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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Image credit: Seansie & Linda N. @ Flickr Dear Barack, Michelle, and Kids, First of all, we are thrilled that you've decided to plant an organic garden on the White House lawn. (w00t!) Our mission at TreeHugger and Planet Green this year is really to move people from awareness to action—looks we can check you and the fam off ...
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image: Aaron Escobar via flickr While its a great thing that President Obama wants to set a price on carbon through a cap-and-trade program, actually implementing it is likely to prove difficult. In a new piece for Yale Environment 360 Marianne Lavelle examines the difficult road ahead for any US legislation will face as it tries to withstand the ...
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photo: Lawrence Jackson/White House Yesterday at the Edison Electric Vehicle Technical Center President Obama announced the availability of $2.4 billion in funding for development of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and batteries. Before going into how that money (which had already been allocated in the stimulus bill) will be distributed, here's how the President framed the importance of electric vehicles:... ...
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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 ...
