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 May 11, 2010 and has No Comments
Credit: Via GMG People really do win with the Green Music Group Challenge. Just ask Antonia M. Roman, who sent a letter to President Obama at the behest of Sheryl Crow and walked away with a Patagonia clothing prize pack and a "Best of Bonnaroo" compilation from HeadCount . Roman was the winner of the second ... Read the ...
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Musician and composer Craig Colorusso presents the Sun Boxes, " an environment to enter and exit. It's comprised of twenty speakers operating independently each powered by solar panels. There is a different guitar sample in each box all playing together making the composition. The guitar samples are all of different lengths so the whole piece keeps evolving."... Read the ...
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Photos via Recology Recology is a program run out of the San Francisco Dump, bringing artists to the landfill to make new, beautiful things out of whatever they find coming in from trash cans. TreeHugger has visited the dump before , and the art coming from the Recology program is amazing...but now, so too will be the sounds. On ...
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We're quite certain you spent the 40th anniversary of Earth Day being the very model of a modern global citizen. Thirsty for more? You can spend the evening reflecting on things that actually matter , like the best and worst planetary news of the year , or how the Earth got its name . You can even read our ...
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Credit: Global Inheritance Coachella, the weekend music festival going on in Southern California, is populated by amazing artists. Musicians came from all over the globe (save for some who couldn't make it due to the Icelandic volcano eruption ). Recycling bins came from Global Inheritance, a Los Angeles nonprofit that likes to mix art w... Read the full story ...
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Photo via Jerk Magazine With the smash hit Glee , about highs and lows of a high school choir, coming back to the airwaves on April 13, the singing, dancing cast has been showing up all over--and showing off their talent for making green choices.... Read the full story on TreeHugger See the original post: Green Tips from the Cast ...
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This is a guest post by Rebecca Kanthor , a journalist based in Shanghai. Who showed up to Shanghai's first anti-fur benefit show on a recent Thursday night? Local indie pop band Candy Shop and opening emo band Forget and Forgive rocked, rapped, screamed and headbanged their way through an energy packed set to a almost packed house of ...
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Photo via EcoStiletto Actress Gabrielle Anwar --most famous for her Scent of a Woman tango with Al Pacino and her current role on USA's Burn Notice knows that the lessons you learn as a kid are the ones most likely to stay with you--whether that means teaching her daughter that acting isn't all that glamourous or instilling good, green ...
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Jonathan Igharas takes a cargo trike from Beijing and re-introduces it "into the context of contemporary urban street culture, this music inspired trike enables DJs and VJs to freely roam city streets and meander through the narrowest of alleyways" Just what we needed. It is "conceptualized to become both a vehicle and platform for urban communication and interaction" and ...
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The green supergroup performs John Lennon's "Instant Karma (We All Shine On)." Photos by RCruger It's an eco-SWAT team: members of Dave Matthews Band, Maroon 5, The Roots, and Guster mingled with music biz denizens, environmental nonprofits, and earth-friendly music fans to party with purpose. Brought together by Reverb , which has greened more than 85 rock tours since ...
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Save the sea creatures! Handcraft your own natural specimens using these these simple patterns, some yarn and a crochet hook. View post: 8 Enchanting Sea Creatures You Can Crochet
A Finnish designer has made a working surfboard from broken skateboards. Read the original here: Hollow Surfboard Is Made from Broken Skateboards
