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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Fish fry. Image credit: Wikpedia , by Jon Sullivan. As all you corporate types know, for a business to succeed over the long term it must have define - up and down the value chain - how 'progress' will be measured: going far deeper than ROCE, cash flow, or profit. Having a supply chain metrics are equally or more ...
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Short-lived, non-biting, adult lake fly - Chironomus plumosus. Image credit: Wikipedia Common sense tells us that, following corn harvest, fragments of corn cobs, leaves, stalks, silk, and pollen may be blown by the wind or carried across the land surface by runoff. Corn plant residues will end up in the sediments of streams lakes and reservoirs. Scientists call the ...
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Pisces the constellation. Image credit: Aspin, 1825, via University of Oklahoma "History of Science" exhibit Hoping for a way to sustain the world's fisheries? PETA has a better idea: end fishing. Immediately on reading the headline " PETA offers state budget help with anti-fishing sign ," which was published at State House Live , I thought PETA is like ...
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US electricity demand projections...low but continuing rate. Image credit: USEIA Most of last remaining State electricity rate caps will have fallen away by the end of this year. The resulting electric bill increases - stemming from both "rate cap removal" and higher-priced coal - tend to be in the 20% and higher range. "Coal Dems" and "Tea Partiers" won't ...
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"The new 29MW Charter Street facility will use 250,000 tons of biomass fuel each year" Caption and image credit: BrighterEnergy.org Wisconsin's newly-elected Republican Governor is opposed to funding the planned biomass-fired portion of a flex-fuel power plant on the UW Madison campus. He wants the cheaper, natural gas fired part to go forward, however, which will translate to cleaner ...
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Most of what came from 6 hot pepper plants - the final harvest. Image credit:John Laumer Last night I dreamed our family was gathered around the Thanksgiving table and each person took a turn, as is our custom, to describe what they were thankful for. When it got to me I could not speak and the imagery shifted to ...
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Castle in a pumpkin. Image credit: photo by John Laumer With Halloween 2010 only a day behind us and the mid-term elections tomorrow morning, likely-voter polls indicate Americans are up for a good ' hate it when that happens ' kick in the pants. Let's think about some of the key outcomes of the coming Congressional turnover. Just from ...
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Molecular diagram of a chemical extracted from fungal endophyte associated with the common Foxtail weed. It repels Chinese Stink Bugs. Image credit: ACS Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry If you're living in one of the US states which has experienced the latest Chinese invaders - brown marmorated stink bugs (aka the Chinese stink bug) - importance of the ...
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Image credit:Chart Of The Day: The Top 25 Nameplates In August And Year-To-Date, Edward Niedemeyer, The Truth About Cars What's the first thing you thought of when you saw this chart? For me it was the stereotype of a single man, living with mom and dad or sharing a flat with online gamer-guys, flipping burgers or waiting tables for ...
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FTC Green Guides logo. Image credit:Federal Trade Commission. The long overdue FTC updated guidance - the "Green Guides - on what is appropriate for those making 'environmental product claims' is by no means a stretch change from the old guidance. The Commission's Proposed Revisions To Green Guides sidestepped the questions of what it means to have a product that ...
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The office building, going for LEED Platinum, is built on top of a brick factory from another era. It rises to the challenge. Go here to read the rest: The Centre For Green Cities At Evergreen Brickworks Demonstrates How To ...
"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
