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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Photos via O Estado A fire broke out this weekend in Brazil, destroying one of the world's largest collections of snakes, spiders, and scorpions. Housed at the Butantan Institute in Sao Paulo, the collection contained roughly 500 thousand dead specimens, which took over 100 years to amass, preserved for research into the creation of serums and vaccines . On... ...
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A jaguar in Brazil. Photo by Steve Winter/Panthera via The New York Times . Even the the most lovelorn humans likely wouldn't go to these lengths to find a mate: Camera traps have shown that some jaguars swim across the 500- to 1,000-foot-wide Panama Canal in order to expand their breeding options. The discovery, in addition to being fascinating ...
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The Yanomami are one of the largest indigenous groups in Brazil. Photo via Survival International They may not be crooning cats, singing sailors, or inner-city gang members with a flair for dance, but that's not stopping indigenous Amazonian tribesmen from landing a musical of their very own. The production, called Amazonas, premiered in Germany over the weekend. It centers ...
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Photo via the Land Coalition Palm oil production has long been a contentious issue and a double-edged sword. On the one hand, the oil's renewable source and application as biofuel make it an appealing alternative, but on the other, some of the most See original here: Brazil Announces Plan For Sustainable Palm Oil
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Photos: Casa Aqua via TuVerde. Even if green architecture is usually 'good architecture' that can be applied to any construction, it seems the household projects that carry some sort of certification are usually aimed at the high income segment. Perhaps because people with lower income have other problems to worry about. But that's probably going to change, and the ...
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Photo via Globo In what could easily be considered a worst-case scenario for the fate of the world's largest rainforest , a study led by Brazil's National Institute of Special Research found that the size of the Amazon could be reduced 50 percent by 2050, the ' ti... Read the full story on TreeHugger Read the rest here: Half the ...
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Photos via Dezeen. Reusing plastic crates in furniture may not be new, but there are always new ways to do it in a more elegant manner. This time was turn for Brazilian designer Mauricio Arruda to give it a go, and he came up with a collection of storage units that are introduced into FSC certified wood tables with ...
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All images via Rafaa With its burgeoning economy and bold commitments to reducing carbon emissions and deforestation , Brazil is poised to be an important player in the years and decades to come. So for many Brazilian, having their beloved city of Rio de Janeiro selected to host the 2016 Olympic Games presents an opportunity to introduce their nation, ...
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Photos: Next Project. Conceito Next , a project for a new condominium in Brazilian beach destination Florianopolis is announced as the first to incorporate wind power for residential use. The project is located in the Novo Campeche region, and will have clean energy, water saving technology and more.... Read the full story on TreeHugger Continued here: Your Dream Beach House: ...
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This species of green horsefly was discovered by researchers on their first insect quest into the Amazon. Photo via artour_a To date, around 1 million insect species have been identified throughout the world. But, while that may be a mind-boggling number, biologists estimate that there remains at least 4 million more left undiscovered--many of which may lie deep in ...
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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
