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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Check this out: Those red dots are the advertising budgets of the big meat producers and meat industry groups, just the advertising budgets; the green dots are the entire budgets of animal welfare groups. More: Meat Industry Grossly Outspends Animal Rights, Veg Groups
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British born artist Nick Gentry transforms obsolete technology, such as VHS tapes, cassettes and floppy disks into amazing and haunting pieces. See original here: Artist Turns VHS Tapes, Floppy Disks and More Into People
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Christie's 3rd annual green auction continues to raise funds for top environmental non-profits' water preservation initiatives with exclusive online lots at CharityBuzz. Read the original: Christie's "Bid to Save the Earth" Supports Water Preservation with Live, Online Auction
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. See more here: Let's Learn From Medellín, Colombia’s Sustainable Transportation Capital!
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Cupid must be a misguided conservationist; he doesn't like shooting pandas. Original post: Awkward Panda Romance Ends Without Success
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Let us count the ways how the Republican party has drited rightward on environmental issues Go here to read the rest: In Today's GOP, Nixon Would be a "Flaming Radical" for Green Stances: Noam Chomsky
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The annual spring migration is a potentially treacherous one this year: Help the monarchs along with these recipes for butterfly food. Originally posted here: Make Food for Struggling Monarch Butterflies With 3 Recipes Using Your Leftovers
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James Gustave Speth, founder of the World Resources Institute, discusses his new book and the political reform America so dearly needs. See more here: Gus Speth Envisions America the Possible (Podcast)
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Who's the best green business ambassador, twitterer, community advocate? What's the best business Facebook page? Vote on these and more. More here: Best of Green Readers' Choice: Business
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Undiscovered species aren't just hiding in the world's most remote ecosystems -- they're in our concrete jungles, too. See the original post: New Species of Frog Discovered in New York City
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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 ...
