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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Watson must put up over $300,000 in bail and stay in Germany while awaiting the final ruling on whether he will be sent to Costa Rica to face trial on a decade-old charge. Original post: Paul Watson Will Be Released on Bail, But Must Stay in Germany Awaiting Possible Extradition
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Now if the US could just build the wind turbines to actually generate the electricity... Here is the original post: Electricity Transmission Line for 7 GW of Offshore Wind Power Off Mid-Atlantic States Given Go Ahead
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Kids at Snugg Middle School don't just learn about history -- they make it. View original here: Florida School Sets World Record By Recycling
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Thankfully, efforts to protect biodiversity can also protect linguistic diversity and vice versa. More here: Biodiversity and Language Diversity Hotspots Overlap & We're Losing Both
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Check out these two important pieces from Kelly Rigg and David Korten on where the Rio+20 negotiations are and aren't heading. Here is the original: As Rio+20 Approaches, Pleas For Less Language Squabbling & Respecting Indigenous Wisdom
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Catch up on cleantech news from the week in 5 minutes. Here is the original: The Week in Clean Tech: E Ink Loses Money, a Bracelet Controls a Building, Mozilla's New Data Center and More
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This is not just a gorgeous hotel on the Spanish coast, it is also the first LEED certified Hotel in Europe. From water and energy saving to growing their own vegetable these guys are serious when it comes to protecting the environment and having a blast. More here: Hostal Empúries, More Than Just the First Hotel in Europe with LEED ...
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We love designs that use simple, basic materials. But can you be too simple and basic? See the original post: Hot or Not: Lamps Made Of OSB (Survey)
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NASA's most self-aware vegetable astronaut is in the throws of an existential crisis as she takes root aboard the International Space Station high overhead, far from her soil-bound ancestors -- but lucky for us, she's started a blog. View original post here: Surprisingly Thoughtful Zucchini Blogs From Space
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Explore The Beauty of The Ocean With The Blu, Without Getting Wet View original post here: Second Life For Sea Creatures? TheBlu Crowdsources the Ocean
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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 ...
