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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It was a good month for renewable energy, but a bad one for honeybees. Photos by Neil Mackinder (left) and .Larry Page via Flickr. With floods besieging the Black Sea coast and fires raging in the Mediterranean, it was impossible to ignore the power of nature this month. That power also seemed to be on the mind of many ...
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. Click on image to view Ann Wizer's Video on XSProject photo: XSProject USA Indonesia is a land of intrigue, beauty, and deep cultural strong holds. But the uglier side of this exotic culture comes in the form of an enormous trash problem. Heaping trash found in the streets, water, and seemingly everywhere that the eye can see. Ann ...
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Image: Wild Wonders of Europe If you took our suggestion to follow Wild Wonders of Europe on Facebook , then you have already heard the news. The last of 67 top professionals has returned from the field after the final mission of the most ambitious nature photography project ever undertaken. Wild Wonders of Europe now has a collection of ...
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Artist Drew Denny with Environmentaland exhibit of sustainable planetarium. Photo by RCruger Beyond an unmarked doorway, only distinguishable by a Land Shark Ale advertisement splashed across on its curved glass walls, lies Environmentaland . Set in a Hollywood mega-mall, home to the Oscars’ Kodak Theatre, it opens into a warehouse-like room. The so-called “eco-theme park” from nonprofit Global Inheritance, ...
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Image USFWS The US Fish and Wildlife Service has concocted a plan to encourage children to spend more time outside and take an interest in the environment: describe it in a video game. “Neighborhood Explorers” targets outdoor-deprived children aged 8-11; it’s 3 characters—Mia, Steve and Lucy—teach children about various species and all the cool things that happen when one ...
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Outside Lands , the San Francisco music festival, is working diligently to be a green standard for music festivals. And in fact, the designated Eco Lands section is a haven for those looking for organic and local refreshments, renewable energy-powered music, and opportunities to volunteer for non-profits. I'll bring on the posts about all these great features soon. However, ...
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Photo via Fotoreporter Sirotti The 64th Vuelta a España began this morning on the Assen race track in Holland. The race is a celebration of the bike, perhaps only second to the Tour De France in terms of importance for professional bike racers. The cycling mad Spanish will have a treat this year, with one of its deepest and ...
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Proposed Tar Sands Pipeline and Refinery Network, excerpted from original. Image credit: CitizenShift.org We were surprised and disappointed last week when we heard that the State Department issued approval for a controversial pipeline designed to carry the dirtiest oil on Earth from Canada into the United States. The State Department decision will allow construction of Enbridge Energy’s Alberta Clipper ...
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Image credit: Quite Contrary Farm From baseball to ballet to drama, I'm always amazed (and somewhat bewildered!) at the array of after-school activities on offer for the modern child. The carbon cost of trucking kids back-and-forth alone must be considerable! But kids in Carrboro, NC can now take advantage of Quite Contrary Urban After School Farm - an after-school ...
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A natural Boa tank top out in nature. Photo via Boa Studio Born "on the same day, in the same hospital, with the same doctor," cousins Sena Çevik and Seray Cengiz named their new organic clothing line -- one of Turkey's first -- Boa Studio after their shared star sign, Taurus, or bo?a in Turkish. Though their soft, playful ...
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There's going to be a major nuclear reactor meltdown every 10-20 years, a new report argues. But that doesn't necessarily mean we need despair. View original here: There Will be a Fukushima-Style Meltdown Every 10 Years, Report Says
"If a poleward displacement of the mid-latitude storm tracks also occurs, this will shift mid-latitude precipitation poleward, impacting regional agriculture, economy, and society." See the original post here: Man-made Pollution Shifting Topics and Sub-Tropics Poleward
