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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Within a hundred miles of home Four years ago the Tyee published an article by Alisa Smith and J.B. MacKinnon called Living on the 100-Mile Diet ; it became a meme, a successful book and a television show. Now the Tyee is in the meme biz again, with the Hundred Mile Holiday which sounds a lot less ugly and ...
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Image credit: Global Inheritance Activist group Global Inheritance is not short on innovative ideas for engaging youth in environmental action. From their Plug n Play Energy Bike to chartering a train to Coachella festival to hip hop compost with The Roots , these guys seem to get the right mix of attitude, combined with some serious, positive content. Their... ...
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Image credit: The Barefoot Beekeeper When I wrote about the native black honeybee being held up as a savior for the UK beekeeping industry, it set me off musing about the general state of beekeeping theory. Being a newbie who only just got done installing a bee hive , I make no claims to being an expert. But I ...
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Jane Goodall to Deliver Keynote at WILD9. Credit Animal Planet Conservationist Dr. Jane Goodall will deliver the keynote address at WILD9 , the 9th World Wilderness Congress (WWC), in Mérida, Yucatán, on the November 6, 2009. In addition to opening the conference, Dr. Goodall, will lead a workshop on Roots & Shoots , The Jane... Read the full story ...
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The aftermath of flooding in Giresun, Turkey. Photo via Today's Zaman . Devastating floods in the eastern Black Sea region of Turkey have inundated hundreds of homes and businesses, blocked roads, cut utility services, caused millions of Turkish Liras in damage, and led the coastal town of Giresun to be declared a disaster zone. As residents pick up the ...
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So this lucky writer is in Yokohama, Japan, where Nissan is getting ready to unveil its global electric car. Yesterday, members of the press were given an extensive briefing on Nissan's flagship greentech programs, and given a chance to drive the car pictured above (see our recent coverage ). What you see, and what we drove, is the final ...
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Photo by Nasa A recent study by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) shows that Californians are less than concerned with global warming than in years past. Moreover, their diminishing concern is increasing faster amongst those mellowed-mooded Republicans. A press release reports of the survey: Most residents (66%) support the 2006 California law (AB 32) that requires greenhouse ...
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photo: Food Mapping As with other high yield crops like rice, meant to feed large groups of people on the cheap, domesticated crops are chosen to be grown in mass often leaving the crop’s biodiversity in jeopardy. But thanks to the time honored rice harvesting traditions of Thai rice farmers, many of the less prevalent but still incredibly important ...
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Image credit:USDOE, EIA If the US had not out-sourced a big chunk of its manufacturing base to Asia over the last 30 years, industry sector energy consumption history - indicated by the green line presently hovering around the 30 Quadrillion Btu's per-year mark - would be tracking, now, closer to 40. How will industrial energy consumption shift between Asia ...
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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
