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
published November 12, 2009 and has No Comments
We'd all like to be a little healthier--especially around the holidays, when food, drink, and merriment leave us a little less svelte. Help the health nut on your list get out of the fitness rut with natural rubber exercise gear; stay hydrated with on-the-go water filters; and ward off illness with essential oil diffusers. More of an aspiring health ...
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Image Source: Alex Muse Dear Pablo: We drink a great deal of water all day long and wondered which uses more energy: opening the refrigerator door to get a bottle of cold water or using the water dispenser on the exterior of the unit. Also, does it take more energy to get ice from the mechanical dispenser (which also ...
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Look, TreeHuggers, a fun widget! Put your kid on our cover. Or your cat . Or your dog . Or your weird witch doll . Go crazy here . And that's just one part of our brand new climate package. In fact, the November/December issue of Mother Jones is full of important stories to read in the lead-up to ...
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Image via: One Drink at a Time There are many reasons that the hair on the back of your neck might stand up when someone says the words bottled water - all that wasted plastic, the people harmed in the making of said plastic, the communities 'losing' their water when it is bottled. But, sometimes you need portable water ...
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Image via: WaterGeeks This past summer, Jaymi tested a couple of filtered water bottle options and filtered them out based on price, functionality and even complexity of ingredients found in the filter. Now, WaterGeeks throws their hat in the ring with a stainless steel version of these self-filtering water bottles, but can you take it with you wherever you ...
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Image: The Coca-cola Company Everyone knows Coca-cola company is huge, and getting huger. Growth plans in the 2008 Annual Report include statistics estimating 800 million population growth and over a billion people joining the "coke-buying classes" as incomes expand. The chart above shows that US Americans drink more than a coke per day on average. Of course, more than ...
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Image: Flickr, stevendepolo Another claim for "sustainable bottled water" landed in the in box today. Leaving aside the merits of publicizing a Berkshire mountain water as "locally sourced" via an international forum like TreeHugger, it is the claim of an "environmentally friendly packaging" that demands review. Usually a quick once-over lands these claims in the virtual trash. But this ...
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Most DVDs contain clips and extra footage highlighting funny outakes, deleted scenes and general commentary from the cast. With the release of Away We Go , the filmmakers wanted to highlight their efforts to go green throughout the production of... Read the full story on TreeHugger Original post: An Insiders Look at Greening Movies Thanks to 'Away We Go'
Read more...published September 28, 2009 and has No Comments
Image via: CanonFire09 on Flickr.com That's right, reports the Sacramento News & Review , - Nestle Waters North America has pulled out of its bid to get water from McCloud, near Mt. Shasta and instead is setting up shop in Sacramento. We reported just this year that this area is the #1 most threatened river basin , so why ...
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The water cooler with the big polycarbonate bottle is so outré, but is also expensive. But nobody likes water fountains any more and lots of people carry SIGGs refillable bottles. This new "hydration station" from Haws detects the bottle without touching and delivers filtered water. They say that "every bottle refilled saves the equivalent of a quarter bottle of ...
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This hand operated gramophone is as simple as it gets. Original post: Minimalist Gramophone Makes Playing Music Super Simple
Contrary to previously held notions of how whale songs are shared between neighboring populations, a surprising study finds that whales living the same ocean basin are singing different songs. Read the original post: Study: Humpback Whales Living in Same Ocean ...
