Cash for your (recycled) trash

17 March 2010

In parts of LA, blue bins can bring you cold green cash now. As of last month, LA is the largest city to partner with RecycleBank. The pilot program makes RecycleBank’s services available without charge to 15,000 single-family homes along selected routes in the West Valley and North Central sections of the city – Northridge, [...]

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The Heat Is On: Desert Tortoise film from USGS explores Mojave survivability

16 March 2010

Did you know that the US Geological Survey has filmmakers on staff? One of these guys has made a new film, The Heat is On: Desert Tortoises and Survival, and it’s worth checking out. Despite quoting the Glenn Frey song in its title, I’m sorry to report that the music doesn’t have 80′s sax solos [...]

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Tyler Prize honors work in conservation, ecosystems

16 March 2010

Peter Graves’ death put me in mind of the Airplane films. Which in turn reminded me about the Tyler Prize USC awarded last week. What’s the fastest animal on earth? The cheetah. Airplane 2′s information booth guy is right. (Though Airplane is funnier.) But the downside to bursting fast after prey is that cheetahs aren’t [...]

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