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Original Technorati articles tagged “ecology”

• in Film
  Bag It (2010) Explores Our Brief Yet Everlasting Relationships with Plastic
  Paper or plastic? Or do you take your own bags to the grocery store?
  by missbobetier / on Mar 11, 2012
• in Film
  Take a Fresh (2009) Look at How to Improve Our Food Supply
  New thinking about what we’re eating.
  by missbobetier / on Mar 11, 2012
• in Entertainment
  Buffing Up Your Brain: This Will Make You Smarter by John Brockman
  Are you willing to take a chance on a book titled THIS WILL MAKE YOU SMARTER?
  by missbobetier / on Mar 7, 2012

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “ecology”

 

• Oil addiction generates denial

  
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  Whenever the U.S. supply of imported oil is threatened with interruption (or if the U.S. economy should recover much), the global marketplace bids up the oil price, and the politically sensitive price of gasoline will rise in step and depress consumer spending. Whenever the world oil price is high enough, it can cause ...
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• Would You Like a Side of Dirt with That?

  
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  In the fall of 2009 a group of biology students at Tufts University sat down together and ate some dirt. They ground up small clay tablets and swallowed the powder to find out, firsthand, what clay tastes like. This unusual taste test was part of a Darwinian medicine class taught by one of us (Starks). The students ...
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• 2012 HAL Research Scholarship at University of Queensland, Australia

  
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  PhD Research Scholarship in Population Dynamics, Chemical Ecology, Pest Management, Statistical Analysis and Experimental Design for Applicants from Australia or .. [Read Full Scholarship Detail]
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• Post-Carbon Postcard#1: California, USA and British Columbia, Canada

  
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  Contrary to the views of some ill-informed journalists and politicians, there are many places where the international momentum is swinging rapidly towards -- not away from -- a swift transition to a post-carbon economy. read more
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• Report from the McPlanet conference

  
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  Brian Davey and myself participated in a panel on the role of the digital commons in sustainability, at the McPlanet conference in Berlin earlier in May. We will feature a written version of our debate later on, and here belatedly because of my travels, a report on the issues by Brian , which is important in the ...
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• Return to Bear Heaven

  
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  I last blogged about Bear Heaven in October 2006 . This was my fourth visit to the highly scenic, ridgetop campground in the Monongahela National Forest. It rained much of the time we were there, prompting some extreme tent-drying measures. We spent one day hanging out in a rock shelter, enjoying the ...
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• Future Cities: where innovation and sustainability meet

  
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  It seems that architects are designing future cities to fit certain ecological standards. That doesn’t mean their designs are anything short of extraordinary and fantastical. Be sure to click through the slideshow here to see more breathtaking architectural visions from around the world.
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• Fed announces new summer job program for youth

  
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  As part of a federal government initiative to create summer jobs for youth, the Department of Interior (DOI) recently announced a new competitive grant initiative to hire 20,000 young adults, ages 15-25 for summer jobs on public lands. In an attempt to expand work opportunities for young people, federal agencies have ...
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• Extinction is Forever – Video

  
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  At least 100 species become extinct each day. We never know which one will be next. But it’s not too late to help those that are in  danger  of extinction. Joel Sartore is a photographer for National Geographic Magazine and he says,  “It is folly to think that we can destroy one species and ecosystem after ...
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• Stanford Scientists Document Fragile Land-Sea Ecological Chain

  
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  By Rob Jordan The researchers found a link between replacing native trees with non-native palms and the health of the manta ray population off Palmyra Atoll in the Pacific. Photo: Gareth Williams / Courtesy of Stanford University Intricate, often invisible chains of life are threatened with extinction around ...
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• Spatial genetic method can pinpoint an individual’s geographic origin

  
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  Genetic diversity is what keeps species evolving, helps them tackle diseases and is a prime pre-requisite for natural selection. Understanding genetic diversity is imperitive for scientists in the field, whether it’s about identifying associations between genetic variants and diseases or highlighting interesting ...
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• Behavior Given The System

  
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  As promised in the  comments of this post , Steve, at DFW Point-to-Point, ruminates on role that street design plays in “bad” behavior on the streets. Interesting and well worth your time. A taste: The roads really ARE optimized to accommodate a uniquely dangerous major use – four-wheeled motor vehicle ...
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• Video of the Day: Jon Jandai on the Pun Pun Permaculture Seed Commons in Northern Thailand

  
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    Jon is a farmer from northeastern Thailand. He founded the Pun Pun Center for Self-reliance, an organic farm outside Chiang Mai, with his wife Peggy Reents in 2003. Pun Pun doubles as a center for sustainable living and seed production, aiming to bring indigenous and rare seeds back into use. It regularly hosts ...
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• City Room: Spring Time: Under a Leafy Canopy, a Taste of Summer

  
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  Baltimore oriole
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• Progress Is Overrated

  
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  Reuters : 150,000 more US heat deaths projected by 2100 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Killer heat fueled by climate change could cause an additional 150,000 deaths this century in the biggest U.S. cities if no steps are taken to curb carbon emissions and improve emergency services, according to a new report. The ...
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• Land-Sea Ecological Chains of Life Threatened With Extinction Around the World

  
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  And it’s not like we humans aren’t part of such chains. Via ScienceDaily : Douglas McCauley and Paul DeSalles did not set out to discover one of the longest ecological interaction chains ever documented. But that’s exactly what they and a team of researchers — all current or former Stanford students and ...
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• Street lights can change ecology on the ground

  
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  Researchers of the University of Exeter say street lights influence ecology and can change the natural balance of ground-dwelling invertebrates and insects. Thomas Davies and his colleagues, who trapped nearly 1,200 of the animals in areas under and between street lights in Helston, found that invertebrate predators ...
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• My favorite books & authors

  
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  All of us have favorite authors. You may enjoy reading about some of mine. These are in no particular order, and often I’ll list only one title, while the author may have written other good work. Roark Bradford, Ol’ Man Adam and His Chillun , a 1930′s recounting of Bible stories, in the black vernacular. Not ...
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• Animal Poachers In India Can Be Shot on Sight

  
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  Reports Talia Ralph on Global Post : Animal poachers in India can now be shot on sight, after lawmakers in the western state of Maharashtra passed legislation Wednesday to defend tigers, elephants, and other wildlife from attacks, the Times of India reported . The state’s forest guards should not be “booked ...
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• Animal Poachers In India Can Be Shot on Sight

  
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  Reports Talia Ralph on Global Post: Animal poachers in India can now be shot on sight, after lawmakers in the western state of Maharashtra passed legislation Wednesday to defend tigers, elephants, and other wildlife from attacks, the Times of India reported. The state’s forest guards should not be “booked for ...
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