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: Soil Association From Sacramento High School students creating their own CSA to an after-school program based on an urban farm , we've seen plenty of ways that the local food movement is integrating with educational opportunities for school-aged children. But this might be the first time we've seen a full farmers market in a school. organized by ...
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The idea of a decent standard of living without economic growth runs counter to much of what we've been taught about economics, development and even human nature. Yet as Leonora's review of Professor Tim Jackson's book Prosperity Without Growth showed, there are plenty of convincing arguments for why we should rethink our relationship to GDP for the good of ...
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Yesterday I talked about the role of green groups in a shrinking state , noting how the activist mantra of "act local" could be used by some as an excuse to pass responsibilities from local government to community groups like members of the Transition Movement. But most community groups see themselves as a complement, not an alternative, to government—whether ...
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Borough Market in Southwark, London. Photo: Herry Lawford / Creative Commons . Shoppers in England and Wales who have been carefully seeking out locally produced foods while making their market rounds came in for a shock this week when a government body announced that foods labeled "local" actually came from other European countries, and even from as far away ...
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From touting his "wind-powered electric sports car" to becoming a renewable energy millionaire , Ecotricity CEO Dale Vince is no stranger to putting his beliefs in the public spotlight. His latest exploits may be braver than many, however, as PETA reports he is banning red meat from an entire soccer stadium ! As a committed vegan and chairman o... ...
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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: CllrPhillipBooth There's no doubt about it, we Brits love potatoes. Lloyd has already marveled at the celebration of "Potato Day" , and Bonnie followed up with details on how gardeners across the country gather to marvel at the diverse range of potatoes from around the Globe (over 7000 varieties exist world-wide!). Now, at last, we have video ...
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Image credit: NatalieMaynor , used under Creative Commons license. Whether we are talking about Colony Collapse Disorder , keeping native bees , solar-powered bee hives or Bar... Read the full story on TreeHugger More: Learn Natural Top-Bar Hive Beekeeping Online
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Image credit: Richard Masoner , used under Creative Commons license. We already know the single most important tip for staying safe on a bike , but there are other issues too. When I asked whether biking and phoning should be banned , it unsurprisingly stirred up some pretty heated debate. Lloyd's follow up Read the original: Should Biking and Phoning ...
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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 ...
"The technology that we have here gives us a first-ever look at the Amazon in its full three-dimensional detail, over very large regions," says the study's lead researcher. Here is the original post: Lasers Used to Generate Remarkably Detailed 3D ...
