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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Photo via optical illusion A new nationwide survey by Tiller Research LLC has found good green news for the new year. Over half of the American population will likely make an environmentally-focused New Year's resolution. The survey found that 53% of respondents are vowing to put the planet first in at least one way - that's up from 49% ...
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Image from the Guardian It's a world flight record even though it only lasted 26.1 seconds. Not your usual record, because it's origami, and it was achieved by the president of the Japan Origami Plane Association. Takuo Toda just missed matching his personal best of 27.9 seconds, but that one was with a plane that had been made with ...
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Image from Nigel's Eco Store Nigel's Eco Store is holding a competition for the best and worst green websites of the year. It's a great way to learn about some new sites as well as supporting your favourites. No bias here even though this TreeHugger was a judge, because TreeHugger was a winner last year , but is not ...
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He's sad because he just found out. Photo via indietastic Who would have guessed that behind those big, doughy eyes and that fluffy, wagging tail your cat or dog produced twice as much pollution as your car? How could that be? You've never seen the dog leave the shower running, pour motor-oil down the storm drain, or watch the ...
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Images via Yanko Design It seems like simply showering as quickly as you can with a low-flow shower head should be enough advice for anyone wanting to cut down on their water consumption in the bathroom. However, admittedly it's tough for some of us to get out of a hot, luxurious shower in the morning. That's why every so ...
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Photo by dave_mcmt Wal-Mart teeter-totters on our green radar, hitting both high and low notes for green. But this latest idea comes right out of left field. In order to beat out Amazon, the giant of American consumerism has dreamed up allowing customers to pick up online orders via drive-thru at store locations. It's faster than waiting for online ...
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Image credit: Good WorldChanging 's Alex Steffen has a few simple ideas for making the world a better place. As part of Good 's looks at "the world after COP15," he has explained his thoughts and strategies.... Read the full story on TreeHugger Original post: WorldChanging's Alex Steffen Tells Us How to Build a Better World
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Photo via IBM Back at the end of May, we wrote about IBM and Syracuse working on a data center that would use 50% less energy than standard data centers. This week they announced the project is completed, finishing up in a mere 6 months a $12.4 million, 12,000-square-foot facility that has on-site power generation, energy-efficient servers, and the ...
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Developer Roger Wittenburg and the hotel he wants to tear down. Photo credit: Randy Pench/ The Sacramento Bee The city of Crystal Bay, Nevada, a quaint town on Lake Tahoe's northern shore, has become the ideological battleground for local environmentalists: Can they really support the development of a behemoth new 16 acre, 300 room casino resort just because it's ...
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Developer Roger Wittenburg and the hotel he wants to tear down. Photo credit: Randy Pench/ The Sacramento Bee The city of Crystal Bay, Nevada, a quaint town on Lake Tahoe's northern shore, has become the ideological battleground for local environmentalists: Can they really support the development of a behemoth new 16 acre, 300 room casino resort just because it's ...
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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 ...
