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: Permaculture Principles Permaculture is a philosophy or design discipline that seems to mean a lot of different things to different people - from a fairly purist focus on 'permanent agriculture' , as the term was originally coined, to a broader perspective that even integrates permaculture with 'inner sustainability' . It... Read the full story on TreeHugger Read ...
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RAN's Lafcadio Cortesi and model Summer Rayne Oakes at the GreenShows at New York Fashion Week. Credit Emma Grady The opening night of the GreenShows -- the place to be for greenies during New York Fashion Week -- provided a platform for Rainforest Action Network (RAN), Tiffany & Co. , and model and activist Summer Rayne Oakes to promote ...
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Olive groves near ?znik, Turkey. Groves of olive trees, cultivated for more than 7,000 years, help define the Mediterranean landscape, but mass production of olive oil in the region is contributing to environmental pollution, according to a recent report from Syria, the world's fifth largest producer of olive oil.... Read the full story on TreeHugger Read more from the ...
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photo: J. Novak At TreeHugger, genetically modified organisms (GMO) have long provided reason for concern. Large monocultures, which are typical of GMO, can be riddled with pests. As a result, monocultures are often dressed with a toxic cocktail of pesticides so that they can survive the onslaught. In addition, monocultures can deplete the nutrients in soil and lead to ...
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Photo Credit: Art Energy Design Small-scale wind has been taking a beating lately, with local zoning ordinances throughout the United States that fly in the face of the technology. People confuse small wind power in residential areas with big, commercial blades, and have concerns about noise and aesthetics , mostly. An art project could solve that. Art Energy Design ...
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Living walls are great--they can reduce pollution, better insulate buildings, and lower the need for maintenance. But it's about time someone expanded the concept. So here's introducing the 'living building'--where trees are actually grown into the structure of a building and melded with cables and metal supports, giving a whole new meaning to the term 'green building'. The prototype ...
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Image via: BDLighted on Flickr.com According to a recent study teenagers who spend more than 100 hours in chlorinated swimming pools have a six time higher chance of getting asthma and allergies , reports Yahoo! News . For some people, particularly kids, swimming poo... Read the full story on TreeHugger The rest is here: Got Allergies? Your Pool Might Be ...
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Image courtesy of Isoude A couple of years ago, I made the New Year's resolution that my new clothing purchases would be limited to green garments. With the quality and selection of green fashion that's become available recently, it's been a promise that has been increasingly easy to stick to. But although selection has increased drastically, the majority of ...
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The bizarre, wondrous creature known as the aye-aye is a rare resident of Madagascar, a nation with among the greatest biodiversity in the world. There are countless animals there that simply can't be found anywhere else on the planet. Unfortunately, a recent military coup overthrew Madagascar's government, and ever since, criminals have been plundering and butchering the country's wildlife ...
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Photo via USGS Over the last four years, 340 square miles of wetlands around New Orleans have vanished , causing biologists to call the wetlands around the city the fastest disappearing land mass on the planet. 220 of those square miles have been lost due to hurricanes Rita and Katrina. The rest has been a victim to erosion caused ...
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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 ...
