Posts tagged best of 2011.

Environmental Wins of 2011, via NRDC.

Some FTWs include protections for: Beluga, Buffalo, boreal forests, polar bears, Alaskan rain forest, treaty on bottom trawling in the North Pacific, Grizzly Bears, Tar Sands…

#environment  #climate change  #land use  #animals  #species  #law  #epa  #esa  #forests  #whales  #bears  #polar bears  #alaska  #oil  #energy  #nrdc  #best of 2011  
∞  12/31/11 at 02:14pm
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Happy New Year’s Eve everyone! Please enjoy this video of the Possum Drop in North Carolina.

Fauna: The New Year’s Eve Possum Drop

If you’re too jaded for New York’s Times Square festivities on New Year’s Eve, head to Brasstown, North Carolina, for their annual Possum Drop. Clay Logan, the owner of Clay’s Corner shop and gas station, created the event in 1990 to celebrate the town’s status as the self-described “possum capital of the world.” Stretch Ledford’s short documentary investigates.

Via The Atlantic Video

#north carolina  #new year's eve  #possum drop  #white people  #the atlantic  #best of 2011  #2012  
∞  12/31/11 at 10:57am via theatlanticvideo
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Worth watching. The impacts on shipping and nuclear power plants along the Danube River in Europe was eye opening.

Extreme Weather: Episode 4

Extreme Weather looks at the weather-related disasters that seem to be plaguing the planet with increasing frequency due to global warming. This episode covers floods in the Philippines, severe storms in Scotland, drought along the Danube, and the worst weather disasters of 2011.

#best of 2011  #the atlantic  #weather  #disasters  #floods  #droughts  #storms  #climate change  #hurricane  
∞  12/30/11 at 05:53pm via theatlanticvideo
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SWWOON! Really nice graphic of 2011. The genome story in September is excellent. Click to embiggen. 2011 The science year in brief: an interactive guide. HIGH RES

SWWOON! Really nice graphic of 2011. The genome story in September is excellent. Click to embiggen.

2011 The science year in brief: an interactive guide.

#best of 2011  #graphs  #charts  #data  #dataviz  #graphics  #graphic data porn  #science  
∞  12/27/11 at 02:30pm via scipsy
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The Best CityReads of 2011 ›

“Detroitism”
Guernica
John Patrick Leary
January 2011

An examination of the increasing media attention on Detroit and its “ruins,” and how analyzing the city through pictures of its demise oversimplifies the dynamics underneath its transition.

“Mayor of Rust”
The New York Times Magazine
Sue Halpern
February 11, 2011

A character study of the struggling town of Braddock, Pennsylvania, and the unconventional mayor who’s taking unconventional steps to rebuild the city’s economy.

“Sardine Life”
New York
Justin Davidson
April 3, 2011

Documenting the last 150 years of “piled up” housing in cities, and especially New York.

“City of Dreams”
Conde Nast Traveler
Evan Osnos
May 2011

The history of the development of Beijing, dating from its original planning in the 15th century to Mao Zedong’s vast modernization efforts in the mid-20th century to the city’s current status as China’s home of power but also a thriving creativity.

Read the rest of the list at The Atlantic Cities

#cities  #urban planning  #journalism  #best of 2011  #the atlantic  #china  #detroit  #ruin porn  #Pennsylvania  #nyc  #housing  #Population Growth  
∞  12/26/11 at 06:44pm
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The Year in Volcano Activity, 36 of the best volcano shots from 2011.

Out of an estimated 1,500 active volcanoes around the world, 50 or so erupt every year, spewing steam, ash, toxic gases, and lava. In 2011, active volcanoes included Chile’s Puyehue, Japan’s Shinmoedake, Indonesia’s Lokon, Iceland’s Grímsvötn, Italy’s Etna, and recently Nyamulagira in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In Hawaii, Kilauea continues to send lava flowing toward the sea, and the ocean floor has been erupting near the Canary Islands. Collected below are scenes from the wide variety of volcanic activity on Earth over the past year.

Source: In Focus at The Atlantic

#volcanoes  #in focus  #the atlantic  #landscape  #disasters  #disaster porn  #best of 2011  
∞  12/20/11 at 10:40pm
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