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: Aquaponics USA Aquaponics is always a hot topic here on TreeHugger - especially if you dare to ask, as I did last week, whether aquaponics is cruel . During the course of the discussion that ensued, another interesting point came up - how efficient is aquaponics really? Can it really help reduce the impact of growing food ...
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Courtesy of Flickr Many of you have heard of the concept of Cradle to Cradle design, which is the use of the components of a product for the same level of use. Not recycling, which in reality is usually downcycling, a lesser level use of the material, less so each time around. There's also upcycling, which we've built our ...
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Photo credit: Rebar/Andrea Scher Today is the fifth annual PARK(ing) Day , a day where artists, activists and citizens temporarily transform metered parking spaces in cities around the globe into public parks and other social spaces. It's pretty cool; check out our slideshow of a examples of years past, and get inspired to get out there and get PARK(ing) ...
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From the news that tick saliva may cure skin, liver, and pancreas cancer to Isabella Rossellini's Green Porno tapes being renewed for the third season and a book a lot happened this week in green; global warming is affecting beer production; Oregon State University (OSU) invented a new way to deposit "nanostructure films" on a variety of surfaces which ...
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A walnut chair from Gürsan Ergil Design Studio in Istanbul. When Gürsan Ergil started making furniture from reclaimed wood back in 1991, he says, "people were laughing at me for using old wood -- it was a crazy thing to do." Almost 20 years later, the idea has become the height of eco-chic in other places, but Ergil's chairs, ...
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At the Frankfurt Motor Show this week, Renault announced that they will be mass-producing 100%, completely electric cars, ready for the road by 2011. In an audacious move, Renault is betting on electric rather than hybrid, and putting all their research and development talent behind its creation. There are 4 conceptual cars being developed, and the Kangoo Be Bop ...
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Just as fall falls and not a moment too soon, Dubliners finally have their incredibly long-awaited bike sharing program from JCDecaux, mastermind outdoor board company behind Paris' successful Vélib program . One would excuse the citizens for not getting too excited about the modest program, which has taken three years to get rolling, been delayed at least once , ...
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Photo: Rensselaer Rensselaer Students Mirroring Robert Fulton's Historic Steamboat Trip Robert Fulton was the engineer who is credited with developing the first commercially successful steamboat. As a demonstration that his invention worked and to prove the viability of steamships, he sailed his "Fulton's Monster" from New York to Albany almost 200 years ago . The New Clermont Project has ...
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Joe Romm covers Van Jones' first statement since his unfortunate event . Read it there, but my favourite line: Of course, some supporters actually think I will be more effective on the "outside." Maybe so. But those ideas always remind me of that old canard about Winston Churchill. After he lost a hard-fought election, a friend told him: "Winston, ...
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Image via: Nurse Kitty Qat on Flickr. com Don't have plans for saturday night? You do now, with the Zerowasted Bar Crawl going on Saturday, September 19 in the Mission. Join fellow TreeHuggers and beer-lovers alike as you try your wits at their sustainable scavenger hunt. Bonus: no cover. Find out where after the jump.... Read the full story ...
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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 ...
