Earth Portation News October 15th

ANIMALS - Insects - Photo of the Day: Big Bold Bug Eyes!
http://www.treehugger.com/slideshows/natural-sciences/photo-day-big-bold-bug-eyes/

ANIMALS - DNA Confirms Genetically Distinct Lion Population for Ethiopia
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121011085336.htm

ANIMALS - World's 25 Most Endangered Primates Revealed
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121015110822.htm


CLIMATE - Study: Tropical cyclones are occurring more frequently than before
http://phys.org/news/2012-10-tropical-cyclones-frequently.html

CLIMATE - Dire Drought Ahead, May Lead to Massive Tree Death
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121015111445.htm
http://phys.org/news/2012-10-droughts-massive-tree-death.html

CLIMATE - Breakthrough nano-technology solar cell achieves 18.2% efficiency, eliminates need for anti-reflection layer
http://phys.org/news/2012-10-breakthrough-nano-technology-solar-cell-efficiency.html


EARTH - Evolution Mostly Driven by Brawn, Not Brains
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121015152005.htm


ECONOMICS - The Nobel Prize Fantasy: The European Union As a Peacekeeper
http://www.forbes.com/sites/dougbandow/2012/10/15/the-nobel-prize-fantasy-the-european-union-as-a-peacekeeper/

ECONOMICS - Amazon.com Exposes The Fraudulent Nature Of The 2008 Bank Bailouts
http://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2012/10/14/amazon-com-exposes-the-fraudulent-nature-of-the-2008-bank-bailouts/

ECONOMICS - LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner's Key To Good Business: Managing Compassionately
http://www.forbes.com/sites/julietbarbara/2012/10/15/linkedin-ceo-jeff-weiners-key-to-good-business-managing-compassionately/

ECONOMICS - The Mexican Miracle: Despite Brutal Drug War, An Economic Rebirth
http://www.forbes.com/sites/nathanvardi/2012/10/15/the-mexican-mircale/


ENERGY - GE's First All-New Turbine in 20 Years is Optimized for Renewables
http://www.treehugger.com/renewable-energy/ges-first-all-new-turbine-20-years-optimized-renewables.html

ENERGY - The Facts on Fracking (Infographic)
http://www.treehugger.com/fossil-fuels/frack-free-colorado-highlights-natural-gas-fracking-facts-infographic.html

ENERGY - Oil-Rich Norway Doubles Its Carbon Tax on Oil Companies
http://www.treehugger.com/fossil-fuels/oil-rich-norway-doubles-its-carbon-tax-oil-companies.html

ENERGY - Germans face hefty bill to end nuclear power (Update 2)
http://phys.org/news/2012-10-germany-hikes-electricity-renewables.html


ENVIRONMENT - Scientists, Journalists Challenge Claim That GM Crops Harm The Environment
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonentine/2012/10/12/scientists-journalists-challenge-claim-that-gm-crops-harm-the-environment/


FASHION - Eco-fashion makes its mark at New York Fashion Week(1)
http://www.ecofriend.com/eco-fashion-makes-its-mark-at-new-york-fashion-week1.html


GARDENS - Research Shows Legume Trees Can Fertilize and Stabilize Maize Fields, Generate Higher Yields
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121015090050.htm


PEOPLE - Austrian skydiver reached Mach 1.24: official (Update 2)
http://phys.org/news/2012-10-austrian-skydiver-mach.html#ajTabs


SCIENCE - On the origin of life's most crucial isotope
http://phys.org/news/2012-10-life-crucial-isotope.html

SCIENCE - Novel technique helps with researching atomic structure of complex surfaces
http://phys.org/news/2012-10-technique-atomic-complex-surfaces.html#ajTabs

SCIENCE - Freezing electrons in flight
http://phys.org/news/2012-10-electrons-flight.html

SCIENCE - Freezing Electrons in Flight: Physicists Catch Electrons Getting Knocked out of Atoms
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121015154559.htm

SCIENCE - Make Gadget Parts Using Sugru and 3D Printed Molds
http://www.treehugger.com/natural-sciences/make-gadget-parts-using-sugru-3d-printed-molds.html

SCIENCE - Nobel prize won by Briton written off in his teens by a science teacher
http://apps.facebook.com/theguardian/science/2012/oct/08/nobel-prize-briton-science-teacher


SOLAR - How Solar Light Saves Lives
http://www.treehugger.com/renewable-energy/how-solar-light-saves-lives.html

SOLAR - SOLAR PANEL DIY MAKE YOUR OWN SOLAR POWER PV SOLAR
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Zy3ELxwdtE&feature=share

SOLAR - DIY Solar Panels - Cool Trick to Help You Break Fewer Solar Cells
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5usIzL071fw

SOLAR - DIY Solar Panel System: Components, Cost & Savings
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pedyMd5mGg4

SOLAR - 6x6 broken Cracked solar cells solar panel diy High Amps
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7LbVWEv9LY

SOLAR - Nanotechnology Could Lead to Ultra-Thin Flexible Solar Cells
http://www.treehugger.com/solar-technology/nanotechnology-could-lead-ultra-thin-flexible-solar-cells.html


SPACE - European Space Agency Deploys First Orbital Debris Test Radar in Spain
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121015085417.htm

SPACE - DIY Solar Panel System: Costly Mistakes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhIXptI28HA

SPACE -Moon's Water in Soil from Solar Wind Particles?
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121014162827.htm

SPACE - Highest Freefall From Edge Of Space
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121014170655.htm


TECH - NYU physicists recognized for discovering novel spin-based memory
http://phys.org/news/2012-10-nyu-physicists-spin-based-memory.html

TECH - 'Invisibility': Key to Better Electronics?
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121012122646.htm

TECH - New Way to Mimic the Color and Texture of Butterfly Wings
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121015132555.htm

TECH - Researchers Find New Way to Prevent Cracking in Nanoparticle Films
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121015132549.htm

TECH - NCAR-Wyoming Supercomputing Center Opens
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121015142032.htm

TECH - How HP Could Reinvent 3D Printing...and Itself
http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevefaktor/2012/10/15/how-hp-could-reinvent-3d-printing-and-itself/

TECH - BUILD A TESLA COIL IN A FEW EASY STEPS
http://www.treehugger.com/slideshows/clean-technology/build-tesla-coil-9-steps/

TECH - EPEAT Certifies Hard-to-Repair MacBook Pro with Retina Display
http://www.treehugger.com/gadgets/epeat-certifies-hard-recycle-macbook-pro.html


URBAN - Traditional courtyards: An example of eco-efficiency for architects
http://phys.org/news/2012-10-traditional-courtyards-eco-efficiency-architects.html

URBAN - We Don't All Have To Live In High Rises To Get Dense Cities; We Should Just Learn From Montreal
http://www.treehugger.com/urban-design/we-dont-all-have-live-high-rises-get-dense-cities-we-should-just-learn-montreal.html

URBAN - Living In Cities May Literally Be Driving Us Insane
http://www.treehugger.com/urban-design/living-cities-may-literally-be-driving-us-insane.html

URBAN - SoHo Architektur Demonstrate How The KISS Principle makes for Less Costly Houses
http://www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/soho-architektur-demonstrate-how-kiss-principle-makes-less-costly-houses.html

URBAN -Holedeck Waffle Slab Construction System Saves 20" Per Floor
http://www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/holedeck-waffle-slab-construction-system-saves-20-floor.html


WIND - New Wind Farm Could Be Largest In North America
http://www.forbes.com/sites/eco-nomics/2012/10/11/new-wind-farm-could-be-largest-in-north-america/
http://www.treehugger.com/renewable-energy/ges-first-all-new-turbine-20-years-optimized-renewables.html