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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This first photo shows the power lines coming from the power house. You can see the newly cut branches from the Madreado trees have been planted as power poles. Photo via Brian Thomas (Bradley University) With the cost of cement electric power poles and the problem of termites infesting wooden poles, the villages of Honduras had but one obvious ...
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photo: Kevin Dooley (Creative Commons) A couple months ago TreeHugger brought you the results of a Michigan State University study which said that offshore wind farms in the Great Lakes could generate 10 times more power than the state currently generates from fossil fuels. Now, at the recently-concluded Michigan Wind Energy Conference the idea is again being touted:... Originally ...
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Saul Griffith led off Greener Gadgets 2009 with one of the best 40 minute explanation of why (to use his words) we're all a bunch of "planet fuckers" and what we can do to change that in terms of our energy u... Original post: Greener Gadgets 2009: Saul Griffith on Climate Change and the Amount of Renewable Energy Needed to ...
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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
