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 credit: Peak Moment TV Good Magazine has urged us to share more with our neighbors , and it's the basis behind the whole concept of collaborative consumption . But more and more companies and community initiative are exploring what this kind of sharing looks like in practice. In Portland, many neighborhoods have the luxury... Read the full story ...
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Photo Credit: j-oh , Flickr Creative Commons. In the quest to grow more of our own food on our 1/4 acre city lot, we've spent a bit of time bemoaning the fact that we are quickly running out of space. The good news is that there are plenty of ways to make your limited garden space work harder for ...
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Photo Credit: krossbow , via Flickr Creative Commons Attribution License . From giant, starchy baking potatoes to small, waxy fingerlings; from pale white to deep purple, there are almost endless options available to you when you grow your own. The flavors and colors far exceed what's available in most grocery stores. And, with a little planning, even those of ...
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Photo Credit: Lee Coursey , via Flickr Creative Commons Attribution License . So you say you don't have a green thumb. You kill every plant you try to grow, including the so-called "unkillable" plants that everyone else on the planet seems to have no problem with. Or you're really busy, and you don't think you have the time to ...
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Photo Credit: Colleen Vanderlinden I always laugh when people say that gardeners have to be patient. I'm a completely obsessed gardener, and I'm easily the most impatient person I know. So there goes that theory. The good news is that while I grow many plants that are worth the wait (tomatoes, pumpkins, corn...) there are plenty of things I ...
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Image credit: TheYardfarmer With Spring on its way, many gardeners will be dreaming about geodesic dome solar greenhouses , converted swimming pool hoop houses , or maybe a greenhouse built from old soda bottles . But there is an easier way to protect your crops from unexpected cold snaps and get a head ... Read the full story on ...
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A Russian masonry stove. Image credit: Jennifer Boyer , used under Creative Commons license. Some time ago I posted about the apparent dichotomy between eco-modernity and green traditionalism —suggesting that there is a very real danger of letting our critique of the status quo become a fetish for the past. I've also written about the benefits of the techn... ...
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Image credit: Fugue State Films From a $50,000 portable recycled house to a tiny green egg house for Chinese students , TreeHugger has already offered plenty of posts that prove that green living doesn't have to mean high-end LEED certified luxury. Rollo, from Knoxville, Tennessee, is another such example. On 7 acres of ... Read the full story on ...
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Image credit: Permaculture Media While regenerative coppice forestry may be struggling to take off in the US , in the UK Ben Law's stunning woodland house has shown many people around the world that there are a myriad of ways to work with our woodlands to create building materials, fuel and food from what surrounds us. Roundwood timber framing ...
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Photo by Tim Wilson via MNN Creating personalized gifts from scratch has always been a soft spot for me. Even when the gift turns out less than stellar, it's the fact that someone worked hard on a project with you in mind that really matters. DIYing gifts helps curb a little of the the consumerism that tends to run ...
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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 ...
