Watch a gecko scramble up a wall and along the ceiling, and after a moment of amazement you might begin to wonder how they perform such acts of ‘gription’. Similar amazement must have inspired scientists like Kellar Autumn, to investigate the gecko, and puzzle over the affable creatures incredible abilities.
While not all of the secrets […]

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TerraPass hits 100,000:
It happened on January 16th at 6:40pm Pacific Standard Time: Heraldo
Botelho, of Palo Alto, CA, purchased a flight offset for his upcoming
trip to visit his family in Brazil.

Weird. At the same time, 3:30pm Eastern Standard Time, I was 10 minutes into teaching my third class of the second day during the first week […]

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First Annual Faculty/Staff Basketball Awards LunchThursday, January 31, from noon to 1 p.m. at the Mellow Mushroom
As Elected by the Players of Noon-Time Faculty-Staff Basketball Game:
Player with the Best Attitude - John Whitehead
This Award was Created and Agreed Upon by a Select Group of Faculty-Staff Noon-Time Basketball Players:
Mr. Unorthodox (Or Least Conventional But Most […]

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From a ‘friend’ of env-econ: Video with sound
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Large herds of buffalo once trampled the Great Plains, making the landscape appear black and in motion.  Wolves roamed the continent, creating complex societies.  This time period now lives as…
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Now one the premier producer of yarn and garments in South America, Manos Del Uruguay (”hands of Uruguay” in Spanish) began in 1968 when a small group of local women were looking for a…
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While reading one of my favorite parenting blogs Z Recommends, I noticed an advertisement for Swaptree. Swaptree provides an online service where you can trade books, music, dvds, and video games…
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LEED-H. FGBC. Energy Star. HERS. Fortified Home. EarthCraft. These are all names of green building standards used around the country for homes. And now NAHB (National Association of Home…
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From the AP:
Duke Energy Corporation has received the final OK from state environmental regulators to build a coal-fired power generator in Western North Carolina.
Duke received its final air permit today, and company officials said they plan to begin construction immediately.
The generator is an upgrade to Duke Energy’s Cliffside plant about 50 miles west of Charlotte. […]

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Chicago has made some big strides in recent years toward becoming a greener city. As I’ve talked about in previous posts, Mayor Richard M. Daley has used his lock on power in the Second City to…
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