EARTH PORTATION curated News March 22nd

ANIMALS - Amazing Video Shows Ritual dominance behavior among wolves

This video shows the dynamics of the Exhibit as yearlings begin maturing into adults. Aidan has a very definitive response to Boltz's testing behavior. The video also shows the effects of old age on the retirees as Shadow struggles to hit the high pitched rally howls.Ritual dominance behavior among wolves can be very intense, but rarely results in injuries to the animals. Like a family, the Wolf pack is a social unit. The pack consists of the bre ...

http://www.whitewolfpack.com/2014/03/amazing-video-shows-rit

ANIMALS - Baby sloth bear is being raised by humans after her mother rejects her (Video)

Zookeepers are hand-rearing this amazingly cute sloth bear cub. They're doing it because the cub's mom Khali ate the baby girl's two siblings.The three cubs were born at the National Zoo on Dec. 29, 2013. The first cub was "ingested," as the zoo put it in a news release, about 20 minutes after being born -- which was not, evidently, especially alarming since "it is not uncommon" for sloth bears and other carnivores "to ingest stillborn cubs, or e ...

http://www.whitewolfpack.com/2014/03/baby-sloth-bear-is-bein

ANIMALS - Dogs Freak Out When They Get Pranked By Magic Trick

This is hilarious. Not much more to say. Just watch:Dogs Freak Out When They Get Pranked By Magic Trick was originally posted on: PlanetSave. To read more from Planetsave, join thousands of others and subscribe to our free RSS feed, follow us on Facebook (also free), follow us on Twitter, or just visit our homepage .. ...
http://planetsave.com/2014/03/22/dogs-freak-get-pranked-magi

BOOKS - "Toxin Toxout" is a must-read for how to detoxify our bodies and our lives (book review)

This book is a helpful road map for the rather confusing world of detox methods out there and clarifies what works and what doesn't .. ...

http://www.treehugger.com/health/toxin-toxout-must-read-how-

BOOKS - Book Feature: Spring Bonus

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BOOKS - Book Review: Sacred Fire

A substantive sequel to The Holy Longing that deals with the three stages of discipleship .. ...
http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=26

CLIMATE - Charts: How Dangerous Are the Gas Pipes Under Your City?

America’s aging gas network is big and getting bigger. Why that could be bad for you and the climate.Last week, a massive explosion leveled two five-story buildings on an East Harlem street in New York City, killing eight and injuring dozens more.Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board have yet to officially identify the cause of the disaster, but they appear to be focusing on a natural gas leak. They’ve isolated a crack in an ...

http://climatedesk.org/2014/03/charts-how-dangerous-are-the-

CLIMATE - Now You Can Get Solar Panels at Best Buy

The latest sign of solar’s move into the mainstream is at retail stores in five states.Tim McDonnellThere was an era when putting solar panels on your roof was a time- and money-sucking hassle on par with remodeling your kitchen. But the cost of going solar has been dropping fast. The latest signal of the industry’s move into the mainstream came last week, when San Mateo, Calif.-based SolarCity* announced it would begin to sell solar systems out ...

http://climatedesk.org/2014/03/now-you-can-get-solar-panels-

CLIMATE - One Reason It May Be Harder to Find Flight 370: We Messed Up the Currents

How climate change factors into the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight.A photo released on March 20 by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority shows satellite imagery of objects that may be debris of the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370. Australian Maritime Safety AuthorityScientists say man-made climate change has fundamentally altered the currents of the vast, deep oceans where investigators are currently scouring for the mi ...

http://climatedesk.org/2014/03/one-reason-it-may-be-harder-t

ENERGY - The Peak Oil Crisis: Our Harsh Winter Continues, By Tom Whipple, Post Carbon Institute

Two weeks ago we discussed the impact that the polar vortex was having on our natural gas supplies and noted that our stocks of natural gas were already 500 billion cubic feet below where they should be for this time of year. Two weeks ago the forecasters were optimistic that the record winter of 2013-2014 […]The post The Peak Oil Crisis: Our Harsh Winter Continues, By Tom Whipple, Post Carbon Institute appeared first on EV News Report .. ...
http://evnewsreport.com/the-peak-oil-crisis-our-harsh-winter

HOMES - When it comes to tiny houses, it takes a village

Eve Andrews at Grist nails the big issue of the tiny house movement- they need a communit .. ...

http://www.treehugger.com/tiny-houses/when-it-comes-tiny-hou

PEOPLE - The important role of Native American women (Video)

Women played a very important role in the life of the Native American. They were more than just mothers of the tribes’ children. They were builders, warriors, farmers, and craftswomen. Their strength was essential to the survival of the tribes. In most cases, the women were actually in charge of gathering materials and then building the homes for everyone. They maintained their homes’ roof, and created new houses for tribes to live in. This is an ...

http://www.whitewolfpack.com/2014/03/the-important-role-of-n

SCIENCE - Neither rare, nor earths

Cerium, promethium... the many and varied roles of the rare earth .. ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26687605#sa-ns_mchannel=r

SCIENCE - TED turns 30 with new chapter of 'ideas worth spreading'

TED turns 30 years old with a mind-sizzling mix of intrigue, wonder and passion in the renowned gathering's new home in Canada .. ...
http://phys.org/news/2014-03-ted-chapter-ideas-worth.htm

TREES - Forests crucial to green growth

The value of forests and tree-based ecosystems extends far beyond carbon sequestration; they are the foundation of sustainable societies. A new report promotes REDD+ and the Green Economy as together providing a new pathway to sustainable development that can benefit all nations. It claims this approach can conserve and even boost the economic and social benefits forests provide to human society .. ...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140321101736.ht

URBAN - On Designboom: Edouard François designs "The Gardens of Anfa"

The French architect wraps his buildings in green; a look at his latest project .. ...

http://www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/designboom-edou

WATER - How Much Water Does a Power Plant Use?

Toronto, Ontario. – This weekend’s UN World Water Day aims to raise global awareness of water usage and conservation. As part of WorldWaterDay, PURE Energies is focused on educating people about the important role energy plays in water usage. Water is required to produce nearly all forms of energy, and energy is needed at all.. .. ...

http://solarthermalmagazine.com/2014/03/22/how-much-water-do

WATER - ‘We are water’ – World Water Day 2014 (Video)

Canadian activist Ta'Kaiya Blaney calls for protection of water for World Water Day.Water unifies us all says young Canadian activist, Ta’Kaiya Blaney. On March 22nd, join the world in the Synchronized Global Water Ceremony. At 3:00pm in your local time and 3:00pm pacific. Unifying with the world to restore our relationship with this sacred medium of life.No Water, No Life. Know Water, Know Life.UNIFY.org is a platform create to support the emerg ...

http://www.whitewolfpack.com/2014/03/we-are-water-world-wate

WIND - Wind Farms Can Provide Clean Energy Surplus

The wind energy industry has seen a lot of growth over the past decade, and has become a dominant force in the renewable energy industry, up against traditional heavyweights like solar. Public support for wind is growing with each year, and leading wind companies like Vestas are developing more efficient and taller turbines.  Now, a Wind Farms Can Provide Clean Energy Surplus was originally published on: CleanTechnica. To read more from CleanTech ...
http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/21/wind-farms-can-provide-c