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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photo via flickr Notoriously publicity shy Bjørn Lomborg, the Danish climate skeptic known for saying outrageous things about climate change , has seemingly changed his tune. Yesterday, the UK's Guardian reported that Lomborg makes a new claim in his upcoming book: we should confront climate change now and invest huge sums for technology development and deployment. ... Read the ...
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image: IPCC Though the Nobel Peace Prize-winning IPCC has done good work in its past assessments of climate change science , an independent review of the way the organization operates says "fundamental reforms" are needed-- among those are shorter terms for the organization's chair and establishing an executive director to oversee operations and act as spokesperson. ... Read the ...
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Photos by Benjamin Boccas via Paul Coudamay TreeHugger has shown many ways to hide the bed; most are designed to gain more space. But the Red Nest by Paul Coudamay doesn't; the bed is still there taking up space, but is hidden by the sliding bookcase. Why do it?... Read the full story on TreeHugger See more here: Red Nest ...
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From An Illustrated History of Furniture, Frederick Litchfield: Dining table made of boards and trestles TreeHugger founder Graham Hill is trying to radically reduce his footprint and live happily with less space, less stuff and less waste on less money, but with more design. He calls it " LifeEdited ." At TreeHugger we are going to go seriously back ...
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Image credit: Climate Camp From beautiful images of a climate camp protest in Wales , to skepticism over protesters' targeting of offset companies —the ever growing Climate Camp movement never fails to get a reaction—both here on TreeHugger and elsewhere. But it seems the latest Climate Camp protests have garnered atten... Read the full story on TreeHugger See original ...
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Image credit: OedipuSphinx (Creative Commons) A few years ago I got into a heated debate about Al Gore's Inconvenient Truth with a green-minded friend of mine. My hippy friend couldn't stand the movie—not because of anything it said, but because of the 'hypocrisy' of flying around the world to preach about climate change. "Doesn't he know this sends his ...
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Images: Sydney Morning Herald (left), and The Greens (right). You may recall that just eight weeks ago Australia found itself with a new Prime Minister , it's first female one at that, in Julia Gillard. She had ousted Kevin Rudd , who although sweeping ... Read the full story on TreeHugger Read the original post: The Greens Are The Only ...
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Through application to soil in farmer's fields, biochar both can help increase soil fertility and store carbon emissions. Photo: Feral Arts via flickr. More new info on the potential of biochar to help combat climate change: A study in the journal Nature Communications shows that up to 12% of the world's greenhouse gas emissions caused by humans could be ...
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Photo via Nature in the Ozarks Man, it's hot out there. How hot is it? Don't worry, I'm not going to talk about climate change. I'm just trotting out some ideas for a Bob Hope-style comedy routine. And climate change would've probably been too edgy for Hope, anyway. So how hot is it? So hot that trees can't decide ...
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They may seem like two disparate topics: climate change and an archaic Senate procedural rule. But they have more in common than you might think. Thanks to the Senate filibuster rule, essentially any piece of legislation needs 60 votes, a super-majority, if it hopes to pass. This is one of the reasons that the climate bill was killed in ...
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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
