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: Tony the Misfit Think of the British countryside and your brain will most likely conjure up images of hedgerows, rolling hillsides, and small(ish) family farms. While Britain too has seen its fair share of "get big or get out" type pressure on farming, it has so far resisted the worst excesses of concentrated feedlot operations and mega-ranches. ...
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Image credit: The Humanure Handbook From high-tech urine separating toilets , through DIY humanure toilets , to peeing on your compost —TreeHugger is no stranger to the idea of recycling human excreta. Thanks to fellow TreeHugger Matthew, I've just come across a great article that offe... Read the full story on TreeHugger Continued here: Is Recycling Our Poop Key to ...
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photo: Hofstra Hillel Rosh Hashana , also known as the Jewish New Year, was celebrated this past week. One of the iconic symbols of the holiday, is honey, which is eaten with challah and apples. Honey has important meaning for the celebrants of Rosh Hashana. Honey is prominently displayed on the dinner table and on greeting cards; people traditionally ...
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Image from Daily Mail There must be something in the air, or the soil, but monster vegetables keep popping up in Great (!) Britain. First we have potatoes, the world's biggest potato to be precise. It weighs a whopping 8lbs 4oz, that's 9oz more than the previous record holder. The amateur gardener who grew it thinks that it bear ...
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Image credit: Roddas From the very beginning, TreeHugger has been a huge advocate for local food . Ever since Time Magazine declared that local food was going mainstream back in 2007, there's been a steady stream of retailers and restaurateurs getting in on the locavore bandwagon . Heck, we even have The rest is here: 'Local' Cream Travels 340 Miles ...
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photo: Sara Novak Down here in South Carolina we're known for our southern fried chicken, but what about our southern fried fuel? In a move that could have a big time impact on the way Carolina views the deep fat fryer, city council officials are calling on local restaurants and residents to donate their cooking oil to be turned ...
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Image credit: CosmicRevolutionKS When I interviewed my friend Tim Toben of Greenbridge and Pickards Mountain Ecoinstitute , he suggested it was important that we all "tell the story about the transformation from a world powered by fossil fuels to a world powered by renewable energy -- in poetry, music, art, dance." That's easier said than done. But one young ...
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" Corn falls into the East Nishnabotna River in Montgomery County, Iowa. Severe row crop land erosion is occurring along the river. " Caption/image credit, this and subsquent images:Gannon, Desmoines Register The dramatic pictures you see in this post speak for themselves: Iowa crop land and even corn falling directly into a river. They symbolize mismanagement of the land ...
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Image credit: The Journey TV From this awesome tour of a permaculture allotment , to residents battling to keep their gardens , Britain's 'allotment' culture has featured regularly on TreeHugger. And not without good reason. These small plots of land, rented from local government for an affordable fee, are visible in almost every town and city across the country,... ...
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Image credit: Peak Moment TV A few years ago, Scott McGuire launched an experiment in backyard sustainability —exploring how much food he could grow in his backyard for his family, and whether they could reach self-sufficiency. So what happened? Having grown everything from annual vegetables to grains, Scott made a realization that it would be almost impossible to grow ...
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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
