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The greenhouse that acts like a beetle and other inventions inspired by nature
2016-04-10 17:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: When Brent Constantz, CEO of carbon capture company Blue Planet, was looking for a way to process carbon dioxide emissions, he found inspiration in nature. Coral reefs and rainforests, the largest natural structures on the planet, are made of carbon, he says. Reefs, in fact, not only sequester carbon, but also reuse their own waste byproducts. When they produce calcium carbonate, they release carbon dioxide, he explains. This feeds the symbiotic algae that help support them. This circular...
Saving Half Planet for Nature Isn't As Crazy As It Seems
2016-03-27 13:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: It's hard to be an optimist these days. We are living through what biologists call the sixth mass extinction, a time of dramatic depletion of species, from frogs to rhinos and butterflies. By the end of the century, it is estimated that one in six species will be extinct. The causes-human population growth, habitat loss, climate change-are complex and interlocking, fueling each other in an ever faster destructive spiral. But E.O. Wilson, the esteemed biologist and National Geographic Hubbard Award...
Subjugating nature is not the way to defend against floods
2016-03-27 08:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The Mendips form an east-west hilly ridge, framing the Chew Valley to the north and the Somerset Levels to the south. They are mostly gently rolling hills, though cut into by deep gorges such as Burrington Combe and Cheddar Gorge. But towards the western end of the ridge, and rising to 191m, sits the only true peak in the Mendips. Some place names are exciting, poetic and laden with history. This conical hill, though, is named Crook Peak. And crook, apparently, comes from an old English word meaning...
Can you put a price on nature? A Californian nonprofit thinks it can
2016-03-14 00:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Everyone agrees that nature has value. It clothes, feeds and shelters us and provides a spectacular playground. Yet we have never put a value on everything nature offers. Now, environmental and sustainable business consultants want to change that by forcing corporate leaders to take stock of the economic impact of how they manage natural resources. By accounting for this so-called natural capital, the advocates hope to see more businesses adopting practices that are both good for the environment...
Drawing inspiration from nature, student designs a new type of wind turbine
2016-03-05 21:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Since childhood, Michael Carruth, a junior in the environmental design program at CU-Boulder, has been fascinated with nature. Long hours spent playing outdoors, observing swirling leaves, clouds scudding across the sky and the way seed pods spin in the wind: experiences like these inspired Carruth to design a new type of wind turbine. Drawing on nature for inspiration, his wind turbine design utilizes flexible sails that open and close depending on which direction the wind blows to maximize energy...
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