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: B. Alter It's been called Europe's largest and newest green wall. Installed in a newly renovated hotel in January makes it new and as for large, it stretches from the second to eleventh floor on the outside of the building. Looking up from the reception area in the hotel, through the glass, it is a lovely and healthy ...
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Photo Credit: j-oh , Flickr Creative Commons. In the quest to grow more of our own food on our 1/4 acre city lot, we've spent a bit of time bemoaning the fact that we are quickly running out of space. The good news is that there are plenty of ways to make your limited garden space work harder for ...
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Photo Credit: krossbow , via Flickr Creative Commons Attribution License . From giant, starchy baking potatoes to small, waxy fingerlings; from pale white to deep purple, there are almost endless options available to you when you grow your own. The flavors and colors far exceed what's available in most grocery stores. And, with a little planning, even those of ...
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Image credit: The Hall of Records I've written before about how to make a hot compost heap , and I've been known to explore navy showers as a way to lessen your environmental impact too. But what if you could combine the two? Specifically, what if you could heat your water using the excess energy produced by a hot ...
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Photo: shanghaiexpat It's cold, it's grey, it's depressing, the world is falling apart; what to do? It's easy to say "get involved" but harder to get out of the chair and do something. The Observer has some lovely ideas and great organizations that are making changes and offering solutions. Some are irresistible, like planting a wildflower meadow . ... ...
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Photo Credit: Lee Coursey , via Flickr Creative Commons Attribution License . So you say you don't have a green thumb. You kill every plant you try to grow, including the so-called "unkillable" plants that everyone else on the planet seems to have no problem with. Or you're really busy, and you don't think you have the time to ...
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From Collin's dad's solar geodesic greenhouse , through a greenhouse built from soda bottles , to a simple DIY hoop house , we're not shot on self-built grow spaces here on TreeHugger. but the Permaculture Research Institute of Australia has a very detailed post and time-lapse slideshow by Rob Avis about how he built a Read the original here: How ...
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Photo: the Telegraph You would think people would have better things to do (or steal) but you never know... Thieves in England have been digging up snow drops, the lovely white flower that is just popping up now in woods across the land. Then again, since one single rare snowdrop bulb just sold on ebay for £357 ($575), vigilance ...
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Photo Credit: Colleen Vanderlinden I always laugh when people say that gardeners have to be patient. I'm a completely obsessed gardener, and I'm easily the most impatient person I know. So there goes that theory. The good news is that while I grow many plants that are worth the wait (tomatoes, pumpkins, corn...) there are plenty of things I ...
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Image credit: NatalieMaynor , used under Creative Commons license. Whether we are talking about Colony Collapse Disorder , keeping native bees , solar-powered bee hives or Bar... Read the full story on TreeHugger More: Learn Natural Top-Bar Hive Beekeeping Online
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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
