The Next Big Oil: Big Smart Grid?

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?

Ever See a Blue Whale Life-Sized on Your Computer? Now You Can

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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Quebec to Protect 4.5 Million Acres of Land, 8.12% of Province Now Protected

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Photo: Garth Lenz "Just 5 years ago, the total protected areas in Quebec were less than 1% of the province" The Premier of Quebec, Jean Charest, along with the minister of sustainable development, environment and parks (now that's a title!) Line Beauchamp, announced that the province would add 4.5 million acres (18,000 square kilometers) to list of protected areas. ...

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Quebec to Protect 4.5 Million Acres of Land, 8.12% of Province Now Protected

published April 1, 2009 and has No Comments

Photo: Garth Lenz "Just 5 years ago, the total protected areas in Quebec were less than 1% of the province" The Premier of Quebec, Jean Charest, along with the minister of sustainable development, environment and parks (now that's a title!) Line Beauchamp, announced that the province would add 4.5 million acres (18,000 square kilometers) to list of protected areas. ...

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Quebec to Protect 4.5 Million Acres of Land, 8.12% of Province Now Protected

published April 1, 2009 and has No Comments

Photo: Garth Lenz "Just 5 years ago, the total protected areas in Quebec were less than 1% of the province" The Premier of Quebec, Jean Charest, along with the minister of sustainable development, environment and parks (now that's a title!) Line Beauchamp, announced that the province would add 4.5 million acres (18,000 square kilometers) to list of protected areas. ...

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Quebec to Protect 4.5 Million Acres of Land, 8.12% of Province Now Protected

published April 1, 2009 and has No Comments

Photo: Garth Lenz "Just 5 years ago, the total protected areas in Quebec were less than 1% of the province" The Premier of Quebec, Jean Charest, along with the minister of sustainable development, environment and parks (now that's a title!) Line Beauchamp, announced that the province would add 4.5 million acres (18,000 square kilometers) to list of protected areas. ...

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Quebec to Protect 4.5 Million Acres of Land, 8.12% of Province Now Protected

published April 1, 2009 and has No Comments

Photo: Garth Lenz "Just 5 years ago, the total protected areas in Quebec were less than 1% of the province" The Premier of Quebec, Jean Charest, along with the minister of sustainable development, environment and parks (now that's a title!) Line Beauchamp, announced that the province would add 4.5 million acres (18,000 square kilometers) to list of protected areas. ...

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Quebec to Protect 4.5 Million Acres of Land, 8.12% of Province Now Protected

published April 1, 2009 and has No Comments

Photo: Garth Lenz "Just 5 years ago, the total protected areas in Quebec were less than 1% of the province" The Premier of Quebec, Jean Charest, along with the minister of sustainable development, environment and parks (now that's a title!) Line Beauchamp, announced that the province would add 4.5 million acres (18,000 square kilometers) to list of protected areas. ...

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Quebec to Protect 4.5 Million Acres of Land, 8.12% of Province Now Protected

published April 1, 2009 and has No Comments

Photo: Garth Lenz "Just 5 years ago, the total protected areas in Quebec were less than 1% of the province" The Premier of Quebec, Jean Charest, along with the minister of sustainable development, environment and parks (now that's a title!) Line Beauchamp, announced that the province would add 4.5 million acres (18,000 square kilometers) to list of protected areas. ...

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Quebec to Protect 4.5 Million Acres of Land, 8.12% of Province Now Protected

published April 1, 2009 and has No Comments

Photo: Garth Lenz "Just 5 years ago, the total protected areas in Quebec were less than 1% of the province" The Premier of Quebec, Jean Charest, along with the minister of sustainable development, environment and parks (now that's a title!) Line Beauchamp, announced that the province would add 4.5 million acres (18,000 square kilometers) to list of protected areas. ...

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Tar Sands Documentary Causes "Big Stink" in Alberta: Now Online

published April 1, 2009 and has No Comments

Image via Downstream on Babel ( website ) Earlier this month, the National Geographic’s visually-stunning and critical article on the Alberta tar sands caused a firestorm of negative publicity for both the Canadian government and the multi-billion dollar industry responsible for what some call the “ most destructive project on Earth .” It got pretty See original here: Tar Sands ...

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Tar Sands Documentary Causes "Big Stink" in Alberta: Now Online

published April 1, 2009 and has No Comments

Image via Downstream on Babel ( website ) Earlier this month, the National Geographic’s visually-stunning and critical article on the Alberta tar sands caused a firestorm of negative publicity for both the Canadian government and the multi-billion dollar industry responsible for what some call the “ most destructive project on Earth .” It got pretty See the original post ...

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Study: Humpback Whales Living in Same Ocean Basin Singing Different Tunes 2012-02-10

Study: Humpback Whales Living in Same Ocean Basin Singing Different Tunes

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 ...

Lasers Used to Generate Remarkably Detailed 3D Map of the Amazon 2012-02-09

Lasers Used to Generate Remarkably Detailed 3D Map of the Amazon

"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 ...

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