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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When it comes to plastic, what goes into the ocean, stays in the ocean . It is nearly common knowledge (or should be) that this plastic debris littering the oceans is not the sole responsibility of coast-dwellers. From bottles to bags, plastic trash finds its way into the ocean from ev... Read the full story on TreeHugger Go here to ...
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Photo by srboisvert A new report from the National Academy of Engineering states that the US is tops at being too darn loud, and that all the noise is hazardous to our health. It's not terribly surprising news. In fact, naturally quiet places are an endangered species in the US . But the suggestions made by NAE for trimming ...
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photo: AP/Bela Szandelszky Four people are dead, 120 injured and six missing in Hungary as torrents of red toxic sludge , the byproduct of bauxite refining for aluminum, burst from a containment pond and poured through six villages in three counties. A state of emergency has been declared. Check out the photos and more details below:... Read the full ...
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Photo: Lajos Nagy for AP Photo/MTI It sounds like a plot-line from a bad 1950's sci-fi movie, but unfortunately there's nothing fiction about it. Several towns in western Hungary were flooded today with a toxic red sludge after the waste product from nearby aluminum processing plant broke through its containment reservoir -- killing two, causing dozens of injuries, and ...
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Photo: Lajos Nagy for AP Photo/MTI It sounds like a plot-line from a bad 1950's sci-fi movie, but unfortunately there's nothing fiction about it. Several towns in western Hungary were flooded today with a toxic red sludge after the waste product from nearby aluminum processing plant broke through its containment reservoir -- killing two, causing dozens of injuries, and ...
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photo: Jose Roberto V Moraes via flickr In the past eighteen months or so there's been a greater acknowledgment that black carbon soot , from burning fossil fuels and biomass , plays a bigger role in increasing global warming and glacier melting than we had thought. Well, a new paper in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (hat tip... Read the ...
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Swans may be regarded as symbols of love and harmony , but sometimes they too can be downright mean -- and one such bird in Wales may be the meanest of them all. Aptly named 'Hannibal', this bird has been on a rampage since the beginning of the year, killing 15 of his pond-mates and attacking dozens more. "I've ...
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photo: John Norton via flickr A perfect example of how the cost of electricity from fossil fuels isn't fully represented by the price on our bill: A new report from the Clean Air Task Force shows that in the United States particle pollution from existing coal power plants is expected to cause some 13,200 premature deaths in 2010, not ...
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Image credit: Oliver Bernstein, Sierra Club. With media coverage of the country's worst oil spill fading away, recent decisions on how to handle tens of thousands of tons of boom and oily waste are going to affect people along the Gulf for years to come. That's because BP is relying on public complacency to get away with dumping its ...
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Image Credit: Captain Planet @ 20 If you're like me, when you think of Captain Planet, you're hit with a wave of nostalgia for your 1990s childhood. But even if you're a bit older (or younger), I'll bet you're excited to hear that the world's first and only eco-superhero is turning 20 years old this month, and is getting ...
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Save the sea creatures! Handcraft your own natural specimens using these these simple patterns, some yarn and a crochet hook. View post: 8 Enchanting Sea Creatures You Can Crochet
A Finnish designer has made a working surfboard from broken skateboards. Read the original here: Hollow Surfboard Is Made from Broken Skateboards
