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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The Whale Wars war of words continues: Sea Shepherd founder Paul Watson has issued a long statement countering... Read the full story on TreeHugger Original post: Paul Watson Says He Never Ordered Scuttling the Ady Gil - Bethune's Just Angry Over Being Kicked Out
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photo courtesy The rest is here: The Global Work Party Begins: Maldives President Finishes Solar Panel Installation
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Photo via david_shankbone @ Flickr Actress Sigourney Weaver may not get to visit the oceans of Pandora in the "Avatar" sequel , but she's more than a little concerned about Earth's underwater life: In a post for the NRDC's OnEarth community blog she highlights the impor... Read the full story on TreeHugger Excerpt from: Sigourney Weaver, Eva Mendes, Alec Baldwin, ...
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Though last year's event on the International Day of Climate Action were big, the number of groups participating in this year's Global Work Party have already surpassed those. Photo: 350.org / Creative Commons With just nine days left until See more here: Nine Days to Go Until 350.org's Work Party on 10/10/10 - Here's Ten Top Events To Inspire Action
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Image credit: Alliance to Save Energy When I wrote about the idea that burning wood could do more harm than good , it ignited a fierce debate. Yet most commenters agreed that energy efficiency and concervation have to come first. Yet when John wrote about the Alliance to Save Energy back in 2006, he had decidedly mixed feelings—worrying about ...
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Photo via nicogenin @ Flickr Actor Shia LaBeouf has plenty of big-time films under his belt -- Transformers, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull , the upcoming Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps -- and he's an advocate for children's programs, voting, and the United States Veterans Initiative, but there's one role he hasn't perfected yet: environmentalist.... ...
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Photo via Roz Savage, Credit Phil Uhl "It really does come down to one stroke at a time:" This is what ocean activist Roz Savage told the 100 riders gathered to listen to her speak on day two of Brita Climate Ride -- the 320-mile climate awareness bike trip that started in Eureka, California on Tuesday. Savage, living up ...
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photos: Matthew McDermott Park(ing) Day has been a much-covered event here on TreeHugger for the past several years, and for good reason: It's undeniably good fun to reclaim a bit of pavement used every other day of the week save for a Friday in mid-September, roll out the sod and create your own little bit of park in the ...
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Photo via Treevolution That either group was on such a list in the first place is troublesome in itself. Regardless, The US Justice Department announced today that activists from both PETA and Greenpeace, as well as other groups, had been "improperly" monitored in the years following the September 11th attacks. Members and activists were placed on the FBI's Terrorist ...
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Chances are that you have logged into Facebook today -- maybe it's open in another tab of your Internet browser right now -- but at what cost to the environment? A new video from Greenpeace is urging to social-media ... Read the full story on TreeHugger See the rest here: Greenpeace Urges Facebook to 'Unfriend' Coal (VIDEO)
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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 ...
