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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Every year, artists take over a floor of the Gladstone Hotel and turn its rooms into art installations, an alternative to the Interior Design Show. Go here to read the rest: Come Up To My Room 2012: Alternative Artists Take Over Toronto Hotel
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Could a trend toward natural-looking hair be the best defense against chemical-laden Brazilian Blowouts? More: In Brazil, a Natural Hair Trend Trumps Chemical-Laden Blowouts
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Filipino activists had been charged with trespassing in December 2009 to document toxic coal ash. Original post: Coal Ash Activists Acquitted in Filipino Court
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Defending Climate Science Education is Not About Climate Science. It's About Science. Period. The rest is here: Climate Educators Defend Themselves Against Political Attacks
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Could old electric car batteries find a second life on the power grid as storage for emergency situations and/or renewable energy? Read the original post: Old Electric Car Batteries to Find Second Life on the Power Grid
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Pakistan starts 2012 on a slightly brighter note after a year of recovering from the worst floods in the country's history in 2010. Original post: Pakistan Lights Up 2012 With Solar
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The continued popularity of ambelopoulia, a traditional dish of pickled songbirds, has created a 15-million-euro business in which poachers annually kill 2 million birds. Read more from the original source: Poaching Songbirds for Supper On the Rise in Cyprus
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After meeting on a train, two Germans decided to take on an "idiosyncratic" project: transforming two old railway cars into a dream house. Here's how they did it. Read the original here: Train-loving German Couple Convert Vintage Railway Cars Into House
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Eighty-year-old Clair Butcher has been criminally charged by the city of Lynn, Massachusetts for explicitly breaking a city ordinance--feeding the ducks. Read the original: 80-Year-Old Woman Jailed for Feeding Ducks After Doing It for 45 Years
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Five of the 15 documentary films on the Oscar shortlist -- see the trailers here -- share an environmental message. See original here: 5 Eco-Themed Documentary Films Make 2012 Oscar Shortlist
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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 ...
