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: Ron D Swan What's not to like about a brand about a business that promotes materials reuse and cycling? Their brand name, maybe? Ron D Swan hardly conveys the tenor of the company, nor its product. But may the business thrive in spite of the nomenclature. Hailing from Castlemaine, in Central Victoria, Australia this small company produces shoulder ...
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Photos: Brian Linton/United by Blue United By Blue is a new start up, which will leverage sales of organic cotton T-shirts and tote bags to coordinate ocean beach clean-ups around America. For each shirt or bag purchased one pound of marine debris is said to be collected. The venture is brainchild of Brian Linton , who believes that, "Because ...
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Photos: Osprey We've discussed Osprey packs in the past, particularly their Resource collection of packs with about 80% recycled content (see links below). Recently, we noted via SNEWS that they'd released their 2009 Sustainability Report, indicating the environmentally and socially responsible endeavours they have been pursuing. Contained within the report are some green actions that aren't the usual run-of-the-mill ...
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Photo: Outside magazine online The Tree Hugger 32 is a new pack due for release by The North Face this northern hemisphere Spring of 2010. Obviously the name has a certain resonance for us, but the details of the pack also sound curious. Largely because the main body fabric is from a worsted merino wool in a gridded ripstop ...
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Image via Twelve Rivers . Today's TreeHugger Deal$ comes to you from Twelve Rivers , an online store that offers a large selection of stylish reusable shopping bags, perfect for grocery shopping, kids' overnights, gift bags, beach excursions, trips to the gym and in-flight carry-ons. The company announced in November the arrival of their new eco-friendly line of tote ...
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Photo credit: XS Labs This trio of human-powered dresses convert kinetic energy from movement into electricity. A solar-powered, vintage-inspired brooch might appear to be a design contradiction, but this subtle stunner is still a winner. Made from recycled cassette tape , these nondescript-looking ties can ... Read the full story on TreeHugger Originally posted here: Best of Ecouterre: 7 Unbelievably ...
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Photo credit: Target Local color will take on a whole new meaning this Friday when Target cuts a swathe through New York City's Times Square with six vinyl billboards going ga-ga for Gotham. Featuring the work of four New York artists (Laurie Rosenwald, Michael Anderson, Josh Goldstein, and Charles Wilkin), the towering paean to the city will sport iconic ...
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Photo credit: Make Love Not Trash You're hard-nosed about trash, run roughshod over junk mail, and crack down on plastic consumables. Despite that earth-mother, granola-crunching exterior, you're no one's patsy, so shouldn't your bag be just as tough? Make Love Not Trash's latest collection, which we snuck a peek at during the New York International Gift Fair this week, ...
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Photo credit: Artecnica From canvas carryalls to candy-wrapper shoppers , when it comes to reusable bags, we're suffering from a massive case of seen-that-schlepped-that. Then Artecnica swooped in out of left field with its StretchBag , an inspired two-dimensional design that magically pops into a three-dimensional mesh tote capable of supporting up t... Read the full story on TreeHugger ...
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Last year we alluded one or more times to the imminent arrival of a line of luggage-like accessories from the eco-clothier Nau. But due to the company’s untimely demise and subsequent phoenix rising those plans went into a holding pattern. Now with the release of their Fall 2009 collection those accessories have finally surfaced. As the photos here (and ...
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The office building, going for LEED Platinum, is built on top of a brick factory from another era. It rises to the challenge. Go here to read the rest: The Centre For Green Cities At Evergreen Brickworks Demonstrates How To ...
"The stakes are very high and scientists are not the best people to deal with the social, ethical or political issues that geoengineering raises." View original here: Geoengineering is a Technical Fix for a Political Problem
