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2.5 Billion People Don't Have Access To A Toilet. Here's Why You Should Care. (INFOGRAPHIC)

Fri, 2013-09-13 17:30 — Kathy Gilbeaux

A woman and her child walk between shacks, past a communal toilet in Khayelitsha township on the outskirts of Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009. South African President Jacob Zuma says mayors need to clean up corruption and stop political squabbling in the face of sometimes violent protests over lack of city services. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam)

huffingtonpost.com - by Jessica Prois - September 12, 2013

The infographic below highlights the fact that 2.5 billion people have to seek out other options in lieu of a loo -- and it's just not OK.

Funny euphemisms aside, the World Bank created this illustration to detail the fact that lack of access to sanitation costs the world $260 billion yearly in health and productivity.

Health costs include $51 million spent on medication, transportation and hospitalization.

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Federation of American Scientists

Thu, 2013-09-12 22:06 — Maeryn Obley

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The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) works to provide science-based analysis of and solutions to protect against catastrophic threats to national and international security. Specifically, FAS works to reduce the spread and number of nuclear weapons, prevent nuclear and radiological terrorism, promote high standards for nuclear energy’s safety and security, illuminate government secrecy practices, as well as track and eliminate the global illicit trade of conventional, nuclear, biological and chemical weapons. FAS was founded in 1945 by many of the Manhattan Project scientists who wanted to prevent nuclear war and is one of the longest serving organizations in the world dedicated to reducing nuclear threats and informing the public debate by providing technically-based research and analysis on these issues.

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Eli Beer: The fastest ambulance? A motorcycle

Thu, 2013-09-12 22:00 — Maeryn Obley

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ted.com - July 2013

As a young EMT on a Jerusalem ambulance, Eli Beer realized that, stuck in brutal urban traffic, they often arrived too late to help. So he organized a group of volunteer EMTs -- many on foot -- ready to drop everything and dash to save lives in their neighborhood. Today, United Hatzlah uses a smartphone app and a fleet of “ambucycles” to help nearby patients until an ambulance arrives.

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100 Resilient Cities Challenge: How To Apply?

Mon, 2013-09-09 18:02 — mdmcdonald

Go to the following weblink information on applying for the 100 Resilient Cities Challenge:

You will find Frequently Asked Questions at this link.

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Invitation to Registered Cities to 9/11 Conference Call

Mon, 2013-09-09 15:27 — mdmcdonald

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Registration for the 100 Resilient Cities Challenge

Mon, 2013-09-09 15:17 — mdmcdonald

You must register for the 100 Resilient Cities Challenge by going to:

Fill out the registration online. An aspiring Resilient City must register with the Mayor's office, City Manager's office, or City Council by September 23.

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Link to the 100 Resilient Cities Challenge

Mon, 2013-09-09 15:10 — mdmcdonald

Here is the link to The Rockefeller Foundation 100 Resilient Cities Centennial Challenge . . .
http://100resilientcities.rockefellerfoundation.org/pages/for-cities

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Soot From European Industrial Age Melted Alps Glaciers, Prematurely Stopped ‘Little Ice Age’

Sun, 2013-09-08 19:26 — Maeryn Obley

ibtimes.com - September 3rd, 2013 - Zoe Mintz

Soot from the mid-1800s may be to blame for the retreat of mountain glaciers in the European Alps.

According to a new study published in the Journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, soot, or black carbon, produced during the period of rapid industrialization caused the abrupt retreat of mountain glaciers after the long cold spell known as the Little Ice Age.

"Before now, most scientists have believed the end of the Little Ice Age in the 1800s was due to a natural climatic shift, distinct and well before emissions of carbon dioxide reached levels that could start to influence climate and glaciers in the 20th century,” lead author Thomas Painter, a snow and ice scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., said in a statement.

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