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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Photos via Tech On In the line-up of gadgets being engineered to run on fuel cells comes speakers by Sony. The company is showing off a retro-style speaker that utilize direct methanol fuel cells at the International Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Expo last week.... See original here: Sony Displays Fuel Cell-Powered Speaker Prototypes
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photos by Stefano Buonamici for The New York Times TreeHugger Petz dominates the home section of the New York Times with a profile of her amazing green renovation of a flat in an 18th century building in Barcelona. When she started it had no heating or plumbing; when she finished she had built " an object lesson in how ...
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image from Cadbury Cadbury's Dairy Milk Chocolate Bar is going Fairtrade. In a massive coup for the Fairtrade movement, Cadbury's will certify 300 million of its Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate bars as well as its packaged cocoa, at a cost of £1.5m ($2.1m), by the end of summer. What a wonderful way to celebrate Fairtrade Fortnight . And what ...
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Protestors stage a "die-in" in front of HDI's booth, Toronto (Photo: Students for a Free Tibet ) It’s Losar , the Tibetan New Year, today - but no one is celebrating. This month marks the 50-year anniversary of flight of Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama into exile. Fearing a repeat of the 2008 riots - the worst in 20 ...
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The Money Will be Invested in an Unnamed Battery Company Fisker Automotive, makers of the Karma plug-in hybrid , have just raised $3 million to purchase a stake in a soon-to-be-named battery company. The plan, according to Fisker spokesperson Russell Datz is to "secure exclusive supply of battery technology." Obviously Fisker wants more control over its supply chain...... Read ...
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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
