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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Google has been hatching a new project that connects household accessories such as lightbulbs to the Android platform, which makes it easier for homeowners to keep tabs on their energy consumption and control their home from afar. Google has picked Arduino for its Open Accessories "kit", which will help developers start building new hardware accessories that can work on ...
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Images via ZenRobotics When it comes to sorting recyclables from trash bound for the landfill, much of the work has to happen by the people throwing away the materials, before waste management comes to pick up trash bins. However, robotics companies are continually working on ways that trash-sorting robots can ensure fewer recyclables head into landfills. ZenRobotics, a Finnish ...
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GreenTech Media has an excellent guest post from Rick Defieux, looking at the positive factors in Asia and negative factors in the US that is helping countries in the east, namely China, catapult above the rest of the world in the realm of cleantech. "Evidence is mounting that government-subsidized R&D, beneficial manufacturing conditions and cheap capital are helping to ...
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Image: SabbathManifesto.org One religious observance I can really connect with is the sabbath. A day of complete, unmitigated rest? Count. Me. In. That's the idea behind the Sabbath Manifesto : A creative project designed to slow down lives in an increasingly hectic world. Created by a group of not particularly religious Jewish artists in search of a modern way ...
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Photo credit: Daniel Loewe. Project: Svala Imagine your dress becomes your means of transportation! This was the briefing the students at the Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) in Barcelona received from BMW . The result are 5 concepts for future mobility in cities like Barcelona , that result from morphing fashion with transport design. Great to see that all ...
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Image: BindApple.com This hasn't been a great month for Apple: bad publicity for waging war on the little guy and the art of self-repair with the Pentalobe screw , the unfortunate news that Steve Jobs' health has taken a bad turn, and now a report coming out of China that puts the company last in a list of 29 ...
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In a press release, Barnes & Noble notes that digital periodical sales are way, way up, with over 650,000 total subscriptions from Nook Color customers. Also, "Since Christmas Day, Nook customers ordered 150 percent more subscriptions than the total number sold over the entire previous 12 months," reports CNET It seems like wonderful news for dematerialization -- less paper ...
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Ocean currents, tectonic plates, and forest cover are just a few of the earth's features viewable with this app; Images via Earth Observer Want to know what earth and environmental scientists know, and view the maps they create and use every day? The new EarthObserver App, for the iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch, features all sorts of fascinating maps ...
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I stayed elsewhere during CES last week, but now I'm wondering if the Aria was the place to be. According to Unplggd , it is using a Control4-based automation system so you can control your entire room. It looks like smart home technology is also moving into smart hotels! Check out Unplggd's experience staying at a hotel complete with ...
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This is an awesome how-to from PCWorld . "I'm now walking around 1.1 or 1.2 miles per hour for eight hours a day. It's not just hundreds of miles--it's thousands of burned calories, too." Imagine, no more gym membership and a healthier life. We'd love to see someone further hack it so that walking on the treadmill powers (at ...
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The office building, going for LEED Platinum, is built on top of a brick factory from another era. It rises to the challenge. Go here to read the rest: The Centre For Green Cities At Evergreen Brickworks Demonstrates How To ...
"The stakes are very high and scientists are not the best people to deal with the social, ethical or political issues that geoengineering raises." View original here: Geoengineering is a Technical Fix for a Political Problem
