Photo via the New Republic It's a widely held notion that politicians have long been in the pocket of Big Oil. And there's good reason for that perception: oil companies' huge campaign donations, vast lobbying power, and close ties to politicians have ensured that their taxes remain low , that hidden subsidies are around to provide extra funding, and that they receive preferential treatment in US energy policy. But there could be a new, ... View original post here: The Next Big Oil: Big Smart Grid?
So there really isn't anything that deep to this image. It's just a (more or less) life-sized blue whale eye. And on the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society site you can educate yourself/be mesmerized/ waste some time for a while staring at it while the entire life-sized animal scrolls across your browser window. Believe me, it's way cooler than you might think:... Read more from the original source: Ever See a Blue Whale Life-Sized on Your Computer? Now You Can
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Mark did a post the other day on a couple that have reduced the electronic clutter of their life and turned their back on TV , the internet and digital music. Some readers wondered what they did with their time instead. The post and comments led me to ponder my childhood, which was also bereft of such electrical contrivances. ...
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Callaway Nuclear Power Plant, Missouri, USA. Image credit:Wikipedia In the US State of Missouri a utility company, wishing to expand on an existing nuclear power generation facility site, sought legislation which would enable raising the electrical rates for existing customers to pay the future costs of that planned project. Taxpayers "reacted" badly, and both the legislation and expansion plans ...
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Image Source: DailyMail.co.uk Dear Pablo: I have been following the media field day on the outbreak of swine flu but I can't help but wonder if factory farms are to blame for swine flu? ... Continued here: Are Factory Farms to Blame for Swine Flu?
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Photo: Patagonia Patagonia, the outdoor clothier (and cobbler) with an inspiring eco-conscience, have had so much Greenness going on recently, it’s been tricky keeping on top of it all. We noticed, for example, that Patagonia were selected for a featured April episode of US television program, Curiosity Quest , as the educational exploration series ‘Goes Green’ for a bunch ...
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All images from Choose What You Read Every day commuters in London are hit with free newspapers; one in the morning and two at night. By the end of the day the subway looks like a cyclone has hit and everyone's mind is filled with rubbish about celebrities and murders. Two friends got fed up and started a group ...
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Photo credit: Kiehl's Kiehl's Superbly Restorative Argan Body Lotion is like a long, cool drink of water, but for water-parched skin. Rich and creamy—and smelling scrumptiously of oranges and eucalyptus—the epidermal thirst-quencher gets its hydration power punch from fairly traded, organic argan oil , the beauty industry's miracle ingredient du jour. To celebrate Earth month, Kiehl's is getting wet ...
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Pigs confined in gestation cages (Photo: Farm Sanctuary on Flickr) Even if global coverage on the potential swine flu pandemic may be an over-reaction , it’s clear that the outbreak is still a serious issue (which you can now follow via Google Maps ). All things considered, the outbreak seems to be the tip of the proverbial iceberg. In ...
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Photo via Atomic Age It was a fierce game of cat and mouse that played out across international boundaries, between multimillion dollar organizations. Top secret information on nuclear reactors was snagged by spies—or was it? Things get complicated when it comes to Nuclear Espionage. No, that's not the voice over for the trailer from some spy thriller B-movie. It's ...
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Hybrid Cars: Not Exactly a Loss Leaders According to Japan's Nikkei, Toyota and Honda are making about ¥300,000 (US$3,100) on each hybrid they sell, a number similar to what they are making on gasoline-only cars. Of course, this doesn't take into account the investment in R&D that had to be made, but since that can be spread over many ...
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Well, That Sucks... It wasn't so long ago that we wrote about the Power of One (Xof1) Solar Car breaking a world distance record , and that's the kind of story we like to write about. But via our friends at Autobloggreen , we learn that someone broke into the solar car's support vehicle and stole an estimated $10,000 ...
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Wasn't this thing supposed to lower gas prices and create like 10 million jobs? Read the original: Ol' Keystone XL Will Raise Gas Prices After All: New Report
Goodbye shipping containers, hello pallets as the design meme of the moment. Here is the original: It's Palletpalooza at New York Design Week and ICFF
