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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Photos: Mati Karmin If you're into the steampunk aesthetic, these inventive furniture pieces made out of naval mines may be just the ticket for you. Created by esteemed Estonian sculptor Mati Karmin , the sea mines are found off the coast of Estonia and transformed into eye-catching swings, charcoal grills, aquariums and armchairs.... Read the full story on TreeHugger ...
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Images: Natalie Merbach In a world of ever-increasing information flow, we can't seem to get enough of diagrams and interactive maps that help us better organize and understand our world. Artist Natalie Merbach's fascinating sculptures -- which translate ecological, astronomical and meteorological data into physically woven, basket-like structures -- will certainly delight those of ... Read the full story ...
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Photo: shirlaine If there's anyone on the planet who can relate to the hardships endured by Phila, an endangered black rhino in South Africa, it would be platinum-selling rap star 50 Cent -- after all, they've both been shot nine times and lived to tell the tale. But unlike the rapper, who was able to break free of the ...
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Image from gallery on the green It's iconic, a symbol of Britishness the world over: the red telephone box. But no longer, they are disappearing as fast as you can say "cell phone." The Brit's are huge users of mobile phones (85% of all adults own one) so no one uses the boxes anymore, except as ads for sex-shops ...
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Screengrab from YouTube video What if we were to geoengineer a ring around the sun, specifically for human habitation? What would that look like? Artist Simon Terrey decided to visualize it for us. Check out the video animation of planet Earth as a ring around the sun. ... Read the full story on TreeHugger See the original post here: Beautiful ...
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Above: a piece from the Lifeguard collection. Photos: Courtesy of Leo Battistelli. In 2002, Argentine artist based in Brazil Leo Battistelli began working with the remains of a porcelain factory. During the following eight years, he has experimented with the discarded materials in sculptures, installations, utilitarian objects and prototypes, and has even built his whole studio with the furniture ...
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Image by Erin Hanson Erin Hanson's outlet is the Recovering Lazyholic , and she has some great ways of pinpointing the unfortunate condition of so many of us folks, who give in to our slovenly side a little too often. One of her projects is "Need to Want Less," a series of graphics that smartly and succinctly sums up ...
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Images from abandonedchairsblogspot.com : Queen West There is something so forlorn and sad about a chair abandoned on the roadside. Innocent and sometimes beautiful, it is hard to resist taking them home and giving them a reason to live again. Some artists have been having the same problem. Moira Stevenson had filled up her Toronto front porch with rescued ...
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Images from flavorwire A good documentary photographer takes us to places that we never could imagine and teaches us something at the same time. The Canadian Ed Burtynsky has been photographing the impact of China's massive industrial revolution and the environmental devastation it has left behind. The Brazilian Salvador Salgado depicts conditions endured by Brazilian coal miners and... Read ...
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Photos: Kristin Rule A couple of years ago Kristin Rule, alias 'The Unconventional Cellist' undertook a 20 week music tour, toting her cello on a motorbike with a solar trailer. With a new album recently released, she is soon to be touring again, but this time by bicycle accompanied by a solar-powered, electric-assist trailer. The 30 watt solar photovoltaic ...
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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 ...
