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 by Scott Kilgour The artist Scott Kilgour is obsessed with garbage. Last year he wrote and illustrated a lovely (!) little book about green garbage bags . Not satisfied that enough people heard the message, he has done a follow-up, incorporating sign language. He says we are deaf to the problem so he is giving us the tools ...
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Photo via Ubergizmo Forget those Terminator movies -- new research into self-sustaining machines hints at a future where the scariest thing about robots may actually be their breath. In an attempt to created a robot that can power itself indefinitely, researchers from the Bristol Robotics Lab have developed the Ecobot-III, equipped with a synthetic gut that processes sewage to ...
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It will be another four months until leaders from around the world gather for COP16 in Mexico, but expectations for the meeting's outcome are hardly optimistic. After last year's UN climate summit in Copenhagen produced a less-than-ideal result , the tone at December's meeting in Cancun is bound to be a bit more subdued -- which may not be ...
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photo via flickr Pete Seeger is 91 years old, but he definitely still knows which way the wind blows. The legendary folk singer revealed Friday night at New York's City Winery a new protest song that takes dead aim at the BP oil spill. Seeger rolled out the new song, playing his banjo, at the fundraising concert for the ...
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Yevgenia Chirikova (L) and other environmentalists try to present Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin with timber. Photo by Igor Tabakov / Moscow Times The fate of an urban forest has sparked turmoil between protesters and police in Moscow , where environmentalists say a road-construction proj... Read the full story on TreeHugger Read more: Ugly Fight in Moscow Over Fate of ...
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Image Credit: Zainub via Flickr In June, we were thrilled when we heard that California's State Assembly passed a bill banning single-use plastic bags . Stores would have to charge 5 cents for every paper bag they dole out, pushing shoppers to bring reusable bags. To become law, however, the bill has to get through the California Senate this ...
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photo: Sara Novak This is an idea that I hope gets some traction and expands to other grocers across the nation. Fresh & Easy's Neighborhood Market found such success with their Farm to Store in 24 Program , that they will be expanding it. Customers are ensured through the program, the their produce was picked only 24 hours prior ...
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Image via Volcom . Last year, Volcom , in collaboration with the National Coalition for the Homeless , donated over 5,000 pairs of jeans to fifty homeless shelters nation-wide in a jean recycling program called, "Give Jeans a Chance." This year, the athletic apparel brand is back with 200 more participating Volcom stores in North America and hopes of ...
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"The gas belongs to the public" - one of Civil Action Forum's publicity cartoons. When massive natural gas reserves were discovered off the coast of Israel in early 2009, it seemed as if the country's energy problems were solved. Many expected that a resource bonanza was on th... Read the full story on TreeHugger See the original post here: Battle ...
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Image: From video supplied by Dane Havard, via Daily Motion This gives the term "bear hug" a whole new meaning. You will appreciate the frightened embrace mama bear gives her young one after watching this video of a mother bear rescuing her cub from a fishing net, with the help of an Alaskan fisherman. When Dane Havard and a ...
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A Finnish designer has made a working surfboard from broken skateboards. Read the original here: Hollow Surfboard Is Made from Broken Skateboards
How to grow tastier tomatoes and how to make food taste sweeter without sugar: just two amazing discoveries from a study of the chemical interactions underlying tomato flavor preferences Read the rest here: The Secrets of Tasty Tomatoes Discovered - Can ...
