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 via the Land Coalition Palm oil production has long been a contentious issue and a double-edged sword. On the one hand, the oil's renewable source and application as biofuel make it an appealing alternative, but on the other, some of the most See original here: Brazil Announces Plan For Sustainable Palm Oil
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Photo via Survival International Deep in the heart of Peru's rainforest live some of the planet's few remaining uncontacted tribesmen . But if oil executives have their way, these tribes' first introduction to the outside world will be a pipeline cutting through their native land. To make matters worse, the President of Peru claims such ... Read the full ...
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Photo via Survival International Deep in the heart of Peru's rainforest live some of the planet's few remaining uncontacted tribesmen . But if oil executives have their way, these tribes' first introduction to the outside world will be a pipeline cutting through their native land. To make matters worse, the President of Peru claims such ... Read the full ...
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Photo via Globo In what could easily be considered a worst-case scenario for the fate of the world's largest rainforest , a study led by Brazil's National Institute of Special Research found that the size of the Amazon could be reduced 50 percent by 2050, the ' ti... Read the full story on TreeHugger Read the rest here: Half the ...
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Photos via Mundo Gump For many frogs, it's the worst of times. Take the Poison dart frog, for example--the most poisonous vertebrae in the world. These tiny frogs contain enough alkaloid poison in their skin to kill around fifteen people, or two adult elephants. Despite this deterrent, these frogs, native to the forests of South America , are being ...
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This species of green horsefly was discovered by researchers on their first insect quest into the Amazon. Photo via artour_a To date, around 1 million insect species have been identified throughout the world. But, while that may be a mind-boggling number, biologists estimate that there remains at least 4 million more left undiscovered--many of which may lie deep in ...
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Indigenous participants in a public hearing on the Belo Monte dam. Photo via International Rivers . Neither the celebrity sway of " Avatar " director James Cameron nor a top court's injunction were, in the end, enough to stop the Brazilian government from moving forward with plans to develop the huge View original post here: Belo Monte Dam Moves Ahead ...
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The Xingu River in the heart of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. Photo courtesy of AmazonWatch.org . Guest bloggers Andrea Donsky and Randy Boyer are co-founders of NaturallySavvy.com . A controversial hydroelectric dam project that would have forever changed a portion of the View post: Judge Puts Brakes on Hydroelectric Dam Project in Brazil's Amazon Rainforest
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photo: Sam Beebe/Ecotrust via flickr. Reinforcing what previous studies have show, new research in the journal Conservation Letters reveals that as people start leaving the Amazon forest for urban centers , rather than as supposed, exploitation of the forest continues unchecked as commercial activities continue, supplying the cities. ... Read the full story on TreeHugger See the original post: Amazon ...
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This weekend, Avatar director James Cameron spoke at an assembly gathered in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon to speak on topics ranging from sustainability and the power of cinema, to the prospects that there will be a sequel to his blockbuster, green-themed film . No stranger to the environment cause, or the film industry for t... Read the ...
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This hand operated gramophone is as simple as it gets. Original post: Minimalist Gramophone Makes Playing Music Super Simple
Contrary to previously held notions of how whale songs are shared between neighboring populations, a surprising study finds that whales living the same ocean basin are singing different songs. Read the original post: Study: Humpback Whales Living in Same Ocean ...
