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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The Lower East Side Ecology Center provides NYC with a composting program and their e-waste recycling events held throughout the year ( See original here: EcoBizNYC Sustainable Business Workshops Begin Tonight!
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US Department of Energy recently issued their annual report on energy (fits with the name, right?): Annual Energy Outlook 2009 with Projections to 2030 . As you can see by this excerpted graphic from the Executive Summary of the report (pdf file), insignificant change is anticipated: i.e SUV's continue their prevalence. Note that the graphic is not about fleet ...
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Image credit: Issues in Focus, USDOE, Annual Energy Outlook (pdf file download) This well constructed graphic conveys valuable insights for consumers. It will be especially useful for evaluating the incremental cost of a new PHEV-model vehicle derived from a standard ICE platform. ... Continued here: Graphic Of The Day: Gasoline Savings For Plug-In Hybrids (PHEVs)
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AWEA Into The Wind: Denise Bode Reflects on Wind's International Role by Denis Bode "I just returned from some international wind meetings in Europe with a fresh perspective on how our industry is viewed overseas. Here are some insights I brought back: The Global Wind Energy Council, the Brussels-based organization that serves as a gathering point for the wind ...
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Image via luisme1985 The Clean Tech Group let loose news that investments in clean technology took a bit of a dive this quarter. Well, not a bit of a dive - a big fat swan dive. Investments are down 41% from last quarter, and down 48% from this time last year. ... Read more here: Clean Tech Investments Take a ...
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Image via Downstream on Babel ( website ) Earlier this month, the National Geographic’s visually-stunning and critical article on the Alberta tar sands caused a firestorm of negative publicity for both the Canadian government and the multi-billion dollar industry responsible for what some call the “ most destructive project on Earth .” It got pretty Continued here: Tar Sands Documentary ...
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Image via Downstream on Babel ( website ) Earlier this month, the National Geographic’s visually-stunning and critical article on the Alberta tar sands caused a firestorm of negative publicity for both the Canadian government and the multi-billion dollar industry responsible for what some call the “ most destructive project on Earth .” It got pretty View post: Tar Sands Documentary ...
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Photo via the NY Times What could be the greenest, most important climate and energy bill ever to hit Congress (sorry Lieberman-Warner ) was unveiled yesterday—it's the Clean Energy and Security Act . The ambitious bill seeks to shape a new energy policy for the US, and it proposes a number of revolutionary green advances: a surprisingly aggressive plan ...
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View original here: Spotted: Green Apple Cleaners in Gossip Girl Second Life Sim (Video)
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The sound's a little low, but check out this video from the POET Energy ribbon-cutting ceremony for some background on the EPA and promotion of landfill gas use. I've always found it ironic that facilities which make biofuels (and, to be fair, other renewable energy products as well) use a whole bunch of non-renewable energy to run them and ...
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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
