The Next Big Oil: Big Smart Grid?

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?

Ever See a Blue Whale Life-Sized on Your Computer? Now You Can

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

Archive for the ‘Travel & Nature’ Category

Reforestation As a Past Time with Geocache-A-Forest DIY Kit

published April 21, 2010 and has No Comments

Photo via rrarunan Geocaching can be a great green activity , and the people running the website have always stressed being aware of the environment. Cache In, Trash Out is a mantra for geocachers who head off into the wildnerness or even urban settings in search of little treasure chests. Another important part of the green thinking is keeping ...

Top Nature Photos of All Time Unveiled for Earth Day

published April 20, 2010 and has No Comments

Photo: Frans Lanting Photography, via International League of Conservation Photographers Ansel Adams perhaps put it best: "Some photographers take reality...and impose the domination of their own thought and spirit. Others come before reality more tenderly and a photograph to them is an instrument of love and revelation." The natural world, and all the colors and forms within it, nee... ...

Bird-Eating Squirrel Illustrates Avian Dilemma

published April 20, 2010 and has No Comments

Image credit: normanack /Flickr Everyone with a bird feeder knows that a squirrel will do almost anything to get the seeds inside. When one amateur photographer captured a photo of a squirrel making a meal of an actual bird, however, he illustrated a largely unknown problem that plagues avian species.... Read the full story on TreeHugger See original here: Bird-Eating ...

Washed Up Whale Found with Gallons of Our Garbage In Its Gut

published April 20, 2010 and has No Comments

Photo credit Cascadia Research Collective A young 37-foot whale stranded on the shore in West Seattle, and it had a summary of what we're doing to our oceans held within its stomach. As photographer Chris Jordan documented in birds' guts , our marine animals are filling up not on nutritious sea life, but the junk we toss out that ...

Eating Lionfish May Be the Only Way to Stop their Caribbean Invasion

published April 20, 2010 and has No Comments

Image credit: tibchris /Flickr Coral reefs in the Caribbean and Bahamas are already struggling to cope with nitrate pollution, sediment deposits, coral bleaching , ocean acidification , and overfishing. Now, they have one more challenge to contend with: Invasive lionfish. The highly aggressive, poisonous, fish are spreading rapidly through the region and conservations have been u... Read the full ...