Don't Miss Your Chance to Tour the High Line Park's Undeveloped Future Third Section
This fall, New Yorkers will have a rare opportunity to see the third section of the High Line as it is - before it gets redeveloped into a lush park. Friends of the High Line will open the future third section to lucky visitors for two weekends in October, so don't miss your chance to see the space in its natural state! Read on for details on how to get tickets.
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Shell's Arctic Oil Drilling Efforts Halted by a Massive Rogue Iceberg
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After the Gulf of Mexico disaster and the perils of deep-water drilling were revealed to the public, there was a lot of opposition to similar projects proposed for the Arctic. Now, after six years of campaigning, oil company Shell has begun its Arctic exploration campaign despite worldwide protests. However the oil company is facing problems with the $4.5 billion project; a 30 mile by 12 mile block of ice that is heading its way.
7 Smart and Easy Tips to Green Your Kitchen
Cocina, daidokoro, keuken; whatever you call it, there's one room that every culture agrees is the heart of the home: the kitchen. There are many reasons we love our kitchens - including the fact that food can be found there - but did you know that they are also one of the easiest places in your home to go green and save your household some money while you're at it? If you've been looking to make your living space more energy-efficient and waste-conscious, the kitchen is a wonderful place to start - and you can see results almost immediately. Read on for our 7 easy tips to greenovate your kitchen, and then use the cash you save to stock up on groceries!
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PHOTOS: Full Scale Model of NYC's LowLine Underground Park Unveiled on the Lower East Side!
Steel-Clad Studio for a Composer is an Ethereal Portal to the Woods of Wisconsin
World Trade Center Health Care Will Soon Cover Cancer Caused by Toxic Dust
Survivors of the September 11th attacks can now breathe a little easier. Just in time for the anniversary of the tragedy, the World Trade Center Health Program announced that it will soon provide coverage for workers and victims who now have cancer as a result of inhaling toxic dust from the wreckage. The program initially began when police detective James Zadroga died at age 34 due to exposure to toxic dust from Ground Zero, but the list of illnesses covered under the act did not previously include cancer.
Cinderella-Inspired Pumpkin Room Transforms edg Creatives into Fairytale Brainstormers
Apple iPhone 5 Launch Marred by Undercover Report of Working Conditions at Foxconn Factory
Today Apple debuted its latest offering, the iPhone 5 - but not everyone is thrilled with the news. For workers at the Foxconn factory in China, today is the culmination of hours of work under grueling conditions for embarrassingly low pay. To bring these conditions to light, the Chinese news agency The Shanghai Evening Post sent a journalist to work undercover in the Foxconn factory that produced the iPhone 5, revealing just what it takes to bring the new gadget to consumers.
London's Movement Cafe is a Pop-Up Eatery Made From Recycled Shipping Containers by Greenwich Park
Nendo's Ando Momofuku Center Tree House is an Apartment Building for Birds!
Scientists Predict That Food Riots Will Grip The Planet Within A Year
A few years ago, Sir John Beddington, the UK government's chief scientific advisor stated that with the world's population growing, food supplies diminishing, and water supplies becoming more scarce, all of these factors would combine to form a 'perfect storm' in 2030 resulting in food shortages and rioting. However, the New England Complex Systems Institute believes he is way too optimistic with his timing. In fact, the complexity theorists think that if we don't reverse the current trend in food prices, we've got until August 2013 before social unrest sweeps the planet.
Cannondale's Chainless CERV Concept Bike Transforms as You Ride It!
Priority Designs and Cannondale have joined forces to create a cutting-edge concept bike that transforms to change shape as you ride it! Known as the Continuously Ergonomic Race Vehicle (CERV), the forkless, chainless, and dynamically adjustable bicycle made its world debut at EUROBIKE last month where it was hailed for its innovative transformer-like design.
Russian University Team Edges Closer to Cloning a Woolly Mammoth
Earlier in the year, we reported that South Korean and Russian scientists were working together to clone a woolly mammoth from bone marrow found in well-preserved remains in the thawed permafrost of Siberia. Now an international team of researchers from Russia's North-Eastern Federal University has found living cells in mammoth hair, soft tissues and bone marrow uncovered 328 feet (100 meters) underground during a summer expedition in the northeastern province of Yakutia.
The Ocean Observatories Initiative Is a "Hubble Telescope for the World's Oceans"
In order to fully understand the world's oceans a new program called The Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) has just been launched. The program will span 25-years and be responsible for managing a networked set of 100s of sensor instruments that will sit in the ocean, take measurements, send data back to a massive data infrastructure, and make data-sets and reports available to oceanographers, scientists, educators, and the public on a very broad scale. In short, it is a Hubble Telescope for observing the world's oceans.
The USA Is the Only Country Where Climate Scientists Face 'Organized Harassment'
In the US, climate change has always faced an uphill battle. It was even been the butt of several jokes during the Republican National Convention due to the lack of support and belief that human activity is warming the planet. However, an article from Inside Climate News has reported that unlike elsewhere in the world where climate scientists are listened to, in the US they face 'organized harassment' including torrents of freedom of information requests, hate mail, and even death threats from skeptics. Meanwhile their global counterparts are able to work without fear.
