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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All images via BikePortland Some might say that Brian Campbell has been living on the street for thirty years; others might suggest that he has mastered the skill of lightweight mobile living, with a blue styrofoam roof over his head and wheels under. He rode his previous ... Read the full story on TreeHugger Go here to read the ...
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Activists stage a "die-in" in San Francisco Today, in cities across the country and one week before the UN climate negotiations in Copenhagen, climate activists held demonstrations and workshops to bring urgent attention to issue of climate change. The events, known collectively as N30, coincided with the 10th anniversary of the World Trade Organization (WTO) protest in Seattle in ...
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Image credit: Hopenhagen Editor's note: This post is by Jessy Tolkan, executive director for the Energy Action Coalition. There have been times this year when “hope” was thrown around like a dirty word, spoken sarcastically as though the young people who wore it on T-shirts and showcased it on poster in their dorm rooms last year had somehow grown ...
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Photo via SMH The world famous Tibetan spiritual leader has spoken out on climate change for the first time, according to a report from Reuters. The Dalai Lama urged governments to put the great global concern before domestic politics, and to take serious action in slowing the rise of global warming.... Read the full story on TreeHugger Excerpt from: The ...
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Photo via American Museum of Natural History Silk tapestries. You think of worms being farmed for the material, but not necessarily spiders. Yet spider silk is a super strong and beautiful material. One company based in Madagascar, however, shows that it's tough but possible to amass enough spider silk to make an incredible tapestry. Over 1 million spiders collected ...
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Everyone is hopping on board to help keep Copenhagen's Christmas tree lit. The gorgeous tree is dependent upon passers-by, as it is pedal powered. The tree demonstrates energy efficiency - it's lit only when people are gathered around to enjoy it. And it's a statement to say that if everyone pitches in, we'll be able to transition to a ...
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For once I agree with Trevor Butterworth of Stats, who asks "where is the outrage?" when it comes to the question of why people are not getting worked up about the issue of Chinese drywall emitting hydrogen sulfide gas. But then he quotes another "eco-logic" blogger who writes: As to the usual fear entrepreneurial "green" groups such as NRDC, ...
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One of the strangest things about the ongoing non-controversy over the hacked climate emails is that it's revealed how irrational much of the thinking behind global warming denial really is. It's always been understood that people have fundamental reasons for resisting the idea that man's behavior is causing the climate to change--especially if they're deeply comfortable with said behavior. ...
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Image credit: Good Even in a notoriously car-dominated city like Los Angeles, people are fighting for better accommodation of cyclists. In fact, as Joseph Prichard explains in GOOD , LA could be a haven for bikes.... Read the full story on TreeHugger Read the rest here: Better Bikeways are Only a Sign Away
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IBM has kicked off an interesting series of short videos that show how their tactics for creating highly efficient manufacturing facilities can be a model for making cities just as efficient. Check out this video that shows how the company uses micro-forecasting - predicting the weather in one very specific location (specific, as in a six block radius kind ...
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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
