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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Preston Kott of U.S. Environmental Services moves oil absorbent boom into a warehouse at a pollution control staging area in Venice, La., April 27, 2010. Staging areas are being set up along the Gulf coast as the Deepwater Horizon spill continues to spread. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Patrick Kelley. Photo and caption via: uscglantareapa's ...
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Photos via Mundo Gump For many frogs, it's the worst of times. Take the Poison dart frog, for example--the most poisonous vertebrae in the world. These tiny frogs contain enough alkaloid poison in their skin to kill around fifteen people, or two adult elephants. Despite this deterrent, these frogs, native to the forests of South America , are being ...
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Photo via donielle @ Flickr We've been following the story of the fight to save Cahuenga Peak --home of the iconic Hollywood sign--for a few months now, ever since the Trust for Public Land called on some famous friends--Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, Steven Spielberg, Aileen Getty, The Tiffany & Co. Foundation, and many others--for donations to help buy ...
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Photo via the Post-Gazette Surprise, surprise. I have to say that it would have been more unexpected had this not come to light: Massey Energy, the company that owns the Upper Big Branch Mine where 29 coal workers lost their lives, is under investigation for bribing safety inspectors . Very little has been confirmed yet except that the FBI ...
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Image via Yanko Design This might be something the folks on the coast of Louisiana wish were more reality, less concept right about now. It's bottled fresh air. "Why," you might ask, "do we need bottled air?" Considering the rate we're clogging up the atmosphere with pollution, the designers at designaffairs STUDIO are planning for our future, and it ...
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The effective manner in which the US has dealt with air pollution in cities since the passage of the Clean Air Act is a point of pride for environmentalists as well as legislators. But that's not to say that pollution doesn't persist in many parts of the nation -- far from it. One recent report found that a staggering ...
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With so much news coverage on the disastrous BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico , I thought it would be helpful to compile some of the better video clips from various news outlets. Below you'll find a growing number of video clips on the BP oil spill. If you have a video you would like to see ...
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Purple pokeberry power (Photo: Muffet on Flickr) Never underestimate the power of weeds. Case in point: the common pokeberry weed - whose red dye was once used by American Civil War soldiers to write letters home - may now hold the secret for revolutionizing the next generation of low-cost photovoltaic cells, making widespread, affordable homegrown solar power a real ...
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Photos by Jaymi Heimbuch Green:Net is all about how technology is benefiting our struggle towards sustainable living. But rather than a festival of green gadgets or services that do little more than help one monitor how much juice their gadgets consume, the event is a gathering of the best minds that look at how technology can play a role ...
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Photo via Scrape TV File this one under 'Slow News Friday', I guess. Maybe the AFP got sick of all of the nasty oil slick news and the headache-inducing climate bill developments -- so the news agency filed this report about how ex-Russian president Vladimir Putin loves polar bears. Guess the AFP thinks there's something funny about the fact ...
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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
