1. Grolar Bears Evolving Along Natural Selection Principles Due to Warming Climate  permalink

Grolar Bears Evolving Along Natural Selection Principles Due to Warming Climate
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Photo Credit: www.kewlwallpapers.com Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species , was published on 24 November 1859, almost exactly150 years ago. This seminal book is widely considered to be a scientific landmark, in the way it changed humankind's anthropocentric belief that we were of divine creation and all plants and animals were put here ...

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Grolar Bears Evolving Along Natural Selection Principles Due to Warming Climate Climate change: what the scientists say   —  James Watson - a Rhodes scholar, former army signals officer and celebrated biologist - is watching a colossal extinction unfold before his eyes. "The rate of species loss is something like 1000 times greater than what the historical records show are normal levels," he said "Even common species are in a massive state of decline."

2. Some of the best holiday lighting isn't about the holidays at all  permalink

Some of the best holiday lighting isn't about the holidays at all
Susan Harris / Garden Rant

My favorite holiday-season light displays are the ones put on by our great public gardens. Longworth comes to mind, and Lewis Ginter in Virginia. And here in Maryland it feels like magic in the Brookside Gardens' Garden of Lights with...

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Some of the best holiday lighting isn't about the holidays at all Garden of Lights   —  For your convenience we are now open each night from Friday, November 27, 2009 through Sunday, January 3, 2010 (with the exception of December 24 & 25th). The Conservatory Winter Display with Train Exhibit is only open from December 5 through January 3.

3. New Zealand Gets A New Emissions Trading Scheme. Before Australia.  permalink

New Zealand Gets A New Emissions Trading Scheme. Before Australia.
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South Island, New Zealand. Photo: Warren McLaren / INOV8. New Zealand has a new emissions trading scheme (ETS). In many ways its passage through the NZ parliament is like a parallel universe to the climate change shenanigans that have been occurring across the Tasman Sea in Australia. According to the Sydney Morning Herald (SMH), this ETS is ...

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Kiwis beat Aussies to climate scheme   —  New Zealand has beaten Australia to set up an emissions trading scheme ahead of the Copenhagen climate change meeting next month. The country's parliament on Wednesday rammed through new legislation 63 votes to 58 after months of controversy and two days of acrimonious debate in parliament, the narrow majority made possible by a deal with the ...

4. Spring/Summer 2010: Mociun  permalink

Spring/Summer 2010: Mociun
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Mociun spring/summer 2010. Credit: Mociun Caitlin Mociun , the designer behind eco-fashion brand Mociun--whose Native American-inspired red coat we covet--has a knack for designing colorful and striking patterns. Her talent in textile design is fully executed with stripes in her spring 2010 collection, made with organic fabrics; tencel, silk, ...

5. Eco Motorcycles: Audi EB1 concept superbike roars on electric power  permalink

Eco Motorcycles: Audi EB1 concept superbike roars on electric power
Jolly / Ecofriend

Eco Factor: Zero-emission concept bike designed to be powered by electricity. Electric two-wheelers have shown the true potential of zero-emission transport. We have seen the world’s fastest electric motorcycle hitting a top speed of mph, and...

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Eco Motorcycles: Audi EB1 concept superbike roars on electric power Eco Arts: Artist transforms shopping cart into mobile home for post-apocalyptic living   —  Eco Factor: Prototype mobile home made using an old shopping cart. With doomsday predictions on a rise, there are some who are stocking much more than food and water. Eco-minded artist Kevin Cyr from Brooklyn has designed a fully-functional home...

6. Speaking of the garden  permalink

Speaking of the garden
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"Occasional drama is what you want in an herbaceous border, to wake up the sleepy hordes of daisies and well-bred bellflowers." --Anna Pavord, “The New Kitchen Garden”

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7. The future of solar cells changes shape  permalink

The future of solar cells changes shape
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Unique coral-shaped nanomaterials could improve the efficiency of solar cells, say Chinese scientists. Porous materials, such as tin oxide, have properties that make them ideal for use in solar cells, batteries, gas sensors and other devices. Changing their structure and morphology can enhance their properties, but this can be difficult to ...

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8. ‘The tulip lady’ has advice on bulbs in pots Susan Reimer On Gardening – Baltimore Sun  permalink

Gardening Diva / Just My Garden

'The tulip lady' has advice on bulbs in pots Susan Reimer On Gardening Baltimore Sun Talk tulips with gardeners , and you will hear this kind of tale often. Plant them, and the dinner bell rings for deer, squirrels and chipmunks, rabbits, …

9. Thanksgiving crazy  permalink

Thanksgiving crazy
Megan.zalkan / Growing Notes

In the midst of a whirlwind of Thanksgiving preparation -- that is, getting ready for my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE HOLIDAY EVER -- I had occasion to pull out all the serving dishes I think we're going to need, including the much-beloved gravy weasel . Which I wanted to share. Isn't he handsome? Yes, he's probably a squirrel, but he was christened the ...

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Thanksgiving crazy Warm Thoughts Of A Traditional Thanksgiving Dinner   —  Our Thanksgiving time tradition has been thwarted in 2009 by a lack of gorgeous old stoves. So this year it's the (semi) recent reduction (listed for $2,565,000 on 9/17, reduced to $2,398,000 on 10/13) of a renovated "green" kitchen...

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Thanksgiving crazy The Pilgrim - Happy Thanksgiving   —  The Pilgrim Rose If you live in a zone with moderate enough temperatures into November, you might actually be able to bring in a bloom or two of 'The Pilgrim' for the Thanksgiving table. So, if you haven't got one already, plant one for next year and you'll have the...

10. Getting Back to the Business of Garden Blogging  permalink

Getting Back to the Business of Garden Blogging
Kenny Point / Veggie Gardening Tips

I know that I’ve been “missing in action” lately as far as posting articles, responding to comments, and managing the other activities around here and at the Gardening Secrets Newsletter, but it hasn’t been without good reason. You see I just returned from a second adventure at the Virgin Islands Sustainable Farm Institute. Yes, that’s ...

11. Baldwin Park students learn gardening, create healthy foods – Pasadena Star-News  permalink

Gardening Diva / Just My Garden

Baldwin Park students learn gardening , create healthy foods Pasadena Star-News Thanks to The Moveable Feast's Nutrition in the Community Garden Program, fourth-grade students are learning how to create easy, tasty recipes that are also … and more »

12. Master Gardeners celebrate 25th year – Scarlet Scuttlebutt  permalink

Master Gardeners celebrate 25th year – Scarlet Scuttlebutt
Gardening Diva / Just My Garden

San Luis Obispo Tribune Master Gardeners celebrate 25th year Scarlet Scuttlebutt CENTRAL JERSEY — The Rutgers Master Gardener Association of New Jersey recently celebrated its 25th anniversary at the annual conference at Douglas Campus … 22 join Master Gardeners Stillwater NewsPress all 4 news articles »

13. Happy Thanksgiving from DouglasEWelch.com  permalink

Happy Thanksgiving from DouglasEWelch.com
Noreply / A Gardener

Happy Thanksgiving! Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day here in the US, so from all of us to all of you, Happy Thanksgiving, wherever you are! We are thankful for much and many. May your day be filled with food, fun and family! Listen to our audio message

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Happy Thanksgiving from DouglasEWelch.com Happy Thanksgiving   —  Have a wonderful holiday and thank you all for sharing your time, your thoughts and your gardens with me, over the years. Happy Thanksgiving, wherever you are. Photo: gnmills / stock.xchng. Happy Thanksgiving originally appeared on About.com Gardening on Thursday, November 26th, 2009 at 01:01:21. Permalink | Comment | Email this

14. Video: Thanksgiving Turkeys  permalink

Video: Thanksgiving Turkeys
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15. Race to the Top Fund  permalink

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The rules for the Race to the Top competition have now been finalized! Thank you to the 1,161 people and organizations who sent us comments on our draft rules—your collective outpouring of thoughtful input prompted us to make numerous changes and improvements to the final application. But just as important, the overwhelming volume of ...

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16. Resetting the Tables at Le Cirque  permalink

Resetting the Tables at Le Cirque
RUTH / NYT > N.Y.

TUCKED into a corner where his friend the D.J. Francesco Civetta manned the turntables, Julian Lennon waxed mellow. “I love to sit and watch the world go by,” said Mr. Lennon, one in a sprinkling of notables at a private party at Le Cirque on Nov. 20. A drink might give him enough courage, he said, to check out the lounge that has ...

17. Raspberry Truffle Filled Dark Chocolate Bar  permalink

Raspberry Truffle Filled Dark Chocolate Bar
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"Thank you for your talent and your dedication to quality. We are faithful to your dark chocolate bar. I just had to write and let you know how much we appreciated the chocolates and to say thank you!"

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18. Van Kills Man in Staten Island Hit-and-Run  permalink

FERNANDA SANTOS / NYT > N.Y.

The accident at New Dorp Lane and Third Street also seriously wounded a woman who was with the man who was killed.

19. Diocese Says It Recorded 32 Accusations of Abuse  permalink

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS / NYT > N.Y.

Papers sought from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport document allegations tied to a Trumbull parish over 40 years.

20. Canal 36 is off the air again  permalink

Canal 36 is off the air again
La.gringas.blog / La Gringa

" Chanel 36 signal jammed to prevent broadcasting/information " Despite the fact that the above screen would have you believe that the Honduran government has interfered with the broadcasting of Canal 36, last night I saw Esdras López and his sidekick state that they were taking themselves off the air "in a protest" just before this screen ...