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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The clear polystyrene barrels of 347 Bic pens let the light shine through. Photo via the Science Museum . Crafted by Spanish design company enPieza "as a tribute to a classic plastic design," this limited-edition chandelier on display at the Science Museum is London is equally a testament to clever recycling -- it's made from 347 polystyrene Bic Cristal ...
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Images via Karim Rashid Karim Rashid has come up with a new gadget that is supposedly a wonder-device for parents. This bottle can heat up milk to body temperature without the use of electricity, so that parents and babies on the go can still enjoy warm milk during meal time. The notion that a pleasant meal can be provided ...
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Photos of "Gyre" at the Center of Maine Contemporary Art by Anna Hepler via Flickr . Recycled-plastic boats have been all the rage this year, but though sculptor Anna Hepler was inspired by the same massive area of marine debris that led would-be ocean adventurer David de Rothschild to start building Read more here: Maine Sculptor's 'Beautiful and Discomforting' Take ...
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No Impact Man movie poster. Image via Ocilloscope Laboratories . Call them New Year's resolutions on steroids: The past few years have seen a variety of people publicly pledge to spend 365 days living a more environmentally friendly life, whether by eating locally, eschewing plastic, making one small change a day, or giving up money altogether. Often snapped up ...
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Image via: Quirky We may not be big fans of plastic water bottles, but the new Petal Drops rainwater-collecting flower that sits on top of any reusable bottle is a cool idea. Design website Quirky lets users choose which items are created, but only after it reaches a purchase commitment threshold will the item go into production. The PetalDrops ...
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Photo via erix! Kodak and Novomer are working together to figure out how to turn our CO2 into plastic wrap. Novomer is creating a new wrap that is 50% from fossil fuels and 50% from CO2, and Kodak is creating a pilot scale facility that Novomer can use to manufacture and test the new plastic wraps and coatings. It ...
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Image via: Billaday on Flickr.com Share We've devoted plenty of time and space to exposing BPA in our water bottles , and to documenting the phase-out of BPA , (or Bisphenol A) but did you know that ... Read the full story on TreeHugger More: More Than You Paid For: BPA Found in Cash Register Receipts
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Image Source: krisdecurtis Dear Pablo: Which is greener a fake Christmas tree or a farm raised tree? Yes, they seem tacky and don't make your house smell like a coniferous forest but they also won't dry up and shed their needles all over the place before spontaneously combusting. Also, if you cut down a tree in the forest aren't ...
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Out on the market for only a few days, Dog Flushies from Absurd Doggie Products made a debut at San Francisco's Green Festival. Plastic bags for picking up puppy poo are a fast selling product, but they aren't usually good for the environment, so the idea of bags that dissolve in water is kinda of appealing. And, the company ...
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Image credit: LXTV Remember Woolly Pocket Garden Company's recycled planters for DIY living walls ? Using 100% recycled plastic bottles, the company provides a cheap and durable way to plant plants in almost any vertical or horizontal space. Used right, the result is an affordable, do-it-yourself version of the living walls so popular in modern architecture . (See also ...
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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 ...
