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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Pedestrian braves the street, avoiding the un-shoveled sidewalk. Image credit: The Hook, photo by Hawes Spencer Having grown up where snow up to the windows was normal, it is with amazement that I view my fellow Southeastern Pennsylvanians dealing with serious snow. Two honest-feet fell Friday night; and, another two feet are predicted starting tomorrow night. Pretty crazy. Unless ...
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Halliburton frac fluid on a tractor trailer near Buffalo, PA, The Haliburton Loophole. Image credit: Marcellus-Shale.us Groundwater, invisible, and ordinarily slower than a snail, rushes movement of the spillings and drillings of man when bedrock cracks are opened wider, and held that way through hydraulic fracturing or "fracing". Extraction of natural gas held tightly in Marcellus Shale rock, thousands ...
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Image via: john_fobes on Flickr.com For all of you struggling out there under hard times, this is for you. For anyone with a dream to quit their job and open up their storefront but can't do that due to finances, listen up. The Mayor of Braddock, PA wants you to know you can have all that and more, if ...
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We posted about the Radius company's " Source " model toothbrush in 2007, when all-things corn were still the rage, saying: "The Source toothbrush helps to cut waste by using a reusable handle made of wood fiber, blended with a plastic derived from Nebraska maize. Into this you can put disposable heads, which cuts down on 4/5ths of waste ...
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1980 Era VW Rabbit (Golf). Image credit: VW Vortex American car makers would have us believe they have an intense struggle to develop new designs and to capitalize new operations in which to make more efficient cars, suitable for the Climate Age . What a line of propaganda that is. Back in 1980, amidst a serious oil shortage, I ...
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Image via: Oak Hall You've taken all of your finals. You've added up all your credits (tripled checked them even). What more do you have left between you and the real (working) world? If you are a senior at the University of Pennsylvania, the answer is just a thin layer of plastic - a 100% recycled plastic cap and ...
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"14 inch Brown that took a size 26 spinner with antron wings," Spring Creek near State College, Pennsylvania. Image credit: John Gremmer, via Central Wisconsin Trout Unlimited Remember that debate over whether 'little things' with lifestyle changes, versus sweeping government policy actions, are more requisite? Rhetoric offers no answer. Political debate over the intrusiveness of government: same problem. See ...
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image: Talking Points Memo Remember those forged letters sent to a Virginia Congressman urging him to vote against the climate bill? The ones which claimed to be from an hispanic community group and from the NAACP? Well, five more fakes have been discovered, the View original post here: Five More Forged Letters to Congress Opposing Climate Bill Discovered
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Solar power negotiates the NASCAR "tricky triangle." Image credit: Pocono Raceway website. Pocono Raceway has announced installation of a three megawatt solar farm, sufficient to meet the entire track’s electricity needs and to add power to the local energy grid (especially when no races are being held). The 25-acre solar array will be on former parking lots, no longer ...
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Image via: vermont_news on Flickr.com That's right, in communities across the US, recycling bins are now being outfitted with Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chips. And if you don't recycle, they'll let you know that they know.... Read the full story on TreeHugger See the rest here: Big Brothers Spies On Your...Recycling?
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Photo via International Rivers The International Herald Tribune has an interesting (if embarrassingly headlined--in the print edition, they went all-out for an Icarus reference) look at the boom and bust of the Spanish solar industry today . Basically, in ...
Image credit: Andrew Zuckerman When Andrew Zuckerman , a renowned commercial photographer, turned his lens on animals, the result was a series of striking images that resonate with emotion. Collected in his book Read more from the original source: Captivating ...
