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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Making Energy Efficient Servers Easier to Find The new Energy Star rating for enterprise servers - which was originally supposed to be launched on January 1st, 2009 - is coming on May 1st. Historically, computer servers have been optimized mostly for performance, but in the past few years, power consumption and heat dissipation have become extremely important and this ...
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Images from Studiomobile via Designboom A good rendering is a thing of beauty, and when it is of an amazing vertical farm, so much the better. Italian architects Studiomobile has developed a Seawater vertical farm to be built in Dubai. "The seawater vertical farm uses seawater to cool and humidify greenhouses and to convert sufficient humidity back in to ...
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images: Bellona Undoubtedly you've heard all the talk about clean coal technologies. Leaving aside the absurdity of calling coal clean under any circumstance, the prime technology being referred to in that statement is capturing and storing the carbon emissions from that coal. But CCS could also be deployed at a natural gas or oil-fired power plant to capture emissions. ...
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photo: Giorgio Cassisi via flickr Even before Stephen Chu took over the controls, the Department of Energy was a supporter of more research into Enhanced Geothermal Systems , most recently in the form of $43 million in grants. That support continues in the form of two Funding Opportunity Announcements totaling $84 million. Here's how that ... Read more here: $84 ...
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Today we came across these funky house slippers called UNCUT, made from 100% natural felt and designed by Ernest Perera .... Continued here: UNCUT felt slippers by Amor de Madre
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Powershift 09 Rally on Lawn of the Capitol photo from Fritz Meyr's flickr page Powershift 2009 was an energetic and informative conference that culminated with a march of 3,000 plus young (and young at heart) people demanding clean energy and green jobs. The inclement weather only made the march more inspiring. Other Powershift 2009 highlights included: Protestors visiting their ...
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One hopes that Google will remember their motto, "don't be evil" as they take over the world, that their energy will be green, their travel and transport eco-friendly, their landscapes natural. Italian conceptual artist Filippo Minelli imagines what their world might look like. ... See more here: The Googleverse According to Filippo Minelli
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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
