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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Image credit Todd Eberle After a visit to the Maison De Verre in Paris, I called it a green model for our times, being an urban, live/work, healthy redevelopment that was a demonstration of industrial materials and technologies. But it is also one of the most important and beautiful houses of the 20th century. The owner, investor turned academic ...
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All images credit Lara Swimmer and MS&R I am fond of repeating Steve Mouzon's dictum that the greenest brick is the one that's already in the wall . That's why I was attracted to MS&R' s welcome center for the University of Minnesota at Morris. It is a mix of preservation and restoration with a bright new redo and ...
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Images via Atlas Obscura Some of the smartest, most sustainable engineering feats were discovered hundreds of years ago, and many have gone unacknowledged. For evidence, take the bridge growers of northeastern India. Planning 10-15 years in advance, they build what may be the most sustainable foot bridges in the world -- by literally growing them out of living tree ...
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New York Times Everyone in the red state is piling on the redesign of the oval office, complaining it is not patriotic enough, even though George Bush took Bill Clinton's red, white and blue garish extravaganza and turned it into a muted southern living room (and lost the red, white and blue) showing more taste than patriotism. But since... ...
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It is fascinating how the choice of a photograph can make such a difference. Back in March, Apartment Therapy covered a lovely 500 square foot apartment by Jordan Parnass Digital Architecture ; they led with a picture of the kitchen, nice, but nothing to grab you by the lapels and shake you. Then last week the Village Voice picked ...
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If you're a green design aficionado, you've probably seen lots of competitions showcasing cool eco-products, and you may have even thought to yourself "Aww man, I wish I could buy that." Well here's your chance! Inhabitat is auctioning off the winning products from their Spring Greening design competition that challenged people to turn ordinary household junk into useful and ...
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All images by Jim Rokos via designboom Lehman B is a "do-tank" (which I assume is a think-tank with tools) "based on the belief that the best way to explore and embrace the opportunities the future holds is by living them and doing them." This bike-as-camper, called Supertramp, "explores the practicality of microsized living and downshifting as urban "flowmads" ...
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Hally Thacher is offering a "a new, clean, simple concept in architecture", the PopUP from House Port . Dwell includes it in their " Houses We Love " section, saying it addresses the demand for "low-cost, stylish, sustainable residential homes." Inhabitat calls it "stylish" and "an affordable, eco-friendly, pre-fabricated kit". It is a clever mix of two systems; an ...
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Next to "Green" it is perhaps the most overused and misunderstood word in the envirobiz; We previously asked "Is Sustainability Over" ; Bill McDonough thought it over years ago when he said "We still have people talking about 'sustainability'! Nothing is more boring. Are you proud if your marriage is 'sustainable'?" But that hasn't stopped Eric Zencey from taking ...
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Photo via Inhabitat A new policy adopted last month has made green roofs required by law on all new buildings with roof slopes of less than 30 degrees. The initiative is one part of the city's plan to become totally carbon neutral by 2025, Inhabitat reports (via GOOD ). And it's pretty impressive how much new green growth the ...
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Contrary to previously held notions of how whale songs are shared between neighboring populations, a surprising study finds that whales living the same ocean basin are singing different songs. Read the original post: Study: Humpback Whales Living in Same Ocean ...
"The technology that we have here gives us a first-ever look at the Amazon in its full three-dimensional detail, over very large regions," says the study's lead researcher. Here is the original post: Lasers Used to Generate Remarkably Detailed 3D ...
