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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Yes, speed kills , and yes, we've heard it all before. But have we heard that excessive speed causes more deadly car crashes in New York than distracted driving and drunken driving....combined? And have we had the message delivered by a white-coated rapping... Read the full story on TreeHugger Original post: Rapping Doctor Takes On Speeding New Yorkers
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Photo: functionalfate Palermo Is this the world's most famous chair? It is certainly the most ubiquitous; spotted everywhere from front porches to cafes to garbage dumps to beaches across the world. It's not known who designed it but it has a name: the Monobloc, it has a website , a book and it has just had its own exhibition ...
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The Tesla Model S electric car. Photo: Tesla Motors Or Somewhere In the Middle? Lately, there's been a media backlash against electric car subsidies. Almost all big newspapers have carried op-eds about it, and they've almost all been negative. Are they right? Are electric car subsidies a big mistake? Let's look at the pros and cons.... Read the full ...
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Photos: Brian Merchant What's in an EV Strategy? Electric cars are the future of personal mobility -- right? Even top execs of major automakers wearily acknowledge that petroleum won't be the dominant fuel source forever. So most publicly point to electric cars as the next step in the future of automobiles -- many say the question is when they'll ...
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Photos: Brian Merchant You probably haven't heard much about Volkswagen's forays into the electric car realm -- frankly, until recently , there hasn't been much to talk about. But that's finally changing, as the world's second largest carmaker just unveiled its Golf Blue E-motion electric car. Slated for a 2014 release, the e-motion will essentially be an electrified version ...
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Photo: Flickr , CC Possibly More, After More Real-World Testing One of the many benefits of electric cars is that you get rid of many things that need maintenance and can break down (a lot of mechanics will probably be sad about that). Hybrid and plug-in hybrid cars that combined electric motors and batteries with internal combustion engines don't ...
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Photo: Flickr , CC The key word in the title above is "may". It's not a done deal yet, but to me it makes so much sense that I'd be surprised if Honda didn't go that route, especially after its CEO showed enthusiasm for electric cars . This info comes from Honda's head of R&D.... Read the full story ...
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photo: Rodrigo Suriani / Creative Commons If you want a decent overview of all the issues that go into the pricing of solar power --from technological issues to comparisons with fossil fuels (when will solar power be less expensive than burning fossil fuels?)--a new piece over at View post: Is Asking When Solar Power Will Reach Grid Parity Addressing the ...
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The much-hyped, much-delayed Chevy Volt is due out in "late 2010." At least that's the latest estimate. Meanwhile, Volt-maker General Motors plans to launch a robot to the International Space Station on Nov. 1.... Read the full story on TreeHugger Go here to read the rest: GM Plans to Launch Robonaut 2 Before Chevy Volt 1
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Image: Toyota The Circle of Battery-Life The more hybrid cars and battery electric cars are on the road, the more battery pack we'll eventually have to deal with. It's still a better problem to have than to have to deal with vehicles that burn significantly more non-renewable fossil fuels, with the waste products going straight in the atmosphere. At ...
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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
