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: Nicholas_T /Flickr If you follow a rainbow to its end, the story goes, you will be rewarded with a leprechaun's hidden pot of gold . Though a more natural path could not be imagined, following such a multicolored-arc to its source may prove to be impossible. With climate change already increasing and decreasing precipitation around the world, ...
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Jessica Biel, Emile Hirsch, Isabel Lucas, Alexandra Cousteau, and Summit on the Summit crew in Tanzania. Credit: courtesy photo Environmental activists and celebrities have embarked on a week long trek up Mount Kilimajnaro (13,640 ft) in Tanzania to raise global awareness of the clean water crisis. Alexandra Cousteau, explorer, activist, and granddaughter of the legendary Jacques-Yves Cousteau--whom you may ...
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Image credit: Wikimedia Commons Around the world, closed-basin lakes, like the Great Salt Lake, the Alton Sea, and the Aral Sea, are losing water as a result of human and natural processes. With no outflow and high salt and mineral saturation, these lakes, through drought and evaporation, are being transformed into highly saline pools and some, like Walker Lake ...
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Sustainable urban aquaponics: the Sweetwater Organics example in Milwaukee WI. Image credit: Sweetwater Organics blog. It's quite common for US state and local officials to entice businesses to build factories... Read the full story on TreeHugger More here: Cheap Great Lakes Water Offered In Exchange For Jobs: Sustainable Or FAIL?
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Image credit: EatLiveRun Turning water into wine may be impossible for us mere mortals, but making wine with less water is definitely something worth exploring. Just like any industrial process, wine making is incredibly water intensive—so the fact that Kendall-Jackson winery is implementing cutting-edge water saving technology that could cut water use by as much as 70% is reason ...
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Image via: Quirky We may not be big fans of plastic water bottles, but the new Petal Drops rainwater-collecting flower that sits on top of any reusable bottle is a cool idea. Design website Quirky lets users choose which items are created, but only after it reaches a purchase commitment threshold will the item go into production. The PetalDrops ...
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There's a lot of surface area behind that dam After seeing the new AMAX evaporative cooler at Greenbuild , I wrote: The unit is able to deliver 3.5 tons of cooling with only 456 watts of electricity, easily within reach of a solar panel. The problem is the water; the unit sucks up almost 2.5 gallons per ton of ...
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Carlos Rivadulla got the idea when he was sweeping floors in the army, and now, a few years later and with the help of his brother Juan Rivadulla, the siblings launched the Ecofrego , an eco-friendlier bucket that separates the clean water from the dirty one. It is really quite straightforward and we are surprised this hasn't hit the ...
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Image via: NIELS AHA on Flickr.com Let's say you're a small town or village and a large portion of your economy is dependent on tourism. Let's say you are also, while concerned about sustaining your economy, concerned with sustaining the natural environment - the very thing that keeps tourists coming back and thus sustains your economy. How do you ...
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Developer Roger Wittenburg and the hotel he wants to tear down. Photo credit: Randy Pench/ The Sacramento Bee The city of Crystal Bay, Nevada, a quaint town on Lake Tahoe's northern shore, has become the ideological battleground for local environmentalists: Can they really support the development of a behemoth new 16 acre, 300 room casino resort just because it's ...
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Save the sea creatures! Handcraft your own natural specimens using these these simple patterns, some yarn and a crochet hook. View post: 8 Enchanting Sea Creatures You Can Crochet
A Finnish designer has made a working surfboard from broken skateboards. Read the original here: Hollow Surfboard Is Made from Broken Skateboards
