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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It is a tough environment for brick-and-mortar retailers right now. It is tougher still if you are in a niche market, like green bricks, mortar and eco-supplies. It is even tougher if you are in a small town on the Canadian shield like Huntsville, Ontario , which earlier this summer accommodated the G8 but was too small for the ...
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We're big fans of Sarah Wigglesworth, the English architect who mixes green design with high style. Dezeen shows the James Leal Centre in Redbridge, London. Its defining feature is the monitor roof, which has solar thermal collectors on the south pitch, and monitor windows on the steeper north pitches. ... Read the full story on TreeHugger Original post: Twisted Solar ...
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"One of the greenest homes ever built" Katherine Salant writes in the Washington Post: Can a big house be green? Yes, but a smaller house will always be greener because fewer resources were used in its construction and less energy is needed to heat and cool it. It is certainly a point we have been discussing on TreeHugger for ...
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Photos from Arnold Glas There's a terrible feeling you get when a bird smacks into a window, at the office or at your home. "What was that?!" You look outside, and see a dead or injured bird on the ground. Birds can't see glass, and windows on buildings are a major cause of avian fatalities around the world. But ...
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Ever since Gehry's Bilbao Guggenheim opened, the museum scene turned into a world of crazy starchitect one-upmanship, with lots of flash and not a lot of sustainability. Childrens' museums are a little less flashy and more green; the Brooklyn Children's Museum by Rafael Vinoly is LEED Silver, and the brand new Madison Children Museum will likely top that. They ...
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Images: Auburn University Rural Studio You've probably heard of strawbale construction -- but what about cardboard bale construction? We already know cardboard is pretty versatile and can be found anywhere from furniture , to ornaments , to More: Non-recyclable Cardboard Housing: The Next Strawbale?
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When the Strata Tower hit the blogs a couple of months ago I could not bring myself to post about it; the Giant Philishave was just so out of scale and pig ugly. As for the benefits of the three turbines integrated into the structure, Sarah Rich at Fast Company used the word "pitiful." But that hasn't stopped it ...
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TreeHugger has previously admired the Almost Invisible Mirrored Tree House Built In Sweden at the wonderful Treehotel , but it is only one of six remarkable structures. Another way of making oneself less visible and intrusive is camouflage, the approach taken by Bertil Harström of Inredningsgruppen ; He covers his suite in sticks and makes like a birds nest.... ...
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Tom Rand, green entrepreneur and author of Kick the Fossil Fuel Habit:10 Clean Technologies to Save Our World , practices what he preaches. He and hostelier Anthony Aarts are opening what is being called "North America's greenest hostel" this month and it goes a lot farther than Pablo's answer to the question "what makes a hotel green?" The Planet ...
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Click on image to enlarge For years at Planet Green we have been hammering away at what one should do first to green their house, how you should go after the low hanging fruit before you invest in solar panels and replacement windows. It is a difficult sell when the shiny new baubles are so much sexier. We based ...
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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
