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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Image from Daily Mail With all the best intentions, most of us don't have the nerve to really change our life style dramatically. We do as much as we can within the limitations of our busy lives, but haven't the true grit to go that extra mile. Here are 3 inspirational stories of young families that are taking things ...
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Photos: Courtesy of house owners. At Puerto Iguazu, near the frontier between Argentina and Brazil, lies this amazing house made entirely with recycled materials. Made by a local family, its walls have over 1200 PET bottles and its ceiling, more than 1300 Tetra Pack cartons. Find out more and see more pics inside.... Read the full story on TreeHugger ...
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With themes of environmentalism and climate change becoming increasingly popular in the art world , one artist in particular is putting eco-friendly philosophies to practice with portraits made entirely of unwanted objects. Recycling and reusing objects normally destined for the landfill has always been a creative process, but in the hands of a skilled artist, the practice can result ...
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Photo via Sortify and F. Slivka Lederer. Skype was a Swedish invention, ditto Spotify . So know there's Swedish Sortify, which will hopefully sweep the trash world and show up on every city street soon. For what is more truly irritating to a city street pedestrian type than a recyclable paper or plastic item in hand and nowhere to ...
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Fred R. Conrad/The New York Times Last week Jim Dwyer of the New York Times wrote about destroyed clothing found behind the H&M and Walmart, and their subsequent promise never to do this again. Walmart sent us a press release: "Recently we were informed that several bags of samples were found on 35th Street in Manhattan, left by a ...
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Image from Leave No Plastic Behind: Amy Chovnick and 4H Quilts are as American as apple pie. Pioneer women made them out of scraps of leftover and unwanted bits of fabric out of necessity, but they are also an art form with wonderful patterns. Lately they have become huge communal projects, with people contributing squares on a particular theme ...
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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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Photo via YouTube Talk about a recycled Christmas Tree. This one is made from 400 Mountain Dew cans. Drinking soda isn't a green or healthy thing to do - but skipping a fake plastic tree or a chopped-down pine tree and constructing your own out of highly recyclable aluminum cans is certainly a green option. Check out a full-length ...
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Recylart Heineken has always been clever with its beer bottles; Warren has written how in the sixties they considered redesigning them to work as bricks. Now in China, they are using them to build Christmas trees; Recylart considered it recycling but a sharp-eyed commenter noted that they were full and capped. The recycling begins after Christmas and will probably ...
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Photo via Divulgação We've touted the great, green benifits of using furniture made from cardboard before, but Paper Tiger 's baby seat is unique in that its advantage over traditional chairs goes beyond just being eco-friendly. Stuff made for growing children is notoriously wasteful due to the simple fact that children grow out of things, and many people don't ...
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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
