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 via Wind Explorer The Wind Explorer --a kite-assisted lightweight electric car--drove 3,107 miles across Australia in 18 days using only $15 worth of electricity. As if that was... Read the full story on TreeHugger Excerpt from: Kite-Powered Electric Car Crosses Australia Using Only $15 Worth of Electricity
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Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons Invasive cane toads in Australia have proven impervious to beer-bribed hunters , native species, and even the continent's oppressive heat but the solution, according to new research, may be as simple as a string of low fences. Unlike Australia's indigenous amphibians, which ... Read the full story on TreeHugger The rest is here: Simple Fences Could ...
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Photo: Burrard-Lucas.com Penguins lining up for a shower? Bring on the cute overload. We also have a set of rare baby mountain gorilla twins, the shocking story of 82 whales stranded, happy pigs freed from a factory farm, the ironic death of a gambler at a cockfight, and more. View post: The Week in Animal News: Penguins Showering, 82 Whales ...
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Photo: shawnzam To start, this isn't the first time I've heard this. I'm mostly a vegetarian , minus a piece of fish once in a while, but my friend is an austere vegetarian who admits that even she can't resist stealing a piece of bacon once in a while. Last week Here is the original: Why Bacon Evokes a Carnivorous ...
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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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A new green blog has come to town: Eco-Snobbery Sucks , which founder Jeffrey Davis started because, he said, "I was tired of seeing eco-snobbery turn both individual people and businesses away from living greener."... Read the full story on TreeHugger Read the original post: Announcing a New Blog: Eco-Snobbery Sucks
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Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/young-in-panama/119624720/"> Young in Panama The ACS' science journal Langmuir has published a paper describing a breakthrough in sonochemical coating of paper by microbiocidal silver nanoparticles . We picked up on the dramatic moniker "killer paper" over at The rest is here: Killer Paper Introduces Another Application for Silver Nanoparticles
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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: Wikimedia Commons After his most recent trip to the Sudan in an effort to draw attention to the war-torn nation, George Clooney came home with an unpleasant souvenir: malaria .... Read the full story on TreeHugger View original here: George Clooney Gets Malaria, the Green Set of "The Good Wife" and More
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You had to know this was coming... A new piece in Scientific American highlights the objections of some scientists over claims that the world's largest geologic carbon sequestration project in Saskatchewan is leaking . First are scientists affiliated with the project, who have issued a statement saying "based on extensive scientific research conducted by the IE... Read the full ...
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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
