AIR - Air pollution and hardening of arteries
Long term exposure to air pollution may be linked to heart attacks and strokes by speeding up atherosclerosis, or "hardening of the arteries", according to a study by U.S. researchers published in this week's PLOS Medicine ...
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-air-pollution-hardenin
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/04/130423172706.htm
ANIMALS - Bear That Bit Man Will Not Be Killed
A grizzly bear that bit a man several times will not be killed by conservation officials. It was determined that the bear was female and had two cubs with her when a chance encounter with the man left her startled and in a defensive mode. In other words, she was merely defending her cubs from a perceived threat.Image Credit: Wiki CommonsThe man was treated and his injuries were not life-threatening. He sustained bites to his arm and head. Sp ...
BOOKS - Love Your Books? 4 Ways to Share Them With Others
A tiny, free library in Memphis, Tenn. Photo courtesy of I Love Memphis. 1. Send your books on a journeyBooks introduce us to fascinating strangers; they take us to places we would never visit alone. So why not send them out into the world, to share stories with new readers? Better yet, why not follow their adventures? That's the idea behind BookCrossing. Put a tracking label on your book, leave it in a public place, and wait to see wh ...
BOOKS - Which Publishers Are the Best at Selling Ebooks in 2013?
Everyone knows that The Hunger Games was a huge hit in 2011 and 2012 and that the next movie based on the series, Catching Fire, comes out soon, but who knows which publisher has been the beneficiary of such success ...
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeremygreenfield/2013/04/24/whic
CLIMATE - Current Warming Trend Not In Seen In The Last 1400 Or More Years, Research Finds
The rate at which the planet warmed between the years of 1971 and 2000 was faster than during any other 30-year-period in the last 1,400 years, new research has confirmed. The new work features the most complete regional temperature reconstructions of the last 2000 years yet compiled, spanning all seven continents.Image Credit: NASAThe new research also found that the recent period of anthropogenic global warming "reversed a natural cooling ...
CLIMATE - Guy Callendar's groundbreaking scientific paper on man-made global warming is 75 years old
75 years ago this April, Guy Stewart Callendar, a steam engineer, inventor, and talented amateur meteorologist publish an important scientific paper linking the burning of fossil fuels to the warming of the Earth's climate ...
EARTH - Death toll in China quake hits 113
Reporting from Beijing -- A strong earthquake struck China's mountainous Sichuan province Saturday morning, leaving at least 113 people dead and more than 3,000 injured ...
http://www.latimes.com/news/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-death-to
EARTH - Massive landslide rocks Utah copper mine
Tim Heffernan at BoingBoing explains how a massive landslide at the world's largest open-pit copper mine in Utah is a reminder that "sometimes it's still the earth itself that shakes the world. ...
ECONOMICS - Companies That Pay CEOs More Than Uncle Sam
A new report from the Institute for Policy Studies finds that 25 U.S. corporations paid more in compensation to their chief executives than in federal income taxes in 201 ...
http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mjd45lmmh/companies-that-pay-
ECONOMICS - The 25 U.S. Corporations That Pay The Highest Taxes
The 25 biggest tax bills go to the likes of Apple, ExxonMobil, Microsoft and General Electric ...
http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mef45kghl/which-corporations-
ECONOMICS - These Are The Best States To Make A Living
Making a good living is tough these days. But precisely how tough it is may depend on where you live. Earning a decent wage, staying ahead of inflation and coping with taxes are some of the challenges American workers face. If they can succeed at all of this and actually enjoy their jobs, it would be a nice bonus. So MoneyRates.com has identified the 10 states where employees may be most likely to accomplish these things. For the third consecutiv ...
ECONOMICS - Why Do A Startup If You're Rich? Aereo CEO Chet Kanojia Explains
Here at Forbes, we cover billionaires day in and day out. One question that often comes to mind when I see people with billions of dollars working 18-hour days: Why are you even doing this? Can't you like, go hang out on a beach somewhere ...
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jjcolao/2013/04/03/why-do-a-star
ECONOMICS - JIM O'NEILL: China Will Create An Economy The Size Of Cyprus By The Time Their Banks Reopen
It's interesting how a country as small as Cyprus could be responsible for sending jitters through the global financial markets. To get a sense of scale, Goldman's Jim O'Neill compares the Cypriot economy to China. From O'Neill's new Viewpoints note: So how can it be that a $22bn economy can be the dominant global topic for conversation for a full week? I am fond of saying that China (at least in 2011) was creating the equivalent of another Greec ...
ECONOMICS - Luxembourg Has A Very Serious Case Of 'Money Center Debt Syndrome'
What an interesting week. Monday brought a wave of righteous indignation over the thought of a haircut for Cypriot depositors, on Friday everyone is cheering the idea that deposits over E100k are going to gets 'faced' for 40%. The Cyprus story is far from over, but there are some lessons so far: - European leaders have shown their hand. They are more than willing to stiff depositors when pushed to the wall. - The deposit level of +/- E100k has be ...
http://www.businessinsider.com/europes-money-centers-2013-
EDUCATION - Schools Buying Bulletproof Whiteboards
An armor manufacturer creates a classroom whiteboard that can double as a shield. Continue reading ↠...
http://news.discovery.com/human/life/schools-buying-bulletpr
ENERGY - Bike-Powered Charger Picks Up Speed
This lightweight, compact bike accessory attaches to the rear axle to charge a smartphone or any other USB-equipped device. Continue reading ↠...
http://news.discovery.com/tech/gear-and-gadgets/bike-powered
ENERGY - Electricity Theft: A Bigger Issue Than You Think
Earlier this month I had the opportunity to attend Doble Engineering?s 80th International User?s Conference in Boston, in which 1300 utility executives from 35 countries gathered to trade experiences, attend workshops, and see the newest utility testing gear from Doble (A subsidiary of ESCO Technologies). This was a good opportunity for me to talk to various utility execs and find out what was on their minds ...
http://www.forbes.com/sites/peterdetwiler/2013/04/23/electri
ENERGY - Investment In Renewable Energy Set To Triple By 2030, Costs Plunging
This article originally appeared on RenewEconomy.By Sophie VorrathGlobal annual investment in renewable energy is set to grow by anywhere from two-and-a-half times to more than four-and-a-half times between now and 2030, leading to a future energy mix that would see renewables accounting for between 69-74 per cent of new power capacity added by 2030 worldwide, according to a new report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance.The research, publishe .. ...
ENERGY - Walmart Targets Ambitious Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency Standards By 2020
Walmart recently announced it is accelerating its target of being run on 100% renewable energy, and shaping their reputation as a leader in corporate sustainable development.At last week's Walmart Global Sustainability Milestone meeting, company President and CEO Mike Duke said the retail giant plans to get or create 7 billion kWh of annual global renewable energy by December 31, 2020. That's a 600% advance over 2010 levels.Image Credit: Win .. ...
FASHION - Don't Buy Fancy Pants - Lease Them!
Everyone loves wearing well-fitting designer jeans, but no enjoys paying designer prices. A new program in the Netherlands allows consumers to eliminate wasteful spending on clothes. Instead of owning a pair of jeans for life, fashionistas can now keep them for a year before sending them back to be recycled and receiving something fresh and new in exchange. While most companies typically use a leasing model for durable goods - such as heavy mac ...
HOMES - 5 Crime Questions You Should Always Ask Before Buying A Home
The list of question every buyer asks about the various properties during a house hunt is relatively predictable. How many bedrooms does it have? Baths? Square footage? What are the HOA dues? What's the school district? Then, we get more specific, personalizing the questions based on our own vision, aesthetics and lifestyle needs: Can that wall be moved? Is there space for Grandma's dining room table? Is there a shady spot for an orchid house ...
HOMES - Eco Seatz Makes Colorful Chairs from Heavy-Duty Recycled Cardboard Tubes
Eco Seatz is a new company in the UK that handcrafts modern furniture from environmentally friendly materials. Their designs are based upon heavy-duty cardboard tubes made from recycled paper, which provide a very strong and lightweight core. They currently handcraft kids tables and chairs and display plinths, and they're always looking to add to their range. Their design ethos focuses upon sustainability and re-cycling, and their website publish ...
MOVIES - Listen to the xx's New Song on 'The Great Gatsby' Soundtrack
The Great Gatsby is one of the most anticipated films of the spring, and in typical Baz Luhrmann tradition (Romeo + Juliet, Moulin Rouge!) the soundtrack is an event itself.Today, Mashable is exclusively offering the first listen to "Together," a new song from the xx, which was written for the film and will appear on the star-studded soundtrackYou can also listen via YouTube:Music From Baz Luhrmann's Film The Great Gatsby [iTunes link] also featu ...
MOVIES - The Science and Fiction of 'Oblivion'
'Oblivion,' which features Tom Cruise on a post-apocalyptic Earth, is an original story showcasing many sci-fi concepts ...
http://news.discovery.com/earth/the-science-and-fiction-of-o
PERMACULTURE - Big City Farmers Take to the Rooftops
Gotham Greens from Dark Rye on Vimeo.Brooklyn may not be the first place that comes to mind when you think of gardening. The dense population and high cost of land means there is precious little space for agriculture. But that didn't stop the urban farm company Gotham Greens from creating a hydroponic greenhouse there. They just had to do it on a roof.Increasing demand for local food sources has created a market for locally grown greens in dense ...
http://www.yesmagazine.org/planet/big-city-farmers-take-to-t
PLANTS - Cancer detection equipment shows us why some corals resist bleaching
Coral bleaching is a huge problem made worse by global warming. It threatens extremely productive ecosystems that are home to countless marine species ...
SPACE - Comet ISON, Comet Of The Century Imaged By Hubble Space Telescope
Comet ISON, the potential "comet of the century", was recently photographed by NASA's famous Hubble Space Telescope. The image, taken on April 10, depicts the bright comet making its way into the solar system. At the time, Comet ISON was about the distance from the Sun that Jupiter orbits at, 386 million miles.Image Credit: NASA, ESA, J.-Y. Li (Planetary Science Institute), and the Hubble Comet ISON Imaging Science TeamWhile that seems like ...
SPACE - Lunar Eclipse On Thursday April 25 2013
A partial lunar eclipse will be occurring on Thursday April 25th, right around 20:00 UT. The lunar eclipse, the first of the year, will be highly visible to observers in Africa, Asia, Europe, and Australia. The eclipse will not be visible from North America at all.Image Credit: Partial Lunar Eclipse via Flickr CCWhen it's said that the eclipse is a partial one what that means is that at maximum eclipse only a portion of the Moon will be obsc ...
SPACE - See Three Years Of Solar Dynamics Compressed Into Three Minutes [VIDEO]
The sun by the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly of NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (image credit: NASA)Today, NASA released onto the WWW what is sure to be one of its most popular videos of all time...Three years worth of time-lapsed video of our sun capture by the Solar Dynamic Observatory (SDO)...How it was made and what to look for...Every 12 seconds, SDO captures an image of our sun at 10 different wavelengths of light (including Infrared ...
SUSTAINABILITY - Interview With Google Sustainability & Energy Director (VIDEO)
Our friends over at Future360 recently caught up with Rick Needham, Director of Sustainability and Energy at Google. The interview is below. For text, check out the Future360 post.We've been covering Google's clean energy transformation with excitement for years now. One post that stands out to me is: Google's Clean Energy Projects (7 Big Ones). But there have been many big stories since then.Additionally, sister site The Inspired Economist .. ...
http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/23/interview-with-google-su
TECH - Ten Wild Things You Can 3D Print At Home
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URBAN - Anthony Duncan Designs St. Louis' First Shipping Container Building
St. Louis is about to receive its first shipping container structure, a three-story mixed-use building that will be built using 10 shipping containers. Designed by Architect Anthony Duncan for Patrick Barnidge's development firm, Delsa Development, the new building will be built on a city-owned lot in the Grove area of Forest Park Southeast. It will be erected on the site of a once-condemned single-family home, and the project is quickly gaining ...
URBAN - Can Brutalism make you brutal? Architecture critic James Russell thinks it might
The Bloomberg critic looks at the work of Paul Rudolph and wonders if it made Dzhokar Tsarnaev do it ...
URBAN - Clock Shadow Building Supports the Community and the Environment in Milwaukee
Read the rest of Clock Shadow Building Supports the Community and the Environment in MilwaukeePermalink |Add todel.icio.us | diggPost tags: "office building", "sustainable architecture", clock shadow building, continuum architects, continuum architects + planners, eco design, eco office, energy efficient design, green architecture, Green Building, green design, Health, milwaukee, passive design, Reclaimed Materials, Sustainable Building, sustaina ...
URBAN - From Housing to Health Care, 7 Co-ops That Are Changing Our Economy
Shown here: Janvieve Williams Comrie and Omar Freilla are surrounded by Co-op Academy graduates. Co-ops represented from left to right: Caracol Interpreters, Ginger Moon, Green Worker Cooperatives, HTINK, and Concrete Green. Photo by Stephen O'Byrne. 1. Green Worker Cooperative's Co-op Academy?, The Bronx, N.Y.Ideas for co-ops may flourish, but few people understand exactly how to make theirs real. The Co-op Academy is providing ans ...
URBAN - Hamburg Transforming WWII Bunker Into Renewable Energy Power Plant
Read the rest of Hamburg Transforming WWII Bunker Into Renewable Energy Power PlantPermalink |Add todel.icio.us | diggPost tags: adaptive reuse, energiebunker, Energy Bunker, Flak Bunker, germany, green renovation, hamburg, IBA International Building Exhibition, International Building, Wilhelmsburg, WWI .. ...
URBAN - Henning Larsen Architects Unveils Plans for New Microsoft Headquarters Near Copenhagen
Read the rest of Henning Larsen Architects Unveils Plans for New Microsoft Headquarters Near CopenhagenPermalink |Add todel.icio.us | diggPost tags: copenhagen, Denmark, green buildings, henning larsen, henning larsen architects, Henning Larsen Microsoft, Lyngby, microsoft, Microsoft Danish headquarter .. ...
URBAN - It's curtains for the Soft House
Sheila Kennedy and KVA design multifamily houses with a solid wood core and a flexible interior ...
URBAN - Occidental College and Lettuce Office Create an Electrifying Urban Hillside Solar Array in Los Angeles
Occidental College recently powered up an urban hillside solar array that combines science, engineering, urban design and art. Occidental faculty collaborated with the environment design and research firm, Lettuce Office, to create a subtle shifting, rotating design that challenges the design of normal, utilitarian solar arrays. Two-thirds of the array's 4,886 panels are installed on a southwest-facing campus hillside. With panels mounted just 2- ...
URBAN - Solar-Powered Green Revolution Pavilion Made from Recycled Plastic Bottles Unveiled in the Philippines
Read the rest of Solar-Powered Green Revolution Pavilion Made from Recycled Plastic Bottles Unveiled in the PhilippinesPermalink |Add todel.icio.us | diggPost tags: "A liter of Light", "clean energy", david de rothschild, Eco Architecture, Green Building, green energy, hydroponics, Ilac Diaz, low tech, manilla, Philippines, plastiki, Recycled Materials, recycled plastic bottle pavilion, renewable energy, South Africa, Stephen Lamb, Sustainable Bu ...
URBAN - The Freedom Room is a Low-Cost Micro Apartment Designed by Prison Inmates
Read the rest of The Freedom Room is a Low-Cost Micro Apartment Designed by Prison InmatesPermalink |Add todel.icio.us | diggPost tags: "sustainable architecture", cibic workshop, comodo, eco design, freedom room, green architecture, Green Building, green design, inmate designed, inmates, jail cell, micro apartment, micro home, micro housing, Milan, Milan Furniture Fair, Milano, prison cell, small space living, Sustainable Building, sustainable d ...
WATER - 'Resource Shocks' Caused By Climate Change Cited As National Security Threat
A graphical distribution of the locations of water on Earth.(image credit: USGS)We tend to expect a relatively conservative stance from our intelligence community on most any issue affecting national security, and, in particular, the dual issue of global warming and climate change. This 'traditional' stance reflects the general position of our elected leaders who continue to resist taking meaningful action and keep kicking the climate chang ...
WATER - Solar-Powered Proteins Developed That Can Filter Antibiotics And Carcinogens From Water
A solar-powered nano filter capable of filtering antibiotics and dangerous carcinogens from large bodies of water has been developed by researchers at the University of Cincinnati. The new technology is significantly more effective than the currently used filtering technologies composed of activated carbon."These spheres represent solar-powered antibotic filters. Each sphere is smaller than the diamter of a human hair. One day, a collection .. ...
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