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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Image credit: Valcent Vertical farms always create some debate here at TreeHugger - from saline vertical farming in Dubai to cutting-edge vertical farm greenhouses in California - there are those who see vertical farming as the logical next step in feeding the world with minimum resources and maximum output. And then there are those who think many vertical farm ...
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photo: Nature Heads While many might think that an outdoor clay oven is a bit Medieval, for Kevin and Donna Philippe-Johnson, their homemade $100 clay oven helped them through some tough financial times. The couple turned this self reliant baking technique into a modest business. ... Read the full story on TreeHugger View post: Breaking Even with a Clay Oven
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Image credit: Carrboro Farmers Market From organic food to buying carbon offsets , transparency, accountability and consumer choice are important elements of the sustainability puzzle - but must it always be down to us to ensure it? Last weekend my wife and I were at the farmers market buying some eggplant. My wife asked me to check if it ...
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Image credit: Hidden Pond Imagine waking up in your own private cottage nestled in 60 acres of birch groves and balsam fir, decked out with decor from local designers and craftspeople, and strolling down to pick your breakfast at will from a huge organic garden. Later you could take in some yoga or a massage at the spa, or ...
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Image from Huffington Post Our friends over at the Huffington Post are having a great time seeking out all the best cities for local food spots around the USA. They are asking readers to send in names of their favourite city, as well as photos of the eatery and the food. At the same time, readers are building a ...
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Image credit: Seed to Plate With the Obamas gardening at the White House , vegetable gardening seems to have hit the mainstream. But many folks are still intimidated by the whole process - what do I plant, when, how many and how do I care for them? It can all be a bit much for a newbie. (See my ...
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From a giant rat-eating plant to Woodstock's 40th year anniversary , a lot happened this week. General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson announced that the Chevy Volt gets a rating of 230 miles per gallon in city driving; thieves broke into the cash for clunkers graveyard in Germany resulting in 50,000 stolen clunkers; we found out how to make our ...
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A Wee-Hugger enjoys watermelon. Credit: Susan Dyrud MacDonald We asked for your edible container garden photos and received beautiful photos of Wee-Huggers enjoying the fruits of their labor, a rooftop vegetable garden monitored by a solar-powered webcam, recycled tires-turned-gardens growing every-veggie from acorn squash to jalapenos, a backyard container garden in Brooklyn, jam-packed with carrots, cucumbers, strawberries, and many ...
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Photo credit: James Reynolds Simple yet provocative, James Reynold's alternative packaging concept for supermarket produce is definitely a mind tickler. The London-based graphic designer, whose "Far Foods" idea was featured today on swissmiss , suggests grocers take the guesswork out of food-mile calculations with labels that place that information front and center. ... Read the full story on TreeHugger ...
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Image credit: The Farmery Adam Stein over at TerraPass may have argued that vertical farming is pie in the sky , but there's no shortage of dreamers who beg to disagree. From Organitech's high-density vegetable production to Sky Vegetable's rooftop farms above grocery stores , plenty of people seem to think they can grow valuable pr... Read the full ...
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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
