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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A few weeks back, we told you about a man who was caught at a New Zealand airport trying to smuggle rare lizards out of the country --in his underwear. Well, it seems that the courts will be making an example out of Hans Kurt Kubus, who hails from Germany, for attempting to sneak out of the country with ...
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The green supergroup performs John Lennon's "Instant Karma (We All Shine On)." Photos by RCruger It's an eco-SWAT team: members of Dave Matthews Band, Maroon 5, The Roots, and Guster mingled with music biz denizens, environmental nonprofits, and earth-friendly music fans to party with purpose. Brought together by Reverb , which has greened more than 85 rock tours since ...
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Photo via Aluka Life has never been too easy for the African wasp Certosolen arab... Read the full story on TreeHugger Go here to read the rest: Wasps Help Fig Trees Have Sex Over Long Distances
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Photo via Aluka Life has never been too easy for the African wasp Certosolen arab... Read the full story on TreeHugger Read the rest here: Wasps Help Fig Trees Have Sex Over Long Distances
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photo via world-ctl When I lived in Wyoming, I was continually impressed with its Governor, Dave Freudenthal. The former US attorney spoke with a plain tongue, advocated for pragmatic solutions, and managed to get elected in a very conservative state as a Democrat. I thought he was a model for other Democrats looking to break into traditionally conservative places. ...
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Photo via Aminals Keeping your kids' toybox green is one of the most daunting challenges as an eco-friendly parent--it requires you to keep a constant lookout for toxic dyes, fabrics, materials, paint, and plastic while giving your little ones the variety and inspiration they need for creative, imaginative play. ... Read the full story on TreeHugger Read more here: Teach ...
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photo: J. Novak We've become a nation dependant upon drugs. For better or worse, we use pharmaceuticals for everything from getting to sleep to waking up. We use them to stabilize our moods and to increase our sex drives. But what happens to these drugs once we're done with them? Lloyd wrote a while back about an AP story ...
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Image from livejournal Being an environmental activist is serious business. And even more so in Russia right now. Ten days ago TreeHugger wrote about the paper mill in Lake Baikal in Siberia that had been re-opened on Prime Minister Putin's orders. The privately-owned mill had been closed down in 2006 because it was pumping toxic waste into the lake. ...
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Image credit: Valcent Here is the original: Robert F. Kennedy Jr Backs Vertical Farming
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Proposed aquaponics facility at Lorain, Ohio. Image credit: Access to Aquaponics There might be some debate right now as to whether aquaponics can be regarded as organic , but that hasn't stopped Bevan Suites, whose Access to Aquaponics starter kits I wrote about last year, from keeping busy. In fact, Acc... Read the full story on TreeHugger View original ...
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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
