Earth Portation News October 17th

AIR -High CO2 Levels Indoors Impair Cognition
http://www.treehugger.com/health/high-co2-levels-indoors-impair-cognition.html
http://phys.org/news/2012-10-elevated-indoor-carbon-dioxide-impairs.html


ANIMALS - INSECTS - London Beekeepers Dismiss Corporate Beekeeping, Worried About Too Many Bees
http://www.treehugger.com/corporate-responsibility/london-beekeepers-dismiss-corporate-beekeeping-worried-about-too-many-bees.html


BIRDS - Protecting native birds by manipulating rats' sense of smell
http://phys.org/news/2012-10-native-birds-rats.html#ajTabs

BIRDS - Capture Amazing Up-Close Images of Birds Eating with Bird Photo Booth
http://www.treehugger.com/gadgets/capture-amazing-up-close-images-birds-eating-bird-photo-booth.html


CLIMATE - September 2012 Ties For Hottest on Record
http://www.treehugger.com/climate-change/september-2012-ties-hottest-record.html


EARTH - Archaeoastronomers claim Alexandria was built to align with Alexander the Great's birth date
http://phys.org/news/2012-10-archaeoastronomers-alexandria-built-align-alexander.html


ECONOMICS - Alvin Roth Bags Econ Nobel And Medical Residents' Ire
http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidwhelan/2012/10/15/alvin-roth-receives-economics-nobel-for-flawed-residency-match-system/

ECONOMICS - Softbank to buy 70 percent of Sprint for $20 bln (Update)
http://phys.org/news/2012-10-softbank-percent-sprint-bln.html

ECONOMICS - A123 Bankruptcy: Is A Complete Sell-Off Next?
http://www.forbes.com/sites/martinlamonica/2012/10/16/a123-bankruptcy-is-a-complete-sell-off-next/

ECONOMICS - Chinese e-Tailer Building 1,000 Stores With Nothing In Them
http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/chinese-etailer-building-1000-stores-nothing-them.html

ECONOMICS - Will Economic Growth Destroy The Environment -- Or Save It?
http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidferris/2012/10/17/will-economic-growth-destroy-the-environment-or-save-it/

ECONOMICS - Is "Sharespray" the New Way to Do Everything?
http://www.treehugger.com/economics/sharespray-new-way-do-everything.html


ENERGY - Study: The Best Way To Conserve Energy Is To Conserve Water
http://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherhelman/2012/10/17/study-the-best-way-to-conserve-energy-is-to-conserve-water/

ENERGY - Anti-Nuclear Plan Cutting Into Germany's Families
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2012/10/17/anti-nuclear-plan-cutting-into-germanys-families/

ENERGY - Can cobalt nanoparticles replace platinum in fuel cells?
http://phys.org/news/2012-10-cobalt-nanoparticles-platinum-fuel-cells.html#ajTabs


HOMES -Rock Rocket Stove Is Held Together By Coat Hangers
http://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-product-design/rock-rocket-stove-held-together-coat-hangers.html


PEOPLE - 19 Incredible Human Accomplishments
http://www.treehugger.com/culture/incredible-human-accomplishments.html

PEOPLE - 21 SUPER KIDS SAVE THE WORLD FROM ADULTS
http://www.treehugger.com/culture/future-bright-21-super-kids-will-save-world-adults.html


SCIENCE - New method measures movements of tiny devices-at every step
http://phys.org/news/2012-10-method-movements-tiny-devices-at.html#ajTabs

SCIENCE - At the nanoscale, graphite can turn friction upside down
http://phys.org/news/2012-10-nanoscale-graphite-friction-upside.html#ajTabs

SCIENCE - Chemist develops process that allows iron to serve as platinum catalyst
http://phys.org/news/2012-10-chemist-iron-platinum-catalyst.html

SCIENCE - Method uses cosmic rays to gather detailed information from inside damaged Fukushima nuclear reactors
http://phys.org/news/2012-10-method-cosmic-rays-fukushima-nuclear.html

SCIENCE - Researchers engineer microscale optical accelerometer
http://phys.org/news/2012-10-microscale-optical-accelerometer.html

SCIENCE - Bus service for qubits: Spin-orbit qubits are right at home in electrical circuits
http://phys.org/news/2012-10-bus-qubits-spin-orbit-home-electrical.html

SCIENCE - Study confirms magnetic properties of silicon nano-ribbons
http://phys.org/news/2012-10-magnetic-properties-silicon-nano-ribbons.html


SOLAR -Moving Microgrids Into the Mainstream
http://www.forbes.com/sites/pikeresearch/2012/10/17/moving-microgrids-into-the-mainstream/

SOLAR -Report: 180 Solar Panel Makers Will Disappear By 2015
http://www.forbes.com/sites/uciliawang/2012/10/16/report-180-solar-panel-makers-will-disappear-by-2015/

SOLAR -Volaic's Solar Charger Kits Let You DIY
http://www.treehugger.com/gadgets/build-your-own-solar-charger-voltaics-diy-kits.html

SOLAR -Nanoflower Structures Make Better Batteries, Solar Cells
http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/nanoflower-structures-make-better-batteries-solar-cells.html

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

SOLAR -Build Your Own Solar Charger with Voltaic's DIY Kits
http://www.treehugger.com/gadgets/build-your-own-solar-charger-voltaics-diy-kits.html


SPACE -Earth-sized planet found just outside solar system
http://phys.org/news/2012-10-earth-sized-planet-solar.html#ajTabs

SPACE -New study proves Moon was created in massive planetary collision
http://phys.org/news/2012-10-massive-planetary-collision-zapped-key.html

SPACE - Dark matter filament studied in 3-D for the first time
http://phys.org/news/2012-10-dark-filament-d.html#ajTabs


SUSTAINABILITY -Green buildings-A sustainable choice
http://www.ecofriend.com/green-buildings-a-sustainable-choice.html

SUSTAINABILITY - Rock Rocket Stove Is Held Together By Coat Hangers
http://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-product-design/rock-rocket-stove-held-together-coat-hangers.html


TECH - Researchers use 'spin coating' to prevent cracking in nanoparticle films
http://phys.org/news/2012-10-coating-nanoparticle.html

TECH - Dramatic Crocheted Lamps Created With Fashion Industry Waste
http://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-product-design/crocheted-omi-lamps-naomi-paul.html

TECH - LabStrip Turns Your iPhone Into a Lab
http://www.treehugger.com/gadgets/labstrip-turns-your-iphone-pocket-science-lab.html

TECH - Vinod Khosla: Investors Need To Make Smart, Risky Bets On Green Tech
http://www.forbes.com/sites/toddwoody/2012/10/17/vinod-khosla-investors-need-to-make-smart-risky-bets-on-green-tech/

TECH - Spider Silk Could Give Us Biodegradable Computer Chips
http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/spider-silk-could-give-biodegradable-computer-chips.html


URBAN - Blu Homes To Build Small Affordable Houses for the Poor of Marin County
http://www.treehugger.com/modular-design/blu-homes-build-small-affordable-houses-poor-marin-county.html

URBAN -Chinese e-Tailer Building 1,000 Stores With Nothing In Them
http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/chinese-etailer-building-1000-stores-nothing-them.html

URBAN -Homebox Flips Shipping Container Housing
http://www.treehugger.com/modular-design/homebox-turns-shipping-container-housing-its-end.html

URBAN -Billionaire Plans to Turn Hawaiian Island Into a Solar-Powered "Eco Lab"
http://www.treehugger.com/environmental-policy/billionaire-plans-turn-hawaiian-island-solar-powered-eco-lab.html

URBAN - Steel Box of A Tiny House is Only 320 Square Feet
http://www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/steel-box-tiny-house-only-320-square-feet.html


WORK -Top Eco Friendly Travel Options For Getting To Work
http://www.ecofriend.com/top-eco-friendly-travel-options-for-getting-to-work.html

WORK - The Bad Habits That Can Cost You Your Job
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jacquelynsmith/2012/10/17/14-bad-habits-that-can-cost-you-your-job/

WORK -65% of Americans Choose a Better Boss Over a Raise -- Here's Why
http://www.forbes.com/sites/tykiisel/2012/10/16/65-of-americans-choose-a-better-boss-over-a-raise-heres-why/