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 via Ericsson Ericsson has set a pretty great goal for itself. It wants to reduce its carbon footprint by 40% per subscriber within the next few years. Last year the company performed life-cycle analyses on its mobile and fixed broadband networks and mobile phones, and determined where it could cut out carbon. It pinpointed some interesting areas, for ...
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Photo via Pan-UK Okay, here's a little tale--gather 'round folks. It's a mystery story, too; the best kind. There once was a nefarious agriculture chemical company called Brown & Bryant. The Oil Giant Shell sold millions of dollars of pesticides to B&B, who stored them in a great big facility in California on land also owned by Union Pacific. ...
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Image: ECHA The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has announced the start of the first REACH enforcement project. REACH = Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of CHemicals. One goal of the enforcement project is to check if any chemicals are still coming onto the market in the European Union which were not registered by the 1 December 2008 deadline. Registered substances, ...
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Photo via Jaymi Heimbuch CNET's Candace Lombardi did some great leg work in trying to round up some numbers for big retailers and manufacturers on electronic recycling rates. Check out the numbers, and the bigger question the search begs. ... Read more: How Much eWaste Is Getting Recycled from Major Retailers?
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Method cleaning products are the fitting accoutrement for the style and hygiene-minded ecophile. But Method is more than boutique toilet bowl cleaners ; it is booming into one of the great success stories of the new economy. Adam Lowry, with his business partner Eric Ryan, has reinvented his field (and made huge returns). Method is a certified B Corporation, ...
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Image via SonicWALL We at TreeHugger often make the point that telecommuting makes green sense in many situations. The trouble is convincing business managers of this. A new calculator by SonicWALL could help turn more managers on to allowing employees to telecommute once they see the financial and environmental benefits. ... See the original post here: Calculating How Telecommuters Make ...
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Image credit: The Guardian (Glad to see they helped US readers out by explaining what's in the picture!) Do Carbon Labels Facilitate Better Choices? I've already written about Greenpeace claims that soft toilet paper is worse than Hummers , but now UK retailer Tesco , which has long been promising a carbon-labeling scheme , is trying t... Read the ...
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Photo: Patagonia Patagonia, the outdoor clothier (and cobbler) with an inspiring eco-conscience, have had so much Greenness going on recently, it’s been tricky keeping on top of it all. We noticed, for example, that Patagonia were selected for a featured April episode of US television program, Curiosity Quest , as the educational exploration series ‘Goes Green’ for a bunch ...
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Photo via Meta Efficient The EPA released its list of the top 50 purchasers of green power today, and it's loaded with surprises. From Fortune 500 companies to local city governments, the list shows off an encouraging trend towards the purchase of clean energy. Some use 100% green power, and others buy more than a billion kilowatt hours worth ...
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Photo via Tark Siala Bad news from a study by J. Gold Associates, which states that extending a notebook's lifespan to 5 years, instead of the average 3, may be more expensive in the long run. The findings are basically encouraging IT managers to ditch notebooks at the usual 3-year mark. ... Read the rest here: Study Tells Businesses It's ...
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The GeoSpring hybrid electric water heater is not only super-efficient, it's being manufactured in America at a plant that has lay idle for decades. Here is the original: Super Efficient Water Heater is First New Product to Roll Off GE ...
The GeoSpring hybrid electric water heater is not only super-efficient, it's being manufactured in America at a plant that has lay idle for decades. Read more here: GE's New Hybrid Water Heater is Super Efficient—and Manufactured in America
