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
published April 22, 2009 and has No Comments
New York Times Offers Profile of Transition Towns I need to read the New York Times more often. Doing one of my regular check ins on Transition Culture , the blog of Transition Towns founder Rob Hopkins , I find that the NYT just ran a 5000 word article profiling the Transition Towns movement, and getting to meet the ...
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The winners of the Goldman Environmental Prize were presented with their trophies last night in San Francisco, with such notables as Al Gore, Christiane Amanpour (both shown above with the prize winners), Robert Redford, and Tracy Chapman. The evening was filled with inspirational men and women taking a moment to be rewarded and enjoy the recognition they deserve for ...
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Image: Earth Day Buenos Aires. It was finally announced that this Saturday the capital of Argentina will have its second major Earth Day celebration ( first was in 2008 ): a festival that will include several concerts, organic food, yoga classes and more. If you're in town, this is the place to be in order to be a part ...
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Tomorrow is Earth Day , and we are taking a look at the activism surrounding this special holiday for greenies. Twitterers are doing a great job of keeping perspective, lending tips, and providing camaraderie, and we've pulled out some of the top tweets coming through the wire to share with you. Go here to see the original: Top Tweets of ...
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Image via: www.christopherraeburn.co.uk Calling all young fashion entrepreneurs . This is your chance to get yourselves in the fashion industry spotlight. The UK non profit organisation the Ethical Fashion Forum launches its Innovation Competition tomorrow - April 22nd. This is the fourth season for the EFF awards, with previous winners including Christopher Raeburn (pictu... Read the original here: Ethical Fashion ...
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I often suggest that there are lessons to be learned from the way we used to build, and that the modern technologies are not always the greenest or most effective. Yet I forgot that when yesterday I was appalled that some Americans still get their water in wooden pipes. A commenter corrected me gently: Yet this is truly where ...
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photo: Stop Cliffside Police arrested 44 anti-coal activists engaged in acts of civil disobedience today to protest expansion of Duke Energy 's Cliffside coal-fired power plant. Those arrested will likely be charged with second degree trespassing. Event organizers See the rest here: 44 Anti-Coal Activists Arrested at North Carolina Power Plant Protest
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Image from White Dot It's TV Turnoff Week, so just do it. From April 20 to 26 join millions of people worldwide and switch off your set. Find a more rewarding and active life--at least for a week. Last year 5 million people in the USA alone turned off the box and found that they had all sorts of ...
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Kiddo taking the Clear2Go pledge at Green Apple Festival in Golden Gate Park Clear2Go, a sponsor of the Green Apple Festival , held a great event at Golden Gate Park. Bring in 6 plastic water bottles for recycling and get a free Clear2Go filtering water bottle. Not only did the booth bring in people of all ages to pledge ...
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A River Runs Through It. Kind of. Photo via Flickr by KLa4067 Long ago they paved over the parking lot of LA’s sprawling metropolis in the desert. But besides the ubiquitous Prius, the Southland is greening its arid land with native greenery, urban gardening, green buildings, solarizing the port , and of course, there are all the eco-celebs . ...
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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
