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 April 9, 2009 and has No Comments
Skip the UVB parlor with an organic tan -- sans sun. Photo via: Flickr by Whatshername? Eva Mendez, Debra Messing and Tim Daly rave about Lavera’s beauty product collection from moisturizers to lip balms. But how many stars admit to using the fake tanning lotions ? For green carpet affairs, celebs may go for airbrushing but hopefully they know ...
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The Best of Green in Fashion and Beauty Sometimes sustainable fashion and beauty products get lost amidst the tizzy of sleek, green cars, smart architecture and alternative energy here on TreeHugger. We get it--we’re not a bunch of superficial divas. But most of us do care about feeling good and making a good first impression. Think back to that ...
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AWEA Into The Wind: Denise Bode Reflects on Wind's International Role by Denis Bode "I just returned from some international wind meetings in Europe with a fresh perspective on how our industry is viewed overseas. Here are some insights I brought back: The Global Wind Energy Council, the Brussels-based organization that serves as a gathering point for the wind ...
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Tanned skin, once reserved for farmers and outdoor workers, then for the rich who wintered in warm places, is now available to us all through the wonder of self-tanning products. But self-tanners used to turn people a frightening shade of dirty orange. Then they got banned in Europe if they had nanoparticles and scared us with their harmful parabens ...
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Tanned skin, once reserved for farmers and outdoor workers, then for the rich who wintered in warm places, is now available to us all through the wonder of self-tanning products. But self-tanners used to turn people a frightening shade of dirty orange. Then they got banned in Europe if they had nanoparticles and scared us with their harmful parabens ...
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photo: McEvoy Ranch Olive oil has long been known to be a natural moisturizer, so it's no stretch of the imagination that it would be a welcomed addition to a body care line. Recently McEvoy Ranch, an organic producer of some truly yummy artisan olive oil, did just that. McEvoy calls the line 80 Acres Body Care after the ...
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Photo of the Muji makeup counter Akira Ohgaki @ flickr. On Wednesday a majority of the the EU Parliament voted for new EU-wide rules regarding nanocosmetics to take effect in 2012. Nanoparticles may already be a part of your life you just don't know too much about - they are in underwear , socks, and other performance clothing - ...
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We are always on the lookout for new beauty products to try and when a company comes recommended by a friend, even better. So when Alexandra Grabbe, Innkeeper of the “green” Chez Sven B&B on Cape Cod, spoke so highly of Trillium Organics' products (she uses nothing else in her guests’ bathrooms) we knew they must be wonderful. At ...
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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 ...
