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Visualizing How A Population Grows To 7 Billion

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Mon, 10/31/2011 - 2:42am

The United Nations estimates that the world's population will pass the 7 billion mark Monday. That's a lot of people — but with the help of a sound montage and video, it gets a little easier to see how the Earth can draw that kind of crowd.

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Learn Tips on How to Help Austin's Water - providing by yoga jou...

Austin Metablog  Wed, 04/13/2011 - 11:00pm

Yoga Journal teaches us how to honor and care for our Earth's Water. (via In Between)



 

Green Garden Festival, Sunday Feb. 27

Planning Ahead, Austin  Tue, 02/22/2011 - 1:56am

Learn about earth-wise landscaping at this free, fun day in the park.



 

Sci-Fi To Fact: Planet Hunters Find Worlds Like Earth

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Tue, 12/28/2010 - 11:01pm

As recently as 20 years ago, no one knew if planets outside our solar system existed. But now we know of more than 500.

The biggest astronomy headlines in 2010 came from the quest for planets far outside our solar system that are similar to Earth.

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Consumerist crap for the holidays

That Other Paper  Thu, 12/13/2007 - 10:12am

For the holidays, I don’t want to do something nice for the earth. I don’t want to get handmade iPod covers from the Etsy online store that nurtures local craftspeople.

And I don’t want to go off-line for a day to commune with people in the real world.

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