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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Photo via NASA Never before has the Earth been captured in such high resolution. Researchers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center recently uploaded an amazing series of composite pictures of our planet , named "Blue Marble," onto the photo sharing Web site Flickr . One look at such a clear view of Earth, Originally posted here: NASA Releases the Best ...
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Photo: AFP In doing their part to help make the upcoming World Cup a bit greener, Nike has unveiled their official team jerseys--made from plastic bottles found in landfills. Players from Brazil, Portugal, and the Netherlands will be wearing the once-was-waste shirts, and millions of fans are expected to follow suit. For Nike, using the recycled plastic isn't just ...
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photo via jamie oliver If you need further proof that our nation's food system needs to be rethought, check out this video where chef Jamie Oliver encounters some first grade students who cannot identify popular fruits and vegetables like tomatoes, eggplant, and cauliflower. The video comes form Oliver's new ABC show "Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution."... Read the full story ...
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Replace lumber with recycled rubber Tire Logs. Photo from Re-Tread Products Don't grind old tires; slice 'em and roll 'em up into rubber logs to use like lumber. From footwear to handbags and earthship homes, recycled tires have found various forms of an afterlife, but that doesn't come close to dealing with the vast numbers of waste tires generated ...
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Glocal from Jeff Heie on Vimeo . This film is an inspiration for all those adve... Read the full story on TreeHugger View original post here: Glocal: An American Family Leaves It All Behind to Live Locally in England
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Image: complements of Duluth Timber NBC's coverage of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games has drawn comments from the sidelines, ranging from How We Hate NBC's Olympics Coverage: A Statistical Breakdown to NBC delivers the goods in Winter Games coverage . We will stay out of the content debate, but we want to share one thing NBC did right: they ...
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Images by Justin Steiner at Dirtrag If you are going to have a lawn, TreeHugger Mike recommends a reel (or push) mower. (But then, he is an addict ) If you are going to have a really big lawn, talk to Ted Wojcik. He built this mower, seen at the North American Handmade Show. He normally builds more conventional ...
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Expect a hundred comments about how climate change is a hoax, reminding us of how much snow fell this month, the non-shrinking glaciers or hacked emails. They will probably be from people who will not even bother reading Al Gore's long op-ed in the Sunday New York Times. If they did, they would find that he addresses all of ...
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Image credit: Coulomb Technologies From San Francisco's plans to be the EV charging capitol of the US to serious efforts to build a national electric vehicle charging network , Coulomb Technologies' ChargePoint concept seems to be making waves. But how can EV owners easily access this ne... Read the full story on TreeHugger Originally posted here: iPhone App Aids Electric ...
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Photo montage credit via Papageien Backerei . Germans haven't allowed economic turmoil to put a dent in their organic food purchases, according to market research group GfK - 94% of German households made organic food purchases in 2009. That strong support of organic may be the reason a wacky business idea called Parrot Bakery with its organically-grown parrot treats ...
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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
