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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Image credit: Planeat From my musings on what a vegan world would actually look like , to PETA's infographic on what happens when everyone eats vegan , we've seen plenty of speculation about what our future would look like if we abandoned, or severely curtailed, our use of meat, dairy and other animal products. But there's no need to ...
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Image credit: Soil Association From Sacramento High School students creating their own CSA to an after-school program based on an urban farm , we've seen plenty of ways that the local food movement is integrating with educational opportunities for school-aged children. But this might be the first time we've seen a full farmers market in a school. organized by ...
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Image Courtesy of Beckmann N'Thépé The Leningrad, or St Petersburg Zoo, founded in 1865, is the oldest in Russia, and its age is indicative of its condition. Built in a time when zoos were designed to put animals on display rather than as centers of research and learning where the animals are well treated, this zoo suffers from a ...
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Image credit: CHOW I'll admit it, I'm on a bit of a CHOW kick of late. From their video introduction to beekeeping to footage of the coolest seed bank ever , these guys manage to capture people's passion with a sense of both respect and charm. This latest video is no exception, as we explore how tofu is made, ...
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Image credit: Peak Moment TV The Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) model has widened its scope of late. From a community supported kitchen , through a grain-growing, sail-powered CSA , to community supported bee... Read the full story on TreeHugger Original post: How to Start a Community Supported Bakery (Video)
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Photo Credit: MikeScottNZ via Flickr Creative Commons . By now, most of us have read the miscellaneous (numerous) statements from companies like Whole Foods , Organic Valley, Stonyfield , and the Non-GMO Proje... Read the full story on TreeHugger Continued here: Did the "Organic Elite" Sell Out to Monsanto?
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Photos by Jaymi Heimbuch This recipe was created exclusively for Frog's Leap 2009 Sauvignon Blanc . The wine greets you quickly with kaffir lime and freshly cut grass but its balanced acid and low alcohol make it very accessible. It is crisp with strong minerals and a very long finish which makes the wine feel bright and refreshing. It's ...
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Photos by Jaymi Heimbuch Mike Benziger and his wife Mary first discovered what was originally the Glen Ellen estate at Sonoma Mountain back in 1980. Immediately, Mike had a premonition that this is where he and his family belonged. He notes feeling that "our family was going to be successful and happy here." While the original property was already ...
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Photo by feserc via Flickr Creative Commons As groundwater supplies dwindle, it's only natural to start digging deeper, hoping to access more water the farther down we go. However, that could lead to some serious problems, as a new study of wells in Vietnam has shown. In tests of 512 private wells that reach from 33 to 164 feed, ...
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Top Gear's Tesla review isn't the only piece of BBC reporting that has annoyed green transport enthusiasts. Business Green reports that electric car advocates in the UK are up in arms over a BBC's experiment on the viability of electric cars . Rather than testing the vehicles in the conditions and purposes they were designed for (short- to medium-distance ...
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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
