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Submarine Communication Cables Called Upon for Climate Change Research

Image via The Official CTBTO Photostream John Yuzhu You, a scientists at Sydney University, has called upon telecommunications companies to do something extraordinarily helpful — let scientists use their undersea cables for oceanic climate change research. By opening up both old and new cables for use by the climate science community and attaching voltmeters at locations along the lines that would read the “pulse” of the ocean, researchers could learn so much more about currents, salinity, seismology, temperatures and other vital signs. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Madison Childrens’ Museum "Focuses on Sustainability from Inside Out"

Ever since Gehry’s Bilbao Guggenheim opened, the museum scene turned into a world of crazy starchitect one-upmanship, with lots of flash and not a lot of sustainability. Childrens’ museums are a little less flashy and more green; the Brooklyn Children’s Museum by Rafael Vinoly is LEED Silver, and the brand new Madison Children Museum will likely top that. They start their green pitch with a quote from Richard Moe : “The … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Madison Childrens’ Museum "Focuses on Sustainability from Inside Out"