ONE SPARK EVENT: Crowdfunding Comes to Jacksonville, Florida

Jay OwenCrowdfunding

ONE SPARK EVENT: Crowdfunding Comes to Jacksonville, Florida By Marianna Smith, JD One spark can light a fire! That is exactly what happened in Jacksonville, FL, during 5 days in April 2013. The entire downtown area was packed with over 400 creators pitching their ideas, creations and dreams to an …

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News :

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science, Nature/Biomimicry

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News ‘Whodunnit’ of Irish potato famine solved New NOAA report examines national oil pollution threat from shipwrecks The mammoth’s lament: How cosmic impact sparked devastating climate change Parasitic wasps use calcium pump to block fruit fly immunity Do salamanders’ immune systems hold the key to regeneration? Ant …

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News: Maya Long Count calendar and European calendar linked using carbon-14 dating

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News Maya Long Count calendar and European calendar linked using carbon-14 dating Warmest summers in last two decades in northern latitudes were unprecedented in six centuries New technique measures evaporation globally Sea mammals find U. S. safe harbor Enzymes from horse feces could hold secrets to streamlining …

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

Insect pests more plentiful in hotter parts of city than in cooler areas Poultry probiotic cuts its coat to beat bad bacteria New bone survey method could aid long-term survival of Arctic caribou How microbes survive at bare minimum: Archaea eat protein New evidence ancient asteroid caused global firestorm on …

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News : One gene, many mutations: Key that controls coat color in mice evolved nine times

Jay OwenTV Series

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News One gene, many mutations: Key that controls coat color in mice evolved nine times DNA study clarifies how polar bears and brown bears are related Dinosaur-era climate change study suggests reasons for turtle disappearance Life deep within oceanic crust sustained by energy from interior of Earth …

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News: Scientists find origins of teamwork in our nearest relative the chimpanzee

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News Scientists find origins of teamwork in our nearest relative the chimpanzee Tourist-fed stingrays change their ways Slabs of ancient tectonic plate still lodged under California Skulls of early humans carry telltale signs of inbreeding Human microbe study provides insight into health, disease Petroleum use, greenhouse gas …

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News: One gene, many mutations: Key that controls coat color in mice evolved nine times

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News One gene, many mutations: Key that controls coat color in mice evolved nine times DNA study clarifies how polar bears and brown bears are related Dinosaur-era climate change study suggests reasons for turtle disappearance Life deep within oceanic crust sustained by energy from interior of Earth …

Revival of film “ The Revolution Will Not Be Televised – Chávez: Inside the Coup”

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen

Hugo Chávez’ rule was controversial.  His death has been mourned and celebrated.  Watch this film on one of the more tumultuous periods of his presidency.  From Wikipedia:  The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (Spanish: La revolución no será transmitida), also known as Chávez: Inside the Coup, is a 2003 documentary …

What’s ecosapien doing today?

kristyCommunity Development Solutions, Sustainability News

Headline from Future Earth-on-the-Mend What’s ecosapien doing today? Ecosapien’s wind/photon/PV electric sailing/delivering food on recombinant hybrid (ecosapien +) bikecycle/triwheel (local/regional mfg. processes passing full ecological audit) produce truck powered by: 1) ecosapien (powered by local org food); 2) flexible PV panel sails (arranged to catch wind if in good pushing …