An Unseen Leak, Then Boom

An Unseen Leak, Then Boom - ProPublica

Lonesome George, last-of-his-kind Galapagos tortoise, dies

Lonesome George, last-of-his-kind Galapagos tortoise, dies | Reuters

How to Live Without Air Conditioning and Beat The Heat

How to Live Without Air Conditioning and Beat The Heat (Spoiler: It's All About Design) : TreeHugger

Today in Urban Design

Today in Urban Design

Environmental Factor:November 2011:High pesticide exposure associated with cognitive decline

Environmental Factor:November 2011:High pesticide exposure associated with cognitive decline

Complex thinking goes beyond primates: Dolphins understand zero, elephants rescue each other - The Washington Post

Complex thinking goes beyond primates: Dolphins understand zero, elephants rescue each other - The Washington Post

How Peabody gets dirt-cheap land and the rest of us get a gigaton of carbon pollution | Grist

How Peabody gets dirt-cheap land and the rest of us get a gigaton of carbon pollution | Grist

Penn State Values: The System that Discourages Making Waves - The Daily Beast

Penn State Values: The System that Discourages Making Waves - The Daily Beast

Scientists warn US east coast over accelerated sea level rise

Scientists warn US east coast over accelerated sea level rise | Environment | guardian.co.uk

NRDC: Press Release - House Rolls Back Clean Air, Federal Lands Protections in Latest Assault

NRDC: Press Release - House Rolls Back Clean Air, Federal Lands Protections in Latest Assault

SCOTUS Update: La Loi, C'est Moi

Politics - James Fallows - SCOTUS Update: La Loi, C'est Moi - The Atlantic

Mathematics Made Visible: The Extraordinary Art of M.C. Escher

Mathematics Made Visible: The Extraordinary Art of M.C. Escher | Open Culture

Mitt Romney’s work with Michael Milken: “It was fun while it lasted.” - Business - The Boston Globe

The story behind Mitt Romney’s work with Michael Milken: “It was fun while it lasted.” - Business - The Boston Globe

Obama's First Term And Bush's First Term - Business Insider

Obama's First Term And Bush's First Term - Business Insider

Boston Globe details Romney's association with Michael Milken

Daily Kos: BLOCKBUSTER piece in Boston Globe details Romney's association with Michael Milken

Summer

Apple Stores’ Army, Long on Loyalty but Short on Pay

Apple Stores’ Army, Long on Loyalty but Short on Pay - NYTimes.com

Your typical crumbs for the dogs story. Compensation for the workers as low as possible, while maximizing the profits for the corporation. Will anyone notice the pattern here?

Growing influence of the wealthy in education

msnbc video: Growing influence of the wealthy in education

money vs brains

Follow the Nuns on the Bus

Follow the Nuns on the Bus | Nuns on the Bus | BillMoyers.com

Women going around doing good.

Stunning black and white photography by Hengki Koentjoro

Stunning black and white photography by Hengki Koentjoro (23 images) | The Drafting Club

Encouragement

Do not be afraid, but live today with courage and strength and wonder.

Romney's locust capitalism

Daily Kos: It's once again open season on Romney's locust capitalism

Romney Economics

Bain Capital Horror Stories Continue to Haunt Mitt Romney

Bain Capital Horror Stories Continue to Haunt Mitt Romney’s Campaign -- Daily Intel

The Generation Gap Is Back

The Generation Gap Is Back - NYTimes.com

Young vs Old

Members of Congress trade in companies while making laws that affect those same firms - The Washington Post

Members of Congress trade in companies while making laws that affect those same firms - The Washington Post

Changing Requirements Send Nurses Back to School

Changing Requirements Send Nurses Back to School - NYTimes.com