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 cytech Intel has given a lot of lip service to reducing the carbon footprint of the IT industry. Thankfully, the company is walking the walk as well - and taking big strides. The progress includes cutting its overall carbon footprint by 24% in 2009, and trimming its energy use by 9% during the same year - equating ...
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Image from the Guardian It could be a new addition to the Wretched Excess department. Conde Naste Traveller has already awarded it one of their 2010 Innovation & Design Awards for Sustainable Design. It's a green super yacht called Soliloquy, which uses a combination of solar, wind and hybrid marine pow... Read the full story on TreeHugger Go here ...
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all images and videos by Lloyd Alter We know that almost half of our energy is consumed by buildings, and there are a lot of concerns about what to do with our older housing stock. In Kitchener Ontario, a non-profit called REEP (Residential Energy Efficiency Project) is doing an interesting experiment: They are taking two almost identical century homes ...
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all images and videos by Lloyd Alter We know that almost half of our energy is consumed by buildings, and there are a lot of concerns about what to do with our older housing stock. In Kitchener Ontario, a non-profit called REEP (Residential Energy Efficiency Project) is doing an interesting experiment: They are taking two almost identical century homes ...
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Photo via WAC Lighting The 2010 LightFair International is rich with innovative lighting, but one item of particular interest is this OLED Chandelier for luxury homes, a Responsible Lighting product from W.A.C. Lighting. Called SOL, the company says it is "inherently sustainable" though what makes a luxury OLED chandelier inherently sustainable is up for debate. However, the company does ...
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Hugo Chavez's Twitter account can be found @chavezcandanga RT @chavezcandanga Mi dios, it sunk! Hugo Chavez, the president of Venezuela and a recent convert to Twitter, has used the 140-character medium to announce the sinking of a natural gas platform off the coast of Venezuela. Above are his two tweets about it (you can see a rough translation below). ...
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Image credit: Slash Gear So it might not have been on the level of sheer pointlessness represented by the spoon-with-built-in-scale pictured above, but my post on "talking tires" prompted Joe to opine that there are now "too much electronics in cars that just over complicates things when it comes to servicing and extra energy." And Joe might have a ...
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Directed by David Valero for the Spanish eco-short-films festival La Luciernaga fundida , this video shows how a grandmother and grandson desalinate seawater at home. The short film is called 'Mi abuela María' (My grandma Maria), and shows a technique that's used at high sea and in developing countries to obtain clean water from the ocean.... Read the full ...
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Off-peak dishwashing. Photo by Kevin Dooley Want to do a load of "green" laundry at 3 a.m. to ease pressure on the power grid and save money? If you live in Canada that could happen sooner than you think. Canadian broadcasters, CBC Radio and Quebec's Radio-Canada, are partnering with E-Radio Inc ., a wireless network, on developing technology that ...
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Photo via PG&E The small town of Fairfax, just north of San Francisco, California, is hoping to stop or at least put a pause on Pacific Gas & Electric's smart meter installation project planned for July. The town council is raising concerns over the possible health risks presented by smart meters, saying that they could be worse than having ...
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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
