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: Marta Grzesiak With hard bodies, iridescent colors, segmented eyes, pairs and pairs of wings, and, let's not forget, wings—It's hard to imagine creatures more dissimilar to ourselves than insects. Yet, when we take a close look, we can see that the lives of insects follow many of the same patterns as our own: We all eat, mate, ...
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Photo: Wikipedia , CC What Can We Learn From The Highways in the Sky Science recently published a study titled " Flight Orienta... Read the full story on TreeHugger Read the rest here: Migrating Insects Use Wind to Travel Efficiently at Speeds of up to 60 MPH
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Photo via Niffty.. With the help of a scanning electron microscope, Chinese scientists have figured out the secret architecture to spiders' webs that make them incredibly effective at catching dew. Cracking into the mystery could mean that the same structures can be duplicated in fog catchers for developing nations, creating effective yet inexpensive methods for helping communities with scarce ...
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Photo via Aluka Life has never been too easy for the African wasp Certosolen arab... Read the full story on TreeHugger Read the rest here: Wasps Help Fig Trees Have Sex Over Long Distances
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Photo via Aluka Life has never been too easy for the African wasp Certosolen arab... Read the full story on TreeHugger Go here to read the rest: Wasps Help Fig Trees Have Sex Over Long Distances
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This jewel-encrusted beetle makes even Ringo Starr seem drab. Photo via The Guardian Looking for a fashion statement that will tell the world that you have zero respect for animals? Try wearing a living beetle, encrusted with jewels, pinned to your shirt. Well, that's what one woman did. Her unusually cruel accessory stumped US Custom authorities in Texas when ...
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Photo via tanakawho Butterflies are some of the most visually stunning creatures we have on planet Earth. They're also the story tellers of climate change, noticeably shifting habitats as temperatures warm, and many of the species under threat of extinction. That's just why it's more important than ever to stop and watch butterflies, and were starting now, with this ...
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Photo via Bumblebee Conservation Trust The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, or RSPB , is turning its attention and charitable efforts towards insects - four insects in particular. The organization is looking into plans for breeding and reintroducing endangered hoverflies, moths, bees and crickets back into to UK habitats. ... Read the full story on TreeHugger View ...
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Photo via Science Daily Or it could be an ecological disaster, as introducing one species to combat another species often turns out to be. However, after a "detailed" study, scientists are looking at using tiny parasitic wasps as a natural solution to pesticide to protect crops. ... Read the full story on TreeHugger Original post: Tiny Wasps Could Be Natural ...
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Photo via quijonido Butterflies are having a rough time of things thanks to climate change . That isn't necessarily news. But in the most comprehensive analysis to date of the factors impacting butterflies, UC Davis butterfly expert Arthur Shapiro found that habitat loss is providing a fatal punch to butterfly diversity. And surprisingly, it's the "junk" species (the pigeons ...
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Image credit: Grist Pig business is not an easy documentary to watch. First of all, the images of the inner workings of pig farms and slaughterhouses can turn the stomach of even the most steadfast meat-eater. Second, and more ...
Photos via the BBC It's one of the (if not the ) rarest flower in the world: the Middlemist's Red exists in only two known locations: a greenhouse in the UK, and a garden in New Zealand. Imported to ...
