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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Bill McKibben speaks with Dr. Kevin Danaher at Green Festivals 2010 in San Francisco in this TreeHugger exclusive.... Read the full story on TreeHugger Read more: GreenFest 2010: Bill McKibben Interviews Gabe Wisniewski from Greenpeace
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Photo: Marnie Glickman, Fog City Journal More than a few folks are fed up with the nation's seemingly unshakable two-party system -- the endless hostile dance between Republicans and Democrats has got to leave even the most stalwart beltway politico exasperated. And yet, nobody seems to pay much attention when anyone tries to shake up the system. For instance, ...
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If It Can Happen in L.A., It Can Happen Anywhere The city of Bogota has made the " Ciclovía " known around the world, and since then it has been spreading to other cities. The concept is simple: Close down some streets to cars and allow pedestrians and cyclists to take over. After years of preparation, Los Angeles has ...
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Photo via Public CEO It looks like Prop 23, the oil industry-sponsored initiative to kill AB 32, California's groundbreaking climate law, just isn't cutting it with voters. A recent poll shows that Californians oppose Prop 23 by a margin of 12%. Which is great news -- it shows that Californians aren't buying the bogus arguments and Read more: Californians Strongly ...
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Photo via @MKaufmann on Twitter West Coast Green was this past week here in San Francisco, California. With speakers like Van Jones, Arianna Huffington and Michelle Kaufmann, the trade show was a nexus for greenies far and wide. Michelle Kaufmann was generous enough to take to the trade floor with us to get some exclusive interviews. We spoke with ...
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Photo via the Telegraph Whether or not the anti-science crowd wants to believe it or not, global warming is happening. This year is shaping up to be the hottest in the global temperature record, and weather events in line with scientists' climate models have wracked the globe. And, yes, sea levels are rising . And when you can actually ...
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With the elections drawing closer, the oil company-funded Prop 23 campaign has kicked into full gear. The Texas oil companies Valero and Tesoro, along with Koch Industries, a coal and oil conglomerate, have donated millions of dollars to finance TV ads and other campaigns in an attempt to overturn California's groundbreaking climate and clean energy law, which was passed ...
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Eco-architect Michelle Kaufmann speaks with Prudence Ferreira about the three criteria for Passivhaus certification. Prudence is the founder of Read the full story on TreeHugger Go here to read the rest: West Coast Green 2010: Michelle Kaufmann Interviews Prudence Ferreira
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Photo via Roz Savage, Credit Phil Uhl "It really does come down to one stroke at a time:" This is what ocean activist Roz Savage told the 100 riders gathered to listen to her speak on day two of Brita Climate Ride -- the 320-mile climate awareness bike trip that started in Eureka, California on Tuesday. Savage, living up ...
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Photo via Fulton County Republicans Who would have thought that two years after the definitive election of a president who counted addressing climate change and instituting a forward-looking energy policy among his top priorities, the state of climate politics would be more miserable than ever. The failure to pass clean energy and climate legislation, with the prospects of doing ...
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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 ...
"The technology that we have here gives us a first-ever look at the Amazon in its full three-dimensional detail, over very large regions," says the study's lead researcher. Here is the original post: Lasers Used to Generate Remarkably Detailed 3D ...
