The End of Wall Street's Boom - National Business News - Print - Portfolio.com [via claudio]
To this day, the willingness of a Wall Street investment bank to pay me hundreds of thousands of dollars to dispense investment advice to grownups remains a mystery to me.
Aerosols – their part in our rainfall (Media Release)
Aerosols may have a greater impact on patterns of Australian rainfall and future climate change than previously thought, according to leading atmospheric scientist, CSIRO’s Dr Leon Rotstayn.
The Cooperative Launches Plan Bee to Help Save UK's Honeybee : TreeHugger
The Cooperative The causes of Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) are still in question. While it's surely a combination of factors including climate change and voracious pests like the varoa mite, one of the key suspects is pesticides. Late last
Ecological Stimulus Package: Investing In Natural Capital : TreeHugger
Creating natural capital: restored forest in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Image credit: J. Pfeiffer By: Jeanine Pfeiffer, Earthwatch Institute What if we gave our environment the same wallop of attention we're giving our economy? What if we valued natural capital
Japan's Economy, The World's Second Largest, Plunges at Fastest Pace Since ’74 - NYTimes.com
The country’s real gross domestic product shrank at an annual rate of 12.7 percent in the fourth quarter.
The TV Watch - Economists Try Target Practice in a Fun-House Mirror - NYTimes.com
Two new television documentaries demonstrate that in making sense of an economic meltdown, there’s enough blame to go around.
Bid to Stop the Killing of Albinos - NYTimes.com
One man's quest to stop the murders of albinos in Tanzania.
Easing Atmospheric CO2 Levels Using Nanotubes and Sunlight
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at The Pennsylvania State University have determined a way to use arrays of nanotubes in a solar-based process to convert carbon dioxide and water into methane and other hydrocarbon fuels. Their method may provide a new way to reduce carbon-dioxide levels in the atmosphere—rising ...
Paper sheds new 'light' on fascinating rhythms of the circadian clock
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have long known that interrupting the 24-hour circadian rhythm plays havoc with the lives and health of medical, military and airline personnel, factory employees and travelers.
New software dramatically speeds enzyme design
A Duke University-led team has brought powerful software to the never-ending arms race between antibiotics and germs. Working together, computer scientists and biochemists have developed and laboratory-tested a computer program that can show experimentalists how to change the machinery that bacteria ...
Hydrophobic Sand Could Combat Desert Water Shortages
(PhysOrg.com) -- Water scarcity is a major problem for people living in desert areas, including much of the Middle East and Africa. According to the United Nations, more than 1.6 million people die every year due to lack of access to clean water.
Image pinpoints all 5 million atoms in viral coat
(PhysOrg.com) -- If a picture is worth a thousand words, then Rice University's precise new image of a virus' protective coat is seriously undervalued. More than three years in the making, the image contains some 5 million atoms -- each in precisely the right place -- and it could help scientists find ...
Beaver delivers some good news for Detroit - Environment- msnbc.com
Wildlife officials are celebrating the sighting of a beaver in the Detroit River for the first time in decades, signaling that efforts to clean up the waterway are paying off.
Macquarie Island Shows Consequences of Cat Eradication - NYTimes.com
Macquarie Island looks beautiful, but it has become a sobering illustration of what can happen when efforts to eliminate an invasive species end up causing unforeseen collateral damage.
Gallery: The Michael Jackson auction | Music | The Guardian
In April, an auction by Julien's Auctions at the Beverley Hills Hilton will provide an unprecedented look into the private world of Michael Jackson
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Basics - A Haven for Spare Parts Lives On in Silicon Valley - NYTimes.com
Once serving entrepreneurs like the boys from Apple, a shop is now the realm of hobbyists.
FRONTLINE: heat: watch the full program | PBS [via claudio]
FRONTLINE: inside the meltdown | PBS [via claudio]Investigating how the economy went so bad so fast and what Bernanke and Paulson
didn't see, couldn't stop and weren't able to fix.
BBC NEWS | Business | Turning crack dealers into chief executives [via claudio]A prison project in Houston is helping to turn criminals into legitimate businessmen.
For Uninsured Young Adults, Do-It-Yourself Health Care - NYTimes.com [via claudio]People in their 20s who lack insurance may try everything from self-diagnoses to borrowing medications.
In Loneliness, Immigrants Tend the Flock - NYTimes.com [via claudio]Rights groups have begun a campaign to improve the treatment of foreign sheepherders in the American West.
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