-management/

ECONOMICS - The 3 Reasons Great Companies Stop Growing--And The Solution
http://www.forbes.com/sites/christinecomaford/2012/10/09/3-reasons-great-companies-stop-growing-and-the-solution/

ECONOMICS - In Top 10 Countries For Business, U.S. Ranks Last
http://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2012/10/09/in-top-ten-countries-for-business-u-s-ranks-last/


EDUCATION - American Obesity: The Biggest Threat To Fuel Economy?
http://www.forbes.com/sites/matthewdepaula/2012/10/09/american-obesity-the-biggest-threat-to-fuel-economy/


ENERGY - Obama Versus Romney On Energy -- In Depth This Time
http://www.forbes.com/sites/martinlamonica/2012/10/08/obama-versus-romney-on-energy-in-depth-this-time-2/

ENERGY - Why "Green Fossils" Matter So Much To Africa's Energy Future
http://www.forbes.com/sites/mfonobongnsehe/2012/10/10/why-green-fossils-matter-so-much-to-africas-energy-future/


FASHION - Redefine Luxury: Bright Buttons & Buckles Made Out of Wasted Food
http://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-product-design/buttons-made-of-wasted-food-hoyan-ip.html


HOMES -Multi-Purpose Folding Screen Doubles as Library, Rack, Mirror and Ironing Board
http://www.treehugger.com/eco-friendly-furniture/multi-purpose-folding-screen-doubles-library-rack-mirror-and-ironing-board.html

HOMES -Cleverly Redesigned Clothes Hanger Reduces Wasteful Laundry Washing
http://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-product-design/bye-bye-laundry-lisa-marie-bengtsson.html


PLANTS - Scientists Create Clear Soil to Spy on Plants
http://www.treehugger.com/natural-sciences/scientists-create-clear-soil-spy-plants.html


SCIENCE - Catalysis: Putting Cyanide to Work
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121010101659.htm

SCIENCE - Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2012: Smart Receptors on Cell Surfaces
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121010081948.htm

SCIENCE - Frenchman, American win Nobel for quantum physics (Update 6)
http://phys.org/news/2012-10-haroche-wineland-nobel-physics-prize.html#ajTabs

SCIENCE - Spanish Researchers Find the Exact Spot Where Julius Caesar Was Stabbed
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121010102158.htm

SCIENCE - Extending Einstein's Theory Beyond Light Speed
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121010092742.htm


SOLAR - System Combines Solar Panels, Wind Turbines
http://www.treehugger.com/wind-technology/skystream-hybrid-6-integrates-solar-panels-wind-turbine.html

SOLAR - Dead Stars Could Be the Future of Spacecraft Navigation
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121009121611.htm


SPACE - NASA Is Engineering Microbes to Make Bricks on Mars
http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/nasa-engineering-microbes-make-bricks-mars.html

SPACE - Saturn's Ever-Changing F Ring
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121010152523.htm

SPACE - Sweeping X-Ray Imaging Survey of Dying Stars
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121010141448.htm

SPACE - Astronomers Spot Surprising Spiral Structure
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121010131403.htm


TECH - Quick Fix for Frayed iPhone Cords with PlastiDip
http://www.treehugger.com/gadgets/quick-fix-frayed-iphone-cords-plastidip.html

TECH - Does An Ethical Laptop Exist?
http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/does-ethical-laptop-exist.html

TECH - 3D Printed Headphones Built Without Tools
http://www.treehugger.com/gadgets/3d-printed-headphones-snap-together.html

TECH - Distributed Credential Protection: Trying to beat the hackers and protect our passwords
http://phys.org/news/2012-10-credential-hackers-passwords.html

TECH - Quantam research will yield 'super-computers': Nobel winner
http://phys.org/news/2012-10-quantam-yield-super-computers-nobel-winner.html#ajTabs

TECH - From lectures to explosives detection: Laser pointer identifies dangerous chemicals in real-time
http://phys.org/news/2012-10-explosives-laser-pointer-dangerous-chemicals.html

TECH - Making crowdsourcing more reliable
http://phys.org/news/2012-10-crowdsourcing-reliable.html

TECH - Close call: Bad weather drives up phone calls to our nearest and dearest
http://phys.org/news/2012-10-bad-weather-nearest-dearest.html

TECH - Review: Tablet apps fill in gap, won't replace PCs
http://phys.org/news/2012-10-tablet-apps-gap-wont-pcs.html

TECH - Digital Tabletop System With Views on Demand
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121009093214.htm

TECH - Nanoparticles: Making Gold Economical for Sensing
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121010150806.htm

TECH - After A Bad Quarter Here's The New Rules For Green Tech Investing
http://www.forbes.com/sites/martinlamonica/2012/10/10/new-rules-for-green-tech-investing/

TECH - Light Might Prompt Graphene Devices on Demand
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121010141450.htm

TECH - Electronics: Visible Progress
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121010112220.htm


URBAN - New Methods Might Drastically Reduce the Costs of Investigating Polluted Sites
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121009102007.htm

URBAN - City Relocates 100-Year-Old Tree, Saving it From the Chainsaw
http://www.treehugger.com/culture/community-rallies-relocate-100-year-old-oak-tree.html

URBAN - Coop Du Jour: Chicken Coop Ledoux by Planda Architects
http://www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/coop-du-jour-chicken-coop-ledoux-planda-architects.html

URBAN - New Flatpack from Unity Homes May Be The Greenest Prefab On the Market
http://www.treehugger.com/modular-design/new-flatpack-unity-homes-may-be-greenest-prefab-market.html


WIND - Lincoln Center Now 100% Wind Powered
http://www.treehugger.com/energy-policy/lincoln-center-now-100-percent-wind-powered.html


WORK - FedEx Shows Why There's No Jobs
http://www.forbes.com/sites/afontevecchia/2012/10/10/fedex-and-the-real-reason-why-theres-no-jobs-cut-back-on-worker-hours-and-raise-profits/