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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USA Drought Monitor Map, May 24, 2011 . Image credit: USDA Texas farmers could potentially be rescued from the grip of drought by hurricane-delivered precipitation. (NOAA's 2011 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook calls for a 65% chance of an above normal season,...) The longer the delay in climate policy action by national governments, the greater the likelihood of severe global ...
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Photo: prw_silvan / cc At the foot of the Grand Coulee Dam, fish are dying by the hundreds of thousands. In an effort to make room for the higher than average snow melt-off, state officials have been releasing a massive amount of water -- but the consequences have been alarmingly deadly to farm-raised steelhead trout. As water falls from ...
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Image credit: ecoAmerica With Fox New spreading anti-climate talking points , and GOP candidates falling over themselves to deny climate change exists , ecoAmerica 's new blog couldn't launch at a more important time. Promising to "start with people", the blog intends to make the case for why environmental protection is central to prosperity, health and happiness. And what ...
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Image credit: ecoAmerica With Fox New spreading anti-climate talking points , and GOP candidates falling over themselves to deny climate change exists , ecoAmerica 's new blog couldn't launch at a more important time. Promising to "start with people", the blog intends to make the case for why environmental protection is central to prosperity, health and happiness. And what ...
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One of the primary reasons that many Americans remain confused about climate change is that the cable news network that they get their news from actively works to keep them confused. It's hardly a secret that Fox News sets and follows a politically motivated agenda -- convincing folks climate change is a hoax is just one of its planks. ...
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Photo: quinn.anya , Flickr, CC We're Not Doing Well According to the latest numbers from the International Energy Agency (IEA), Energy-related carbon-dioxide (CO2) emissions in 2010 were the highest in history. They had dipped a bit because of the global recession, but we've now surpassed the previous record from 2008. The truly scary thing is that: "In addition, the ...
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Image credit Lloyd Alter Every time I come to New York for Design Week and the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) , I learn so much, meet so many people, and get so energized. This is, of course, the big show, the largest furniture fair outside of Milan , but there are also ancillary events all over town. I ...
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A kitchen garden circa 79 AD replicated with parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme. Photos by R.Cruger Since every home had a kitchen garden in ancient Rome, it's a tradition worth keeping over the centuries. So when given the chance to pick sprigs from the replica of a Mediterranean garden at the Getty Villa , I wondered what ancient plants ...
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How Green Is Your Internet? from Dan Ilic on Vimeo . The Internet has streamlined our lives, making it easier to keep informed, stay in touch, and share ideas -- but it's important to remember that the digital age isn't without its environmental impact. As the world wide web continues to grow, with more and more people getting online ...
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Seafood images from Bait and Switch Report I'm lucky to live on Vancouver Island where you can't walk down the street without tripping over a fisherfolk and his or her boat. It would be tough to pass off a still-twitching catch as something other than what it is, but for eaters further inland that buy their catch from behind ...
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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 ...
