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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photo: Alex Graves via flickr. India has been adamant that while renewable energy and other cleantech advances are part of its plans to combat climate change, binding emissions reductions aren't on the table. That said, a new report from McKinsey & Company calculates the... Read the full story on TreeHugger Go here to read the rest: $1.1 Trillion: The Cost ...
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photo: Flynn Wynn via flickr. Here's the latest study estimating the impact on nations' economies under different climate change scenarios . The bad news, according to the Economics of Climate Adaptation Working Group's Shaping Climate Resistant Development ... Read the full story on TreeHugger View original post here: Climate Change Could Cost Nations 19% of GDP by 2030: New Report
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Shoreline of Round Island, Alaska covered with sunbathing Walruses. Image via: Getty Images. Polar bears and penguins both have gained notoriety as the helpless victims of climate change. Penguins even got several movie deals out of it. This summer, thousands of walruses are making their home on Alaska's northwest shore no thanks to receding sea ice in the Arctic, ...
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Images via the NY Times Melting Arctic Shaves 4,000 Miles Off Vital Shipping Route Businessmen, traders, and seafarers have spent hundreds of years wishing for a shortcut through the Arctic to ship goods between Asia and the West. Now, they're about to get what they wished for: global warming has cleared out enough ice to allow a shipping route ...
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Photo via Variety Obama has been noticeably quiet on the topic of climate change so far. Sure, he spoke up a little to support the climate bill, but most of the encouragement was made privately to House Reps and insiders. With the climate bill barely passing in the House, its counterpart now languishing in the Senate , and many ...
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There've been many projections about how much American Clean Energy & Security Act could save (or cost) the US, but recent Energy Information Agency analysis is the first really quantifying the impact on imported oil. Climate Progress has a good breakdown of it:... Read the full story on TreeHugger See the original post: Climate Bill Will Save Each US Household ...
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Event poster image via Reclaim the Fields . Calling themselves "peasants, landless peasants, and prospective peasants," a group of young Europeans is headed to the hills at the end of the month to organize their action plan to take back the continent's food production and agricultural land. But why would anyone aspire to be a poorly educated laborer?... Read ...
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2008 Winners Ecovative and their mushroom based alternative to styrofoam packing materials. Image via: Green Challenge For €500,000 could you come up with a solution to climate change? What if you didn't have to solve the global problem, but just had to come up with a solution that works and could get off the ground in the next year ...
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photo: Matthias Ott via flickr One persistent gripe coming from developing nations is that while they have had little or nothing to do with creating the conditions for climate change, they are going to bear the brunt of the effects, have less capacity to deal with it than wealthy nations. Well, the European Union appears to have heard those ...
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Image via asnsw The average Australian now emits more carbon dioxide than the average American--which means Australia has surpassed the United States, claiming the dubious distinction of world's largest per-capita carbon emitter. Canada's a close third, and fast-developing powerhouses like China and India are still way behind in per-person emissions. Read on to find out how many tons of ...
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The GeoSpring hybrid electric water heater is not only super-efficient, it's being manufactured in America at a plant that has lay idle for decades. Here is the original: Super Efficient Water Heater is First New Product to Roll Off GE ...
The GeoSpring hybrid electric water heater is not only super-efficient, it's being manufactured in America at a plant that has lay idle for decades. Read more here: GE's New Hybrid Water Heater is Super Efficient—and Manufactured in America
