• Inside Superstorm Sandy

    Updated: 2012-11-20 16:01:31
    “Inside the Megastorm” takes a comprehensive look at tropical superstorm Sandy, from its origins in the Caribbean and landfall along the mid-Atlantic coast, to the destruction left in its path and the future of storm protection. Was it simply a … Continue reading →

  • World Bank: “Turn Down the Heat” or Expect a Devastating 4° Rise in Global Temps by 2100

    Updated: 2012-11-19 15:27:35
    A report commissioned by the World Bank warns that the planet is currently headed toward a 4° C increase in temperature by the end of this century, “triggering a cascade of cataclysmic changes that include extreme heat-waves, declining global food … Continue reading →

  • WHOI researchers initiate long-term sound study at Cape Wind site

    Updated: 2012-11-18 19:17:55
    Researchers from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute have begun a 2-3 year project that will monitor the soundscape at the Cape Wind site before, during, and after construction of the planned 130 wind turbines.  This is the first time such a long-term acoustic monitoring study has taken place at an offshore wind site.   “We want [...]

  • AEI’s 3rd annual wind farm noise report now available

    Updated: 2012-11-17 23:53:58
    At long last, I’ve completed this year’s overview of science and policy developments on wind farm noise issues.  It features over 50 pages of new material, along with about the same in Appendices consisting of three research summaries I wrote earlier in the year.  You can download a pdf version of Wind Farm Noise 2012 [...]

  • Insects change calls to be heard above road noise

    Updated: 2012-11-15 16:48:01
    Insects have joined birds, frogs, and whales in the list of species that change their calls so that they can be heard above chronic human noise.  Researchers at the University of Bielefeld in Germany compared the songs of grasshoppers that lived near a road with those living in open grassland;  “We found that grasshoppers from noisy [...]

  • “24 Hours of Reality: The Dirty Weather Report”

    Updated: 2012-11-15 00:33:39
    This week, The Climate Reality Project broadcast “24 Hours of Reality: The Dirty Weather Report” – a continuous day of live video about how pollution from coal, oil, and gas contributes to extreme weather events such as superstorms, floods, heat waves, and … Continue reading →

  • Building of the Day: Xocolatti

    Updated: 2012-10-21 00:13:00
    : : Pages local ecologist About Writing Projects Saturday , October 20, 2012 Building of the Day : Xocolatti Xocolatti , home to The Finest Handcrafted Chocolates and Exotic Truffles , is today's Archtober Building of the Day . The store is located at 172 Prince Street and I had to double-back on the block to find . it The interior design is by De-Spec with Brian Gillen and received a AIANY Honors 2012 Design Award For more photographs , check out the De-Spec project profile Don't miss the next post Spread the word 0 comment(s Post a Comment Thank you for commenting on this post and hope to hear from you , . soon Next Page Previous Page Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom WELCOME local ecologist is a project of localecology.org Feel free to email us suggestions , including corrections .

  • Biophilic Design: Film Screening & Discussion, 10/23

    Updated: 2012-10-15 15:03:00
    : : , Pages local ecologist About Writing Projects Monday , October 15, 2012 Biophilic Design : Film Screening Discussion , 10 23 Courtesy of Biophilic Design source Come on a journey from our evolutionary past and the origins of architecture to the world’s most celebrated buildings in a search for the architecture of life . nbsp Yale Blue Green will present Biophilic Design” a documentary by Stephen Kellert and Bill Finnegan at the AIA Center for Architecture on October 23, 2012. The film explores innovative ways of designing the places where we live , work and learn , and will be introduced by executive director Stephen Kellert . nbsp Afterwards , join us for a panel discussion with Hillary Brown City College of New York , CUNY Bill Browning Terrapin Bright Green and Bob Fox Cook+Fox

  • Building of the Day: NYU Global Center for Academic and Spiritual Life

    Updated: 2012-10-13 13:37:00
    : : Pages local ecologist About Writing Projects Saturday , October 13, 2012 Building of the Day : NYU Global Center for Academic and Spiritual Life Archtober's Building of the Day program celebrates contemporary as well as iconic architecture in New York City . The NYU Global Center building is contemporary it was completed this year . nbsp It was designed by Machado and Silvetti Associates The center's design is strikingly different from its neighbors , the Kimmel Center view a photo here and the Judson Memorial Church , pictured . below Image : Judson Memorial Church courtesy of Beyond My Ken source 40 Bond was the October 7th Building of the Day Check back on the 20th for Xocolatti and on the 26th for the Irish Hunger . Memorial Don't miss the next post Spread the word 0 comment(s Post

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