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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Rusty Chrysler. Image credit: AllPar You’ve probably seen the onslaught of car dealership TV commercials promising you endless benefits from the new government Cash for Clunkers program (or Car Allowance Rebate System – CARS). The dealers have set out all their signs and wacky personalities and inflatable monkeys – all to get you to trade in your clunker for ...
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photo: FedEx The rooftop solar array race is heating up: FedEx Ground has just announced that it will be installing what will be, for now, the largest rooftop solar power system in the US at its distribution hub in Woodbridge, New Jersey. Construction on the project is slated to begin in August and be completed in November. Here are ...
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Photo: Toyota Broken Dreams Like many of our commenters, I was very excited when Reuters reported that Toyota was readying a Yaris-based low-cost hybrid . Finally a full hybrid that is also small and inexpensive! But UK-based Autocar is reporting that a source at Toyota denies this (more details below... Read the full story on TreeHugger Original post: Toyota Might ...
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photo: Matthew McDermott One criticism/fear of instituting a cap and trade program to reduce carbon emissions is that once Wall Street gets its fingers into it the whole thing is just going to run amok with speculation, derivatives and all the same sorts of things that led to the recent banking meltdown. Well, though the Senate's climate bill hasn't ...
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Photo credit: Pangea Organics PRINT is hosting a live Webcast on Aug. 4 with Joshua Onysko , founder and CEO of Pangea Organics , as well as Josh Ivy, the skincare company's lead designer. The design magazine will be recognizing Pangea in its October issue as an outstanding example of sustainable design—the fi... Read the full story on TreeHugger ...
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Image via Kodak We like to promote solar chargers as a great way to get gadgets off grid and on to renewable energy sources. While there's a ecological footprint associated with solar cells, it's usually offset by the fact that you're not using fossil fuel-generated dirty power to charge up your gear. However, there are instances when solar chargers ...
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Too small? Larger original in New York Times Felicity Barringer writes about white roofs in the New York Times. She picks up on one of my favourite themes, that it is old-school and low-tech: Unlike high-technology solutions to reducing energy use, like light-emitting diodes in lamp fixtures, white roofs have a long and humble history. Houses in hot climates ...
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Atlantic Cod photo: Wikipedia Good news for more sustainable fisheries! The world's largest contract caterer, Compass Group , has just announced that it will remove some 69 endangered and threatened fish from its menus in the UK and Ireland. The fish to be banned are those recommended by Marine Conservation Society for consumers to avoid because of overfishing and ...
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Photo via Huffington Post When the world's biggest oil company reports as massive a drop in profits as 66% in a single quarter, it's time to start paying attention. Exxon Mobil reported that its net profits fell from $11.68 billion (from the same quarter a year ago) to $3.95 billion. The main reason for the sharp decline? You guessed ...
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Flickr: mjb84 The debate over Walmart seems as long as a superstore aisle: are they good and green, or just good at greenwashing and papering over a dubious record? The American public can't quite make up its mind either: according to a recent survey by BBMG , Walmart tops the list of the most socially and environmentally responsible companies ...
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The office building, going for LEED Platinum, is built on top of a brick factory from another era. It rises to the challenge. Go here to read the rest: The Centre For Green Cities At Evergreen Brickworks Demonstrates How To ...
"The stakes are very high and scientists are not the best people to deal with the social, ethical or political issues that geoengineering raises." View original here: Geoengineering is a Technical Fix for a Political Problem
