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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This video put a big fat smile on my face--pun fully intended. As part of First Lady Michelle Obama's "Let's Move" campaign , Beyonce busted a move with students at a New York City public school, surprising them during their dance routine to the saucy singer's song "Move Your Body," a reworking of her hit "Get Me Bodied."... Read ...
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Zoe Weil , TEDx speaker and president of the Institute for Humane Education, interviews the Sustainable Living Roadshow in this exclusive interview at Green Festival in San Francisco. The Sustaina... Read the full story on TreeHugger Read the original post: Green Festival SF: Zoe Weil Interviews the Sustainable Living Roadshow
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It's a Tool to Properly Allocate and Value Scarce Public Space Economics 101 tells us that if we take something valuable and scarce and offer it for a very low price, demand is probably going to exceed supply and we'll end up with rationing, which can manifest itself as a queue outside of a store or traffic jams in ...
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In Memoriam Yesterday, Bonnie wrote an excellent post about the very sad and touching memorial ride in remembrance of cyclists and pedestrians who died in New York City last year. Check it out for more context, and go to the Street Memorial Project website to support these awareness-raising events. The video above is from our friend Elizabeth at Streetfilms. ...
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Only Pay for a Car When You Need One If you live in a rural area, owning a car might not be much of a choice. But in cities, there are so many ways to get around that owning a car often doesn't make much sense, especially now that car-sharing companies are well established and have technologies that make ...
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Warning! Motion Sickness Alert There are times when you come to TreeHugger for analysis of the latest transit ridership numbers from the Department of Transportation, and there are times when you just want to see really crazy bike rides. Now's the time for the crazy rides! Check out the video above and the videos below. Most are from the ...
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Image via YouTube video The first ever San Francisco Green Film Festival launched this weekend and with an impressive line-up of environmental documentaries, not the least of which was a powerful film called Sweet Crude . It is the story of the oil industry's presence on Nigeria's Niger Delta, but more importantly, the movement against the oil companies that ...
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Change for change? Credit: Nic McPhee . Happy March. This month marks the launch of the Patagonia Music Collective in the U.S. The eco-minded apparel company has teamed with musicians to sell exclusive tracks for 99 cents each, with net proceeds going to environmental organizations picked by the artists. The jukebox includes songs from Pearl Jam, Jack Johnson, Bonnie ...
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Thirsty? An image from the documentary Gasland depicts the dangers of fracking. Of the worthy films up for Best Documentary at the Academy Awards this year, two focus on environmental issues. Though much interest involves British guerilla street artist, Banksy, showing up in a monkey mask for his Exit Through the Gift Shop , another film about an artist, ...
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Photo: Screen grabs from video Chapter 1: The New City Our Dear Leader was interviewed for a documentary series about the future of mobility. The first instalment is about our increasingly urban future and how mega-cities are, in Graham's words, "very efficient sharing systems". Graham also gives us a quick tour of his extremely space-efficient apartment (see LifeEdited for ...
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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 ...
"The technology that we have here gives us a first-ever look at the Amazon in its full three-dimensional detail, over very large regions," says the study's lead researcher. Here is the original post: Lasers Used to Generate Remarkably Detailed 3D ...
