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 December 20, 2010 and has No Comments
A lighter take on a serious subject, one day before the official start of winter... The tune is familiar, the words clever and the cause serious: Fracking for natural gas , occurring in a number of places as fossil fuel companies try to to ... Read the full story on TreeHugger Read more: It's a Fracking Winter Wonderland! (Video)
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"A natural gas rig in southwestern Pennsylvania." Image credit: New York Times , via Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News The Pennsylvania natural gas 'fracing' royalty settlement described in the post headline is explained concisely in this opener from the Pittsburgh Post Gazette coverage: " Some 2,000 landowners in Pennsylvania will receive a share of $1.75 million and could get as much ...
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Blue Rocks Glacial Deposit, Berks Co. PA. Image credit: Bridge & Tunnel Club This headline from Patriot News (PennLive.com) tells the tale succinctly: "Republican state lawmaker calls for party to 'lead on environmental issues'" A headline like that has the feel of a political gusher tipped open by the BP debacle . It's reminiscent of when Republican President Richard ...
Read more...published June 9, 2010 and has No Comments
photo: Sara Lauderdale via flickr In many ways the Amish live up their reputation of living greener lives--low-power technology, non-existent consumerism, strong sense of community and DIY ethic--but when it comes to agricultural practices, just because you replace fossil fuel energy with the sweat of your brow doesn't always mean you're eco-friendly. Which is where the EPA comes in. ...
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photo: Sara Lauderdale via flickr In many ways the Amish live up their reputation of living greener lives--low-power technology, non-existent consumerism, strong sense of community and DIY ethic--but when it comes to agricultural practices, just because you replace fossil fuel energy with the sweat of your brow doesn't always mean you're eco-friendly. Which is where the EPA comes in. ...
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" Cam Slocum digs holes to plant tomatoes on his backyard farm ". Image and caption credits: Katie Falkenberg/Los Angeles Times . Time Magazine occasionally offers useful insights. Their Important Trends series has one on The Dropout Economy that which deserves attention. It's about a future that spans coming armies of unemployed MBA's and ever increasing numbers of high ...
Read more...published February 8, 2010 and has No Comments
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 ...
Read more...published December 24, 2009 and has No Comments
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 ...
Read more...published October 26, 2009 and has No Comments
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 ...
Read more...published October 22, 2009 and has No Comments
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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"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
Google leads the pack in Greenpeace's annual ranking of IT companies based on their efforts to use clean energy and reduce their environmental impact. Here is the original: Google Tops Greenpeace's Clean IT List
