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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In the last ten years, Brazil has been the target of an estimated 57 million lightning strikes --the most in the world. This astonishing natural record is not without a human toll, however. During that same period, 1,321 people have been fallen victim to lightning in Brazil alone, and scientists fear that incidents will only increase in the coming ...
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photo: Eugeni Dodonov via flickr. Here's an interesting one on the connection between biofuel expansion in Brazil, cattle ranching , and deforestation: Mongabay is highlighting a new paper in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences whi... Read the full story on TreeHugger View original here: Brazil's Biofuel Expansion Doesn't Directly Lead to Deforestation - But the Ranches it Displaces ...
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Photo via UC Berkeley A recently published report is exposing some shocking exploitation of the Amazon's natural resources --and this times it... Read the full story on TreeHugger More: Amazon River Water Being Stolen and Bottled Abroad
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Photo: Courtesy Casa na Arvore. If you're a regular at TreeHugger, you probably know our love for treehouses: they usually have a great use of space, connect us with nature,open up ground space, and -- let's face it -- they're a lot of fun. We've already seen crazy designs from German firm Baumraum and seriously cool ones from several ...
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photo: Robert Gale via flickr. Royal Dutch Shell has announced that it has a signed a memorandum of understanding with Brazilian biofuel company Cosan that would create a $12 billion joint venture for the production and distribution of sugarcane-based ethanol. Both companies will contribute Brazilian assets to the joint venture and Shell will pony up an additional $1.625 billion ...
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Precipitation changes and increased forest fires are still a threat... photo: Ygor Olivera via flickr. Another piece of the 2007 IPCC report is coming under scrutiny. In question is a passage saying that 40% of the Amazon rainforest could be wiped out by climate change . The claim was cited to the WWF report "A Global Review of Forest ...
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Photo: Stephen Messenger After a week of meetings to discuss a wide range of global issues, the World Social Forum ended this afternoon with a commitment to move forward with their far-left agenda. Among the topics discussed, namely the various "crises of civilization and collective rights," an ant-capitalist sentiment reigned supreme--particularly in regards to environmental issues. The solut... Read ...
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Photos: Stephen Messenger After several days of meetings outlining the various threats posed by the current geopolitical and economic status quo, day four of the World Social Forum was largely dedicated to discussing the necessary solutions. Capitalism and the consumer culture it promotes were again the targets of criticism--and reiterated to be at the center of the looming crises ...
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Photos: Stephen Messenger The principle theme of today's meetings on the third day of the World Social Forum was a focus on quality of life, the growing reach of Western capitalism, and the preservation of self-determination in developing nations. Not unlike the imperialism of previous centuries, which conquered people of life and land, the influences of modern consumerism are ...
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Photos: Stephen Messenger On a hot and muggy afternoon, thousands gathered to attend a march today for the opening of the World Social Forum in Porto Alegre, Brazil. This marks the tenth anniversary of the event which brings global leaders, intellectuals, and enthusiastic spectators from around the world to meet and discuss ways to combat "imperialism, neoliberalism and any ...
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Photo via International Rivers The International Herald Tribune has an interesting (if embarrassingly headlined--in the print edition, they went all-out for an Icarus reference) look at the boom and bust of the Spanish solar industry today . Basically, in ...
Image credit: Andrew Zuckerman When Andrew Zuckerman , a renowned commercial photographer, turned his lens on animals, the result was a series of striking images that resonate with emotion. Collected in his book Read more from the original source: Captivating ...
