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
published April 1, 2011 and has No Comments
Photo via Flickr Creative Commons / petercruise Pop icon Lady Gaga will launch a line of meat-based clothing this Fall using food waste. The line will be a "contemporary interpretation of her stage outfits," according to the Haus of Gaga. Exactly... Read the full story on TreeHugger Go here to see the original: Lady Gaga Launches Fashion Line Made from ...
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Change for change? Credit: Nic McPhee . Happy March. This month marks the launch of the Patagonia Music Collective in the U.S. The eco-minded apparel company has teamed with musicians to sell exclusive tracks for 99 cents each, with net proceeds going to environmental organizations picked by the artists. The jukebox includes songs from Pearl Jam, Jack Johnson, Bonnie ...
Read more...published February 21, 2011 and has No Comments
Photo: Wikimedia Commons The movement against shark finning has already brought together advocates including January Jones and John Kerry -- and in California, where legislators have proposed a bill that would block the sale of the fins, another A-lister offered his support. ... Read the full story on TreeHugger See the original post here: Edward Norton Fights Shark Finning, Ricky ...
Read more...published January 27, 2011 and has No Comments
Yes, the composer of such children's song classics "Baby Beluga" and "Down by the Bay" is worried about future generations -- and rightfully so. As he writes in an essay for Child Honouring : Are we tweeting while Earth burns? Is climate collapse our new collective Titanic? How do we best describe the survival struggle of 7 billion in a ...
Read more...published January 21, 2011 and has No Comments
Photo: Wikimedia Commons After his most recent trip to the Sudan in an effort to draw attention to the war-torn nation, George Clooney came home with an unpleasant souvenir: malaria .... Read the full story on TreeHugger View original here: George Clooney Gets Malaria, the Green Set of "The Good Wife" and More
Read more...published January 20, 2011 and has No Comments
Megadeth photo: Marta Xochilt Perez / Wolf photo: FurLined Despite being an endangered species, wolves in Norway face serious threats from gun-totting farmers looking to protect their livestock by way of a bullet -- but it turns out that another kind of heavy metal may be just as effective at keeping the animals away. Rec... Read the full story ...
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Photo: Jun Sato/WireImage/Getty Images From sexy Leo's mega donation to tigers to Kevin Costner's surprise knowledge of oil clean-up technology, celebrities were on fire this year. There were a few mistakes, however....such as NBC's "Tonight Show" debacle, which sent a barely used set to landfill. Here's a look back at the year in green hits and misses when it ...
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I happened upon this great music video for kids, "Science is Real" making its way up the Most Popular list on Reddit. It's by the alt rock band They Might be Giants, famous for their 'Istanbul (Not Constantinople)' tune and the theme song to Malcolm in the Middle. Anywho, it piqued my curiosity. Why was such a simple, cutesy conce... ...
Read more...published December 14, 2010 and has No Comments
I happened upon this great music video for kids, "Science is Real" making its way up the Most Popular list on Reddit. It's by the alt rock band They Might be Giants, famous for their 'Istanbul (Not Constantinople)' tune and the theme song to Malcolm in the Middle. Anywho, it piqued my curiosity. Why was such a simple, cutesy conce... ...
Read more...published November 26, 2010 and has No Comments
Photo: WireImage/Getty Images Leonardo DiCaprio is serious about saving tigers: He'd already partnered with the World Wildlife Fund for its Save Tigers Now campaign, and this week he donated $1 million to the campaign through his self-named fund.... Read the full story on TreeHugger Read more from the original source: Leonardo DiCaprio Donates $1 Million to Tiger Conservation, Sheryl Crow ...
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The office building, going for LEED Platinum, is built on top of a brick factory from another era. It rises to the challenge. Go here to read the rest: The Centre For Green Cities At Evergreen Brickworks Demonstrates How To ...
"The stakes are very high and scientists are not the best people to deal with the social, ethical or political issues that geoengineering raises." View original here: Geoengineering is a Technical Fix for a Political Problem
