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
published July 29, 2011 and has No Comments
We've been working with Double Impact to introduce fun challenges that encourage people to lead sustainable lives. This week, we asked you again to help us decide what the next challenge should be! Since summer is wedding season, you told us what you thought was the best way to green your big day. The majority decided that using locally ...
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Image credit: Peak Moment TV Good Magazine has urged us to share more with our neighbors , and it's the basis behind the whole concept of collaborative consumption . But more and more companies and community initiative are exploring what this kind of sharing looks like in practice. In Portland, many neighborhoods have the luxury... Read the full story ...
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A Power Shift crowd in 2007. Photo credit: Power Shift/Sierra Club Our nation's capitol will soon receive a powerful infusion of young energy. From April 15-18, more than 10,000 young leaders will converge on Washington, DC, at Power Shift 2011 .... Read the full story on TreeHugger Go here to see the original: US Capitol to Receive a Powerful Infusion ...
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Gretchen Dahlkemper-Alfonso (right) speaks to a crowd in Philadelphia about the importance of EPA's mercury safeguards. Photo credit: Sierra Club Gretchen Dahlkemper-Alfonso is a mother of a toddler and is eight-months pregnant with her second child. When it comes to protecting her children and taking precautions on their behalf, she doesn't skip anything. "I do not ignore the facts. ...
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Photo: Esther Havens Ram Rati has been overcoming obstacles since she was a child. Married off at age 11, she escaped and made ends meet grinding wheat. But today Rati is a hero in her community. She was tired of the wells in her village breaking down so she decided to fix them herself. Now she's a trained well ...
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Making a "giant" green difference in your community? The Green Awards Program is giving away more than $100,000 and is searching for people like you! Have a green program that's creative and is impacting your community, but you could use more funding? Make a short video (less than one minute) and write 100 words about how your green ideas ...
Read more...published February 12, 2011 and has No Comments
A group of activists, including acclaimed author, poet and environmentalist Wendell Berry, have occupied Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear's office over this Valentine's Day weekend, demanding that the governor meet with them to discuss the devastating effects mountaintop removal coal mining is having on eastern Kentucky. About 20 activists in total are in the office, and have invited the governor ...
Read more...published January 13, 2011 and has No Comments
Last month, Catalan TV3 just aired a new documentary called " comprar, llençar, comprar" , meaning "to buy, to throw away, to buy" in Catalan, right on time for the christmas shopping and the winter sales which started this week. You can now watch the documentary in Spanish on RTVE (Spanish national TV). It tells the secret history of ...
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Images via The Do Lectures It's that time of year when, after days of lounging and eating and eating and lounging, we are struggling to get up from our oh so comfy sofas and get moving. 2011 is almost upon us - say goodbye to View post: The Do Lectures' Bold Designer Posters Deliver Motivating Resolutions for the New Year
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Craft fairs offer tons of local, handmade gifts. Photo by Orin Zebest via Flickr.com. Guest bloggers Andrea Donsky and Randy Boyer are co-founders of NaturallySavvy.com . The holiday season is in full swing, and that means one thing: the spirit of... Read the full story on TreeHugger See original here: How to Find the Best Local, Handmade Gifts
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"The stakes are very high and scientists are not the best people to deal with the social, ethical or political issues that geoengineering raises." View original here: Geoengineering is a Technical Fix for a Political Problem
Google leads the pack in Greenpeace's annual ranking of IT companies based on their efforts to use clean energy and reduce their environmental impact. Here is the original: Google Tops Greenpeace's Clean IT List
