AIR - America's 20 Worst Corporate Air Polluters
It's no surprise that the biggest emitters of carbon dioxide in the United States are coal-burning power generators ...
http://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherhelman/2013/06/10/ame
ANIMALS - Do salamanders hold the solution to regeneration?
Salamanders' immune systems are key to their remarkable ability to regrow limbs, and could also underpin their ability to regenerate spinal cords, brain tissue and even parts of their hearts, scientists have found ...
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-salamanders-solution-r
ANIMALS - First-ever footage of a live 8-foot long oarfish is amazing [Video]
This species is almost never seen alive, so to see it alive and capture it on video is a phenomenal feat ...
ANIMALS - Light pollution along coastal areas prevents sea turtles from nesting
Most species of sea turtles are endangered, so it's very important for us to figure out ways to help them bounce back ...
ANIMALS - Moth eyes inspire more efficient thin-film solar cells
Moth eyes have evolved to cut out light reflection so that it can see well at night. Scientists have created a nanofilm that mimicks the moth's eye to enhance solar cell efficiency ...
ANIMALS - See what it's like to be eaten by a Grizzly bear in Alaska (video from GoPro camera)
Ever wondered what it's like to be eaten by a grizzly bear? Probably not... Except maybe in a nightmare. In any case, it's now possible to see (if not feel) what it's like from the safety of your home ...
ART - Paper Architecture: Ingrid Siliakus Carves Architectural Wonders Into Simple Sheets of Paper
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CLIMATE - Climate Change Keeps Expanding Canada's Unprecedented Epidemic Of Forest-Destroying Beetles
Since the late 1990s, climate change has driven a massive expansion of forest-destroying Mountain Pine Beetles in Canada, delivering the country one of the worst ecological disasters in its history. The insects are not technically invasive, and until recently they existed in a natural balance with their environment; killing off older trees and making room for new growth. But as a new documentary chronicles, climate change eliminated many of the n ...
CLIMATE - Extreme Weather And U.S. Satellites
Image of the U.S. taken by the Suomi NPP. (NASA) A polar-orbiting satellite employed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration retired yesterday after 11 years of service. This is more than three times the typical lifespan of these satellites. Known as the NOAA-17 Polar-Orbiting Environmental Satellite, it measured air temperature, moisture, sea surface temperature, and image data that helped strengthen NOAA's climate and weather mod ...
CLIMATE - Most Extreme Precipitation Events To Become More Intense In Warming World
A new study led by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has found that as the planet warms further as a result of increasing levels of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere, the more moisture in the warmer atmosphere will make the already extreme precipitation events more intense.The study further showed that a 20% to 30% increase in maximum precipitation possible over large portions of the Northern Hemisphere were expected, ...
CLIMATE - Study: Climate Change Will Threaten Wine Production
By Suzanne Goldenberg, The Guardian Bid adieu to Bordeaux, but also, quite possibly, a hello to Chateau Yellowstone. Researchers predict a two-thirds fall in production in the world's premier wine regions because of climate change. The study forecasts sharp declines in wine production from Bordeaux and Rhone regions in France, Tuscany in Italy, and Napa Valley in California and Chile by 2050, as a warming climate makes it harder to grow grap ...
CLIMATE - Yes, Climate Change Is Worsening U.S. Drought - NOAA Report Needlessly Confuses The Issue
NOAA has issued a report on a small part of the recent brutal droughts that have hit the United States over the past few years. The report - "An Interpretation of the Origins of the 2012 Central Great Plains Drought" - is needlessly confusing, scientifically problematic, and already leading to misleading headlines. Dr. Kevin Trenberth, former head of the Climate Analysis Section at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, has sent to report ...
ECONOMICS - Europe To Formalize How Consumers, Companies Can Sue Big Fish Like Google Over Antitrust Damages
Feeling slighted by Google's dominance in search? In Europe, you may soon be able to sue for damages. A new proposal published today by the European Commission proposes to spell out the details, and effectively make it easier and quicker, for consumers and businesses to sue large companies when they feel that they have been the victims of antitrust violations. These would sit on top of European fines and sanctions on companies for the same violat ...
http://techcrunch.com/2013/06/11/europe-to-formalize-how-con
ECONOMICS - What's Something Worth?
Here's part of a quote, which should resonate with every marketer. "Nowadays people know the price of everything." Hard to argue with that one, what with the Internet and consumer mobile access. Not to mention price-checking apps, but, of course, today you can't avoid mentioning them. The rest of the quote goes". . . and the value of nothing." Oscar Wilde. 123 years ago. Yikes! Talk about being prescient ...
http://www.forbes.com/sites/robertpassikoff/2013/06/11/whats
ECONOMICS - SMART INVESTOR: One Key Consideration To Make Before Ditching Your Employer's 401(k)
The absolute worst thing you can do to an existing retirement account after starting a new job is withdraw the money. Anyone under the age of 59 1/2 gets popped with a 10% penalty right off the bat, with the added bonus of having to pay taxes on it. The wisest option? Either let it stay put (most employers allow this) or roll your savings over into a new account. Either way, you can't keep contributing to your former employer's 401(k) o ...
ECONOMICS - These Are The 10 Most Anticipated Startups In Chicago
TechStars has become one of the most prominent startup accelerators in the world, with locations in Boston, Boulder, New York, London, and Seattle. Late last month, TechStars announced the 10 startups that beat out nearly 1,000 applicants to join its inaugural program in Chicago. TechStars Chicago was formerly known as Excelerate Labs, but the two recently formed a partnership and decided to use the TechStars branding. TechStars is a three-month ...
ECONOMICS - The Most Annoying Business Slang
Strike these 32 insufferable expressions from your business vocabulary ...
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ECONOMICS - Jeff Bezos Invests In Business Insider 15 Years After Henry Blodget Boosted Amazon
Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos is one of the 20 richest people in the world, with a net worth of $25.2 billion. With that kind of money comes the freedom to invest in all sorts of outlandish projects, and Bezos has taken advantage. His Bezos Expeditions is attempting to recover the Apollo 11 lunar mission's lost engines from the ocean floor and his Blue Origin firm is designing rockets for space exploration ...
http://www.forbes.com/sites/briansolomon/2013/04/05/jeff-bez
ENERGY - Australian Government To Invest A$400 Million In 150 MW Rural Renewable Energy Projects
As part of its push for renewable energy infrastructure development under the low-carbon development plan, the Australian government has announced plans to invest A$400 million to develop 150 MW of off-grid renewable energy projects in the rural areas of the country.Credit: Living Off Grid | CC by 2.0The funding for these projects will be provided by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA). The agency was established as part of the La .. ...
ENERGY - China Has Invested Billions Of Dollars In Renewable Energy Projects In US, Europe
It is a well known fact that China is the leader in developing domestic renewable energy infrastructure, but an analysis of the country's foreign investment shows that it has also made significant contributions in the development of renewable energy infrastructure across the world.Flag of China in Tiananmen Square, BeijingCredit: Ecow | Public DomainThe Chinese government and Chinese companies have made investments of at least $40 billion in .. ...
ENERGY - Coming To America: Greater International Investment Could Be Coming To Oil And Gas Midstream Sector
By Mark Druskof ...
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ENERGY - Could You Be An Energy Mogul? Find Out By Playing Maersk Oil's Online Game--Which The Company's Own CEO Lost At
Could a computer game available for free online in which you simulate running a whole big oil company be an effective tool for training and recruiting candidates for executive positions in energy companies ...
http://www.forbes.com/sites/kathryndill/2013/06/10/could-you
ENERGY - How discovering ice's secret could unlock alternative energy options
A long-suspected secret behavior of water molecules in ice is seen for the first time using a new technique that could help develop energy alternatives ...
ENERGY - Making Green Energy Profitable: The Boom In Distributed Renewable Energy
This is a guest post written by Nick Blitterswyk, founder and CEO of Urban Green Energy (UGE) ...
http://www.forbes.com/sites/afontevecchia/2013/06/10/making-
ENERGY - What's needed to get sustainable energy for all (World Bank infographic)
It's cool to look closely at technical breakthroughs in the lab and ways to reduce our personal energy consumption, but we should never lose track of the bigger picture ...
ENERGY - Colorado Clean Energy Win
This article originally appeared on Think Progress.By Ryan KoronowskiImage Credit: Glenn J. AsakawaColorado residents will now be able to enjoy even more clean energy coming out of their outlets, along with cleaner air and less carbon pollution.After nearly two days of strenuous debate, Colorado's House of Representatives voted shortly before midnight Friday night to strengthen the state's successful renewable energy standard (RES). The bill .. ...
ENERGY - Investments in clean energy could reach $630 billion by 2030 (but probably more)
"Three years ago, we thought wind and solar would be cheap as chips, and they've even gone below that. ...
ENERGY - Oil Companies Have Master Limited Partnerships, Why Can't Clean Energy Companies?
This article originally appeared on Think Progress.By Richard Caperton[Last] week, Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) and a diverse group of original co-sponsors introduce a bill that would lower the cost of capital for clean energy, a critical piece of deploying clean energy at the scale needed to fight climate change. The bill - the Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act - would allow renewable energy and energy efficiency to access the MLP struct .. ...
ENERGY - Researchers estimate a cost for universal access to energy
Universal access to modern energy could be achieved with an investment of between 65 and 86 billion US dollars a year up until 2030, new research has shown. The proposed investments are higher than previous estimates but equate to just 3-4 per cent of current investments in the global energy system ...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130502225855.ht
FASHION - Flat-packs from Parsons are designed for shipping
They all fit in standard UPS boxes or tube ...
FASHION - How (and why) to fix your fast fashion fixation
Fashion is a dirty industry. Is the damage worth it ...
FASHION - Weaver steals show at ICFF
Sitting in the middle of the vast space, he demonstrates the traditional art of African weavin ...
GARDENS - LEDs in greenhouses deliver same yield as grow lights, using just 25% of the energy
Using LED lighting instead of traditional high pressure sodium lights to grow tomatoes in greenhouses during the winter could cut costs and boost local food production ...
GARDENS - Solar powered aquaponics for apartments
A DIY aquaponics planter to grow veggies and herbs at home ...
HOMES - The McMansion is back, and happy days are here again
Money is cheap. Natural gas is cheap. The trades are cheap. What could possibly go wrong ...
HOMES - Using the "Transportation Revolution" to Sell Real Estate in Miami
The trend of parking-free residential development continues in cities around North America: first there was Portland, then Toronto. The latest city that seems to be catching on to the craze is none other than Miami.A good sign: A Miami housing developer is using the "transportation revolution" to market its apartments. Image: Transit MiamiIt's not quite a parking-free project, but Filipe Azenha at Transit Miami reports that a developer ...
TREES - Loss of trees linked to higher death rates in humans
"Maybe we want to start thinking of trees as part of our public health infrastructure," says one U.S. Forest Service researcher ...
URBAN - AL1 Architects' Green-Roofed Gemini House Glows With a Translucent Facade
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URBAN - America's 20 Dirtiest Cities
These are the most polluted cities in America ...
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URBAN - Efficient Lake Champlain House is Built From Salvaged Materials in Vermont
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URBAN - Flatpack Emergency Shelters Pop up in a Snap Without Any Mechanical Tools
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URBAN - Grand Cancun Eco Island Cleans Up the Ocean While Generating Renewable Energy
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URBAN - Massive "Cloud" Made of 53,000+ Plastic Bottles Pops Up in NYC
This past weekend, STUDIOKCA invited New Yorkers to get their heads stuck in a cloud inside their giant pavilion made with over 53,000 reclaimed plastic bottles. The massive white "cloud" popped up on Governors Island as part of the 2013 FIGMENT art festival and called attention to the approximately 53,000 plastic bottles that get thrown away in New York City in just one hour. Once inside, festival-goers were able to gaze upon the iridescent ceil ...
URBAN - Study: Walkability Linked to Much Lower Risk of Default on Housing Loans
Here's a finding that offers serious food for thought after our recent housing meltdown: A University of Arizona professor has found that loans for apartment buildings are much less likely to enter default if the residences are located in walkable, transit-accessible locations.Multi-family housing that is well served by transit is much less likely to fall into default, a recent study found. Image: Urban HabitatThe study by professor Gary Pivo [P ...
URBAN - Taking back the streets: Tactical Urbanism brings change
In Hamilton, Ontario, a demonstration of how tactical urbanism can actually work ...
URBAN - Underwater Hotel Gets Green Light to be Constructed in the Maldives
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WATER - Grand Cancun Eco Island Cleans Up the Ocean While Generating Renewable Energy
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WIND - First Commercial Offshore Wind Lease Coming Soon
Offshore wind farm via ShutterstockIn federal waters in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, there is a 164,750 acre area with a potential power generation capacity of 3.5 GW. It is to be auctioned in two parts in July.The areas will be leased as the North Lease Area, and the South Lease Area by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM).According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (part of the DOE), the North Lease Area has an electri .. ...
WIND - Google Gobbles Up Entire Output Of New Swedish Wind Farm
The renewable energy world was abuzz last week with news that Google has just nailed down an exclusive agreement with a Swedish wind farm developer to provide its Finnish data center with wind power for the next ten years, from the new Maevaara wind farm to be built in Sweden. That will be Google's first ever long-term renewable energy agreement in Europe and it's also a milestone for the wind turbine company Nordex, which will get a chance .. ...
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