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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Steve Mouzon by Lloyd Alter at Greenbuild 2009 Steve Mouzon is a New Urbanist architect who understands old buildings and explains them well on the Original Green. He comes up with his trends for 2010, but they really should be considered trends for the decade- this isn't short term stuff. Some of his more interesting predictions: The Offshoring Reversal ...
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Whether you have kids or you just like drinking your White Russians from a sippy cup, take notice of Rooware , a forthcoming line of non-toxic tableware. Rooware is the brain child of a mother of four who, fed up with the scant options for healthy, eco-friendly kids' tableware, decided to tackle the problem herself. All of her products--which ...
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Photo via optical illusion A new nationwide survey by Tiller Research LLC has found good green news for the new year. Over half of the American population will likely make an environmentally-focused New Year's resolution. The survey found that 53% of respondents are vowing to put the planet first in at least one way - that's up from 49% ...
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A few years ago we showed Tobias Wong's Sun Jar, that collected and stored sunshine so that you can use it at night. As we noted then, "there are a thousand dumb and ugly things that do this; what a difference the designer's touch makes." One could say the same thing about this lamp designed by od-do architekti of, ...
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Chili Lime Tofu from Planet Green Jeff Rubin was chief economist of CIBC World Markets until he quit to write a book: Why Your World Is About To Get A Whole Lot Smaller. He is always good for a quote, and writes in the Globe and Mail: Look at Chinese food, for example. Last year, America im... Read the ...
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Image via Crunchgear Well, for now anyway. National Geographic has put every single one of its issues onto one external hard drive. It's 120 years of National Geographic magazine issues (1888 to 2008) in digital format - including every photo and map in high resolution - all on an ultra-portable hard drive, offering an alternative to a stack of ...
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Photo via Steve aka Crispin Swan @ flickr If you live in the kind of place where pigeons and robins are pretty much de riguer for bird sightings, then you're missing out on a whole world of birds that look--well, to be honest, atypical in comparison. Short bodies, huge wings, giant beaks, and rainbows of feathers make these weird ...
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Image credit: London.gov.uk While the City of London may have withdrawn free electric car parking , the UK capital continues to see fast and furious progress toward a truly electrified transportation system. From city-wide electric vehicle charging at Sainsbury's supermarkets to the auctioning of ... Read the full story on TreeHugger More: Every Londoner Within Mile of EV Charging by ...
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Screenshot via Wattvision Wattvision is a new plug-n-play tool for real time energy monitoring. Like most power monitors available on the market, you just snap a sensor on to your electricity meter and you can get real-time energy consumption data on your computer or smart phone. But an interesting pricing structure, super simple displays, and social networking tools for ...
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A reader in Bangkok has plans to plant more trees in 2010. From plans to plant more trees to cutting carbon footprints and eating local, readers sent in photos of their green New Year's resolutions and @TreeHugger Followers responded on Twitter for our readers' slideshow. Add to the list with your New Year's resolutions in the comments, below. ... ...
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Rising temperatures will increase the deaths Originally posted here: Climate Change is Frying Our Cities
The Buchstabenmuseum is an NGO dedicated to preserving, restoring and exhibiting old signs from Berlin and around the world. Its owners save obsolete letters from the dump and instead tell their stories. It is a museum like no other! ...
