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: Live from the SPEZI Special Bikes Convention 2009 Writing for TreeHugger is its own reward. But some days are just more rewarding than others. Yesterday was such a day. I met Mandy and Benny in person at the SPEZI specialized bikes convention in Germersheim, Germany. It seems that an awful lot of TreeHuggers clicked on Mandy and Benny's ...
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Recently I penned a scathing post about a move by the USDA to designate PVC as “ organic vinyl ”. However, I didn’t publish the post. Because, on double checking my sources, I discovered it was an April Fools joke. I’m therefore very pleased to have a positive (and factual) story in the same realm. Mountain Equipment Cooperative (MEC) ...
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Nemo Equipment and their ambition to make green lightweight camping gear , especially tents, first scored a mention back in August 2008. Their recent winning of an Outside Magazine’s 2009 Gear of the Year Award (for the Losi 3P Tent) prompted us to check in on their progress in crafting a recycled tent and bamboo tent poles.... More: Updating Nemo ...
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We’ve devoted plenty to pixel space to the issue of Nature Deficit Disorder (see sthe links at the end of this post.) But words are easy, action is harder. So it great to see Backpacker Magazine has announced it’s going again with their Get Out More Tour (for the ninth time). This interactive mobile media and education tour is ...
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Photo: Wend Wend Magazine is currently offering yearly subscription of the mag in digital format for a paltry $5. Five dollars! Talk about a no-brainer. So run, Don’t meander, wander, amble, stroll, saunter, traipse, mosey, or tootle over to Wend’s website to sign up. This is too good of an opportunity to pass up. If TreeHugger were to publish ...
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Photos: Klättermusen Klättermusen are having a busy March, being an environmentally active manufacturer of outdoor clothing and equipment. At the start of the month they launched their recycling programme, dubbed rECOver . From now on Klättermusen products will bear a small label indicating the value that product has if returned to a Klättermusen stockist. Customers will be refunded up ...
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Photos: The North Face Previously we made mention of all the back-of-house eco initiatives, that outdoor icon The North Face were pursuing. At the time those endeavours hadn’t really percolated through to their product line. However, we've noticed they rectified that situation.... Read more: The North Face Can Sleep at Night in Recycled Sleeping Bags
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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
