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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Screenshot from YouTube Sure, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, but sometimes a cat never leaves it at all. Last June, a litter of cats was born high up in the branches of a maple tree in Green County, Wisconsin -- and seven months later, one of those kittens still remains, apparently unwilling to face life on ...
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Photo by John Talbot via Flickr.com. Guest bloggers Andrea Donsky and Randy Boyer are co-founders of NaturallySavvy.com . It's a nice day, you're walking along and all of a sudden-- squish . You don't even have to look because you know you've really stepped in it. There's nothing quite like an encounter with a pile of poop to put ...
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Photo: Yukari* / CC Obesity rates among people worldwide have soared over the last several decades -- but it turns out that humans aren't the only ones packing on the pounds. According to a recent study from the University of Alabama, many animals that spend too much time living around humans are prone to becoming overweight, and researchers aren't ...
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Photo via The Telegraph Oshine the orangutan has a bit of a weight problem . After being kept as a pet for 13 years, lazing around and eating junk-food , the portly primate ballooned up to 220 pounds - but she should soon be on the right track to a hea... Read the full story on TreeHugger View original ...
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Loyal Luxe Cats love cardboard boxes, any old cardboard box. So it takes some marketing skill to convince people to actually pay money for a cardboard box. Loyal Lux designs its cardboard box, which "distinguishes itself through its innovative design and its humoristic thematic inspired by the Canadian style hunting chalets and their associated symbolism." They were on display ...
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Photo via Metro With habitat loss and climate change threatening ecosystems across the world, animals have enough to worry about, but now it seems some are picking up on our unhealthier habits as well. Sure, we've seen ... Read the full story on TreeHugger See the original post: Meet Po the Snake: He's Addicted to Cigarettes
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Video via Hulu During his last weeks as host of The Tonight Show , Conan O'Brien trotted out surprise guests and big-name comedians--like Robin Williams , Adam Sandler, and Original post: NBC's $50 Million Eco-Mistake, the Golden Globes' Green Scene, and More (Video)
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Photo via guerreroink Yesterday, creatures of all kinds, from dogs and cats, to ferrets, pigs and partridges, arrived to the Church of San Anton in Madrid to receive a blessing in honor of the patron saint of animals. The day was marked with a parade for the animals and their owners alike to enjoy, in what has been a ...
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He's sad because he just found out. Photo via indietastic Who would have guessed that behind those big, doughy eyes and that fluffy, wagging tail your cat or dog produced twice as much pollution as your car? How could that be? You've never seen the dog leave the shower running, pour motor-oil down the storm drain, or watch the ...
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A soon-to-be-saved Eastern Grey Kangaroo in a sediment pond. Credit: Joe Purcell From a female Eastern Grey Kangaroo trapped in a sediment pond saved by a reader in Australia to a giraffe adopted at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, readers sent in photos of their rescue animals. Click through for photos of a cat found in a grocery store; dogs ...
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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 ...
"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
