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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Gregg Fleishman humanizes prefab homes with visibly joined rhombicubes. Photos by RCruger At last weekend's Dwell on Design 2010 , the conference showcased design-forward products and projects from prefab homes to green roofs, delivering three days of practical eco-ideas and dream green homes. Speakers included Ed Begley Jr. pushing the SRO audi... Read the full story on TreeHugger See ...
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Back in 2005 Collin reported on Reishee Sowa and his floating island made from a quarter of a million used pop bottles. An admiring Collin wrote "While we aren't sure we'll be able to solve the world's problems by building floating islands from recycled pop bottles, it's the spirit of his work that we like best. He's able to ...
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Screenshot from gpi.org/ehunt . This online scavenger hunt looks like it's for kids. There's the Glass Packaging Institute cartoon guy, smiling and urging us to recycle glass. This all sounds fine, except when you take a look around the launching page , which includes a feature on Crystal Head Vodka . The Institute is holding an online scavenger hunt, ...
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Image from the Observer The Observer Ethical Awards are the Oscars of the environmental crowd: an important award honouring people whose efforts are an inspiration to us all. This year Gordon Roddick, the husband of Anita Roddick , of Body Shop fame, won the Lifetime Achievement Award. He is someone who has been just under the radar but way ...
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Apartment Therapy runs the small, cool contests every year, including one for kitchens; cleverly, they break it into categories including owning (American kitchens where people go nuts) renting (where people have more limited options) and international (because they really are different) This year's ... Read the full story on TreeHugger Read more: Lessons From Apartment Therapy's Small, Cool Kitchen Competition
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Apartment Therapy runs the small, cool contests every year, including one for kitchens; cleverly, they break it into categories including owning (American kitchens where people go nuts) renting (where people have more limited options) and international (because they really are different) This year's ... Read the full story on TreeHugger More: Lessons From Apartment Therapy's Small, Cool Kitchen Competition
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FutureMark Paper customers include Old Navy, Every Day with Rachel Ray magazine, and Anthropologie. Image courtesy of futuremarkpapers.com. Guest bloggers Andrea Donsky and Randy Boyer are co-founders of NaturallySavvy.com . We all have our favorite magazines. For some it's Vogue , for others, Mother Jones . But eco-aware readers often struggle with a conscience... Read the full story on ...
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Images by B. Alter London's Grand Designs Live is the place to go if you are looking for the latest in design, technology and ideas for old and new homes. Its driving force, Kevin McCloud, who also has a t.v. show and magazine, is a passionate advocate of environmental building and the show reflects this interest. In addition to ...
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Images: Art of Board Skateboarding is gaining some sustainable street cred. Of course, eco-friendly designer boards are not new, but with skateboard decks now popping up as jewelery and even ad-hoc architectural elements , it was only a matter of time before someone took it a little further. That's what Art of Board, a design company based in Hannover, ...
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Images: Art of Board Skateboarding is gaining some sustainable street cred. Of course, eco-friendly designer boards are not new, but with skateboard decks now popping up as jewelery and even ad-hoc architectural elements , it was only a matter of time before someone took it a little further. That's what Art of Board, a design company based in Hannover, ...
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The GeoSpring hybrid electric water heater is not only super-efficient, it's being manufactured in America at a plant that has lay idle for decades. Here is the original: Super Efficient Water Heater is First New Product to Roll Off GE ...
The GeoSpring hybrid electric water heater is not only super-efficient, it's being manufactured in America at a plant that has lay idle for decades. Read more here: GE's New Hybrid Water Heater is Super Efficient—and Manufactured in America
