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
published July 12, 2010 and has No Comments
Screenshots from using InstantOilSpill Wonder what it's like to be an endangered sea turtle in the Gulf of Mexico right now, to be bobbing along and suddenly your vision is filled with oil? A Cleaner Future has created Instant Oil Spill, an interactive website that provides just such a perspective by showing crude oil bubbling up on any website ...
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Photo via Alex E. Proimos San Jose, California is having a lot of trouble closing its budget deficit. After cutting back on public benefits like library hours and reducing pay for city workers, it is now looking at selling municipal water to a private corporation for a gain of around $50 million. Mayor Chuck Reed told Mercury News, "I'm ...
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Photo via cometstarmoon After New York state passed the new e-waste law earlier in June, we figured the lawsuit by electronics manufacturers against New York City for its toughened requirements for e-waste collection would be a moot. The state law already held provisions for e-waste collection that would override that of NYC anyway. Well, it's finally official - a ...
Read more...published June 28, 2010 and has No Comments
Photo: Logo - Patagonia, Boot - Backpacker Can you make a walking boot with less environmental impact? This is the question Backpacker magazine posed to 60 footwear companies. But only five rallied to their 'zero impact challenge.' Patagonia Footwear was one of that handful, and we've been following their response to that dare. Details of Patagonia's boot recently came ...
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Image via Alligator Farm Is there no end to BP's hypocrisies and ludicrous actions? Evidently not. Here's the latest, in a long line of curious blunders and aggravating insensitivities: after being publicly chastised time and again for denying access to journalists , BP has evidently loosed its own "journalists" on the scene to really get to the meat of ...
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Image courtesy of Matt Kistler/Walmart This guest post was written by Matt Kistler, senior vice-president of sustainability at Walmart. At Walmart, sustainability continues to make us a better company by reducing waste, lowering costs, driving innovation, and helping us fulfill our mission to save people money so they can live better. In 2005, when we began our sustainability journey, ...
Read more...published June 21, 2010 and has No Comments
Photo via usuallylaura Just like with saving electricity, conserving water holds more business savvy than simply looking green to customers -- it's about saving big bucks. In a new survey completed last month by Ethical Corporation called " Unlocking the Profit in Water Savings ," water conservation is set to be a top priority for companies over the next ...
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Photo via usuallylaura Just like with saving electricity, conserving water holds more business savvy than simply looking green to customers -- it's about saving big bucks. In a new survey completed last month by Ethical Corporation called " Unlocking the Profit in Water Savings ," water conservation is set to be a top priority for companies over the next ...
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Photo by Scottfeldstein A new report by by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) and sponsored by AT&T has revealed that videoconferencing can mean huge savings for companies, both in money and carbon footprints. According to the report, adding a telepresence to their repertoire can mean U.S. and U.K. businesses "cut CO2 emissions by nearly 5.5 million metric tons in ...
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Image: Jason O'Halloran, Flickr Bills have been introduced in the U.S. House and Senate to reform the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Although it is barely on the radar of most news media and public awareness, this may be bigger than the gulf oil spill, health care, or even global climate change. In the words of Jeffrey Hollender, ...
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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
