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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Peat forest leveled for palm oil in Riau, Indonesia. Photo: Wakx , Flickr, CC It was a trailblazing 'showcase' deal in global climate negotiations: Norway agreed to send $1 billion to Indonesia (most of it coming from Norway) if the nation would put a moratorium on logging its natural forests and peat lands, and replant degraded areas. The deal ...
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Photo via D'Arcy Norman , Flickr We all get our share of e-mail spam. One that keeps showing up in my InBox offers the opportunity of a lifetime: Buy an Arizona landfill. Fill it up. The more waste you bury, the more money you make. For the Un-TreeHugger who has everything? And just in time for the holidays! ... ...
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Photo credit: [Satbir] / Creative Commons Travel, when done responsibly and with purpose, provides an unparalleled opportunity for learning and discovery. Student travelers have the opportunity to become explorers, scientists, and adventurers. But, for most, setting off on such an endeavor is a daunting idea. Indeed, students need a guide that can guarantee a worthwhile experience.... Read the full ...
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Photo: Babirusa , Wikimedia, CC It's rare that an entire international summit is put together for the sake of a single species -- but that's what's taking place this weekend, when representatives from 13 Asian nations will head to St. Petersburg to try to map out the future of the tiger. The event is being hosted by Russian prime ...
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Photo: Topato , Flickr, CC ... And nowhere to put it. What happens to all that radioactive waste created by nuclear power plants? Not much. In 1982, Congress mandated the construction of a national nuclear waste repository. It's been nearly 30 years since then, of course, and there's no such repository. Planned for Yucca Mountain, Nevada, it was scuttled ...
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photo: Jim Whitehead / Creative Commons While there have been some pretty dire reports about the extinction of plants and animals due to global warming , there has also been some interesting and encouraging research about how species may be able survive in certain places. This is one of those. Research coming out of the University of Basel , ...
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photo: Dmitry Krendelev / Creative Commons If that headline seems familiar, it's because it is: A new study, the most comprehensive of its kind, published in Science confirms that 20% of the world's vertebrate species are threatened with extinction. Which is undoubtedly bad news. However the research revealed some good news: Without the work already done on conservation, the ...
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Photo credit: poplinre / Creative Commons Placing invasive species on the menu to curb their expansion has been attempted with everything from squirrels to kangaroo to camel , and now conservationists are asking diners to turn their attention—an... Read the full story on TreeHugger Read more: Eat a Lionfish to Protect Caribbean Reefs
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Photos: Natalie Purschwitz, Makeshift Project There's no shortage of people taking up year-long DIY eco-fashion challenges out there ( 365 days of the same little black dress ? Check. 365 days of upcycled dresses under a buck? Check). But with Vancouver designer Natalie Purschwitz's Makeshift Project , the DIY-365 ante was upped: f... Read the full story on TreeHugger ...
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Photo: Azeem Hill and Simon Hauger at Poptech 2010. Via Kris Krug , Creative Commons You may recognize Azeem Hill. If you do, it's because this 16 year-old kid helped build the world's only high school-made super hybrid sports car. As a participant in an after-school workshop in Philadelphia run by Simon Hauger, he and his teammates dreamed up ...
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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
