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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A new Gallup poll has revealed some pretty interesting stuff about what Americans want to see done this year, legislatin'-wise. Coming out on the very top was this little nugget: 83% of Americans want Congress to "pass an energy bill that would provide incentives for using solar and other alternative energy sources." Yup, more Americans agree with that act ...
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In case you hadn't heard, the chairman of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, Fred Upton (R-MI) wants to scrap EPA plans to to regulate carbon emissions from power plants and other large industrial sources altogether . While on the face of it, Upton and fellow Congressmen Inhofe (R-OK) and Whitfield (R-KY) argue that it should be up to ...
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Image credit: Eco Films Australia From keeping stingless native bees to exploring the secrets of abundant, healthy soils , the folks at Eco Films Australia have some great permaculture-related content online. This latest one is no exception, offering a tour of an incredibly abundant looking aquaponics system (for the uninitiated,... Read the full story on TreeHugger Originally posted here: Aquaponic ...
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Toaster builder Thomas Thwaite, is an inspiration. He wanted to learn true self-sufficiency, based on a quote from Douglas Adams: "Left to his own devices he couldn't build a toaster. He could just about make a sandwich and that was it." We also have post-apocalyptic floating cities and homes, the quick and dirty way to get winter cycling, sobering ...
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photo: Center for American Progress Action Fund / Creative Commons I normally wouldn't want to waste too much of my time or yours parsing what Fox News does, but putting up what Huffington Post describes as "little more than a personal ad" seeking out people who can debunk a comment that Al Gore made to Bill O'Reilly--wherein Gore accurately ...
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Obama just wrapped up the 2011 State of the Union address, and one of the clear highlights was his call for massive national investment in new technologies -- especially clean energy. Referring to renewable energy, Obama said that "this was our generation's Sputnik moment"; the moment when we realize that we've fallen behind and redouble our efforts. But that ...
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photo: Jonathan Thorne / Creative Commons Nearly every opinion poll TreeHugger has reported on has broken down the results along political lines, conservative, moderate, or liberal. It's standard procedure and not un-illuminating on many issues, hinting at why or why not US voters support a particular issue. A new piece at Miller-McCune sheds some light... Read the full story ...
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The tragic shooting of Gabrielle Giffords has resulted in vehement calls to "tone down" the intense political rhetoric that has gripped the nation as of late. These calls come from left and right-wing pundits and politicians alike, and they're aimed at dialing down all of the gun metaphors and violent terminology that's commonplace on talk shows and on Facebook pages. ...
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At the moment, I can't think of a profession I'm less envious of than that of the American climate scientist. Consider: The climate science community's years of meticulous study, research, data collection and modeling -- not to mention its cautious, much-deliberated-over policy guidelines -- are met with what? Certainly not our thanks. Nope, instead, climate scientists... Read the full story ...
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Image: HertzEV website EV Rental Goes Mainstream Almost a year ago, I wrote about how Hertz, the largest car rental company in the United states, was going to have Nissan LEAF electric cars in its fleet . As I said then, I think it's a great idea to give people a new way to become familiar with electric vehicles ...
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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
