The Next Big Oil: Big Smart Grid?

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?

Ever See a Blue Whale Life-Sized on Your Computer? Now You Can

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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Discovery Communications Founder John Hendricks Elected New Chairman of the National Forest Foundation

published May 14, 2009 and has No Comments

John Hendricks, the NFF's Chief Kimbell and Secretary Tom Vilsack. Photo courtesy Discovery Communications. Discovery Communications is loaded with tons of talented, bright minds (wink, wink) so it’s no surprise really that its founding father and chairman, John Hendricks, was recently elected Chairman of the Board of Directors for the National Forest Foundation (NFF). As if charging up the ...

Chicago Becomes First City to Ban Bottles With BPA

published May 14, 2009 and has No Comments

Photo via ABC News And so the tide continues to turn against Bisphenol A : it's been declared a health hazard in Canada , seen its baby bottles booted out of US States , and now, Chicago's kicked it out as well. Chicago has become the first city to officially ban bottles made with BPA plastics, the New York ...

US Emission Reduction Efforts Inadequate: IPCC Chair and Lord Stern Play Good Cop-Bad Cop

published May 13, 2009 and has No Comments

Dr Rajendra Pachauri speaking at the Copenhagen Climate Congress in March. Photo: Lizette Kabré/Copenhagen Climate Congress On numerous occasions now I've said that while President Obama's greenhouse gas emissions reductions may be deep enough in the long run, they simply aren't adequate in the short term to give us a fighting chance to keep global temperature rise below the ...

Largest Solar Plant in the World Coming to Arizona?

published May 13, 2009 and has No Comments

Photo via Kingman Daily Miner Could be--details are still emerging and sketchy, but it looks like one of the world's biggest solar projects will find its home in Arizona. The proposed 340 megawatt system would use advanced parabolic trough technology , and would cost over $2 billion--and yes, it would take advantage of stimulus funding. Looks like Arizona's becoming ...