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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Wend Magazine's latest issue is out. As is expected from this fine publication, there is much to engage the grey matter and inspire the reader to ditch the sofa for a bike or board. Sure, there are the usual exotic destinations that travel magazines that filled with, but somehow Wend finds stories that go beyond the What To Do ...
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Photo via CW56 In the last few weeks of his term, the Bush administration controversially approved 77 sites for oil drilling in Utah . The move was immediately challenged by environmental groups, and a federal judge agreed--he said the review process for opening up the lands was hasty and faulty. Now, it appears that the Obama administration has sided ...
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Though overshadowed--for the moment--by the vociferous health care reform proceedings, you can bet that the going will get tough for the Senate energy reform and climate bill in no time. Attacks are bound to pour in: from multimillion dollar TV ad campaigns by big oil , to more outlandish claims about the bill's costs , to wh... Read the ...
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photo: Schott Solar This may seem a bit obvious if you live in what sometimes seems like the green bubble, but a new survey by Kelton Research, done at the behest of Schott Solar and the Solar Energy Industry Association , shows that 92% of US citizens think it's important that the nation develop and use solar power . ...
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Photo via There Were 42 US states in the Northeast are uniting to take advantage of their greatest potential renewable energy source: the blustery winds off the Atlantic coast . It's extremely tricky business, but states from New Jersey to Maine are ready to get plans for the nation's first offshore wind farm off the ground. ... Read the ...
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Photo via Chinese Drywall Atty During the housing boom, thousands of homes were built with cheap drywall imported from China. The drywall turned out to be contaminated with sulfur, and was powerful enough to corrode metal and make anyone living in the houses ill. TreeHugger was on the story when the first case surfaced in Florida at the beginning ...
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Bamboo in bikes isn't a radically new concept (see below for our previous posts), but what is striking in this instance that a company would establish itself around a line of green bicycles crafted from bamboo and recycled aluminium alloy. With a swath of matching eco bike accessories to match. Organic Bikes has been set up by Wheel & ...
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Mountain goats in Glacier National Park. Photo by jessicafm via Flickr. From the Arctic to the Rockies to the Mediterranean, species large and small are changing their migratory patterns and seeking more hospitable homes. Why? Climate change affects weather conditions, hunting grounds, and the availability of water and favored food supplies. Those that can up and move are the ...
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You may not know that the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is planning on opening up a climate change office. Hey, there's probably a lot that we don't know about the CIA. Senator John Barrasso from Wyoming doesn't like this idea one bit and is hoping to starve the office of funding before it even gets started, reports The ...
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photo: David Jones via flickr. Putting another nail in the 'it's too expensive to enact climate change legislation' coffin: The Environmental Working Group has just released a report that shows the added costs to agriculture of the American Clean Energy & Security Act will be entirely minimal:... Read the full story on TreeHugger Here is the original: Stop Crying Wolf! ...
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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 ...
