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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Chelsea Barracks, as designed by Lord Rogers For over 25 years, Prince Charles has been at the middle of the debate about the place of modern architecture. It started with 1984's "carbuncle speech" to the Royal Institute of British Architects, where the Prince said: "[A] large number of us have developed a feeling that architects tend to design houses ...
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Photo: Honda Cleaner, But Still Fossil Fuels Powering a vehicle with natural gas is cleaner than powering it with gasoline or diesel (much improved tailpipe emissions of NOx & PM, and about 25% lower CO2), so more cars and trucks running on compressed natural gas (CNG) would be a step in the right direction. We would still need to ...
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photo: G8Website/ANSA Photo: Alessandro Di Meo UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon wasn't so thrilled with the outcome of the recent G8 climate change talks, rebuking member nations for not doing more. Now IPCC chairman Dr Rajendra Pachauri has some harsh words for the G8, the Read the original here: G8 Nations 'Clearly Ignored' Our Recommendations on Emission Reductions: IPCC Chairman
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OK, for those of you who were seriously unimpressed with our rocket powered bike, we offer the TreeHugger-style chopper that Peter Fonda would feel comfortable on, had he become an environmentalist. Sven Fischer of Team Tentakulus, a German design firm, writes: Shocker Chopper rocks and will for sure be an eye-catcher. Pure, simple and plain without much ado. ... ...
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Photo via tipiro Cloud computing is held up as a major energy saving solution for the IT industry. Putting information onto centralized, highly efficient servers takes a lot of the burden off of individual data centers. Environmental Leader's Emma Stewart and John Kennedy point out another boon for sustainability - smarter design based on easy access to practically limitless ...
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photo: Jurvetson via flickr When last week Commerce Secretary Gary Locke made a statement to the effect that US consumers should pay for the carbon content of goods produced overseas , it seemed a good thing -- a recognition that the full environmental impact of goods ought to be incorporated into the price. At the time I had a ...
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Images from Popular Science via Inhabitat Wood construction has some tremendous advantages. Wood is strong, light, flexible and fast. Unlike concrete, which adds a ton of CO2 to the atmosphere for every ton of cement made, wood is renewable and sequesters carbon dioxide for the life of the building. Sarah Parsons at Inhabitat shows us how a seven storey ...
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Image via: rk_pix on Flickr.com I don't know about you, but here in Sacramento the zucchinis are huge and they've all ripened at the same time. I've pretty much had my fill and can expect that every barbeque I go to will try to serve me up some grilled zucchini. Now nothing against the zuke, but is there anyone ...
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Photo via SOHH Buildings account for half of all CO2 emissions . It's a blunt, unfortunate fact that's been well known for quite some time. It's why green building requirements were written into the Waxman-Markey climate bill, and why the American Institute of Architects' goal is to have new and renovated buildings carbon neutral by 2030. And though, as ...
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Photo via photohome uk Toxic trash, including things like syringes, condoms and bags of blood, were sent to three Brazilian ports from the UK. An investigation is underway about how the trash arrived there, and more importantly, when it'll be returned to the UK for proper disposal. Brazil is ticked off, and some unknown folks are sweating under the ...
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Excerpt from: Today on Planet 100: Planet 100's Top 10 Most Outrageous Stories (Video)
Photo via Wired You may have heard of Simon Singh long before his name rose to the top of the list of those championing sound science: He'd written two bestselling books, Fermat's Enigma and the Big Bang . Despite ...
