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 from Daily Mail With all the best intentions, most of us don't have the nerve to really change our life style dramatically. We do as much as we can within the limitations of our busy lives, but haven't the true grit to go that extra mile. Here are 3 inspirational stories of young families that are taking things ...
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Image via: jahat on Flickr.com I Love Freegle , the new site dedicated to keeping someone's trash or treasure out of the landfill, is now available in communities across the UK. With over 200 member communities and over 1 million people actively involved in Freegle, what are you waiting for? Who knows what treasures are just waiting for you ...
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Last week we heard about Saul Griffith's exhaustive personal energy cataloging and the resulting WattzOn.com . In part two, Griffith talks about Makani Power , his company that builds giant kites for capturing elusive, high-altitude gusts. He also shares his thoughts on the need for nuclear power and answers the question: "how scary is the world going to get?" ...
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After becoming a renewable energy entrepreneur (think massive kites), Saul Griffith started wondering about the greenness of his own life—so he started counting. The exercise became an exploration, which resulted in the website WattzOn.com , a powerful opensource tool for personal impact calculation. Using the Embodied Energy Database , you can finally determine “the impact of wearing underwear versus ...
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A coffee cup as a plant pot, coke cans for Halloween cape, a detergent bottle as worm harvester or washing tablet net bags for toy storage; these are all things people have done with the packaging they found in ...
Photo via MotorTrend VW's 2011 Touareg Hybrid The 2010 Geneva Motor Show was filled with so many splashy auto announcements -- Porsche's first ever plug-in hybrid , a new Aud... Read the full story on TreeHugger Originally posted here: Test ...
