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 internet works in weird and wonderful ways; the strangest things rise to the top. Who would have thought that treehouses are so popular, that they would be two of the top five posts of the year? Tongue-eating parasites are no surprise at 4, but a houseplant at 5? Number one, Treehouse by Tham & Videgard Hansson is Almost ...
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Images from the Environmental Atlas of Europe via the Microsoft Environment blog. From shipping routes opening up through the ice of the Baltic Sea to a massive plankton bloom off the coast of Ireland, from diminishing reindeer herds in Finland to the reduction of agricultural land in southeast Georgia, satellite images of the ... Read the full story on ...
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National brands used to dominate grocery stores; house brands were considered cheap and second rate. Then in 1973 a grocery chain in Toronto introduced a new line of generic products and started a revolution. Clean simple yellow background, Helvetica type, good prices and very good quality, Loblaws No Name products were hot and flew off the shelves. Local suppliers ...
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Images from the Times Last week Banksy, the successful graffiti artist turned millionaire and darling of art collectors, popped up with 4 new murals on the Regent's Canal in London. One was a hard hitting graphic protest against global warming . But he also had three other pieces along the same route; one a picture of a man painting ...
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"It was like finding a long lost friend." Continued here: Woman Reunites With the Bike She Lost 40 Years Ago (Video)
Rising temperatures will increase the deaths Originally posted here: Climate Change is Frying Our Cities
