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 September 29, 2009 and has No Comments
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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Washington County PA, location of prospective central solar photovoltaic plant. Image credit:Google Maps I recently posted on the surprising trend of grid connected, central-solar plants sited in unexpected (cloudy) places . Specifically, "..., on the East Coast of the US, a photovoltaic "sun farm," rated at 10 megawatts, is planned for the State of Delaware, near the city of ...
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Outer-hallway meeting room, with privacy glass, allowing natural light penetration. SAP, USA, newly constructed LEED "Platinum" headquarters building. I recently had a chance to speak with representatives of the global business software company SAP, as well get a tour of the firm's nearly completed LEED Platinum US Headquarters building in Newtown Square Pennsylvania. The result, written as a composite ...
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Photo via stock.xchng by ortonesque Let’s clear up one issue: There is no such thing as local vs. organic . When it comes to consumer choice, we should be buying local and organic, though for mostly different reasons.... Read the original here: There's No Such Thing as Local vs. Organic Food
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Image credit: Wikimedia. PJM Interconnection is a regional transmission organization (RTO) that coordinates the movement of wholesale electricity in all or parts of 13 US states and the District of Columbia. The amount of renewable energy proposed changes throughout the year as new projects are added and some are withdrawn from the process, and PJM aims to track it ...
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This hand operated gramophone is as simple as it gets. Original post: Minimalist Gramophone Makes Playing Music Super Simple
Contrary to previously held notions of how whale songs are shared between neighboring populations, a surprising study finds that whales living the same ocean basin are singing different songs. Read the original post: Study: Humpback Whales Living in Same Ocean ...
