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Scientists Create First Practical Artificial Leaf, Producing Power Through Photosynthesis

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Photo by Sun StarScientists announced they have achieved one of the “Holy Grails of science” by creating the world’s first practical photosynthesis device, an artificial leaf of playing-card-size that can be used to mimic the process that green plants use to convert sunlight and water into energy.

The photosynthetic gadget, unveiled at a March 27 American Chemical Society meeting, uses sunlight to split water molecules into oxygen and hydrogen, and is reputedly 10 times more efficient than a natural leaf. Described as a milestones in the drive for sustainable energy, researchers say it will revolutionize power storage, especially in remote areas that don’t currently have electricity.

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Scientists Create First Practical Artificial Leaf, Producing Power Through Photosynthesis

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Photo by Sun StarScientists announced they have achieved one of the “Holy Grails of science” by creating the world’s first practical photosynthesis device, an artificial leaf of playing-card-size that can be used to mimic the process that green plants use to convert sunlight and water into energy.

The photosynthetic gadget, unveiled at a March 27 American Chemical Society meeting, uses sunlight to split water molecules into oxygen and hydrogen, and is reputedly 10 times more efficient than a natural leaf. Described as a milestones in the drive for sustainable energy, researchers say it will revolutionize power storage, especially in remote areas that don’t currently have electricity.

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Congressman Touts Rhode Island’s Switch to Hybrid Buses, Trollies

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GM makes hybrid busesU.S. Rep. Jim Langevin is encouraging other agencies to follow the lead of the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority that recently bought 53 hybrid buses and upgraded 10 trolleys to run on a hybrid system.

Langevin touted the agency’s investment during a speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday saying that the new fleet will save about 20 percent on fuel usage.

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Dreams of His Mother: The Extraordinary Woman Who Shaped Barack Obama

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Barack Obama, 2 years old, with motherIf you want to understand what shaped our president, don’t look to his father’s disappearance. It was his unconventional mother who made him.

In 1960, before the Civil Rights Act, before the women’s movement, a smart, white 17-year-old arrived at college. Within weeks she became pregnant and dropped out of school to marry an African — at a time when doing so qualified as a felony in nearly half of America.

The startling part of her story was her conviction—as the child grew into a man—that her son was so gifted “that he can do anything he ever wants in the world, even be president of the United States.”

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U.S. Cracks Down on Wasteful IT Spending, Saving $3 Billion

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Data center closed in Maryland, HHS photoIn a new effort to reduce duplication and ensure the U.S. government operates more efficiently, 137 federal data centers have been identified by the Obama Administration as unnecessary overlap and scheduled for shut down this year.

The planned consolidation of these and hundreds of other data centers over the next four and a half years is expected to save more than $3 billion for American taxpayers.

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U.S. Cracks Down on Wasteful IT Spending, Saving $3 Billion

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Data center closed in Maryland, HHS photo

Data center closed in Maryland, HHS photoIn a new effort to reduce duplication and ensure the U.S. government operates more efficiently, 137 federal data centers have been identified by the Obama Administration as unnecessary overlap and scheduled for shut down this year.

The planned consolidation of these and hundreds of other data centers over the next four and a half years is expected to save more than $3 billion for American taxpayers.

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Pit Bull that Saved Family in Fire Wins National Hero Award

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Steen family with pit bull that saved them from fireA 15-month-old dog had to overcome fire and smoke — and her breed’s reputation — to become a national hero.

The dog named Diamond is a pit bull—the canine most often cited as vicious in news reports and the most abandoned and euthanized dog in the country. But today, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Los Angeles presented Diamond with their 29th annual National Hero Dog award.

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Pit Bull that Saved Family in Fire Wins National Hero Award

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Steen family with pit bull that saved them from fireA 15-month-old dog had to overcome fire and smoke — and her breed’s reputation — to become a national hero.

The dog named Diamond is a pit bull—the canine most often cited as vicious in news reports and the most abandoned and euthanized dog in the country. But today, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Los Angeles presented Diamond with their 29th annual National Hero Dog award.

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Charlie Sheen Tours Alabama Tornado Wreckage, Plans Fundraiser

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Charlie Sheen, University Alabama NewsAt the urging of fans who contacted him on Twitter, Charlie Sheen flew to Alabama’s tornado disaster zone yesterday to see the devastation for himself. Not only did he visit with residents and mayors in their time of recovery, he vowed to raise funds and keep the media’s attention focused on their plight.

Sheen told reporters that he would return “in full force” with a fundraiser that may involve a charitable baseball game or celebrity fundraiser featuring musicians and comedians.

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Charlie Sheen Tours Alabama Tornado Wreckage, Plans Fundraiser

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Charlie Sheen, University Alabama NewsAt the urging of fans who contacted him on Twitter, Charlie Sheen flew to Alabama’s tornado disaster zone yesterday to see the devastation for himself. Not only did he visit with residents and mayors in their time of recovery, he vowed to raise funds and keep the media’s attention focused on their plight.

Sheen told reporters that he would return “in full force” with a fundraiser that may involve a charitable baseball game or celebrity fundraiser featuring musicians and comedians.

WATCH part 1 of his ‘torpedoes’ against tornados tour below…

(Also, read a story at Washington Post)

Gates Gives $20 Million for School Learning With Games

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Photo: ppdigital via Morguefile.comThe Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced Wednesday it would be investing $20 million to bring new national education standards into the classroom using game-based learning, social-networking and other approaches to capture the virtual imagination of bored or unmotivated students.

(READ the AP story in MSNBC)

Photo: ppdigital via Morguefile.com

To Mother with Love on Mother’s Day

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Childfund photoA sweet new video by ChildFund International in honor of Mother’s Day features kids from around the world in Sri Lanka, India, Zambia, Ecuador and other countries saying “I love you, Mom” in their native languages.

Watch the video below from YouTube…

Eagle Cam Update: Snowstorm, Growth Spurt and Hawk Poop

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Eagle-cam Raptor Project photoExactly a month after the first eagle hatched live on webcam in Decorah, Iowa, the three eaglets are almost edging their parents out of the nest.

“They’re almost full grown,” said the Raptor Resource Project, which operates the pair of cameras that have live-streamed the eaglets’ every move, and garnered 70 million hits so far.

They eaglets eat between half a pound and a pound of food a day; mostly fish, muskrats and rodents brought home by the father and weigh between 5 and 7 pounds each now.

(READ the full eagle update at Wired – and check out the Eagle Cam below)

 


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Wind Power Helping to Keep Lights on in Japan

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Photo: Rob Rjzii, FlickrGood news in post-earthquake Japan: All the wind turbines survived the quake and offered stability to the electrical grid during the crisis. Even the offshore turbines in the vicinity of the earthquake epicenter survived.

In some regions of Japan, this has saved the day, as power utilities have been struggling to meet basic energy demand in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear reactor breakdown.

(READ the story at MNN.com)

Photo: Rob Rjzii, Flickr

I Can Do Anything Good (Jessica’s Daily Affirmation Song)

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This bathroom mirror speech by young Jessica inspired all of us.

Now, cadamole has written music and performed the inspiring song and shared it on YouTube.

 

New Website Functions! What do we need to do better?

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gnn-screen-shotI successfully found and hired a new freelance IT technician and wanted to report on website improvements we’ve made this month. These are user benefits you will notice:

  1. A wonderful improvement for members is the new mechanism that redirects you to the page you were looking for, after you find that you are in need of logging-in. No longer do you get bumped back to the homepage, when in the middle of a search, or clicking on an individual link that would normally lead to the story had you been logged in.
  2. We fixed the bug that sometimes caused missing stories and photos on the front page. (YAY!)
  3. We believe we have fixed the “Cookies Not Enabled” warning message that prevented some people from completing their registeration.

More improvements are on the way this month, including new RSS options, a new testimonials box, and an OFFLINE payment option for paying by check will be added to subscription process (restoring a feature that was available prior to our recent site upgrade, when it broke).

Your subscription dollars at work!

Please let us know about any improvements you think are necessary, or any bugs you experience going forward.

Rare One-Horned Rhino Bouncing Back in Nepal

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One-horned rhinoceros in Nepal-Wikimedia-CommonsA National Rhino Census in Nepal released Saturday showed the rhinoceros population increasing 22 percent since 2008.

The animal count, conducted in three national parks, recorded 534 rhinos, an increase of 99 animals over the previous total of 435. The positive numbers reflect the success of conservation efforts for this species, following a decade of civil war, a result of improved anti-poaching measures and management of habitat.

The rhinos were counted simultaneously in Chitwan National Park, Bardia National Park and Shuklaphanta Wildlife Reserve of Nepal’s Terai Arc Landscape, the combined effort of Nepal’s Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation, WWF, which provided technical as well as financial support, and the National Trust for Nature Conservation.

“This is a fine example of working together where all conservation partners and local communities are contributing to the conservation efforts of the Government of Nepal,” says Krishna Prasad Acharya, Director General of Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation.

Photo: One-horned rhinoceros in Nepal, Wikimedia-Commons

Rare One-Horned Rhino Bouncing Back in a Big Way

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One-horned rhinoceros in Nepal-Wikimedia-CommonsA National Rhino Census in Nepal released Saturday showed the rhinoceros population increasing 22 percent since 2008.

The animal count, conducted in three national parks, recorded 534 rhinos, an increase of 99 animals over the previous total of 435. The positive numbers reflect the success of conservation efforts for this species, following a decade of civil war, a result of improved anti-poaching measures and management of habitat.

The rhinos were counted simultaneously in Chitwan National Park, Bardia National Park and Shuklaphanta Wildlife Reserve of Nepal’s Terai Arc Landscape, the combined effort of Nepal’s Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation, WWF, which provided technical as well as financial support, and the National Trust for Nature Conservation.

“This is a fine example of working together where all conservation partners and local communities are contributing to the conservation efforts of the Government of Nepal,” says Krishna Prasad Acharya, Director General of Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation.

Photo: One-horned rhinoceros in Nepal, Wikimedia-Commons

UPDATE: Deer Who Stood Guard Over Nest Admires Chicks With Mom

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Mother goose and 2 goslingsA deer that stood guard over the eggs of an expectant goose for weeks at a Buffalo cemetery is now admiring the hatched goslings.

One of the most dramatic moments in this animal kingdom saga came the day before the eggs hatched on Wednesday, when the storied stag chased off crows threatening the goose nesting on a large urn at Forest Lawn cemetery.

(READ the Reuters story w/ photos)

World’s Largest Beef Company Signs Amazon Rainforest Pact

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Amazon riverThe bulk of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon occurs as a result of illegal cattle production.

Now, the world’s largest meat processor, JBS-Friboi, has agreed to stop buying beef from ranches involved in illegal deforestation of the Brazilian rainforest zoned for conservation or indigenous use.

(READ the story in Mongo Bay)

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