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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Image credit: Iconic Photos Only a few weeks ago we saw conservative environmentalists evoking the ghost of Ronald Reagan to make the case for strong action on climate change . Now climate skeptics are getting in on the act, co-opting Reagan's ally Margaret Thatcher as a key voice of climate skepticism. The trouble is, Thatcher's legacy on climate change ...
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Photo: Herald Sun As we alluded to earlier , in a very historic day, Australia has a new Prime Minister. In her first speech as the nation's 27th Prime Minister, and first female in the role, Julia Gillard, had a few things to say about climate change: "It is my intention to lead a Government that does more to ...
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The G20 at an earlier meeting The WWF has leaked a document that is called "Preamble, Context and Decisions - June 11, 2010" for the G20 Conference happening this weekend in Fortress Toronto. Key environmental takeaways include that they will do what they say they will do, something Canada in particular has not been good at: We are determined ...
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Image: ACF Australia maybe the world's sixth largest country, but with over 80% of its 23 million people live within 100 kilometres of the coast. This makes it one of the most urbanised nations in the world. So the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) set out to investigate which of the country's 20 largest cities is the greenest. The results ...
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Image credit: Plane Stupid When anti-aviation activists stormed Aberdeen airport for a game of putt-putt (mini-golf in the UK), one commenter pointed out that they would have been shot on sight in the US. The same group had previously occupied the roof of the Houses of Parliament —again proving that the UK police are less trigger happy than officers ...
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image via Wired TreeHugger previously suggested six good reasons for lowering the speed limit; now, Wired points us to a new Dutch study that adds a seventh: Lowering the speed limit to 50 MPH can reduce CO2 emissions by up to 30%. They appropriately title their ... Read the full story on TreeHugger Original post: Lowering The Speed Limit To ...
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Image credit: NC Museum of History Only yesterday I lamented the fact that too many TreeHuggers are overly focused on individual carbon footprints as a metric for success . So what should I make of news from The Guardian that a heart bypass operation carries with it a huge carbon footprint—as much as two short-haul flights? Should we worry ...
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Image credit: InfoThought When I wrote a post last week asking why so many people hate environmentalists , RecycleNot brought up a climate skeptic/denialist talking point I hadn't heard in a while—that science does not work by consensus, and that argument from authority is a logical fallacy. On the face of it, it's an attractive argument for those who ...
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Image credit: Liquor Snob When I wrote about BP failing f***ing booming school , most commenters were understandably shocked and disgusted at the disdain shown by drilling crews for proper clean up procedures. One commenter, however, saw it differently. KP dismissed the BP oil slick as nothing more than an "unfortunate mishap, a huge curve ball from the earth's ...
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Image credit: Reditus A friend of mine sent me details of a series of courses she is running on sustainable living in Bristol, England. From local money, to allotment gardening skills, to the principles and systems of traditional cultures, Shift Bristol teaches a myriad of different interesting, intriguing, and unusual skills to cue people in on sustainability. And this ...
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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 ...
