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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Image Source: Jonny Hunter Dear Pablo: I grow plenty of vegetables in the summer but can't in the winter. In addition to preserving what I can in canning jars, I am thinking about getting a freezer chest to store my vegetables into the winter. I am concerned about the energy use and am wondering if it is better or ...
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Image Source: Jonny Hunter Dear Pablo: I grow plenty of vegetables in the summer but can't in the winter. In addition to preserving what I can in canning jars, I am thinking about getting a freezer chest to store my vegetables into the winter. I am concerned about the energy use and am wondering if it is better or ...
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Image courtesy of Organic Exchange Global retail sales of organic cotton apparel and home textile products reached an estimated $4.3 billion in 2009, according to Organic Exchange 's (OE) Organic Cotton Market Report 2008-2009. Despite the recession, sales grew 35% from the $3.2 billion market in 2008 ; Driven in large part by "consumer interest in 'green' products", and ...
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Photo via jenny downing Written By Achim Steiner, UN Under-Secretary General and Executive Director, UN Environment Programme (UNEP) The epic voyage of Plastiki is bringing into sharp focus the inordinate environmental and economic impact humanity is having on the oceans and seas. While the focus is solid waste, and especially plastic marine litter, the expedition also underlines the myriad ...
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Photo via jenny downing Written By Achim Steiner, UN Under-Secretary General and Executive Director, UN Environment Programme (UNEP) The epic voyage of Plastiki is bringing into sharp focus the inordinate environmental and economic impact humanity is having on the oceans and seas. While the focus is solid waste, and especially plastic marine litter, the expedition also underlines the myriad ...
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Photo via Ellesmere FNC Google is a big promoter of green energy, from dreaming up possibilities of their own (like using wave power for data centers ) to investing in and customizing alternative energy projects (like super efficient and cheap solar panels ). Now, the Internet giant is moving into promoting landfill waste-to-energy and gaining grou... Read the full ...
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Photo via Ellesmere FNC Google is a big promoter of green energy, from dreaming up possibilities of their own (like using wave power for data centers ) to investing in and customizing alternative energy projects (like super efficient and cheap solar panels ). Now, the Internet giant is moving into promoting landfill waste-to-energy and gaining grou... Read the full ...
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Image via Design Trust As New York City considers plans to rezone the Garment District in Manhattan, Made in Midtown will show how local garment manufacturing is an integral part of the city's economy. Findings from the study, a collaboration between urban planning non-profit Design Trust and the Council... Read the full story on TreeHugger Read more from the ...
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Image from the Guardian Celebrities buying plots of land to block developments is the new new. Last year people opposed to the third runway at Heathrow Airport bought up a plot in the middle of the runway in an attempt to thwart it. Now opponents to Donald Trump's golf ... Read the full story on TreeHugger Read the original ...
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Poor neighborhoods have fewer trees, as these jarring satellite photos reveal. Originally posted here: How to Spot Income Inequality from Space: Look for the Trees
Hawaii becomes the first state in the union to enact a ban on plastic bags at checkout counters. Sierra Club looks into how it finally came into being. Go here to read the rest: A Look Inside How Hawaii's Plastic ...
