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: Matt via flickr Michigan has on more than one occasion touted the untapped wind power resource of the Great Lakes , and now New York is getting in on the act as well. On More: New York State to Investigate Offshore Wind Farms in Great Lakes
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photo: BillMcKibben.com Yale Environment 360 is running a new interview with Bill McKibben on why he's no focused full time on organizing a citizen's movement around climate change which is interesting in the whole (as McKibben's thoughts most often are), but the really poignant thing in it is why he thinks a cap-and-dividend approach to setting a price on ...
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Franke James is an author, artist, photographer and writer who has been on TreeHugger and Planet Green before with her illustrated essays like MySUV and Me Say Goodbye . They were recently published in her book Bothered By My Green Conscience , where the printer made a mistake and didn't print the inside covers red. (Which frankly is probably ...
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Photo courtesy of Jurlique. We are all familiar with the words “organic” ingredients and “all natural” ingredients when referring to beauty products , but it’s very rare to see “biodynamic” in the mix. But that’s exactly what Australian company, Jurlique, focuses on: biodynamic beauty that delivers dynamic results . For over 20 years, Jurlique has been a pioneer in ...
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TreeHugger’s inaugural Best of Green awards have been an amazing, inspiring way to celebrate Earth Month, and, now that we’ve celebrated Earth Day with all the winners, it’s time to pick the “Best in Show” for the Best of Green. After narrowing the field from the entire world of green down to our favorites -- over 175 winners, all ...
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Portrait of Jon Wellinghoff. Image credit: FERC Scientific American presents some provocative and wonderful insights from the Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Jon Wellinghoff. He thinks it may be possible that no additional nuclear or coal plants will needed in the United States. "We may not need any, ever," Jon Wellinghoff told reporters at a U.S. Energy ...
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Chef Ann Cooper by Craig Lee via The Chronicle After years of toiling in relative obscurity, leaders in the sustainable agriculture community are being recognized for their efforts. The latest national group offering food system awards is the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) . Vying for the First Annual Growing Green Awards are nine nominees in three categories, some ...
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Photo: Flickr , CC 10 Years Old and Older Cars = £2,000 UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling announced in a budget statement that the UK will start an incentive scheme to encourage people with vehicles older than 10 years to scrap them. "Average new car CO2 emissions in the UK have dropped 16% over the last ten ...
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Aboriginal rangers assessing sea rise level damage in Kowanyama, Australia (Photo: Citt Williams) In anticipation of December’s Convention on Climate Change in Copenhagen, over 500 delegates from 80 countries gathered at this week’s Indigenous Peoples Global Summit on Climate Change have declared that indigenous rights must be included in future global agreements on climate change. Hosted by the Inuit ...
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When it comes to talking about climate change and the costs of fighting it, it seems not all Republicans find it easy being green . Yesterday's opening of hearings on the draft bill on climate change before the House included this grandstanding gem from Rep. John Shimkus (R-Ill.): This is the largest assault on democracy and freedom in this ...
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This hand operated gramophone is as simple as it gets. Original post: Minimalist Gramophone Makes Playing Music Super Simple
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 ...
