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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Nestle, the world's top-selling bottled water company, has been trying to win the right to tap between 100 and 166 million gallons of water from Oregon's Columbia River Gorge annually, and wants to justify it as environmentally sound by simply replacing it with municipal well water. Oregon citizens are angry. More than 4,300 comments have poured in decrying the ...
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Image Source: Boxed Water Is Better Dear Pablo: I recently saw drinking water sold in a milk carton. It doesn't seem any better to me than bottled water. Is boxed water really better as the company claims? In past articles I have shown that boxed beverages have their advantages and are indeed better from an environmental perspective See original ...
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Claudia Saunders tests water bubbler. Photo: Marina Neil. Sydney Morning Herald While no longer breaking news, the endeavours of students and staff at two different Australian schools still merits attention. One school went bottled water free, whilst another became what they believe is the world's first Carbon Neutral School. In the first instance, a student-led initiative at Monte Sant? ...
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Could a simple "tea bag" of carbon and antimacrobial fibers that costs just pennies be the solution for quickly filtered drinking water on the go? Scientists from Stellenbosch University in South Africa hope they've found the solution to drinking water problems in rural African communities. Lacking water sanitation services, the communities can turn to a simple water bottle that ...
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All pix: Bamboo Bootle Company Is this what people have been clamoring for? A refillable glass bottle, protected by a sheath of fast growing, renewable bamboo. When the scare over Bisphenol-A (BPA) in our drinking bottles was in full flight, folk were ditching their Nalgene BPA laden polycarbonate bottles in their droves. Camelbak offered their Tritan plastic. Many opted ...
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Image via James Dyson Award Most portable water filters use carbon filters, special membranes with microscopic openings, or chemicals like chlorine or iodine to clean the water and make it save for drinking. However, one of the best systems for purifying water is actually with ultraviolet light. But how do you get an ultraviolet light purification system into a ...
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Image credit: DCI Anyone who watches WA$TED knows that I am continually beating the drum to encourage breaking free of the bottled water habit, which can save hundreds to thousands of dollars per year for a big family, not to mention the environmental impact it saves. However, there is some concern about the quality of municipal water around the ...
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More here: Katie Alcott of Frank Water on Being an Insider Rebel Within The Bottled Water Industry (Interview)
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Photo Credit: Christy McDonald Annie Leonard's The Story of Stuff project - a series of succinct animated videos explaining the systemic problems with some everyday items - has been a phenomenal success, reaching millions of viewers, sparking important thought and discussion and even causing its fair share of controversy. With her videos The rest is here: The Story of Annie ...
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photo from: nyc.gov Just in time for days of temperatures in the upper 90s and triple digits, the City of New York has launched a program increasing the number of portable water fountains. The water fountains are being placed in several selected public places that are known to get high foot traffic over the summer: city parks, farmers markets, ...
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"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
Google leads the pack in Greenpeace's annual ranking of IT companies based on their efforts to use clean energy and reduce their environmental impact. Here is the original: Google Tops Greenpeace's Clean IT List
