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'Farm kid from Wisconsin' fights bugs wi
[ Cornell News Service ]
May 09, 2008 Growing up on a small farm in rural Wisconsin, Mike Hoffmann's childhood playground was a natural wonderland with bugs, horses, even pet crows he trained to ride behind his saddle while cantering through the woods.
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Before fossil fuels, Earth's minerals ke
[ SpaceRef ]
Apr 29, 2008 A study published in the advance online edition of Nature Geoscience links the pre-human stability to connections between carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and the breakdown of minerals in the Earth's crust.
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BEFORE FOSSIL FUELS, EARTH'S MINERALS KE
[ Earth Observatory ]
May 07, 2008 Over millions of years carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have been moderated by a finely-tuned natural feedback system - a system that human emissions have recently overwhelmed.
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Before Fossil Fuels, Earth's Minerals Ke
[ Science Daily ]
Apr 30, 2008 Over millions of years carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have been moderated by a finely-tuned natural feedback system -- a system that human emissions have recently overwhelmed. Scientists have now linked the pre-human stability to connections between carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and the breakdown of minerals in the Earth's crust.
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A Tug of War
[ Smoky Mountain News ]
May 06, 2008 The tiny campus of Southwestern Community College in Swain County is an unassuming place. Inside, the campus auditorium is even more so — sparse, with little but a couple folding chairs and tables. Average in appearance, this room does little to warrant much attention at first glance.
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Top Scoops
[ Scoop.co.nz ]
May 07, 2008 There's nothing in the middle of the road but a yellow stripe and a lot of dead armadillos. -- Jim Hightower THE CORPORATE CURSE
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Building with intention
[ Methow Valley News ]
May 08, 2008 There is something to be said about being aware of your surroundings. That may be especially true when it comes to building a home. You are creating something that will endure for generations.
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Gas prices could aid Ford museum
[ Lexington Herald-Leader ]
May 10, 2008 Jacked-up gas prices could help boost attendance at the Henry Ford and Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Mich., this summer. Already one of the top tourist draws in Michigan, the expansive historical museum and outdoor facility attracts more than 1.5 million people each year. Its peak attendance was in the bicentennial year of 1976 when 1.8 million visited. With gas at $3.50-plus a gallon ...
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