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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Photo: GM GM's Electric Car: Is There a Future? A couple of months ago, GM said that it would keep the Chevy Volt even if it lost money . Now, post Chapter 11, they're saying that the bankruptcy won't affect the Volt. The problem is, the US government might have the final say on the matter, and Obama's auto ...
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photo: Catherine via flickr Though it sometimes might not seem so, living in cities is a pretty green thing to do . Two prime reasons being that average home sizes are smaller and transportation distances are generally shorter, both leading to lower levels of resource consumption and energy usage. But that doesn't mean that every city is a green ...
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The End of the Line is an important documentary film about the devastating impact of overfishing in the world's oceans. First shown at the Sundance Film Festival, with any luck it could do for fishing what "An Inconvenient Truth" did for global warming. And we need that publicity, public aware... More: Is This the End of the Line for Fish?
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Image via: Getty Images. From the creators of Dagoba Chocolate , comes Big Tree Climate Fund , a carbon offset company that also gives a percentage of profits to local communities to promote environmental education, reinforcing their business. ... More: Big Tree Climate Fund Joins the Carbon Offset Market
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Photo from PHOTO/ REUTERS With the auto giant General Motors filing for bankruptcy today, they are now promising to change into a lean, green automobile-making machine. But if you look at the facts, they already are green. Is GM the poster child for what is to come if established companies don’t innovate, or is it the scapegoat for America’s ...
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Image via: Getty Images Toxic Textbooks is one of the latest social causes being promoted through Facebook to rid the world of misperceptions, particularly when it comes to economics versus the environment. Students around the world are joining the fight to end the publication and use of economic textbooks that perpetuate myths we all know to be false.... View ...
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Image from banknotes.com If you live in Estonia, you can soon save your money at the Bank of Happiness . What a wonderful name for a place that doesn't exist. It is an idea, not a building. It's a virtual bank that will trade good deeds. A form of swapping of skills, a Craig's list for free. "Clients" register ...
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The Congo Basin via Wend Magazine Much has been said and written about how ACES, the climate bill moving through Congress, will affect consumers, energy companies, and local utilities. But another crucial question is how the bill will affect the world's forests, the destruction of which accounts for 20 percent of global warming causing emissions. ... More here: What Does ...
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Image via Yanko Design If you're not so into hugging trees , how about taking a seat on one? Swiss designer Michel Bussien has designed a new way to help you get up close and personal with nature--by turning it into furniture. The "Growing Chair" shown is a sharply designed mold that allows you to turn greenery into a ...
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If China's addicted to solar hot water heating, the city of Dezhou is it's dealer (and one of it's biggest customers). A new video from Greenpeace,... See the rest here: Almost Everyone Has a Solar Water Heater In Dezhou, China (Video)
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The GeoSpring hybrid electric water heater is not only super-efficient, it's being manufactured in America at a plant that has lay idle for decades. Here is the original: Super Efficient Water Heater is First New Product to Roll Off GE ...
The GeoSpring hybrid electric water heater is not only super-efficient, it's being manufactured in America at a plant that has lay idle for decades. Read more here: GE's New Hybrid Water Heater is Super Efficient—and Manufactured in America
