Earth Portation News November 14th

ANIMALS - The leggiest animal on Earth lives in the outskirts of Silicon Valley

http://phys.org/news/2012-11-leggiest-animal-earth-outskirts-silicon.html

ANIMALS - INSECTS - Grasshoppers Change Tune in Traffic Noise

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121113214935.htm

ANIMALS - Headshaking in Horses: New Treatment Has 50% Success Rate

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121114113721.htm

ART - A Liberal Arts Degree is More Valuable than Learning Any Trade

http://www.forbes.com/sites/vivekranadive/2012/11/13/a-liberal-arts-degree-is-more-valuable-than-learning-any-trade/

ART - Colorful Wall Hangings Can Contain Toxic Substances

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121112090043.htm


CLIMATE - Climate change: drought benchmark is flawed, study says
http://phys.org/news/2012-11-climate-drought-benchmark-flawed.html

CLIMATE - Warming Temps To Change Greenland's Face
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121113134813.htm

CLIMATE - Plants and Soils Could Exacerbate Climate Change as Global Climate Warms
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121113122224.htm

CLIMATE - Global Warming Makes Orbiting Satellites Speed Up!
http://www.treehugger.com/climate-change/global-warming-makes-orbiting-satellites-speed.html


ECONOMICS - In financial ecosystems, big banks trample economic habitats and spread fiscal disease
http://phys.org/news/2012-11-financial-ecosystems-big-banks-trample.html

ECONOMICS - 'Dirty Money' Affects Spending Habits, New Study Finds
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121114113819.htm

ECONOMICS - California's Economy: The Worst Is Yet To Come
http://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasdelbeccaro/2012/11/14/the-worst-is-yet-to-come-for-california/

ECONOMICS - Billionaire Tells Americans to Prepare For 'Financial Ruin'
http://www.moneynews.com/Outbrain/Trump-Aftershock-American-Economy/2012/11/06/id/462985?PROMO_CODE=10999-1&utm_source=taboola


ENERGY - U.S. To Become World's Biggest Oil Producer - But Hold The Applause
http://www.forbes.com/sites/eco-nomics/2012/11/13/u-s-to-become-worlds-biggest-oil-producer-but-hold-the-applause/

ENERGY - 3 Myths About America's Clean Energy Future
http://www.forbes.com/sites/manishbapna/2012/11/12/3-myths-about-americas-clean-energy-future/

ENERGY - Kazakhstan Announces 2 GW Solar PV Power Plant
http://www.treehugger.com/renewable-energy/kazakhstan-announces-2-gw-solar-pv-power-plant.html

ENERGY - The Germans are Fools for Trying to Be Outstanding Examples of Energy Independence
http://www.treehugger.com/energy-policy/germans-are-fools-trying-be-outstanding-examples-energy-independence.html

ENERGY - Italy Looks For Relief With First New Energy Plan In 25 Years
http://www.forbes.com/sites/christophercoats/2012/11/12/italy-looks-for-relief-with-first-new-energy-plan-in-25-years/

ENERGY - Biochemists convert greenhouse gas to fuel
http://phys.org/news/2012-11-biochemists-greenhouse-gas-fuel.html#ajTabs


GARDENS -Ingredient in diarrhea medicine leads to sustainable new farm fertilizer
http://phys.org/news/2012-11-ingredient-diarrhea-medicine-sustainable-farm.html

GARDENS -Grow All Your Food on 1/10 of an Acre
http://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-agriculture/how-grow-all-your-food-tenth-acre.html


HOMES - Sun-Collecting, Parametric "Skin" Surrounds Student-Designed House
http://www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/para-eco-house-tongji-university-students.html

HOMES - Sleek Curved Design Transforms 550 Sq. Feet Apartment in the French Alps
http://www.treehugger.com/interior-design/sleek-curved-design-transforms-550-sq-feet-apartment-french-alps.html


PERMACULTURE - Label It Yourself: GMO Labeling Goes DIY
http://www.treehugger.com/green-food/label-it-yourself-gmo-labeling-goes-diy.html


SCIENCE - Choreographing Light: Scientists Control Light Patterns Called 'Caustics' and Make Coherent Images
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121113083642.htm
http://phys.org/news/2012-11-choreographing-algorithm-patterns-caustics-coherent.html#ajTabs

SCIENCE - Production of Fiber Reinforced Plastic (FRP) Components Without Release Agents
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121113121844.htm

SCIENCE - Powering Lasers Through Heat
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121113083534.htm

SCIENCE - Speeding algorithms by shrinking data
http://phys.org/news/2012-11-algorithms.html#ajTabs

SCIENCE - Paper-and-scissors technique rocks the nano world
http://phys.org/news/2012-11-paper-and-scissors-technique-nano-world.html

SCIENCE - A 'Sisyphus' method for cooling trapped molecules
http://phys.org/news/2012-11-sisyphus-method-cooling-molecules.html


SOLAR -A new chapter of solar energy conversion and storage?
http://phys.org/news/2012-11-chapter-solar-energy-conversion-storage.html#ajTabs

SOLAR -Researchers Use Rust and Water to Store Solar Energy as Hydrogen
http://www.treehugger.com/solar-technology/researchers-use-rust-and-water-store-solar-energy-hydrogen.html


SPACE - WISE discovers mystery dust around a dead star with a close companion
http://phys.org/news/2012-11-wise-mystery-dead-star-companion.html

SPACE -Total Solar Eclipse, Nov. 13, 2012: Hinode to Support Ground-Based Observations
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121113151300.htm

SPACE -Satellites Help Detect Raw Sewage Runoff
http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/satellites-helping-detect-raw-sewage-runoff-hurricance-sandy.html

SPACE - Astronomers find 'homeless' planet wandering through space
http://phys.org/news/2012-11-astronomers-homeless-planet-space.html


SUSTAINABILITY -Making Noodles to Save Farmland in Japan
http://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-agriculture/making-noodles-save-farmland-japan.html


TECH - Boosting the sensitivity of airport security screening
http://phys.org/news/2012-11-boosting-sensitivity-airport-screening.html

TECH - US urges safety technologies be made standard (Update 2)
http://phys.org/news/2012-11-urges-safety-technologies-standard.html

TECH - RIM offers free voice calls over Wi-Fi with BBM
http://phys.org/news/2012-11-rim-free-voice-wi-fi-bbm.html

TECH - Nanometer-scale diamond tips improve nano-manufacturing
http://phys.org/news/2012-11-nanometer-scale-diamond-nano-manufacturing.html

TECH - Bug Repellent for Supercomputers Proves Effective
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121114134713.htm

TECH - Scientists 'Clone' Carbon Nanotubes to Unlock Their Potential for Use in Electronics
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121114134702.htm

TECH - Increasing Efficiency of Wireless Networks: New Method Could Have Broad Impacts on Mobile Internet and Wireless Industries
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121113151303.htm

TECH - Satellites Helping to Detect Raw Sewage Runoff from Hurricance Sandy
http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/satellites-helping-detect-raw-sewage-runoff-hurricance-sandy.html

TECH - Operation: Fix Toshiba! Raising Funds to Create Repair Manuals
http://www.treehugger.com/gadgets/operation-fix-toshiba-raising-funds-create-repair-manuals.html

TECH - Advocating for American Technology
http://video.forbes.com/fvn/tech/techconomy-hormats/

TECH - Facebook Uses Open-Air Cooling in Super Efficienct N.C. Data Center
http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/facebook-uses-open-air-cooling-super-efficienct-nc-data-center.html

TECH - Researchers find way to boost WiFi performance 400-700 percent
http://phys.org/news/2012-11-boost-wifi-percent.html

TECH - The next interface: Electrical fields, MGC3130, and your hand (w/ Video)
http://phys.org/news/2012-11-interface-electrical-fields-mgc3130-video.html


URBAN -Gensler Reimagines the FBI Building In Washington
http://www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/gensler-reimagines-fbi-building-washington.html


WORK -Job Autonomy, Trust in Leadership Keys to Improvement Initiatives
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121114143338.htm

WORK - Where the Green Jobs Are
http://www.forbes.com/sites/pikeresearch/2012/11/09/where-the-green-jobs-are/

WORK - How To Be A Great Place To Work
http://www.forbes.com/sites/netapp/2012/11/14/great-places-to-work/