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The Case for Open Data in Transit (Video)

Image credit: Streetfilms From showcasing Bogota’s revolutionary transit policies , to the search for the mythical ZoZo , the thing I have always liked about StreetFilms is their ability to move beyond individual examples of best practice, and use that as a forum to explore the big ideas behind better transit and better cities. Their latest offering is no exception—looking at what happens when transit authorities hand over the keys to t… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Massive Berry Bank in Russia One Step Closer to Demolition

Scientists will likely be forced to say “Do svidaniya” to a massive cache of rare genetic samples. Image credit: With a single decision yesterday, Russia’s Supreme Arbitration Court put the Pavlovsk Experimental Station —home to more than 5,000 rare and unique plant samples—in jeopardy. Under the ruling, the land on which the non-profit facility sits would be sold to commercial developers who are expected to bulldoze the buildings to make room for housing…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Worst Damage From the BP Spill May be Done in the Deep Sea

Photo via PhysOrg The challenges presented by the BP spill that we occupy ourselves with are too often surface deep: the oiled birds, soiled coastline, out of work tour guides, and political wrangling make for immediately compelling, easily graspable narratives. Which is why I’ve tried throughout this ordeal to keep a focus on the damage done that most people will never see with their own eyes, things like

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