Earth Portation News September 14th

AIR -Tar Sands Development Already Bumping Into Air Pollution Limits for Sulphur and Nitrogen Dioxide
http://www.treehugger.com/fossil-fuels/tar-sands-bumping-air-pollution-limits-sulphur-nitrogen-dioxide.html

ART - Van Gogh: 'Protective' Varnish Altered Colors
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/09/120914080908.htm


BIRDS - Caption Contest Winners! What Are These Birds Saying?
http://www.treehugger.com/natural-sciences/caption-contest-winners-what-are-these-birds-saying.html

BIRDS - In Japan, a Treehouse Goes to the Birds--and One Lucky Bird Watcher
http://www.treehugger.com/culture/japan-treehouse-goes-birds-and-one-lucky-bird-watcher.html


BOOKS - New book explains connections between brain chemsitry, human behavior and major life events
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-brain-chemsitry-human-behavior-major.html


CLIMATE - World's Hottest Temperature Cools a Bit
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/09/120913092106.htm

CLIMATE - UK Model to Better Predict Extreme Winters in Europe
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/09/120913203657.htm

CLIMATE - Northwest Passage Now Sailable, Thanks to Global Warming
http://www.treehugger.com/climate-change/northwest-passage-now-sailable-thanks-global-warming.html

CLIMATE - Meteorologists overturn reading from 90 years ago, make Death Valley holder of the world's hottest temperature
http://phys.org/news/2012-09-meteorologists-overturn-years-death-valley.html#ajTabs


EARTH - Changing Alpine Landscape: Lakes Are Replacing Glaciers
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/09/120913084626.htm


ECONOMICS - Cambridge team exposes EMV card vulnerabilities
http://phys.org/news/2012-09-cambridge-team-exposes-emv-card.html#ajTabs

ECONOMICS - Five Ways To Raise $2,000 A Minute
http://www.forbes.com/sites/meghancasserly/2012/09/14/bia-watch-five-ways-to-raise-2000-a-minute-on-kickstarter/

ECONOMICS - How Companies Demoralize Their Employees Without Knowing It
http://www.forbes.com/sites/reneesylvestrewilliams/2012/09/14/how-companies-demoralize-their-employees-without-knowing-it/


ENERGY - Japan Plan Phases Out Nuclear Power by 2030
http://www.treehugger.com/fossil-fuels/japan-plan-phases-out-nuclear-power-2030.html

ENERGY - Energy News: US Emissions Set to Rise in 2013, Cuomo's Fracking Aide, Indian Point Power Agreement Set to Expire
http://www.treehugger.com/energy-policy/u-s-emissions-rise-2013-cuomo-fracking-aide-indian-point-power-purchase-agreement-expire.html


ENVIRONMENT - Delhi Plastic Ban Goes Into Effect
http://www.treehugger.com/environmental-policy/delhi-plastic-manufacturing-ban-next-week.html

ENVIRONMENT - NRDC names 232 Congress members as 'Dirty Air Villians'
http://www.examiner.com/article/nrdc-names-232-congress-members-as-dirty-air-villians?cid=db_articles


FASHION - Seeing Through Clothing: Radiation-Enabled Chips Could Lead to Low-Cost Security Imaging Systems
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/09/120912161546.htm


GARDENS -8 Homes With Living Roofs
http://www.forbes.com/sites/marcellefischler/2012/09/12/8-homes-with-living-roofs/

GARDENS - Vertical Farm and Retail Store Grows Mushrooms and Herbs
http://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-agriculture/vertical-farm-and-retail-store-grows-mushrooms-and-herbs.html

GARDENS -Research moves LEDs from the theatre stage to the greenhouse
http://phys.org/news/2012-09-theatre-stage-greenhouse.html


HOMES - Subtle But Fresh Wooden Furniture Fuses Indoor Gardening With Storage
http://www.treehugger.com/eco-friendly-furniture/indoor-garden-furniture-jib-studio.html


HOMES -Home Sweet Lab: Computerized House to Generate as Much Energy as It Uses
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/09/120913162708.htm


SCIENCE - Do it yourself and save: Open-source revolution is driving down the cost of doing science
http://phys.org/news/2012-09-open-source-revolution-science.html#ajTabs

SCIENCE - A challenging task: LHC collides protons with lead ions for first time
http://phys.org/news/2012-09-task-lhc-collides-protons-ions.html#ajTabs


SCIENCE - Bendable crystals resolve properties of X-ray pulses
http://phys.org/news/2012-09-bendable-crystals-properties-x-ray-pulses.html#ajTabs

SCIENCE - Researchers find retinal rods able to detect photon number distribution
http://phys.org/news/2012-09-retinal-rods-photon.html

SCIENCE - In world's first, atomic force microscope sees chemical bonds in individual molecules (w/ video)
In world's first, atomic force microscope sees chemical bonds in individual molecules (w/ video)

SCIENCE - Vanadium oxide bronze: A replacement for silicon in microchips?
http://phys.org/news/2012-09-vanadium-oxide-bronze-silicon-microchips.html

SCIENCE - Scientists discover second purpose for vortex generators
http://phys.org/news/2012-09-scientists-purpose-vortex.html

SCIENCE - Studying biosamples at 'supercold' temperatures—without freezing—now a reality
http://phys.org/news/2012-09-biosamples-supercold-temperatureswithout-freezingnow-reality.html


SOLAR - Affordable Solar Powered Air Conditioning in a Neat Little Package is Finally Here
http://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-product-design/affordable-solar-powered-air-conditioning-finally-here-coming-us-market-soon.html

SOLAR -DoE Offers $10M Prize for Cheaper Roof Solar Installation Breakthrough
http://www.treehugger.com/solar-technology/doe-offers-10m-prize-cheaper-roof-solar-installation-beakthrough.html

SOLAR - Solar Geoengineering: Using Space Tech To Avert Climate Armageddon
http://www.forbes.com/sites/brucedorminey/2012/09/14/solar-geoengineering-averting-climate-armageddon-from-space/


SPACE -Britain to use spent nuclear fuel for batteries to power deep space craft
http://phys.org/news/2012-09-britain-spent-nuclear-fuel-batteries.html

SPACE -Researchers Look to Alien Soils for Heat Shield
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/09/120913140414.htm

SPACE -Temperature extremes on Mars
http://phys.org/news/2012-09-temperature-extremes-mars.html


SUSTAINABILITY -Architect Peter Strzebniok Enters the Green Modern Prefabricated Modular Chicken Coop Fray
http://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-product-design/architect-peter-strzebniok-enters-green-modern-prefabricated-modular-chicken-coop-fray.html


TECH - Radar measurements of highest precision
http://phys.org/news/2012-09-radar-highest-precision.html

TECH - Printing 3-D Microstructures in Mere Seconds
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/09/120913162710.htm

TECH - The Top 75 Websites For Your Career
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jacquelynsmith/2012/09/14/the-top-75-websites-for-your-career/

TECH - Cleantech Startup Finds Poor Villagers Are More Profitable Than Mobile Telecom
http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidferris/2012/09/13/cleantech-startup-finds-poor-villagers-are-more-profitable-than-mobile-telecom/

TECH - 'Memristors' based on transparent electronics offer technology of the future
http://phys.org/news/2012-09-memristors-based-transparent-electronics-technology.html


URBAN -Swivelling solar home stars in Madrid contest
http://phys.org/news/2012-09-swivelling-solar-home-stars-madrid.html


WATER - Shower/Washing Machine Combo Concept Uses Graywater to Wash Clothes
http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/showerwashing-machine-combo-concept-uses-graywater-wash-clothes.html


WIND - Solar and wind energy may stabilise the power grid
http://phys.org/news/2012-09-solar-energy-stabilise-power-grid.html

WIND - UK Grid on Brink of Breaking Major Wind Energy Record
http://www.treehugger.com/renewable-energy/uk-grid-brink-breaking-major-wind-energy-record.html


WORK -Great Workplaces Arise From Great Leaders
http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikaandersen/2012/09/12/great-workplaces-arise-from-great-leaders/


WORK -45 percent of layoff victims, despite anger, would return to former employer
http://phys.org/news/2012-09-percent-layoff-victims-anger-employer.html