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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Images from abandonedchairsblogspot.com : Queen West There is something so forlorn and sad about a chair abandoned on the roadside. Innocent and sometimes beautiful, it is hard to resist taking them home and giving them a reason to live again. Some artists have been having the same problem. Moira Stevenson had filled up her Toronto front porch with rescued ...
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Images from ATOPOS This looks like such a great show--it's been in Paris and now it's in Zurich, at the Museum Bellerive, if anyone is travelling there this summer. Called Pap(i)er Fashion and created by ATOPOS , a Greek cultural organization, the exhibition examines the use of paper in modern fashion: in design, art, advertising, sound, video, and catwalk ...
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Image Credit: Earth Conscious Optics Eyewear company Modo is looking to make a big splash with its new line of green eyeglasses, called ECO- Earth Conscious Optics . For around $130, you can look good and feel better, knowing that your designer eye wear is made from at least 95- if not 100- percent recycled stainless steel and repurposed ...
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Image from Linda Schailon If you are yearning for something cheap and cheerful to liven up your boring post-winter, not-yet-spring wardrobe, here's the trick: recycled jewelery made from old vinyl records or straws. Sounds strange but looks great. Designer Linda Schailon makes a collection of unique and quirky rings from recycled plastic drinking straws. She shapes them in a ...
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Images by B. Alter The place is Brixton Market where a group of entrepreneurs, artists and idealists are creating an enclave of new shops and cafes in a corner of an old Caribbean market. The shop is called Brixton Cornercopia , a take on cornucopia and the local corner store. Selling home-made chutneys and preserves and jams, the store ...
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Image credit:Concord, North Carolina North Carolina now bans the landfilling of plastic bottles of all types - more information here - and this has become a practical issue in rural towns where curbside recycling is not offered. Winston-Salem Journal reports on how the problem was solved in one County. The president of Rural Garbage Services Inc. offered to pick ...
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Images from the Climate Quilt The hardy pioneer women started quilting out of necessity; using every little bit of left over and worn out fabric to make covers to keep them warm in winter. Sociability was part of it too: the quilting bee was a chance to get together with other women and chat and create together. The quilting ...
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Photo via Flikr Ahh, the holidays are fast approaching. So, you've decided to go green this year: you've perused our green gift guide , donated to some great green charities , and now you've got a pile of gifts that need to be wrapped. But wait! You've been so good keeping eco-friendly this year, can you really stomach the ...
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Images from Project Gallery Old telephone books are the canvas for an artist who carves portraits out of them. What a good way to make use of one of the great wastes of paper. Something ephemeral is turned into an object that will be kept and cherished for years. Alex Queral has been carving and painting portraits, or "phone ...
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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 ...
