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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photo: Local Forage In a nation where chemically modified and partially hydrogenated foods are all the rage, it's getting more and more difficult to find foods in their natural state. Well, at least almonds, according to a recent federal district court ruling against a group of California almond growers.... Read more: Federal Judge Rules Against California Almond Growers
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Illinois Soybean Association Soy is one of the big three genetically engineered crops along with corn and canola. Since its introduction to farmers in 1992 90% of the soy grown in the United States has been bought from Monsanto and comes Roundup Ready . Up until now it seemed like Monsanto had a lock on the U.S. soy industry, ...
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Image via: Getty Images Things are in bloom over at Maharishi University , (Iowa) which just recently joined the Seed Savers Exchange . The program is designed "to preserve the genetic legacy of vegetables, herbs, flowers, and fruit trees" and for their part the students at Maharishi University will be growing a colored butterbean and saving the seeds. But, ...
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Hamilton Farmers Market. Credit: Communications Branch of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food In North America the food economy has long been dominated by commodities. A big part of the sustainable and local food movement is a direct response to systems that are controlled by outside interests. New models for food system are continually emerging. Martin Prosperity Institute ...
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Hamilton Farmers Market. Credit: Communications Branch of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food In North America the food economy has long been dominated by commodities. A big part of the sustainable and local food movement is a direct response to systems that are controlled by outside interests. New models for food system are continually emerging. Martin Prosperity Institute ...
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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 ...
