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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Brad Pitt and BMW's Hydrogen 7. Photo via Hybrid Cars . From Green Hollyood's go-to car, the Toyota Prius , to Brad Pitt's BMW Hydrogen 7 , these stars are donating their celebrity status to promoting green transport. We just hope they take Leonardo DiCaprio 's lead and ditch the luxury jet . Hop on board with the 10 ...
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Percent Change In Individual US Monthly Vehicular Travel, 2007 vs. 2008 The US Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, has published the data upon which this graphic was based. For the raw data, see December 2008 Traffic Volume Trends, Individual Monthly Motor Vehicle Travel in the U.S. for December 2008, here. ... The rest is here: How We Drove In ...
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At left a Messerschmitt Kabinenroller circa 1956, photo Stefan Kühn ; at right, Vehiconomics' Smite via Ny Teknik . Tomorrow new Swedish car company Vehiconomics will unveil a lightweight, three-wheeled economical vehicle the company hopes will begin to be seen in the streets of Swedish cities already in summer 2009. The first out, three-wheeled two-seater Smite, as it is ...
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A Finnish designer has made a working surfboard from broken skateboards. Read the original here: Hollow Surfboard Is Made from Broken Skateboards
How to grow tastier tomatoes and how to make food taste sweeter without sugar: just two amazing discoveries from a study of the chemical interactions underlying tomato flavor preferences Read the rest here: The Secrets of Tasty Tomatoes Discovered - Can ...
