 Your new post is loading...
Your new post is loading...
Scoop.it!
Previous technological innovation has always delivered more long-run employment, not less. But things can change Via Szabolcs Kósa 
No comment yet.
Sign up to comment
Scoop.it!
PIRatE Lab's insight:
Possible resource for the sediment and post fire groups
Colin
Scoop.it!
At the same time, I feel that I do have responsibility as someone who teach future generations of GIS professionals how they should use the tools and methods of GIScience responsibly. The easy way would be to tell myself ...
PIRatE Lab's insight:
Aaron Barro
Scoop.it!
Make sure your body language is sending interviewers the right signals from the moment you start...
PIRatE Lab's insight:
A few basic suggestions for (super obvious) interview behaviors.
Scoop.it!
“Sustainability will be a decisive factor in terms of which businesses will be here in 20 or 30 years time. It is the future of business,” explained Steve Howard, Chief Sustainability Officer of IKEA Group. In a recent in-depth interview, we dug into the company’s worldwide efforts over the past [...]
PIRatE Lab's insight:
FROM Daniel Judd
Scoop.it!
The drought is getting worse in the Southland and, for the first time in more than five decades, the California Water Project says it won't send any more water down from the northern part of the state. Louisa Hodge reports.
PIRatE Lab's insight:
That's it everyone. We are just about out of water. Time to start saving.
-Robert
Scoop.it!
Once it's created, plastic (almost) never dies. While in 12th grade Miranda Wang and Jeanny Yao went in search of a new bacteria to biodegrade plastic -- specifically by breaking down phthalates, a harmful plasticizer. They found an answer surprisingly close to home.
Scoop.it!
The web is absolutely chock-full of colour scheme tools that promise to help you reach colour nirvana. Not all tools are created the same, though, and many are no more than basic rip-offs of the more popular or useful offerings.
PIRatE Lab's insight:
Want a different color scheme for your presentation or poster than the ones Powerpoint gives you? There are lots of tools here to help you find one, and many of them are free. -Lindsay Jones
Scoop.it!
PIRatE Lab's insight:
Possibly a good source of information regarding education related capstone projects - Alex Gaskill
Scoop.it!
PIRatE Lab's insight:
Different articles on the benefit of environmental education Katie
Scoop.it!
Conventional plastics made from fossil fuels wreak havoc but replacements have struggled
PIRatE Lab's insight:
Progress!
-Colin
Scoop.it!
PIRatE Lab's insight:
Good read on MPA's on a global level.
-Colin
|
Scoop.it!
News 8 chief photojournalist Kevyn Fowler captured a road collapsing in Freeport, Maine during a storm.
PIRatE Lab's insight:
From Fletcher
Scoop.it!
You can make static maps in R relatively well, if you know what packages to use and what to look for, but there isn't much direct interaction with your graphics. rMaps is a package that helps you create maps that you can mouse over and zoom in to.
PIRatE Lab's insight:
Here is a nice example for folks looking to create interactive maps who don't want to learn java.
Scoop.it!
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 regarding improving environmental literacy to better prepare students for postsecondary education and careers, and for other purposes.
PIRatE Lab's insight:
Getting students involved in more outdoor activities to engage them in learning science.
Scoop.it!
Incentivizing solar energy for the next 40 yrs.
PIRatE Lab's insight:
FROM Daniel Judd
PIRatE Lab's curator insight,
February 10, 2014 12:35 PM
SolarCoin is an alternative digital currency. SolarCoin is backed by two forms of proof of work. One is the traditional cryptographic proof of work associated with digital currency.
Another proof of work is a Solar Renewable Energy Certificate (SREC) or meter record that has been generated and 3rd party verified. SolarCoin is equitably distributed using both of these proofs of work as a means to reward renewable energy production.
Scoop.it!
The Kvasir Project develops greenhouse gas emission free and localized sustainable alternative energy solutions by utilizing untapped urban resources.
PIRatE Lab's insight:
FROM Daniel Judd
Scoop.it!
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 2014 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced USDA will make $20 million available for agricultural water conservation efforts throughout California to combat the effects of drought. Interested landowners and managers have until March 3, 2014 to apply for available funds.
Comment: Just a quick idea of how much has to be spent to assist in the drought relief.
Scoop.it!
Scientists and conservationists are increasingly relying on heat- and motion-activated camera traps to study rare or reclusive species in remote habitats. And the striking images they provide are proving to be a boon for raising conservation awareness worldwide.
PIRatE Lab's insight:
Interesting article on the increasing trend of using camera traps to document, monitor and conserve wildlife.
Scoop.it!
PIRatE Lab's insight:
If you want to use ArcGIS for your capstone at home, you can download a one year trial here. No need to get a CD from a professor. -Lindsay Jones
Scoop.it!
Water in the Anthropocene is a 3-minute film charting the global impact of humans on the water cycle. Evidence is growing that our global footprint is now so…
PIRatE Lab's insight:
Short video with good visuals on global water challenges - Alex Gaskill
Scoop.it!
Internships are becoming more common, for both college and high school students - Amanda Alix - Financials
PIRatE Lab's insight:
Internship opportunities are on the rise for college students Katie
Scoop.it!
PIRatE Lab's insight:
This website is a pretty good catalog of all the plants you might encounter in the Santa Monica Mountains, native and non-native. The search tool works very well as long as you know what the inflorescence of the plant looks like. There is also an app for iPhones only. -Erin Merrill
Scoop.it!
Republican Bob Dixson says the goals of going green aren't only for liberals.
PIRatE Lab's insight:
Communal efforts will be necessary
-Colin
|
