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 8, 2009 and has No Comments
From the breakfast we eat in the morning, to the restaurants where we dine in the evening, few things have a more regular impact on our lives than food. And, food, along with myriad other environmental factors, has a big influence on our general health and wellbeing. With that in mind, it's great that we were able to hand ...
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Image from Guardian Jamie Oliver, aka the Naked Chef , cooked dinner for the G-20 summit last night. And what did the leaders of the world eat? Since it's Jamie, we know that it was local, fresh, seasonal and sustainable. And yummy. We also know that the leaders and their spouses ate separately! Yes, this is the 21st century, ...
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Image from Guardian Jamie Oliver, aka the Naked Chef , cooked dinner for the G-20 summit last night. And what did the leaders of the world eat? Since it's Jamie, we know that it was local, fresh, seasonal and sustainable. And yummy. We also know that the leaders and their spouses ate separately! Yes, this is the 21st century, ...
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Produce for sale at the '100% Ecological Market' in the Mediterranean city of Antalya. Photo via NTVMSNBC The global financial crisis has hit Turkey as hard as anywhere else, with sales and production numbers down in many industries and a big rise in unemployment predicted for the year. But one group is still feeling downright optimistic: the producers and ...
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Restaurant Popular (People's Restaurant) by Bruno Spada/MDS Back in 1993, the newly elected city government of Belo Horizonte, Brazil declared that food was a right of citizenship. At that time, the city of 2.5 million had 275,000 people living in absolute poverty, and close to 20 percent of its children were going hungry. Since the declaration the city has ...
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Image via rv4saleguide.com A ' Food Safety Modernization ' bill was recently introduced to the House of Representatives—and as it stands, a new government organization could fine food vendors, manufacturers, distributors, and farmers up to $1 million dollars for violating "food safety law." Per violation. It's created a minor uproar in the small and organic farm community, as some ...
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Save the sea creatures! Handcraft your own natural specimens using these these simple patterns, some yarn and a crochet hook. View post: 8 Enchanting Sea Creatures You Can Crochet
A Finnish designer has made a working surfboard from broken skateboards. Read the original here: Hollow Surfboard Is Made from Broken Skateboards
