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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How have we missed this for so long? Three of our favourites; local communities, libraries and bicycles; all merged into the one enterprise, known as the Arcata Community Library Bike Project. Volunteers repair an eclectic mix of bikes, then they offer them to the public for a six month loan, asking just for a $20 refundable deposit. Young folk ...
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How have we missed this for so long? Three of our favourites; local communities, libraries and bicycles; all merged into the one enterprise, known as the Arcata Community Library Bike Project. Volunteers repair an eclectic mix of bikes, then they offer them to the public for a six month loan, asking just for a $20 refundable deposit. Young folk ...
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The mayor of Copenhagen reckons Biking to Work in that city is as commonplace as brushing one’s teeth. But, as was evidenced by Utah’s plan to make cycling fashionable , much of the rest of the western world is well served by awareness-raising events like Bike to Work week. This week! In the US anyway. (In the UK Bike ...
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Photo: Samba . How did we miss this? Since last November, Rio de Janeiro has its own bike sharing system . And what's it called? Samba! Though it stands for Alternative Mobility Solution though Bike Renting in Portuguese. The system started with only six stations but hopes to reach 42 by the end of the year. Unlike Barcelona's bicing, ...
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Why should the rest of the world have all the fun and practicality of a Bike-Share program (see links below) and Australia miss out? It won’t if several new initiatives attract the support they expect. The Victorian state capital of Melbourne will, from 5 May 2009, have a three week trial with 30 bikes being made available from five ...
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Image via: LA Citystreets Clark U , Rice University , U Minnesota are all launching bike-sharing programs, along with the City of Minnesota. Towson University ... See the rest here: More Schools Join the Pay-You-to-Bike Bandwagon
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Image via: LA Citystreets Clark U , Rice University , U Minnesota are all launching bike-sharing programs, along with the City of Minnesota. Towson University ... Original post: More Schools Join the Pay-You-to-Bike Bandwagon
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Image credit: CESAR RANGEL/AFP/Getty Images As you could read in our first post about Barcelona’s bike sharing system written in May 2007 , Bicing started with a bang: 30,000 subscribers in the first 2 months; 15 stations and 200 bicycles to start with. Since then, it has been forced to expand and grow rapidly and now counts 400 stations ...
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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 ...
