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 credit: The Hall of Records I've written before about how to make a hot compost heap , and I've been known to explore navy showers as a way to lessen your environmental impact too. But what if you could combine the two? Specifically, what if you could heat your water using the excess energy produced by a hot ...
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photo: Land Rover Our Planet / Creative Commons We've been long documenting China's rapid rise to the top tiers of wind power , both in manufacturing and installed capacity. Worldwatch's Revol... Read the full story on TreeHugger Continued here: One Quarter of China's Wind Power Still Not Connected to Electricity Grid
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van jones, via Ted Talks It took " An Inconvenient Truth" and then " The Age of Stupid " to wake many people up to the reality of climate change and what our role is in causing it. Yet while those films were long on pointing out the problem, they were short on presenting solutions, leaving many feeling powerless. ...
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image: Michael Betke / Creative Commons There've been a bunch of stories lately about solar power installations doubling last year (see related links below) and here's another: The Read the rest here: World's New Solar Power Installations Doubled in 2010 - Total Capacity Up 70%
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Image credit: Andreas Demmelbauer , used under Creative Commons license. Whether it's turning food waste into electricity , keeping bees near its stores , or launching city-wide electric vehicle charging Originally posted here: Solar Panels on Sale at Supermarket
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Image credit: Patrick Finnegan , used under Creative Commons license Wind farms may often face opposition from NIMBY protesters , but it doesn't always have to be that way. Not long ago I reported on how residents near a proposed wind farm were greatly in favor of the project . And now we come across a story of a ...
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Image credit: Marjukka Grover, used with permission. A few years back I wrote about my own experiences with installing solar water heating . Now my parents have got one up on me. The photo above is of the house I grew up in. As of two weeks ago, this house is partially powered by electricity from the sun. With ...
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photo: Eric E Castro / Creative Commons A quick update on some technological shake out in biofuels: Renewable Energy World reports that Shell has quit its last agreement in Read the rest here: Shell Quits Last Algae Biofuel Commitment - Still Backing Ethanol & Cellulosic Biofuels
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image: Atlantis Resources Corp. Another step forward for tidal power (it's a long, long road, yes...): London-based Atlantis Resources has announced that it will be building a 50 MW tidal power project off the coast of India, in Gujarat's Gulf of Kutch . The project, a first for Asia, could be scaled up to 200 MW in the... Read ...
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photo: FranceHouseHunt.com / Creative Commons We've covered the issue (or non-issue, depending on which side you're on) of wind farms causing health problems in people living nearby for some time--the whooshing sound is reportedly disruptive of sleep if you're constantly and closely exposed to it. But if you need an overview of s... Read the full story on TreeHugger ...
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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 ...
