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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A storm-felled tree in Chicago produced material for students in a design course to make more than 40 products. Original post: 40 Designs Made from 1 Storm-Felled Tree Debut in Chicago
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Amory Lovins shares with us his multi-decade energy roadmap to get us off oil and coal and switch to sustainable sources. Here is the original: Amory Lovins Wants us to 'Reinvent Fire' with 50-Year Energy Plan
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May Day showed that the thirst for grassroots protest is still growing, and that public anger is aimed at banks, DC, and the polluting 1%. Can it be harnessed? Original post: Occupy's May Day: Tens of Thousands Protest the Mess that's Being Made of the Planet
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The "sand chair" is an open source project that makes chilling on the beach simpler than ever. More: Super Simple DIY Beach Chair Is Made from a Towel and Broomsticks
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Last year, UNEP released a report calling for a $1 billion cleanup fund for years of oil spills in the Niger Delta, but eight months later, there is little more than silence on the issue. Original post: Hope Fades for Oil Spill Cleanup in Nigeria
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Upon receiving the latest bad news from scientists on climate change, I have composed a post that should accurately reflect one's reaction. Do not read if you are offended by four letter words, or news that the world as we know it is ending. Read more from the original source: An Appropriately Profane Post on the Impending Irreversibility of Global ...
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The Schism in the North American Passive House Movement May Well Make it Incomprehensible and Irrelevant See the original post here: A Plague On Both Their Passive Houses: Confusion Reigns In Fight Over The Name And the Standard
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To start, 35% of all energy will come from renewable sources & emissions will be 34% below 1990 levels. Read more from the original source: Denmark Unveils Strong New Renewable Energy, Climate Targets for 2020
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A Dutch company wants to use offshore wind farms to gather seaweed for biofuel production. See the original post here: Offshore Wind Farms Could Double As Seaweed Farms
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A 1.6 degree rise in global temperatures could like spell doom for Greenland's important ice coverage -- and coastlines throughout the world, too. See the original post: Greenland's Ice Sheet May Melt Off Sooner Than Expected
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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 ...
