Putting a Price on Earth - Science on the Web #57

What if nature went capitalist rogue on us, branded us a bunch of bottom-feeders and told us the free ride was over? What if all the ecosystems could band together and demand a fee for their life-sustaining, protective services? What would the price tag be? Subscribe | http://bit.ly/stbym-sub Homepage | http://bit.ly/stbym-hsw-home Listen to us | http://bit.ly/stbym-itunes Like us | http://bit.ly/stbym-fb Follow us | http://bit.ly/stbym-twitter Google+ | http://bit.ly/stbym-gplus Credit: Carl Zimmer, "Putting a Price Tag on Nature's Defenses" NY Timeshttp://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/05/science/earth/putting-a-price-tag-on-natures-defenses.html?_r=0 VIDEOS REFERENCED: New Orleans Levee Break During Katrina 82905 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoMnFGtmCqE BELIZE on MSNBC Discovering the Blue Hole, Belize Barrier Reef https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPehnEcCCmE The most beautiful house in the world https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmqUjkL62jg Taste Testing 3D-Printed Food! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WWHpWgaq7I Aquatic Ecosystems Freshwater Wetlands (clip) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUaSsYmQtbU Torcross Devastation as high tides and storm force winds crash into coastal cottages South Devon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HefNpFAjeRA Storm on Oregon Coast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrMZ2rChKWQ U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Hurricane Sandy Repairs to Monmouth Beach, N.J. AiirSource https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDyNpX-6aF4 130402 New Mexico Creek Closeup with audio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZXDt-usbbU LARGEST TORNADO EVER!!! From Birth to Death (w Radar & Commentary) 5-31-13 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7X3fyId2U0 Amazing Flash Flood in Southern Utah HD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORZQUlk8vxg Greenhouse Effect Climate Control and Global Warming https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGIllMbG22Y Coastal Biomes Saltwater Marsh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HeT-NBtAFc The Devastating Effects of Pollution in China (Part 1/2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4DtOhe2LfQ Estuarine Ecology https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h01JBiZt6rg CandidCareer.com Environmental Scientist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0a4-tFykF2U Into the Mangrove Forest UnderH2O PBS Digital Studios https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mSDrAQp4dQ Coral Reefs & Climate Change https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgFS5f_MUMg Soil Erosion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QT7hklD2l2M Great Barrier Reef Travel Video Guide, Queensland Australia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnvMnhoUZxc Alaska Commercial Fishing, Bristol Bay 2013 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IA00o8-Mcw International Animal Rescue film shocking scenes of deforestation and starving orangutans https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_BV7lKV0wM Timelapse Devastating Deforestation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hllU9NEcJyg Wet Work Explores Coastal Marsh Restoration 1Mbps_Stream.wmv https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hzc-gkxUsho HD Polar Bear on Thin Ice - Natures Great Events The Great Melt - BBC One https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kv9v9ALV3yk