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how airplanes are designed to feel bigger on the inside
Bookmarked 475 weeks ago ever wonder why some airplanes feel big on the inside when they039re actually small engineers use some special tricks to make that happenhere039s why wings don039t fall off airplanes - https:youtubejmsoky_mv6wsign up for the seeker newsletter here - http:bitly1uo1pxi for more about boeing and a century of innovation check out http:theageofaerospacecomread more:extreme engineering: the boeing 747https:sciencebasedlifewordpresscom20110725extreme-engineering-the-boeing-747quotat 31285 cubic feet 876 cubic meters the 747-400 has the largest passenger interior volume of any commercial airliner which is equivalent to more than three houses each measuring 1500 square feet 135 square metersquotboeing 707 airplane modelhttp:amhistorysieduonthemovecollectionobject_202htmlquotthe jet airliner offered more than an advance in speed it revolutionized the cost and comfort of flying greatly reduced maintenance costs resulted in lower fares |
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scott brown: gone washington
Bookmarked 740 weeks ago scott brown039s gone to washington and something039s gone horribly wrong brown sided with big oil -- taking thousands from oil companies just weeks before he voted to keep their special tax breaks and brown voted repeatedly against protecting our environment and public health no wonder brown got a zero rating from the league of conservation voters tell senator brown enough039s enough ask him to support the quotclose big oil tax loopholes actquot |
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andrew revkin: the language of climate change
Bookmarked 748 weeks ago the words we use to talk about global warming matter why is language important when framing the climate change debate how do different political groups respond to quotclimate changequot versus quotglobal warmingquot |
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epigenetics
Bookmarked 727 weeks ago hank ampamp his clone circus hank explain the power of epigenetics which studies the factors that determine how much or whether some genes are expressed in your bodylike scishow on facebook http:wwwfacebookcomscishowfollow scishow on twitter http:wwwtwittercomscishowmore scishowsolar energy - http:youtube4upvzutlavafoldit gamers ftw - http:youtubejdbcpdh_ptaepigenetics scishow hank green dna genomes cloning clone heredity epigenome methyl groups |
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through the lens: the dalian oil spill
Bookmarked 774 weeks ago in july 2010 chinese photographer lu guang documented the oil spill at the city of dalian for greenpeace the pictures he took portraying the death of firefighter zhang liang won a world press photo award in 2011 third prize spot news stories follow us on facebook:http:wwwfacebookcomgreenpeacevideo |
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view on earth039s colder future: mind the gap
Bookmarked 670 weeks ago what impact would an ice sheet have on a swedish final repository for spent nuclear fuel and how does a final repository affect the surroundings if the ground is constantly frozen the answers to these questions can be found in greenlandin kangerlussuaq in western greenland swedish nuclear fuel and waste management company skb is participating in a major international research project that investigates how glacial meltwater flows through and under the ice sheet and forms groundwater that in turn would be able to affect the safety of the repository the project is called the greenland analogue project gap for shortto view multimedia news release go to http:wwwmultivucommnr58701-swedish-nuclear-fuel-waste-management-skb |
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invisible giants by lindsay levin available today
Bookmarked 669 weeks ago invisible giants: changing the world one step at a time tells the stories of some extraordinary people who whatever their background and status are stepping up to overcome obstacles and change the world around themauthor lindsay levin is the founder and managing partner of leaders quest a social enterprise that brings together a diverse global community of 6000 leaders from ceos of multinational companies to grassroots activists working in some of the poorest communities on the planet all of them share a commitment to using their unique influence to create positive changeto view multimedia news release go to http:wwwmultivucommnr58705-invisible-giants-london |
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cop21: the world is watching
Bookmarked 528 weeks ago shoulderhill events llc a wholly-owned subsidiary of shoulderhill entertainment today announced that the company is producing the global event 2015 24 hours of reality and live earth: the world is watching airing from 6pm cet friday november 13 to 6pm cet saturday november 14 the show will be broadcast from the champs de mars in front of the iconic eiffel tower in paris and will feature leaders from around the world in addition to actors activists scientists and some of the biggest names in musicformer us vice president and chairman of the climate reality project al gore will lead the global broadcast which is seeking to generate momentum for strong action on climate from world leaders in the final days before the un climate talks in paris this round-the-clock and round-the-world program will unite a global audience in demanding a strong climate agreement in paris and include presentations and performances from leading climate experts and activists and award-winning celebrities and musicians french leaders president franois hollande paris mayor anne hidalgo and musical group duran duran will join in the broadcast from paristo view the multimedia release go to:http:wwwmultivucomplayersenglish7692251-shoulderhill-24-hours-of-reality |
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quick amp easy eco friendly car car products
Bookmarked 688 weeks ago visit: http:wwwtantacoatcomdouble_shieldhtmldouble shield is quick and easy to use and safe for environment and human no petrochemical products are used it forms a layer of glass and silicone resin on car surfaces eliminating the need to wax your vehicle |
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welcome to the human population academy
Bookmarked 713 weeks ago human population academy http:wwwhumanpopulationacademyorg empowers people with information about the laws of human nature and proven solutions to problems that arise in society now you can greatly improve quality of your life in all the factors: physical intellectual dietological sexual emotional and environmental because when one lives in harmony with nature itself -- all processes in that person039s life stabilize and harmonize opening up new possibilities |
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severn suzuki speaking at un earth summit 1992
Bookmarked 760 weeks ago raised in vancouver and toronto severn cullis-suzuki has been camping and hiking all her life when she was 9 she started the environmental children039s organization eco a small group of children committed to learning and teaching other kids about environmental issues they were successful in many projects before 1992 when they raised enough money to go to the un039s earth summit in rio de janeiro their aim was to remind the decision-makers of who their actions or inactions would ultimately affect the goal was reached when 12 yr old severn closed a plenary session with a powerful speech that received a standing ovationmore information on http:wwwdavidsuzukiorgbigup to my friend sebastian sturm for letting me use his song yes bredgin tell them the truthhttp:wwwsebastian-sturmcomhttp:wwwmyspacecomsebastiansturm |
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shark fin soup disappearing from the menu at chinese weddings world news the guardian
Bookmarked 737 weeks ago couples marrying in hong kong and mainland china swayed by conservation groups |
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groundbreaking ceremony for river trail
Bookmarked 926 weeks ago creating a bike and pedestrian path along the san diego river that will connect ocean beach to mission valley |
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prince charles - hypocrite
Bookmarked 765 weeks ago read more here: http:wwwnoteviljustwrongcomgeneralprince-charles-labeled-eco-hypocrite-as-he-arrives-in-the-us-to-lecture-on-sustainabilityhtml |