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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The Syncrude tar sands operation in Canada. Photo by David Dodge of the Pembina Institute. If we could go back in time before the BP Deepwater Horizon rig exploded on April 20, what would we learn? What steps would have helped avert what is now the nation's worst environmental disaster? Could this hindsight help us prevent similar catastrophes in ...
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Photo via the DCist Yet another poll has rolled in, revealing in clear terms -- and by wide margins -- that US citizens want comprehensive clean energy reform. Even if they have to pay more in energy costs . The Wall Street Journal/NBC poll , conducted by McCain pollster Bill McInturff (R), along with Peter Hart (D), found that ...
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Image via BP If it all wasn't so catastrophic, the series of mishaps that have plagued BP's attempts to contain its gigantic oil spill would almost be comical. Almost. After all, we've seen failed 'top hats' and 'junk shots', the rig literally struck by lightening, and now, witnessed a misguided underwater robot bump into a venting system -- forcing ...
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Image Source: Boston.com A new AP article out on Monday had my jaw on the ground. The article, By the numbers: Oil leak wouldn't fill Superdome by Seth Borenstein seemed to play down the severity of the BP oil leak and support BP CEO Tony Hayward's statement that the amount of oil spilled was "relatively tiny" by providing comparisons ...
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The latest image of the oil spill from NASA I have to admit that I've been trying to think beyond the ongoing environmental horror-show of the BP oil spill and get past blame and anger with it all. But a new piece in The Guardian brought anger right back to the fore. Apparently lawyers for the oil industry, in ...
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The latest image of the oil spill from NASA I have to admit that I've been trying to think beyond the ongoing environmental horror-show of the BP oil spill and get past blame and anger with it all. But a new piece in The Guardian brought anger right back to the fore. Apparently lawyers for the oil industry, in ...
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Photo via the Guardian It looks like the bumbling, uncooperative congressional testimony was the last straw -- BP CEO Tony Hayward has just been sacked from the cleanup operations in the Gulf. After countless gaffes and insensitive comments, many commenters wondered how long Hayward would continue to be the public face of the beleaguered oil giant. Now, BP chairman ...
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Image via Newsweek I don't get it. I really don't. Both Democratic and Republican politicians are up in arms about the offshore drilling moratorium, attacking the president for suspending further operations in deep waters. They insist that the BP Gulf spill was some kind of one-in-a-million accident, an "act of God" according to one Governor, and that we shouldn't ...
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All proceeds from sales of the PeliCAN T-shirt will go to the Gulf Restoration Network. Images via Threadless.com . Guest bloggers Andrea Donsky and Randy Boyer are co-founders of NaturallySavvy.com . Online T-shirt seller Threadless is at it again. Known for pitching in for a good cause, the company is donating all proceeds from the sale of an oil ...
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Image via Yannig Roth Each and every one of the last 8 presidents, at one point during their presidencies, announced to the public that the United States needs to end its dependence on oil. Whether it was Carter, Nixon, or even George W., they all sounded the call for a shift towards cleaner, safer energies. Obama did it again ...
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A Bicycling Magazine survey of women cyclists showed them choosing to give up sex for a month rather than give up biking. So much for 'sexy' cycle chic. Here is the original post: Female Cyclists Say They'd Give Up Sex ...
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 ...
