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Jellyfish threaten to 'dominate' oceans › News in Science (ABC Science)
Giant jelly fish are taking over parts of the world's oceans due to overfishing and other human activities, say researchers.
The Story of Stuff with Annie Leonard
From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world.
Nature loss 'dwarfs bank crisis'
The global economy is losing more money from the disappearance of forests than through the current banking crisis, according to an EU-commissioned study.
AirCar - runs on compressed air
One refueling with 340 l of air under pressure will cost approximately 2 USD and will assure autonomy for more than 1000 km at the speed 100 km/h. The price for such a car is estimating to be 17800 USD.
Google Pours Massive Investment into Renewable Energy Research
Google aims to find a way to significantly reduce the cost of renewable energy generation to bring it more on par with the cost of coal.
What is Higher-order Thinking?
It is about engaging students at the highest levels of thinking to foster exciting learning environments where students become creators of new ideas, analysers of information and generators of knowledge.
Powerhouse joins The Commons on Flickr
The Powerhouse Museum is the first museum in the world to release publicly-held historical photographs for access on Flickr.
Apartment Therapy Re-Nest | How To: Make a One-Pot Indoor Herb Garden
Got container garden moved inside, and new plant projects going for the winter.
Wired 7.11: This Is Your Brain on God
Michael Persinger has a vision - the Almighty isn't dead, he's an energy field. And your mind is an electromagnetic map to your soul.
This one is worth a thousand words
An indigenous woman holds her child while trying to resist the advance of Amazonas state policemen who were expelling the woman and some 200 other members of the Landless Movement from a privately-owned tract of land on the outskirts of Manaus
Save the Old Growth Forest! A Matter of National Defense! « GET DIRTY
This is an exceptional presentation, better than most TED Talks I’ve seen recently. If you only watch a bit of it, check out part six where he unveils his “Life Box,” a cardboard box seeded with the recipe for a forest.
If Life Gives You Methane, Make Methane Energy
If these methane reservoirs melt over the next 100 years, the gas released could re-create climate conditions that prevailed during a 2,500-year warming spell that began 14,000 years ago.
Tens of millions of birds disappearing across North America
CBC’s The National reports that tens of millions of birds are disappearing across North America.
At $1 per Watt, the iTunes of Solar Energy Has Arrived
A Silicon Valley start-up called Nanosolar shipped its first solar panels -- priced at $1 a watt. That's the price at which solar energy gets cheaper than coal. Curious that this story is not on every front page.
Focus on Forests
Rainforest Education Website for upper primary and above. The aim of this site is to tell you about some of the issues facing forests around the world today.
The Robert Bateman Get to Know Program - Home
The Robert Bateman Get to Know Program has been inspiring connections between children and the environment for nearly a decade.
Energy Eaters - Ask an expert - The Lab - Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Gateway to Science
We all know that to reduce our carbon footprint we need to save energy. But is it better to buy a petrol electric car or install a solar hot water system?
TakingITGlobal - Inspire. Inform. Involve.
TakingITGlobal.org is an online community that connects youth to find inspiration, access information, get involved, and take action in their local and global communities
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