Earth Portation News September 17th

ANIMALS - 20 ANIMALS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ARE GOING EXTINCT
http://www.treehugger.com/endangered-species/giraffes-zebras-tk-animals-you-didnt-know-are-going-extinct.html


BIRDS - How Birds Master Courtship Songs
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/09/120917173101.htm

BIRDS - How Bees Decide What to Be: Reversible Patterns
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/09/120916160845.htm


BOOKS - The Mystery of the Wealthiest Magazine Cover Ever
http://www.forbes.com/sites/randalllane/2012/09/17/the-mystery-of-the-wealthiest-magazine-cover-ever/


CLIMATE - Heat and Drought Ravage U.S. Crop Prospects—Global Stocks Suffer
http://www.treehugger.com/climate-change/heat-and-drought-ravage-us-crop-prospectsglobal-stocks-suffer.html

CLIMATE - Cost of Climate Change Underestimated
http://www.treehugger.com/economics/financial-costs-climate-change-seriously-underestimated-government-calculations.html


ECONOMICS - Secretive Oil Billionaire Scores New $550 Million Payday
http://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherhelman/2012/09/17/secretive-oil-billionaire-scores-new-550m-payday/

ECONOMICS - Buying A Home Is 45% Cheaper than Renting
http://www.forbes.com/sites/trulia/2012/09/13/buying-a-home-is-45-cheaper-than-renting/


EDUCATION -Back to school: Is higher education making you fat?
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-school-higher-fat.html


ENERGY - Japan Plan Phases Out Nuclear Power by 2030, As Renewable Energy Projects Quickly Approved
http://www.treehugger.com/fossil-fuels/japan-plan-phases-out-nuclear-power-2030.html

ENERGY - Audi Places Its Biofuel Bets On Joule
http://www.forbes.com/sites/martinlamonica/2012/09/17/audi-places-its-biofuel-bets-on-joule/

ENERGY - Nuclear Power's Long and Toxic Tail
http://www.forbes.com/sites/williampentland/2012/09/15/nuclear-powers-long-and-toxic-tail/

ENERGY - Spain Moves to Calm Energy Storm
http://www.forbes.com/sites/christophercoats/2012/09/17/spain-moves-to-calm-energy-storm/


HOMES - Use Your Iron as Your Stove
http://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-product-design/transformer-kitchens-use-your-iron-your-barbecue-and-your-stove.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


MUSIC - Auto-Tuned Music Video About Climate Change Stars Bill Nye and Isaac Asimov
http://www.treehugger.com/culture/auto-tuned-music-video-about-climate-change-starring-bill-nye-isaac-asimov.html


SCIENCE - Low-power optical nanotweezers may benefit cellular-level studies
http://phys.org/news/2012-09-low-power-optical-nanotweezers-benefit-cellular-level.html

SCIENCE - Physicists make discovery about temperature in convection
http://phys.org/news/2012-09-physicists-discovery-temperature-convection.html

SCIENCE - Physicists experimentally demonstrate one-way quantum steering
http://phys.org/news/2012-09-physicists-experimentally-one-way-quantum.html

SCIENCE - Method Introduces Sheet-Free Dryer Sheets
http://www.treehugger.com/cleaning-organizing/method-introduces-sheet-free-dryer-sheets.html

SCIENCE - Radar Measurements of Highest Precision
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/09/120914131532.htm

SCIENCE - Nuclear Fusion: Magnetically Imploded Tubes
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/09/120917124210.htm


SOLAR -Suntech Cuts Solar Cell Production In China
http://www.forbes.com/sites/toddwoody/2012/09/17/suntech-cuts-solar-cell-production-in-china/

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/