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: Popup Design Whether they rotate vertically , loop and twist or arch , the concept of bike racks as fixtures of public art is here to stay. In an effort to promote bike-friendliness in Roanoke, VA, the city is getting its very own piece of intriguing cycling art in the form of a giant wooden comb. This whimsical ...
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Photo: london.gov Oh to be a fly on the wall for the real conversation between former Governor Arnie, the Terminator, Schwarzenegger and Boris Johnson, Mayor of London. Ostensibly they got together to discuss fitness programmes for youth. But a few years ago Arnie had called Johnson's speaking style 'fumbling' and in return the Mayor called him a 'monosyllabic Austrian ...
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photo via Moriza at flickr Our friends at Grist have posted a great video that artfully captures the joy of bike riding in the city. Grist writer Sarah Goodyear wrote about a video from Noa Cortes, blogger at NYC Cycle Chic , which shows the high fashions worn by many of the beautiful people riding a bike in an ...
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Photo: Jean-Jean-François Gornet under a Creative Commons License Vélib', Paris' bike-share system , has come a long way sing it was first introduced in July of 2007. From 10,000 bikes to 17,000, and 750 rental stations to 1,202 (that's one every 300 meters), Vélib' has become the largest system of its kind in the world. With its fourth birthday ...
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Photo: YouTube In 1908, the Ford Motor Company began production on the Model T, rocketing automobiles into the mainstream. That same year, Octavio Orduño of Long Beach was born -- but as a youngster, he always wanted bike. Over the next 103 years, the descendants of that early car eventually changed the way we see the world, and indeed ...
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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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Bicyclist placing flowers at Memorial for Fuen Bai in the LES photo: Bonnie Hulkower Today, families, friends, residents and bicycle advocates participated in the 6th Annual Memorial Ride and Walk for New Yorkers who have been killed by cars while walking or biking on city streets. The event was organized by the Street Memorial Project . The bike tour ...
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Richard Masoner of Cyclelicious writes: "Long time bike guy Gary Boulanger is writing Where to Bike San Francisco , a new bicycling resource guidebook to be published in late 2011, and he needs your photos. He's even offering cash prizes of up to $300 for those willing to submit photos for publication in the book. He and his publisher ...
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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: LA Bike Plan Bike Plan Approved by City Council The Los Angeles City Council approved a new bike master plan that would potentially make the city much more bike-friendly. The plan calls for 1,680 miles of interconnected bike paths (compared to 378 miles right now), with about 200 new miles being created every five years for 35 years, ...
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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
