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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Brazil is the world's largest exporter of beef. Photo: Valerio Pillar via flickr. We know that cattle pastures in what once was the Amazon rainforest are now the size of Iceland. But adding to that is a Reuters report that relays the information that cattle ranchers are far outpacing soy farmers on newly deforested land:... Read more from the ...
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Image via: Alexander Yellen When you see the Southern Cross for the first time….Actually, when you see the Southern Cross for the first time on a moonlit boat ride through the Amazon after a full days drive across Brazil, you’ll know that you’ve either hit the Jackpot or that you’re on a trip with Team Green Living Project . ...
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Photos: 100% Cerrado. Seems like Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro are not the only Brazilian cities with a passion for green. The capital of the country, Brasilia, has some gems too, including Cia do Lacre and now 100% Cerrado. This last one is an association of ... Go here to see the original: Beautiful Socially and Environmentally Aware Clothes, ...
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Photos: Cia do Lacre. Crafting with aluminum pull tabs from cans has been around for a while: we've seen bags , clothing and even a chair made with them. But even if there are some exceptions -that chair really does look great-, many of the products made with these metal tabs look a little rough. I thought these large ...
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Photo credit: Getty Images The link between human health and animal conservation isn't an obvious one, but one wildlife-conservation group wants to demonstrate that saving jaguars and other big cats can also improve the lives of people. Panthera , an international organization that works to protect wild cats and their habitats, has teamed up with the Mount Sinai School ...
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Bus stop in Curitiba, Brazil. Photo: Flickr , CC 75% of Population Commutes to Work Via Bus Curitiba, in Brazil, has about the same population as Phoenix in the US. In Phoenix, about 1% of people take the bus to get to work, which that number if 75% in Curitiba. If you want to find out why their public ...
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Bus stop in Curitiba, Brazil. Photo: Flickr , CC 75% of Population Commutes to Work Via Bus Curitiba, in Brazil, has about the same population as Phoenix in the US. In Phoenix, about 1% of people take the bus to get to work, which that number if 75% in Curitiba. If you want to find out why their public ...
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Photos: 2Z Moveis. These pieces of furniture are the work of Brazilian designer Zanini de Zanine Caldas, who uses reclaimed and sustainable materials to build modern, hip pieces folloring the steps of father Jose Zanine Caldas , a prominent architect and artist from Brazil. Find out the details for the furniture above and more, larger pictures in the extended.... ...
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Barcelona's per capita carbon emissions were particularly good. Photo: Amitabh Trehan via flickr While cities certainly use a lot of energy in a concentrated area, the per capita emissions of their residents are often well below national averages, a new report from the International Institute for Environment and Development says. David Dodman compared the emissions of 12 of the ...
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Restaurant Popular (People's Restaurant) by Bruno Spada/MDS Back in 1993, the newly elected city government of Belo Horizonte, Brazil declared that food was a right of citizenship. At that time, the city of 2.5 million had 275,000 people living in absolute poverty, and close to 20 percent of its children were going hungry. Since the declaration the city has ...
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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 ...
"The technology that we have here gives us a first-ever look at the Amazon in its full three-dimensional detail, over very large regions," says the study's lead researcher. Here is the original post: Lasers Used to Generate Remarkably Detailed 3D ...
