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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photo: Yuichi via flickr The water footprint of food is likely to become a growing problem as climate change plays havoc with world water supplies , and as more of the world tries to eat up the social ladder: As in consuming more meat . In an effort to make people more aware o... Read the original: Should Individual Food ...
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Seaweed liquid morphs into gel to sheath heart muscles after attack Not too shabby considering the product is based on a common brown seaweed: an Israeli pharmaceutical company BioLineRx has just in-licensed a new heart smart remedy to heal hearts after a first heart attack. The deal worth $282 million for BioLineRx constitutes the most expensive seaweed deal in ...
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Photo of farmed Norwegian salmon NatalieMaynor via flickr . At TreeHugger we've had a lot to say about farmed fish - some good , but mainly negative. Farmed salmon, that perennial favorite (it's a $10 billion market as of 2007), causes native populations to crash , has higher levels of PCBs and other pollutants, and negatively impacts susta... Go ...
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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 ...
