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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bitefight via Torontoist Quote of the Day from David Suzuki in the Georgia Strait: Technological developments [such as electric cars etc.] are welcome, but maybe it's time we started rethinking our car culture as whole. The average car in North America carries 1.5 people, which means that most cars on the road only have a driver in them. Is ...
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Reusable commemorative bags are to replace 30,000 plastic bags at this year's Stanley Cup finals. Photo Credit: National Hockey League The National Hockey League is launching a new green initiative in cooperation with the National Resources Defense Council, it announced on Thursday. Unlike baseball, which revels in the dog days of summer, hockey has good reason to fight back ...
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Last year Brian did a great slideshow of some of our environmental heroes. He wrote "This is by no means a comprehensive list, but here are some of the great men and women who've defined modern environmentalism--these green heroes deserve a huge Earth Day salute." Troll alert: it includes Al Gore and Rachel Carson. ... Read the full story ...
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Image via: Flickr More teams than just the Boston Celtics will be going green this season, as next week the National Basketball Association (NBA) plans to tip off its first ever NBA Green Week 2009 . Fans will be treated to green giveaways, the chance to win 40 autographed basketballs made from 40% recycled materials, as well as find ...
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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 ...
"The technology that we have here gives us a first-ever look at the Amazon in its full three-dimensional detail, over very large regions," says the study's lead researcher. Here is the original post: Lasers Used to Generate Remarkably Detailed 3D ...
