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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Bitter Melon Trellis by the National Bitter Melon Council . Photo by Hiroko Kikuchi A series of statements about sick strawberries, bitter melons and the violent history of potatoes have been made with a collection of several gardens designed by artists and planted throughout the grounds of Los Angeles County Art Museum. The creative gardens are part of its ...
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Helicopter delivered 2011 Ford Explorer . Image credit: Advanced Autozone . This says a lot about how far the "green" movement is from where the private, profitable transportation business is headed. A Ford Explorer, featuring inflatable seat belts, was recently copter-delivered before a large air show audience - at the Experimental Aircraft Association's More here: 2011 Ford Explorer Promoted By ...
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Bison harvested from the Delta Junction Alaska herd, a controlled hunt. Image credit: OutdoorsDirectory.com I love the American Bison. Love to watch them in the wild and love to eat them. Just as they did back in the 1800's, cattle ranchers and farmers continue to dislike them. In the Alaskan Delta Junction region, for example, there is an ongoing ...
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Credit: First Solar . Enbridge, the Canadian company behind the recent oil spill in Michigan's Calhoun County near Marshall, just happens to also be behind construction of the largest photovoltaic solar energy facility in North America. ... Read the full story on TreeHugger Go here to read the rest: Michigan Oil Spill Company Also Building Largest Solar Plant in North ...
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Image Credit: All photos courtesty of Urbanbolisimo It looks like as a green destination, Spain is pulling ahead. The European country has emerged as a solar energy leader and its wind power industry is growing by leaps and bounds . So when Spanish design blog Urbanbolisimo reported that San Vicente de Raspeig, in eas... Read the full story on ...
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photo: Europe 2 You I've never been a fan of most wedding registries because I cannot stand the idea of having what everyone else has, or giving whatever everyone else gives for that matter. In addition, the sheer consumption of it all is quite a turn off. I am obsessed with finding miscellaneous kitchen items made by local potters, ...
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Courtesy photo. Talk about a double dose of green fashion fun: Designer Raina Blyer, of Ryann and Creem , has collaborated with handbag designer Allison McGowan of TEICH on a multifunctional belt/wristlit -- a modern approach to the fanny pack -- that can be worn together or separ... Read the full story on TreeHugger Read the rest here: TEICH + ...
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Bedbug . Image credit :wikipedia Bedbugs are are becoming quite the urban plague again, resurgent and causing much misery in US cities after decades of being a relatively rare problem. Some methods of being rid of bed bugs, these days, are pretty awful from an environmental standpoint: like cooking an entire apartment building to bake them out, repeatedly washing ...
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Cleaning the supply chain is one of the challenges of Walmart's sustainability project. Image credit: williamcho /Flickr This guest post was written by Rand Waddoups, senior manager of sustainability at Walmart. Last July, we announced that we would lead in the creation of a Sustainable Product Index —a tool that will help manufacturers, merchants, customers and other retailers make ...
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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
