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: malias Not even the teachers are exempt from St. Paul's new "sweet-free" zoning. In fact, even the school principal is having to learn that rewards for a job well done can no longer include a candy bar because all the public schools in the St. Paul school district are to be declared free of all sweets by the ...
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photo: Grüne Baden-Württemberg / Creative Commons More from Wikileaks of interest to the environmentally-minded, shedding light on the mindset of the Bush administration on the European Union's actions on genetically modified crops: US Ambassador to France recommended the US "calibrate a target list that causes some pain across the EU" because both Continued here: Bush Admin Officials Advised Retaliation Against ...
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Image: "Are Oral Contraceptives a Significant Contributor to the Estrogenicity of Drinking Water?" by Amber Wise, et. al. at ACS Publications You may have heard the rumor, or even bought into the popular belief, that taking birth control pills is causing high levels of female hormones in the environment, leading to the feminization of frogs, fish, and other aquatic ...
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Photo: Emma Alter Risotto seems like too much of a last minute dish to serve for company, but if you are having a casual dinner with a few friends or family, it's actually a great dish to make. You are pretty much stuck at the stove for the entire time that it takes to cook, and there is nothing ...
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photo: Darren Blackburn / Creative Commons You're probably aware that nitrogen runoff into rivers contributes to the growing problem of ocean dead zones, but according to new research published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences human-caused nitrogen loading in the world's rivers is a much greater source of greenhouse gas emissions, in the form of nitrous oxide ...
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Photo by respres via Flickr Creative Commons When I first read the headline of the article on PressDemocrat stating that kids are now to have access to fresh water where they eat their lunches, my jaw dropped a little. Have I been out of school long enough for all the water fountains in cafeterias to have disappeared?! Apparently, yes. ...
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photo: Adam Jones PhD / Creative Commons Some time ago, I asked whether peeing in public was green . With issues ranging from nasty smells to social disapproval, it's clear that the appropriateness of peeing in public is a far from cut-and-dry matter. We have already seen plenty of examples of product design aimed at alleviating some of the ...
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Image Credit Nickgraywfu Creative Commons Via Calorielab we learn of yet another thing that makes you fat: eating at your desk. It appears that when you are not paying attention to your food, you eat more and remember less.... Read the full story on TreeHugger Read more here: Eating At Your Desk Makes You Fat
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Photo: Candice Reynolds, Red Queen Tarts, LLC With science pointing to all the pitfalls of sugar on human health and longevity, I have ever more reason to curb desserts and hidden sugars. Sadly, "reason" lacks in my vocabulary during the holidays. On the rare occasions I make an indulgence, it needs to feel like one. I'm practicing the avoidance ...
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Photo: woodleywonderworks It's one thing for adults to make the decision to eat vegetarian but what if you're making that decision for someone else? And what if that someone else is your child? Well according to a recent article in the Washington Post , kids can thrive on a vegetaria... Read the full story on TreeHugger Read more: Can Kids ...
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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
