Jun.18.2009
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PROBLEM:California Condor is going Extinct
SOLUTION:
THE CALIFORNIA CONDOR SHOULD HAVE MORE SEX
This may strike the rest of the animal kingdom as a no-brainer, but it’s going to take a little more than encouraged fornication to save endangered species from the brink of extinction.
While the problems facing our planet are great, the power we hold as humans to reverse them is [...]
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Jun.16.2009
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Rosimeiry Portela, A Scientist on Conservation International
By Kari Klaus
In a small state called Ceará in Northeast Brazil, far from the lush Amazon, arid conditions are often followed by floods. Subsistence farmers struggle to provide food for themselves and local residents. Hardships like these weigh against achieving a higher quality of life for many – farmers focus on simple survival.
Rosimeiry Portela was born in this community, [...]
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Jun.15.2009
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SUNSNEST SUSTAINABLE HOME POD TO BE BUILD IN HEAVENLY MOUNTIAN NORTH CAROLINA
The site is located in Watauga County, North Carolina between the towns of Boone and Blowing Rock and just off the Blue Ridge Parkway. The project is located 95 miles north of Charlotte and the Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, which is the 12th most active airport in the country and serves non-stop flights to over [...]
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Jun.11.2009
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RETHINKING TRADITIONAL EXHIBIT DESIGN:
VOLUME INC.’S APPROACH AT THE CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
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San Francisco, Calif., June 8, 2009 — Using an inventive visual strategy that offers the visitor an experience akin to scientists exploring nature, Volume Inc. has redefined the approach to traditional museum exhibitions for the California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate [...]
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Jun.09.2009
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Greener Products for Leaner Times
How Smart Companies Innovate in a Recession
Curtain was brought down on the second annual Greener by Design conference, and it was a huge success — nearly 200 designers, product managers, sustainability professionals and other industry experts came together for two days of in-depth discussion of the issues around the theme of “Greener products for leaner [...]
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