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 by Richard Monckton via Flickr Creative Commons The silk worms above are hard at work doing their thing. After they form cocoons, the cocoons will be collected and processed into silk threads, yarn and so on. However, part of that process includes dying the silk -- something that is water intensive and often involves chemicals that aren't so ...
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How does a car maker choose between an all-electric car, a hybrid electric car, or a diesel engine car? Volvo has decided...all three! We also have news on NASA's Glory Satellite, which will measure the health of our atmosphere; the rise of deforestation in the Amazon rainforest; gorgeous, yet unusual, green garments at New York Fashion week; and more ...
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Awhile back, Greenpeace launched a campaign against Facebook telling the company to "unfriend" coal as a power source for its data center slated to go up in Oregon. The activist group wants Facebook to publicly commit to 100% renewable energy for the thousands of servers that will keep hundreds of millions of people connected and playing Farmville. And now, ...
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Study NY by Tara St. James, New York Fashion Week Fall 2011. Photo: Emma Grady Next up in our on-site coverage of the best of green couture at New York Fashion Week is 2011 Ecco Domani Fashion Foundation winner Study NY by Tara St. James , who schools us in zero-waste pa... Read the full story on TreeHugger Read ...
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Photo: Chloe Crespi The Christie's Bid to Save the Earth second annual auction--don't miss our video interviews from last year's red carpet --to benefit environmental non-profits has an eco-fashion spin this year, Vogue reports, with new program, See more here: Top Luxury Designers Join "Runway to Green" Fashion Show
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Photo: iStockphoto It is now 2011 which means Fashion Week in New York is just around the corner. Making news abroad, Norway has banned fur from the biannual Oslo Fashion Week , Ecouterre reports (via Huffington Post ) making them... Read the full story on TreeHugger See more here: Norway Becomes First Country to Ban Fur from Fashion Week
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Milliners Guild, Spring 2011 Hat Collection at The GreenShows, New York Fashion Week. Credit: Elisa Hyman From Alice in Wonderland's Mad Hatter to Lady Gaga , Milliners Guild is sure to set hat lovers' hearts a flutter. Their Spring 2011 Hat Collection, which premiered at See the original post: New York Green Fashion Week: 18 Wacky Spectacular Handmade Hats by ...
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Borders and Frontiers SS11 - Images via Centre For Sustainable Fashion The brand new talent on show at this season's Estethica show weren't shy in coming forward. Bold, eye catching digital artworks, printed on gorgeous sustainable fabrics, seemed to be the thing, announcing the new arrivals with grand visual fanfare. But the new kids on the fashion block weren't ...
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Images by Paul Perksy via Ecover Ada Zanditon , winner of this year's Ethical Fashion Forum innovation award and ethical fashion's fastest rising star, wowed the fashionistas at London Fashion Week yesterday with the presentation of her Pyramora collection for Spring Summer 2011. Held at the On... Read the full story on TreeHugger View post: London Fashion Week SS11 - ...
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The designs of Auralís Herrero wowed the crowds at last week's GreenShows. Green is the new black. And if you don't believe us, check this: eBay listings with the term "organic" have nearly doubled since this time last year, while sales for items with the term have risen 30 percent. Among the forces propelling green fashion along: the GreenShows, ...
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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
