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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Photo: Toyota Which Could Mean Lower Prius Prices in Japan and Elsewhere What is today "cutting edge" will tomorrow be something else. That's the way technological progress works, and that's what Toyota has found is happening with its Prius brand in Japan (and most likely elsewhere soon). "Because of its high sales volume, car buyers are now more likely ...
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Photo credit: Daniel Loewe. Project: Svala Imagine your dress becomes your means of transportation! This was the briefing the students at the Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) in Barcelona received from BMW . The result are 5 concepts for future mobility in cities like Barcelona , that result from morphing fashion with transport design. Great to see that all ...
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Photo: Wikipedia , CC Give that Bear a Gold Medal in Endurance Swimming We've known for a while that the increasing melting of the Arctic sea ice cover during the summer was posing big problems to polar bears, forcing some to swim for extended distances, using up their precious reserves of energy and reducing their chances of surviving harsh ...
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According to the Guardian , a public swimming pool will be heated by the neighboring crematorium . While called "strange and eerie," the plan could save the city $23,000 a year in energy costs by using waste heat. It's not the first time we've heard of crematorium waste heat being put to good use , though it might be ...
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Image via TED video Van Jones gave a talk at a recent TEDxGreatPacificGarbagePatch event, and what he brought up about the correlation between plastic use and poverty was fascinating. Zeroing in on Cancer Alley , disposability of things, the placement of environmental issues and humanitarian issues as either/or efforts, the sense of righteousness tainting green actions, and sustainability as ...
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TIME asks, "Should we stop freaking out about China and Clean Tech?" It brings up interesting points from the debate on partnering with and/or competing against China on clean tech innovation. Definitely worth a read. ... Read the full story on TreeHugger See original here: Should We Stop Freaking Out About China and Clean Tech?
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In a press release, Barnes & Noble notes that digital periodical sales are way, way up, with over 650,000 total subscriptions from Nook Color customers. Also, "Since Christmas Day, Nook customers ordered 150 percent more subscriptions than the total number sold over the entire previous 12 months," reports CNET It seems like wonderful news for dematerialization -- less paper ...
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Image: MMC Transitioning Away from the Internal Combustion Engine Mitsubishi, the maker of the lovely electric Jellybean (aka the i-MiEV electric car ), has plans to introduce 8 hybrid (HEV), plug-in hybrid (PHEV), and battery-powered (BEV) models by 2015. They anticipate increased demand for "low-carbon" cars and want to position themselves as a major source of those. (Whether they ...
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You had to know this was coming... A new piece in Scientific American highlights the objections of some scientists over claims that the world's largest geologic carbon sequestration project in Saskatchewan is leaking . First are scientists affiliated with the project, who have issued a statement saying "based on extensive scientific research conducted by the IE... Read the full ...
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photo: Julie G / Creative Commons James Hansen may be as much as a celebrity as one can be in the world of climate change science, so when he and colleague Makiko Sato say that we're in for multi-meter sea level rise by 2100 you have to ... Read the full story on TreeHugger Go here to read the ...
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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
