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 Engadget So Kindle seems to be bombing out among university students as a replacement for textbooks, at least in one trial run. But we mention that the Tablet from Apple could be a better solution since it is more interactive, and more familiar to anyone currently using an iPhone. And word on the street is that's just ...
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Image via Apple Yesterday, Apple updated more information about the environmental impacts of its products on its website, bringing a little more transparency to consumers. That added information includes life cycle analysis of greenhouse gas emissions for its products. Yesterday we were just noting how carbon footprint measurements can be sticky business because it all depends on how far ...
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A snow leopard...saving energy. Photo via Yvonne in Willowick Ohio Windows 7 has been boasting how it'll consume less energy and save users on battery life and energy costs. But Apple won't be left out on this angle for their OS. According to a CNET review , Snow Leopard could help users cut back on energy consumption by around ...
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Image via NovoThink It looks like Apple gadget users will have a new way to charge up iPods and iPhone devices with the sun, thanks to the latest from NovoThink. The company has released the Solar Surge , a skin with an integrated solar cell capable of charging the Apple devices on 100% solar power. ... Read the full ...
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Photos via TreeHugger tipster Electronics companies are notorious about wastefully packaging their products . Recently we razzed HP about their ridiculous record-setting. But now it's Apple's turn to be in the spotlight. A TreeHugger just received a shipment from the company. So…what could be in this box from Apple? A new iPod? iPhone? Hard drive?... Read the full story ...
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Graphic from enviro-bear.com Just when I thought I knew every app available for Apple’s iPhone , I stumble across Enviro-Bear 2010: Operation Hibernation . If you’ve been searching for a quasi-green video game for your multimedia smartphone…well, search no more! You can now virtually help a caniformia prepare for beddie-bye. ... Originally posted here: Enviro-Bear 2010: Operation Hibernation for iPhone
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Image via AppleInsider A patent idea from Apple bounces around the notion of "active packaging," where on-the-shelf products would be plugged into a power source so that things like iPods would be able to display videos or receive firmware updates while waiting to be purchased. Sounds like a very un-green turn for Apple. ... Original post: Apple's "Active Packaging" Idea ...
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Image via Apple Apple is making a move that is really the right thing for an electronics manufacturer to do. But they're making the limitations of their offer very clear, which takes all the steam out of it. ... Originally posted here: Apple Doing the Right Thing for Recycling - But for Limited Time Only
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Photo via SOCIALisBETTER Word on the street is that Apple is looking at getting 15" OLED displays from LG to use in its new notebooks due out in June. Apple is barreling on to be the greenest in the land , so this announcement isn't too surprising considering View post: Apple Going With OLED in New Notebooks?
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Photo via Bradlands Talk about a way to keep computers out of landfills. From the Mac Store in Maryland Heights, Missouri comes this cool couch built from 20 Macintosh II computers. And I thought I was cool for sewing old drapes into seating cushions. ... Read the rest here: Geekiest Couch Ever. And We Love It.
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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 ...
