Enough Climate Denial! 24 Hours of Climate Reality Starts Tonight! (WATCH NOW)
published September 15, 2011 and has No Comments
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Read more...The Next Big Oil: Big Smart Grid?
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?
Ever See a Blue Whale Life-Sized on Your Computer? Now You Can
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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Hurricane Irene Heading to East Coast & New York (LIVE Blog)
published August 28, 2011 and has No Comments
Hurricane Irene photo via redeye_ji on Flickr It's been a busy week in media with the Virginia earthquake shaking the East Coast and the subsequent media freakout , the Tar Sands Action protests ... Read the full story on TreeHugger Read the rest here: Hurricane Irene Heading to East Coast & New York (LIVE Blog)
Read more...Trent Lott Calls for a Higher Gas Tax (Video)
published August 5, 2011 and has No Comments
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Read more...Kite-Powered Electric Car Crosses Australia Using Only $15 Worth of Electricity
published February 25, 2011 and has No Comments
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
Read more...Heinz to Adopt Coca Cola’s "PlantBottle"
published February 23, 2011 and has No Comments
Image: Business Wire Coke's patented PlantBottle , made from up to 30 percent plant-based material, will now be used for Heinz ketchup. Heinz says it will convert all of its 20-ounce bottles in the U.S. this summer. ... Read the full story on TreeHugger Excerpt from: Heinz to Adopt Coca Cola's "PlantBottle"
Read more...Why Bacon Evokes a Carnivorous Moment for Vegetarians
published February 5, 2011 and has No Comments
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 ...
Read more...George Bernard Shaw’s Early Passivhaus
published February 4, 2011 and has No Comments
TreeHugger has shown George Bernard Shaw' s wonderful rotating writing hut before, and a number of rotating houses that follow the sun. But Greg Denisiuk of An Honest Architecture (via shedworking ) makes a very interesting point; perhaps designers interested in The rest is here: George Bernard Shaw's Early Passivhaus
Read more...Killer Paper Introduces Another Application for Silver Nanoparticles
published January 23, 2011 and has No Comments
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
Read more...Should Coal Ash Be Getting LEED Credits?
published January 14, 2011 and has No Comments
Image: wnca.org Coal ash never ceases to amaze: despite being radioactive and loaded with mercury , not only does the EPA claim it reduces greenhouse gas emissions, its use in construction is also a source of See the rest here: Should Coal Ash Be Getting LEED Credits?
Read more...Planet 100: 5 Basic Green Resolutions for a New Year (Video)
published January 6, 2011 and has No Comments
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Study: Humpback Whales Living in Same Ocean Basin Singing Different Tunes 2012-02-10
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 ...
More in this category ...Lasers Used to Generate Remarkably Detailed 3D Map of the Amazon 2012-02-09
"The technology that we have here gives us a first-ever look at the Amazon in its full three-dimensional detail, over very large regions," says the study's lead researcher. Here is the original post: Lasers Used to Generate Remarkably Detailed 3D ...
