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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The Solar Decathalon teams are really kicking things up a notch this year. First we see the Penn State team using celebs, like Ed Begley Jr . Next we see the Virginia ... Read the full story on TreeHugger Originally posted here: Solar Decathalon Team BeauSoleil Designs Home for Post-Katrina
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Why do I love the idea of downloadable designs? Because people do such amazing things out of so little substance, and they ship ideas, not objects. Like this iPhone stand designed by french industrial designer Julien Madérou, downloadable from his website Dessine Moi Un Objet. It is folded out of a single sheet of paper. ... Read the full ...
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Initially, the Tokyo International Film Festival passed on screening The Cove , the documentary about the annual slaughter of dolphins in Taiji, Japan. Though it didn't offer a reason, considering the government's media ban on whale/dolphin news due to the controversy involving Japanese whaling, it was no surprise. Ironically, the theme for this year's festival is: "Action for Earth ...
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A bountiful fall harvest; pumpkins. Credit: samatt As the days get shorter and the weather gets colder, I'm ready for butternut squash soup and pumpkin pie! What's in your fall harvest? Do you have beans, beets, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, chard, cauliflower, chicory, endive, garlic, kale, kohlrabi, leeks, lettuce, onions, parsley, peas, or pumpkins -- all in season -- ...
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Image via: NuHemp NuHemp claims their pet dog food provides holistic benefits for your pet, improves joint function and digestion, as well as improves your pet's coat. We know the benefits of hemp for humans, and now pets are joining the ran... Read the full story on TreeHugger The rest is here: Feed Your Dogs, Cats, Horses and Gerbils Hemp ...
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Images: Zipcar Car-Sharing Goes High-Tech Car-sharing is a great way to have most of the benefits or owning a car without most of the downsides. Zipcar , one of the heavy-hitters of the car-sharing world, has release a new iPhone and iPod Touch free app that will make interacting with the company's reservation service and vehicles better than ever, ...
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Photo via Engadget So Kindle seems to be bombing out among university students as a replacement for textbooks, at least in one trial run. But we mention that the Tablet from Apple could be a better solution since it is more interactive, and more familiar to anyone currently using an iPhone. And word on the street is that's just ...
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John Pucher We have noted before that suburbs make you fat. Now research by John Pucher of Rutgers University suggests that cars make you fat. And before you start commenting "correlation does not imply causation", consider that it makes a great deal of sense. Blogger Felix Salmon calls it the Urban Diet, noting that people who don't have a ...
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Image via: Ma-Eh on Flickr.com Do you love to compare your monthly energy savings ? Do you have spreadsheets tracking years worth of data showing monthly snapshots of each new energy efficient upgrade you've installed? Well then you're in luck because My Emissions Exchange will pay you when you show them how you lowered your energy bill over the ...
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The Senate climate bill, called the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act, just made its debut today . There are still pieces deliberately left out of the bill that will be subject to Senate debate, and of course, time will need to be taken to properly analyze the 800-page bill (hey, at least it's shorter than Waxman-Markey's 1300-pager ...
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"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
Google leads the pack in Greenpeace's annual ranking of IT companies based on their efforts to use clean energy and reduce their environmental impact. Here is the original: Google Tops Greenpeace's Clean IT List
