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 credit: Klobetime / Creative Commons In 1994, I wrote an article in World Watch magazine entitled "Who Will Feed China?" that was later expanded into a book of the same title. When the article was published in late August, the press conference generated only moderate coverage. But when it was reprinted that weekend on the front of the ...
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photo: CALM Action / Creative Commons Over at Grist yesterday Tom Philpott wrote one of the most important and practical pieces in food politics writing I've seen in a while (and self-reflective green movement commentary). Philpott rightly urges both vegans and meat-eaters to set aside dietary differences for the gre... Read the full story on TreeHugger Read more from ...
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Photo: Kelly Rossiter I believe it was just yesterday when I opened my post with "The sun is warming up, the robins are here, and my garden is growing...". Today, not so much. This photo is the view from my front porch this afternoon, after many, many hours of snowfall, that isn't due to end until close to midnight. ...
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Photo: Dr. Stephen Dann We throw the word salmonella around like it's nothing. But it's an illness that if it gets you badly enough can cause real and lasting damage to your system especially in the weak, young, and elderly. Again peanut butter is getting heat for salmonella recalls. This time it's Skippy's Reduce Fat variety. Read on to ...
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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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Taking this photo, apparently from the side of the road, would be a criminal act. Photo: InspireFate Photography / Creative Commons . Grist highlights what Norman wants to do: SB 1246 by Sen. Jim Norman, R-Tampa, would make it a first-degree felony to photograph a farm without first obtaining written permission from the owner. A farm is defined as ...
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Photo: Kelly Rossiter Here is a simple side dish of Israeli couscous that is light and bright tasting and a little out of the ordinary. The texture of this is entirely different from the regular couscous that I'm used to. This is very chewy in an unusual, but pleasing way. ... Read the full story on TreeHugger See the ...
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Photo: Kelly Rossiter My daughter and I paid a visit to the Art Gallery of Ontario the other day, where they have a magnificent exhibit called Maharaja . After wandering through the exhibit that runs the gamut from intricate paintings, to furniture, to more diamonds and rubies than you can shake a stick at, my daughter turned to me ...
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Read Are Walmart's Eco-Efforts Enough? Balancing Sustainability & Social Responsibility at America's Largest Retailer for more on Walmart Three years ago, Walmart pulled polycarbonates off their shelves because they were made with Bisphenol A (BPA). Marc Gunther complained that Walmart had become the new FDA , pulling product before the government agencies concluded that they were harmful. He wrote: ...
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Borough Market in Southwark, London. Photo: Herry Lawford / Creative Commons . Shoppers in England and Wales who have been carefully seeking out locally produced foods while making their market rounds came in for a shock this week when a government body announced that foods labeled "local" actually came from other European countries, and even from as far away ...
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This hand operated gramophone is as simple as it gets. Original post: Minimalist Gramophone Makes Playing Music Super Simple
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 ...
