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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Credit: Giddy Spinster While stilettos and cacti sounds--and looks--like an uncomfortable pairing, spikes compliment each other in these stiletto planters found on Etsy (seen first on EcoSalon ). If your dancing shoes have made it one-too-many times around the stripper pole, consider See the original post: Sexy, Spiky Stilettos Make Practical Cacti Planters
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Credit: Giddy Spinster While stilettos and cacti sounds--and looks--like an uncomfortable pairing, spikes compliment each other in these stiletto planters found on Etsy (seen first on EcoSalon ). If your dancing shoes have made it one-too-many times around the stripper pole, consider The rest is here: Sexy, Spiky Stilettos Make Practical Cacti Planters
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Quirky is one of those wonderful ideas that could only exist in this internet age. Inventors and designers with an idea used to struggle in their basements, get taken by agents and marketers and most of their ideas never saw the light of day. I've been there. Quirky provides a platform for ideas to be presented, and if "influencers" ...
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Image credit: Good Cooped up in an apartment with nothing but a small container garden or balcony-box planter providing a spot of green it's easy to begin thinking the city is nothing but an unbroken sea of asphalt and concrete. It only takes a simple short walk to a park or public garden, as one Good contributor did , ...
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Image credit: Good Cooped up in an apartment with nothing but a small container garden or balcony-box planter providing a spot of green it's easy to begin thinking the city is nothing but an unbroken sea of asphalt and concrete. It only takes a simple short walk to a park or public garden, as one Good contributor did , ...
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Photo via rrarunan Geocaching can be a great green activity , and the people running the website have always stressed being aware of the environment. Cache In, Trash Out is a mantra for geocachers who head off into the wildnerness or even urban settings in search of little treasure chests. Another important part of the green thinking is keeping ...
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Images: Black & Decker Here in the southeast, my front lawn is already starting to perk up in response to intimations of spring. Those handsome green blades of fescue are yawning, stretching, and preparing to greet the season with exuberant, photosynthetic glee. It's gross. It means I'll soon have to make a hot mess of myself every week and ...
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Image: Fiskars If it's true that gas-powered lawn mowers crank out 5% of the nation's air pollution, then it's truly time to consider workable alternatives. If we haven't convinced you to replace your lawn with a xeriscape or food forest, you might want to take a look at the elegant Fiskars Momentum reel mower. Fiskars, the Finnish scissors experts, ...
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Image credit: Samuel Mann /Flickr It seems that We Add Up is always pushing some fun and innovative new campaign to raise awareness and encourage action. If they're not designing a cool new t-shirt , they're biking across the country : Always in an effort to curb climate change. Now, in honor of the See more here: We Add Up ...
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Image from P. Dungey We have had match stick gardening and upside down plant holders and guerrilla gardening but this is one for the gardener who is truly compulsive. Potholes, filled with flowers... Why? Go here to see the original: Pothole Gardening for the Truly Compulsive
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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
