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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Waste Ventures is working to create a sustainable economy for trash collectors in India. The Beat Waste Startup Challenge , sponsored by the Adventure Ecology and Sculpt the Future... Read the full story on TreeHugger See the original post: The Beat Waste Startup Challenge Honors Innovative Small Businesses
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Banksy Directs The Simpson's Intro - Image via: Screen capture of YouTube video Banksy, the mysterious and world-renowned street artist, directed the intro segment of The Simpsons , illustrating a dark statement on consumer culture. Video after the jump.... Read the full story on TreeHugger Read the original post: Banksy's Simpsons Intro Shows Dark Side of Pop Culture
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View original here: Today on Planet 100: US Military Confronts Oil Addiction (Video)
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Photo: Kelly Rossiter Sometimes you have the happy occurance when you come across a recipe that sounds absolutely delicious, and you have all of the ingredients on hand without having to slip out to the grocery store. I had a squash sitting on my kitchen counter and a sage plant running riot in my garden and I just had ...
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Image: ACS, Barrett et al. And That's Just Cruise Emissions Researchers from MIT and the University of Cambridge in the UK have released a study that attributes about 8,000 premature deaths to emissions from airplanes at cruise altitudes. Landing and takeoff also produce a significant quantity of pollutants, but they are already regulated, while cruising at altitudes of over ...
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Public Architecture "puts the resources of architecture in the service of the public interest." Known to longtime TreeHugger readers for ScrapHouse, they have issued a book, looking at fifteen projects that demonstrate reuse of materials. ... Read the full story on TreeHugger Read the original: Free Book: Design For Reuse Primer Shows How To Do More With Less
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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
