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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Dave Roberts writes over at Grist : "We are not going to solve climate change. That's not pessimism -- it's just not the kind of thing that can be "solved." It's already underway." So, he suggests we figure out how to 'manage it' -- via a combination of mitigation, adaptation, and suffering. And then he puts together a pretty ...
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Graph via Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature This week, a climate hearing was held in the US House of Reps. Six 'experts' on climate were brought in, but only three were scientists. And it turns out that one of the GOP's star witnesses -- a scientist who's been vocal in his skepticism of global temperature records, the physicist Richard Muller, ...
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Photo credit: Sharon Smith This guest post was written by Sharon Smith, author of The Young Activist's Guide to Building a Green Movement . Operating through political channels isn't a panacea for solving all of our environmental challenges, but it's certainly a critical part of the package. If you are frustrated with how your political system has failed to ...
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Image: NASA On March 7th, the Arctic sea ice most likely reached its maximum extent for the year -- signaling the beginning of the melt season -- and that maximum tied for the lowest ever seen on the satellite record. The maximum extent was 5.65 million square miles, which may sound like a lot, until you consider that's 463,000 ...
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Image: Center for Green Schools Interview with Rachel Gutter, Director of the Center for Green Schools At last week's Climate, Mind, and Body conference at the Garrison Institute , speaker after speaker offered up food for thought on how best to engage the climate problem. Along with speakers such as See the rest here: This Woman is Leading the Charge ...
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Newport Beach is one of the reddest cities in California, and its political representatives have been known for espousing disbelief in climate change. But that hasn't stopped climate change from causing rising sea levels to threaten the city. The LA Times reports : Cities along California's coastline that for years have dismissed reports of climate change or l... Read ...
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photo: Land Rover Our Planet / Creative Commons We've been long documenting China's rapid rise to the top tiers of wind power , both in manufacturing and installed capacity. Worldwatch's Revol... Read the full story on TreeHugger Continued here: One Quarter of China's Wind Power Still Not Connected to Electricity Grid
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Photo Credit: Neil Chambers Have you been looking for a one-stop shop for well-designed enviro-friendly baby toys and supplies as well as classes for more natural methods of pregnancy, birth preparation and parenting? If so, Caribou Baby, a new store in Greenpoint , Brooklyn specializing in simple, green, healthy baby care, just might fit the bill. The store held ...
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The first day of the Climate, Mind & Behavior conference at the Garrison Institute saw a parade of economists, scientists, and thinkers try to pinpoint what exactly might motivate us fickle, easily distracted humanfolk to address broad, distant-seeming threats like climate change. The event gathers 90 or so of the nation's big environmental minds -- climate scientists, authors, biologists, ...
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Original photo via Walking Planet Sure, it may be a little hot and crowded around here, but our planetary home is still easily the nicest on the block -- with a hefty a price-tag to boot. In fact, according to one astrophysicist who came up with a calculation for valuing planets, Earth is worth a bank-breaking $5 quadrillion dollars, ...
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This hand operated gramophone is as simple as it gets. Original post: Minimalist Gramophone Makes Playing Music Super Simple
Contrary to previously held notions of how whale songs are shared between neighboring populations, a surprising study finds that whales living the same ocean basin are singing different songs. Read the original post: Study: Humpback Whales Living in Same Ocean ...
