Today on Planet 100: Cloud Control Controversy (Video)
published March 30, 2010 and has No Comments
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Read more...The Next Big Oil: Big Smart Grid?
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?
Ever See a Blue Whale Life-Sized on Your Computer? Now You Can
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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Put It To Rest: IPCC Chair Pachauri Cleared of Alleged Financial Misconduct
published March 30, 2010 and has No Comments
photo: Copenhagen Climate Congress IPCC chair Read the original post: Put It To Rest: IPCC Chair Pachauri Cleared of Alleged Financial Misconduct
Read more...Senate Climate Bill Pre-Game Report: It’s Getting Ugly Out There . . .
published March 30, 2010 and has No Comments
Photo via Public Citizen Energy Okay, it needs to be said--it's getting ugly out there. Pundits, experts, senators, and interest groups are making their predictions, dispensing their advice, and issuing their warnings as the lead up to the release of the Kerry-Graham-Lieberman energy reform bill continues. Much of it, of course, is conflicting--truly liberal environmentalists are feeling left out, ...
Read more...Passivhaus Comes To California, Shattering Stereotypes
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Renderings by Tomasz Biernacki, Perchara Studios TreeHugger has written Forget Energy Star and LEED, The Real Green Building Standard is Passivhaus. . Most of the ones we have shown are in cooler, more northern climates, and most are small and boxy. Therefore it took some time to figure out the O'Neill House in Sonoma, California, by Jarrod Denton of ...
Read more...Luminous Landscapes Captured by HDR Photography (Slideshow)
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Image credit: coty creighton /Flickr A picture may be worth a thousand words, but in most cases it pales in comparison to the intensity of the actual image. For some photographers, capturing the full range of light and luminosity perceived by the human eye on film is not only a challenge—it's a point of inspiration. Using a technique called ...
Read more...Architect Wants to Rebuild Haiti with Recycled Tires, Needs Your Help (Photos)
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Photos: Courtesy of Carlos Levinton. Argentine architect Carlos Levinton , who we've seen help Bolivian communities with PET , was asked by the UN White Helmets Comission to collaborate with ideas for the reconstruction of Haiti after the earthquake . He came up with a dome-house mad... Read the full story on TreeHugger See the original post: Architect Wants to ...
Read more...Fincube "Sustainable Nomadic House" Is New Entry From Loftcube Architect
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Fans of modern prefab will remember the iconic Loftcube, introduced around 2003 and photoshopped onto roofs and into ads everywhere. Now Werner Aisslinger has designed the Fincube House, 506 square feet of space that treads lightly- it requires a base of only 20 square feet, probably divided among four posts in that skirt under the unit.... Read the full ...
Read more...Cadence EcoMatic Watch: Self Winding & Battery Free
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Photo: Cadence Having replaced the battery on my watch just last week, the incoming media release from Cadence held a certain irony. Their new Ecomatic wrist watch doesn't need batteries. It winds itself using the motion of the wearers wrist. Not that self winding watches are a new idea. As Wikipedia explain its been around since 1923, when British ...
Read more...How to Live on a Green Street: Change its Name
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Image from Mail Online How can you live on a green and eco street? Never mind moving to a transition town or making your town plastic bag free or bottled-water free . Just change the name of your street to something mo... Read the full story on TreeHugger See the original post: How to Live on a Green Street: ...
Read more...Sen. Sanders Tells It Like It Is About the Climate Bill
published March 29, 2010 and has No Comments
via allamericanpatriots.com Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt) appears to not like the draft legislation being put together by Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.), Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.). In letter send last week to Kerry, Sanders said, "I have serious concerns about provisions that could harm our environment and provide new federal government support for polluters." That's damning ...
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Craft for Craft’s Sake Means Nothing: The Principles of Deep Craft 2012-05-25
One designer argues that the rebirth of making things by hand is in danger of devaluing the craft it sets out to celebrate. See original here: Craft for Craft's Sake Means Nothing: The Principles of Deep Craft
More in this category ...Top 10 Tech Stories This Week: Robotic fish hit the ocean, fun times at Maker Faire, speakers that talk to dolphins, and more!
The hottest stories in Technology from the last week. Catch up quick! Continued here: Top 10 Tech Stories This Week: Robotic fish hit the ocean, fun times at Maker Faire, speakers that talk to dolphins, and more!
