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Traffic Calming Made Easy

June 6, 2009 By 1 Comment
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In this 24 second animated short Elizabeth Press, one of the clever folks at Streetfilms, explains the beauty and simplicity of traffic calming by the utilization of chicanes, a series of constructed curves that slow car traffic, and make our streets safer and more livable.

The Venice of the East? Pollution Chokes Bangkok’s Canals

June 4, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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A foul stench rises from the grey-black water as I wait for the riverboat. Kids jump in and climb back out, laughing a screaming. Old tires line the floating dock to protect the boats. I look down into the water toward my reflection, but it isn’t there. The grey water swallows everything. This is Bangkok’s [...]

Galapagos Mosquitoes’ New Diet Threatens Giant Tortoise

June 3, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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The Galapagos form of the black salt marsh mosquito has changed its diet to prefer reptile blood instead of feeding on mammals and birds. This discovery has some scientists fearing the introduction of a new mosquito-borne disease which could devastate the Galapagos native wildlife.

Bald Eagles Rebounding in Michigan and Maine

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Bald eagles in both Michigan and Maine have been removed from the endangered species list.

Saving Seeds, Saving Our Future

June 3, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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A few weeks ago, we talked about the future of food and what you can do about it. With the rise of genetic modification and its threat to biodiversity, saving seeds is more important now than it has ever been. Not only do we need plants for food, we rely on them for everything from [...]