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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Katy Perry's LED dress at the annual Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Green fashion has otherwise been known as vintage among the haute couture gowns ever-present on the red carpet. Today, it is fast becoming more easier to dress from head to toe in stylish, sexy, and gorgeous eco-conscious ensembles for even the classiest of ...
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Photo via The Urban Daily Don Cheadle , who earned an Academy Award nomination for his role as hotel owner Paul Rusesabagina in Hotel Rwanda , spent World Environment Day in the namesake country's Volcanoes National Park, where he announced the winning name in the traditional Kwita Izina gorilla baby naming ceremony: Zoya. But that wasn't the only big ...
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Photo via Examiner Leonardo DiCaprio -- who has his own environmental foundation, lends his voice to multiple documentaries, donates to the NRDC and other charities, and is developing his own eco-hotel in Belize -- has one more commitment to add to his already-full list: ... Read the full story on TreeHugger Read the rest here: Save Tigers with Leonardo DiCaprio, ...
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Ever since she was a child, legendary model and actress Isabella Rossellini has been fascinated and amused by animals and their intricate rituals. Wanting to share her passion with the world through film, she chose a premise no one can say no to. Sex. Thus spawned Green Porno , followed by Seduce Me ; short films (all starring Ms. ...
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Credit: LemLem Ethiopian supermodel and and World Health Organisation Goodwill Ambassador Liya Kebede graces the pages of Vogue this month wearing her ethical fashion label the Lemlem collection--styled with a pair of Olsen Haus vegan shoes, to boot--reports Read the rest here: Supermodel Liya Kebede's Ethical Fashion Apparel Preserves Ethiopian Hand Weaving (Video & Photos)
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Photo via Screenrant If you've been wondering what Kevin Costner's been up to since his Waterworld and Field of Dreams days, you're about to find out: The actor has been working on a "high-speed centrifuge" device, called Ocean Therapy, that's designed to separate oil and water on a massive scale.... Read the full story on TreeHugger Read more here: Kevin ...
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Photo via Delish.com If you think coming up with one meatless meal each Monday is hard enough for your family, then imagine what Mario Batali's up against: the celebrity chef (and Gwyneth Paltrow travel partner) has decided put at least two vegetarian dishes on the menu at each of his 14 restaurants every Monday.... Read the full story on ...
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Photo via Top News In the wake of the earthquake in Haiti, actor Ben Stiller launched the Haitian School Initiative as part of his Stillerstrong campaign to build immediate, temporary education facilities for children displaced by the quake. He enlisted a handful of his celebrity friends--including Lance Armstrong, Owen Wilson, Robert DeNiro, and Ryan Seacrest--for a series of View ...
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Photo via donielle @ Flickr We've been following the story of the fight to save Cahuenga Peak --home of the iconic Hollywood sign--for a few months now, ever since the Trust for Public Land called on some famous friends--Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, Steven Spielberg, Aileen Getty, The Tiffany & Co. Foundation, and many others--for donations to help buy ...
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High Grant and Elizabeth Hurley. Image via TreeHugger From a screen legend married eight lavish times to an actor and environmental activist who lost $30 million of potentially charitable funds to his former flame, when it comes to celebrities weddings and divorces, love does cost a thing--even when it ends amicably. In the U.K., the average wedding is calculated ...
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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 ...
