EARTH PORTATION News June 4th

ANIMALS 
- INSECTS - Mosquitoes Fly in Rain Thanks to Low Mass
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120604155558.htm
http://phys.org/news/2012-06-mosquitoes-mass.html

-13-year old girl attacked by own puppy
http://madmikesamerica.com/2011/12/13-year-old-girl-attacked-by-own-puppy/


ECONOMICS 
- Spain is in 'total emergency’, the EU in total denial
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/9307106/Spain-is-in-total-emergency-the-EU-in-total-denial.html

- The true cost of IKEA: logging old-growth forests
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/environment/la-me-gs-true-cost-ikea-logging-oldgrowth-forests-20120601,0,2557526.story

- Do You Have What It Takes To Be An Entrepreneur?
http://www.forbes.com/sites/elenabajic/2012/06/04/do-you-have-what-it-takes-to-be-an-entrepreneur/

-  The States with the Widest Gap Between Rich and Poor
Gini Coefficient =income inequality. Zero reflects perfect income equality, where everyone makes the same. A score of one reflects an economy where one person has all of the money and everyone else has none. Higher numbers represent significant concentrations of wealth, extreme poverty, and a limited middle class. here: 1= highest income inequality.
Median Income
Population Living Below Poverty Line
1. New York - Gini Coef: 0.499 Median Income: $54,148 (14th highest)  Below Poverty Line: 14.1% (21st highest)
2. Connecticut - Gini Coef: 0.486 Median Income: $64,032 (4th highest) Below Poverty Line: 10% (5th lowest)
3. Louisiana - Gini Coef: 0.475 Median Income: $42,505 (10th lowest) elow Poverty Line: 17.7% (5th highest)
4. Massachusetts -Gini Coef: 0.475 Median Income: $62,072 (6th highest) Below Poverty Line: 12% (13th lowest)
5. Florida -Gini Coef: 0.474 Median Income: $44,409 (15th lowest)  Below Poverty Line: 14.9% (16th highest)
6. Alabama  - Gini Coef: 0.472 Median Income: $40,474 (5th lowest) Below Poverty Line: 18.1% (2nd highest)
7. California - Gini Coef: 0.471 Median Income: $57,708 (9th highest)  Below Poverty Line: 13.8% (23rd highest)
8. Texas - Gini Coef: 0.469  Median Income: $48,615 (24th highest) Below Poverty Line: 15.7% (12th highest)
9. Georgia - Gini Coef: 0.468  Median Income: $46,430 (21st lowest)  Below Poverty Line: 16% (10th highest)
10. Mississippi  - Gini Coef: 0.468 Median Income: $36,851 Below Poverty Line: 20.8% (highest)
http://247wallst.com/2012/05/31/ten-states-with-the-worst-income-inequality/#ixzz1wlDI8fDn



ENERGY 
- How Cheap Will Algae Biofuel Really Get?
http://www.treehugger.com/renewable-energy/how-cheap-will-algae-biofuel-get.html

- Analyst Who Uncovered Enron Sees Repeat With Chesapeake
http://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherhelman/2012/06/04/enron-chesapeake-olson/

GARDENS 
- Fernando Laposse designs Lufa Series out of edible fruits
http://www.ecofriend.com/fernando-laposse-designs-lufa-series-edible-fruits.html

- How to deal with slugs in a permaculture garden
http://earth-ways.co.uk/resources/resourcesslugs/

- How To Grow The Tastiest Tomato? One Secret's In The Soil
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/06/01/154072388/how-to-grow-the-tastiest-tomato-the-secret-s-in-the-soil

- How to Plant, Grow & harvest Sweet Potatoes
http://selfreliantnetwork11.blogspot.com/2012/05/growing-potatoes-in-bucket-is-easy-and.html?spref=fb

- Tired Of Mowing Your Lawn? Try Foodscaping It Instead
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/06/02/154135796/tired-of-mowing-your-lawn-try-foodscaping-it-instead

HOMES 
- Clever Desk Design Assembles In Seconds, is Held Together With Ratchet Straps
http://www.treehugger.com/eco-friendly-furniture/clever-desk-design-assembles-seconds-held-together-ratchet-straps.html

- Victorian Terrace Becomes Energy-Efficient House of the Future
http://www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/victorian-terrace-becomes-energy-efficient-house-future.html

Home of the Future | Fully Charged

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KfHatr8r8Y&feature=player_embedded


PEOPLE 
-Huge Thames Flotilla Salutes Diamond Jubilee for Queen Elizabeth II
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/04/world/europe/thames-flotilla-diamond-jubilee-queen-elizabeth-ii.html?_r=1&smid=fb-share

http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2012/06/04/world/europe/04jubilee5.html


-12-Year-Old Starts Recycling Business, Donates Profits to Charity
http://www.treehugger.com/culture/12-year-olds-recycling-business-gains-national-attention.html

PERMACULTURE 
- 5 DIY Projects for Home Composting
http://www.yurto.com/five-diy-projects-for-home-composting/

PLANTS 
- Mechanism for regulating plant oil production identified
http://phys.org/news/2012-06-mechanism-oil-production.html

SCIENCE 
- Knowing Yeast Genome Produces Better Wine
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120604093025.htm

- Ancient Jugs Hold the Secret to Practical Mathematics in Biblical Times
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120604125603.htm
http://phys.org/news/2012-06-ancient-jugs-secret-mathematics-biblical.html

- Physicists Close in On Rare Particle Decay
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120604142728.htm


SOLAR 
- Ross Lovegrove's incredible Solar Tree in London brings together LED lighting and solar panels in one great design http://bit.ly/K9IdBy


- Who's Behind The Solar Trade War?
http://www.forbes.com/sites/toddwoody/2012/06/01/whos-behind-the-solar-trade-war/

SPACE 
- Giant black hole kicked out of home galaxy
http://phys.org/news/2012-06-giant-black-hole-home-galaxy.html


SUSTAINABILITY 
- Sustainable Farmers - Stewards of the Land
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFeor11Ve2E&feature=share

TECH 
- San Francisco Tech Scene Booming As 'Chic Geeks' Move Away From Silicon Valley
Late last year the city had 34,000 tech jobs Twitter, Salesforce.com, Zynga, Yelp 
tech incubator Y Combinator, a widely watched Silicon Valley institution, now move to San Francisco, founder Paul Graham said by email
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/01/san-francisco-tech-scene_n_1561371.html?ref=tw

- Quantum Computers Will Be Able to Simulate Particle Collisions
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120601120608.htm

- Flexible Channel Width Improves User Experience on Wireless Systems
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120604111418.htm

- Artificial Muscle as Shock Absorber: Dampen Annoying Vibrations in a Car or Supply Wireless Power
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120604093018.htm

- 4 Cool Tech Ideas Helping the Planet
http://www.forbes.com/sites/eco-nomics/2012/06/01/4-cool-tech-ideas-helping-the-planet/

URBAN 
- Skyline Innovations Bets Big on Better Business Models
http://www.forbes.com/sites/williampentland/2012/06/03/skyline-innovations-bets-big-on-better-business-models/

- Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei's Pavilion in London is a Hovering Pond
http://www.treehugger.com/urban-design/chinese-artist-ai-weiweis-pavilion-opens-serpentine-gallery-london.html

- Building a City for Plants, Inspired by NYC
http://www.treehugger.com/urban-design/building-city-plants-nyc.html

WATER
- Company Aims to Desalinate Fracking Water, a $1.6 Billion Market
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericagies/2012/06/04/company-aims-to-desalinate-fracking-water-a-1-6-billion-market/

- Canadian Government Shuts Down Freshwater Research After 40 Years of Groundbreaking Science
http://www.treehugger.com/clean-water/canadian-government-shuts-down-freshwater-research-station-after-40-years-groundbreaking-science.html

WIND 
- Wind Power May Not Reduce Carbon Emissions As Expected: Argonne
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2012/05/30/wind-power-may-not-reduce-carbon-emissions-argonne/

- Kids Put Their Wind Turbines to the Test in Atlanta
http://www.treehugger.com/wind-technology/kids-compete-make-wind-power-designs.html