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BUSINESS: US stocks climb on jobless data as S&P 500 nears record

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:54:39 -0400

U.S. stocks climbed, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index toward a record high, as jobless claims unexpectedly dropped.
(Story: Bloomberg)

POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE: Philadelphia Mayor Nutter stops budget speech amid protests

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:06:17 -0400

Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter was forced to stop his budget address on after loud protests drowned out his speech. Three of the city’s four biggest unions have been without contracts since 2009.
(Story: ABC News)

COLUMNS AND OP-ED: Time to focus on the environment

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:15:11 -0400

NATION: Mush! Mush! Mush! Oldest champion of the 2013 Iditarod Great Sled Race

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 22:00:55 -0400

(Story: Baltimore Sun)

NATION: Seavey becomes oldest Iditarod champ

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 22:00:54 -0400

Former champion Mitch Seavey became the oldest person to win the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.The 53-year-old Seavey and 10 dogs finished the trek in nine days, seven hours, 39 minutes and 56 seconds.
(Story: Kansas City Star)

NATION: Americans increase spending, and it wasn’t just on gas

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 22:26:30 -0400

Americans spent last month at the fastest pace in five months, boosting retail spending compared with the previous month. Half the jump reflected higher gas prices, but retail sales rose as well.
(Story: HeraldNet)

COLUMNS AND OP-ED: Fire Your Food Service and Grow Your Own

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 21:58:29 -0400

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: Physicists try to find how much heat Earth holds

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 23:21:16 -0400

Scientists have identified several particles lurking deep inside the Earth’s mantle that could reveal how much heat the planet produces and confirm that the Earth formed from materials from the sun.
(Story: NBCNews.com)

ENVIRONMENT: Surge in renewable energy as solar panel prices plummet

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 22:56:15 -0400

The global deployment of renewable energy from wind, solar and biofuels grew in 2012 but the income from the sector remained flat due to the plummeting costs for solar photovoltaic panels.
(Story: Guardian)

BUSINESS: Japan becomes first nation to extract ‘frozen gas’ from seabed

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:18:55 -0400

Japan has successfully extracted natural gas from frozen methane hydrate deposits under the sea, in the first example of production of the gas offshore.
(Story: Guardian)

BITS AND PIECES: Mississippi man’s quirky obit goes viral

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:33:33 -0400

(Story: CBS News)

BUSINESS: Job Openings Increase as US Labor Market Improves

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:50:52 -0400

Job openings have rebounded, showing employers are gaining confidence. The U.S. expansion will be sustained even as lawmakers battle to further trim the federal budget deficit.
(Story: Bloomberg)

BITS AND PIECES: Is this the world’s smallest book?

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:37:29 -0400

(Story: The Telegraph)

BITS AND PIECES: Ancient Egyptian grave hold proof of hard labor

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:26:43 -0400

(Story: National Geographic)

BITS AND PIECES: How the Internet built a $100,000 race car

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:24:57 -0400

(Story: CNN)

BITS AND PIECES: It‘s a dog’s life in Formula One

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:39:51 -0400

(Story: Reuters)

COOL STUFF: Seal surprises paddle boarders

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:43:07 -0400

(Video: The Telegraph)

COOL STUFF: Polar bear ‘hunts’ BBC cameraman

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:47:01 -0400

(Video: BBC)

COOL STUFF: 53-year-old becomes oldest Iditarod champ

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:55:00 -0400

(Video: YouTube)

COOL STUFF: Timberlake barbershop quintet-style

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:27:19 -0400

(Video: Slate)

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: Mars rover Curiosity confirms habitable environment in distant past

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:18:55 -0400

Analyzing samples from the sedimentary rock, the Curiosity Mars rover has detected traces of chemicals compounds necessary for a habitable environment in the red planet’s distant past
(Story: CBS News)

COOL STUFF: Goats yelling like humans

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:16:20 -0400

(Video: YouTube)

ENVIRONMENT: Global warming pushing trees north

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 20:15:41 -0400

(Story: Discovery News)

ENVIRONMENT: Amplified greenhouse effect shaping north into south

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 17:59:49 -0400

As the cover of snow and ice in the northern latitudes has diminished, temperatures over the northern land mass have increased.
(Story: ScienceDaily)

ENVIRONMENT: Climate change is turning Earth’s northern latitudes green

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:39:21 -0400

(Story: Science Recorder)

WORLD: People of Kygyzstan

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 22:47:31 -0400

(Slideshow: fotopedia)

WORLD: Hungry China sets sight on Central Asia

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:28:16 -0400

China may have a stranglehold on Kyrgyzstan‘s economy, so much so that, in the words of a former Kyrgyz cabinet member, the country’s economy would collapse without its giant neighbor.
(Story: The Atlantic)

GOOD NEWS: Apps intended to help Red Cross provide lifesaving advice

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 10:02:53 -0400

The Red Cross has unveiled a series of apps to help people get ready for earthquakes, hurricanes, wildfires, and now tornadoes. The apps have been downloaded more than 2 million times.
(Story: The Chronicle of Philanthropy)

GOOD NEWS: Researchers discover evidence of rainforest resilience to global warming

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 11:46:43 -0400

Researchers have discovered more evidence of rainforest resilience to global warming. Their findings reveal that tropical forests are less likely to lose biomass due to global warming than previously thought.
(Story: Science Recorder)

SPECIAL TOPIC: GROWING OUR OWN FOOD: Growing pains for curbside farming

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:34:47 -0400

Carla Russell long lived Los Angeles, where fast food is plentiful and fresh produce hard to find. Recently she stumbled on vegetables growing in city-owned strip of land between the street and the sidewalk.
(Story: Wall Street Journal)

SPECIAL TOPIC: GROWING OUR OWN FOOD: Most beautiful botanical gardens in the world

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 21:51:37 -0400

(Slideshow: xinhuanet.com)

SPECIAL TOPIC: GROWING OUR OWN FOOD: Eating for health locally: Organic food growers offer tips

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:52:02 -0400

In spite of what you see outside, spring will be here soon and with it, visions of fresh vegetables from your garden. To improve environment and community wellness, many gardeners are going pesticide-free.
(Story: Midland Daily News)

GOOD NEWS: Japan may revive carbon trading discussion after elections

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 20:52:07 -0400

The Japanese government may revive discussions about a carbon market that would reduce pollution levels after elections for the Upper House of parliament, a government adviser said.
(Story: Bloomberg)

WORLD: Middle East in photos

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 22:14:35 -0400

(Slideshow: National Geographic)

WORLD: A decade after Hussein, Iraq still grapples with human rights abuses

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 10:40:06 -0400

Long after Saddam Hussein, Iraq remains in a grim cycle of human rights abuses, Amnesty International reported. Iraqis enjoy greater freedoms but basic human rights gains have failed to materialize.
(Story: CNN)

COLUMNS AND OP-ED: Strong jobs report belies lingering pain

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:39:34 -0400

COLUMNS AND OP-ED: China In Africa: ‘Imperial Power’ Or ‘Altruist’?

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:16:59 -0400

COLUMNS AND OP-ED: Women: The Unsung Heroes of the Environment

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:03:56 -0400

COLUMNS AND OP-ED: Death penalty undermines U.S. vision as great defender of human rights

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:18:42 -0400

NATION: A recommitment to the American ideal that labor rights are human rights

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:00:37 -0400

(Blog: The Nation)

POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE: Paradise under pressure

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 17:05:20 -0400

Scott and Colin Ladley are making furniture and converting horse floats into temporary accommodation to help make ends meet on the farm that has been home for decades.
(Story: Nelson Mail)

COLUMNS AND OP-ED: Thailand can offer a ray of light to an endangered species

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 20:50:51 -0400

COLUMNS AND OP-ED: China vs. Keystone in Canada oil sands

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:58:40 -0400

COLUMNS AND OP-ED: Why jobs still aren’t coming back

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:47:16 -0400

POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE: Shaping our economic destiny

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 11:23:43 -0400

A local Transition Initiative aims to mold the future instead of waiting to let it happen. They focus on local resources, including food from farms and gardens, local goods, services and know-how.
(Story: Hudson Valley Times)

DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE: Why sharks join kids in Florida for spring break

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 21:16:00 -0400

(Story: NBCNews.com)

DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE: Five shark species win protection against finning trade

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:30:22 -0400

The millions of sharks killed every year to feed the vast appetite for shark-fin soup in Asia now have greater protection, after 178 nations at the world’s biggest wildlife summit voted to crack down on the trade.
(Story: Guardian)

DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE: World Ports and Trade Summit to open

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:22:39 -0400

The World Ports and Trade Summit (WPTS) will begin in the coming week in Abu Dhabi. Participants will be exchanging information on a key networking platform for the maritime industry.
(Story: Gulf News)