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: Flickr/ ndrwfgg Lowering the thermostat is a good, green thing. And I mentioned last week, it could surprisingly help you lose weight . Those of us in cold climes less in for the weight loss and more in for a cooler planet, are trying to keep the thermostat moderately set (not cranked) and arming ourselves with eco-thrifty ways ...
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Photo: shawnzam To start, this isn't the first time I've heard this. I'm mostly a vegetarian , minus a piece of fish once in a while, but my friend is an austere vegetarian who admits that even she can't resist stealing a piece of bacon once in a while. Last week Here is the original: Why Bacon Evokes a Carnivorous ...
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Photo: Kelly Rossiter We are off to dinner at my mother-in-law's tonight, and she doesn't really get vegetarianism. So I make something to take along for my vegetarian son to eat, as he is usually on his way to dinner from work. It has to be something that is easy to reheat and doesn't require any last minute attention ...
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photo: ajburcar / Creative Commons Apropos of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization just told us that we're eating all time record amounts of fish : Researchers from the University of British Columbia are reporting that between 1950 and 2006 the total amount of fish caught in Arctic waters was nearly 75 times th... Read the full story on ...
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This should come to no surprise to anyone even casually familiar with how cosy ever recent US administration has been with Big Ag (and Monsanto in particular): GM Watch reports that at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland the director of USAID stood beside CEOs from Monsanto and other ag giants to push a "New Vision of Agriculture"--which really ...
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In case you hadn't heard, the chairman of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, Fred Upton (R-MI) wants to scrap EPA plans to to regulate carbon emissions from power plants and other large industrial sources altogether . While on the face of it, Upton and fellow Congressmen Inhofe (R-OK) and Whitfield (R-KY) argue that it should be up to ...
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Image: FastFoodHealth.org via Babble.com It's definitely not news that America's children have an obesity problem and that it's largely due to fast food and junk/snack foods —nor is it a surprise that fast food rest... Read the full story on TreeHugger Read the rest here: Fast Food Advertising is On the Rise -- With a Focus on Minority Youth -- ...
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Photo Credit: MikeScottNZ via Flickr Creative Commons . By now, most of us have read the miscellaneous (numerous) statements from companies like Whole Foods , Organic Valley, Stonyfield , and the Non-GMO Proje... Read the full story on TreeHugger Continued here: Did the "Organic Elite" Sell Out to Monsanto?
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Photos by Jaymi Heimbuch This recipe was created exclusively for Frog's Leap 2009 Sauvignon Blanc . The wine greets you quickly with kaffir lime and freshly cut grass but its balanced acid and low alcohol make it very accessible. It is crisp with strong minerals and a very long finish which makes the wine feel bright and refreshing. It's ...
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Photo credit: cogdogblog / Creative Commons 2010 was a great year, but something happened that made me angry. But backing up and having a broader look, it makes sense. It goes like this: Sunchips, after more than a year of marketing getting people ready, launches with a fully compostable bag. It fails, hugely. Because it's too noisy for some. ...
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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 ...
