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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New research coming from Climate Central shows that the average numbe... Read the full story on TreeHugger Continued here: Number of August Days Over 95°F to Triple by 2050 -Washington DC Will Feel Like Orlando, Study Shows
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Malé, capital of the Maldive islands, photo: Jim Trodel The Maldives may well be one of the first nations to be entirely uninhabitable because of rising sea levels , but budget cuts have forced their president, Mohamed Nasheed, to not attend the upcoming COP15 climate talks in Copenhagen this December. Read more: Budget Cuts Mean Maldives' President Won't Attend UN ...
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Scientists have discovered the potent greenhouse gas methane seeping from the from the floor of the Arctic Ocean off Spitsbergen, Norway, the BBC reports. Writing in Geophysical Research Letters , the researchers say they did not expect to discover this predicted positive feedback of climate change already beginning: ... Read the full story on TreeHugger Read more here: Methane Discovered ...
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image: Talking Points Memo Remember those forged letters sent to a Virginia Congressman urging him to vote against the climate bill? The ones which claimed to be from an hispanic community group and from the NAACP? Well, five more fakes have been discovered, the View original post here: Five More Forged Letters to Congress Opposing Climate Bill Discovered
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Photo via Cleveland Exxon , the largest oil company in the world has stated that it prefers a carbon tax to a cap and trade system-- again --this time, specifically in Australia. This comes on the heels of news last week that Australia's parliament rejected a cap and trade system for curbing emissions--there won't be another vote on the ...
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photo: Wikipedia Climate change has already closed the world's highest ski area in the world -- Bolivia's Chacaltaya glacier . But it's also playing havoc with snowfall and skiing in Australia. At the 10th International Congress of Ecology in Brisbane, new research presented shows that the average snow cover at Read the original: Snowfall in Australia's Snowy Mountains Down 40% ...
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The report recommends financial mechanisms that favor clean energy and systems to put a price on carbon to enable declining emissions past 2030. Photo: David Schroeter via flickr. A senior Chinese climate change official may have just said that the nation would start cutting carbon emissions by 2050 , but a new study from some of the nation's top ...
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Image via: International Research Institute for Climate and Society El Nino, La Nina, what does each mean and why should we care? Well, the scientists at the Original post: El Nino Explained, Plus Common Misconceptions
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Map of Least Developed Countries: Wikipedia Low-lying Pacific island nations have long been saying that the climate change commitments coming from the wealthy nations of the world, including the G8 pledge to hold global temperature... Read the full story on TreeHugger Here is the original: Least Developed Countries Join Pacific Islands in Saying Rich Nations' Climate Change Commitments Inadequate
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photo: Gabriel via flickr For the first time China has stated a timeframe in which it will start cutting its carbon emissions , AFP reports -- by 2050 it will begin, according to its top climate change official, Su Wei:... Read the full story on TreeHugger See the original post: China Agrees to Start Cutting Carbon Emissions... By 2050
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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
