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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Ocean currents, tectonic plates, and forest cover are just a few of the earth's features viewable with this app; Images via Earth Observer Want to know what earth and environmental scientists know, and view the maps they create and use every day? The new EarthObserver App, for the iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch, features all sorts of fascinating maps ...
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photo via associated press Everyone is trying to read the tea leaves to figure out what's going to happen to climate and energy legislation now that Rep. John Boehner is the Speaker-in-waiting. A post from last year might shed some light on this question. During an appearance on ABC News, told George Stephenopoulos the following: "The idea that carbon ...
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photo via 350.org Big props to David Letterman for bringing on Bill McKibben earlier this week to talk to Letterman's 4 million nightly viewers about global climate change and Bill's 350.org project . 350.org has a savvy campaign to get the White House to put solar panels back on the roof after Ronald Reagen had them taken off in ...
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photo via 350.org Big props to David Letterman for bringing on Bill McKibben earlier this week to talk to Letterman's 4 million nightly viewers about global climate change and Bill's 350.org project . 350.org has a savvy campaign to get the White House to put solar panels back on the roof after Ronald Reagen had them taken off in ...
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Image via The Official CTBTO Photostream John Yuzhu You, a scientists at Sydney University, has called upon telecommunications companies to do something extraordinarily helpful -- let scientists use their undersea cables for oceanic climate change research. By opening up both old and new cables for use by the climate science community and attaching voltmeters at locations along the lines ...
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photo via flickr Last week, Rajendra K. Pachauri, the chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change , sent a letter to the IPCC's 831 lead authors and review editors an attempt to clarify the body's stance on media interaction. In fact, the letter did the opposite, raising concerns from journalists and bloggers, who worried that their access to ...
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All images courtesy of environment 360 We've brought you a lot of news about glaciers around the world, and most of it is depressing. From the top 5 disappearing glaciers to the threats to Mexican volcanic glaciers to the closing of the world's highest ski run , we're losing our glaciers at an alarming rate. ... Read the full ...
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All images courtesy of environment 360 We've brought you a lot of news about glaciers around the world, and most of it is depressing. From the top 5 disappearing glaciers to the threats to Mexican volcanic glaciers to the closing of the world's highest ski run , we're losing our glaciers at an alarming rate. ... Read the full ...
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All images via www.capefarewell.com - artwork by David Buckland The Cape Farewell project continues to spread the climate change message in brilliantly creative ways this week as their Unfold exhibition opens in Vienna today . Not in Austria? Never fear, the Cape Farewell experience is soon to hit our TV screens. ... Read the full story on TreeHugger View ...
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photo via flickr They may be the last creatures that one would think would be affected by rising global temperatures, but a new study finds that lizards are threatened, and many species may go extinct, if current warming trends continue. The study appears in the journal Science , and it's yet another reminder that there will be unexpected consequences ...
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This hand operated gramophone is as simple as it gets. Original post: Minimalist Gramophone Makes Playing Music Super Simple
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 ...
