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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In case you're one of those people who think that the semantic shift from everyone saying 'global warming' a few years ago to 'climate change' today is some vast conspiracy led by ten... Read the full story on TreeHugger Excerpt from: 'Climate Change' Predates 'Global Warming' By Decades - Semantic Shift Wasn't Until 1980s
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photo: Courtney Walker via flickr A new report coming from Optimum Population Trust and carried out by the prestigious London School of Economics says that expanding access to family planning and contraception is about five times less expensive than low-carbon technology in combatting climate change . Here's the gist of the Go here to read the rest: Contraception Five Times ...
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The climate bill has certainly spurred some heated debates and intense conflicts, inside the beltway and out. But one side isn't playing clean. Opponents of clean energy reform and climate action have pulled out all the stops since the climate debate began earlier this year. And not all of them have been legal. From crazy TV ads to well-crafted ...
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photo: Nattu via flickr Just a quick update on the news that the Maldives budget problems were forcing the president not to be able to attend the COP15 climate talks in Copenhagen this December. It now appears the Indian Ocean nation will be able to attend after all. AFP is reporting that Denmark has agreed to spons... Read the ...
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photo: Center for Environmental & Geographic Information Services In case you needed more evidence that low-lying and densely populated nations like Bangladesh are going to bear the brunt of climate change , a new report from that nation's Center for Environmental and Geographic Information Services lays it out. The bad new is that 20 million people are likely to ...
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Photo via Roz Savage Roz Savage has just completed stage two of her journey rowing solo across the Pacific Ocean. She landed in Tarawa, a small atoll in the Republic of Kiribati after 104 solid days of rowing. That means two things: First, she's the first woman to row solo across the Pacific. Second, while stage two is done, ...
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Photo via Sustainability Ninja In what's sure to be an important study at this crucial juncture of the future of climate legislation , researchers have discovered that the economic benefits of such a bill absolutely dwarf the costs--by a stunning margin of 9 to 1. Hopefully, the new findings will help silence persistent critics who claim climate action would ...
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Photo via Yglesias The Smithsonian boasts one of the nation's most respected, most visited, and most famous group of museums. So what's it doing still displaying an exhibit based on 1970s-era science--that the earth is undergoing 'global cooling' --in its Natural History Museum in 2009? ... Read the full story on TreeHugger See the original post here: 'Global Cooling' Exhibit ...
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Just a reminder, both tropical and temperate rainforests store lots of carbon. Photo: Brian Garrett via flickr. One key area which is thankfully starting to get more attention, if not action, in terms of combatting climate change is preservation and restoration of ecosystems . In fact The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity... Read the full story on TreeHugger Read ...
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photo: Nattu via flickr The Maldives may not be able to attend the COP15 climate talks this December due to budgetary problems, but The Economic Times reports it has just announced a new plan to fund its climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts -- a $3 per day tax on all tourists coming to the low-lying Indian Ocean nation's ...
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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
