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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Images via Yanko Design Designer Kitae Pak has come up with a great home accessory concept - a light that looks like a tree when turned on, and a root system when turned off. It's gorgeous, and a beautiful eco-centric idea. And while it looks attractive, it doesn't do much to really hit the bigger picture concept that inspired ...
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Image via Yanko Design City streets could be much more interesting and informative with these manhole covers - a concept dreamed up by Cheolyeon Jo & Youngsun Lee. The covers, called "eco signs," would harvest power from rainfall in order to tell you, just... Read the full story on TreeHugger See the rest here: Futuristic Manhole Cover Harvests Rainwater Power ...
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Photo via Pruned One way to commune with your garden is to lounge above it. Designers Jane Hutton and Adrian Blackwell created this structure, called Dymaxion Sleep as part of the International Garden Festival at Jardins de Métis/Reford Gardens as part of a hat tip to Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion World Map. Not only does it simply look cool, it's ...
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Image via D.Light D.Light has dubbed their newest solar lantern "The Kerosene Killer." That's because it is the cheapest quality solar lantern on the market. D.Light has been aiming to wipe kerosene lamps from the face of the planet for awhile now, and they might have just come out with something that could do the trick. If the specs ...
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Just in: this dispatch from our counterparts at one of our favorite sites. GOODy! We kicked off the week with the second half of our discussion of design and branding in social ventures (yep, it's that important, it needs two parts). The main takeaway: know your audience, or all the good design in the world won't help you. We ...
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We love the idea of furniture that can slide under a door, that takes up so little space for shipping and storing. Efecem Kutuk designed the Sheetseat to be cut from a single sheet of 3/4" plywood with almost no waste. ... Read the full story on TreeHugger See the original post: Sheetseat Cut From Single Sheet of Plywood
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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 ...
