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 jontintinjordan The Environment Agency of the United Kingdom slapped Red Bull with a record fine earlier this week. The company made a little slip-up - well, an 8-year-long big slip up - that it's now paying a big chunk of pocket change to correct. ... Read the full story on TreeHugger View original post here: Red Bull Has ...
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Flamingo populations are on the rise in Turkey. Unfortunately, so is the amount of improperly disposed medical waste. Photos by suneko via Flickr (left) and Today's Zaman (right) . This past month was anything but short on developments of interest to environmentalists, with a deal being inked to build the Nabucco natural-gas pipeline , European funders pulling out of ...
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Photo credit: Pangea Organics PRINT is hosting a live Webcast on Aug. 4 with Joshua Onysko , founder and CEO of Pangea Organics , as well as Josh Ivy, the skincare company's lead designer. The design magazine will be recognizing Pangea in its October issue as an outstanding example of sustainable design—the fi... Read the full story on TreeHugger ...
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No backpack or panniers, but somewhere a pearl-handled revolver. Urban cycling, which at TreeHugger we wholeheartedly support, is not without its large and small dangers, and for women , the top two perceived or real ones beyond falling or crashing would seem to be catcalls , and the possibility of being accosted . The first daring woman to circle ...
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Photo credit: Cynthia Rowley Maybe it's a case of Fairy Godmother Syndrome gone amuck, but the task of elevating the humble bicycle from carbon-neutral mode of transport to chic status symbol is all the rage these days, with a slew of two-wheeled offerings trundling from the runway to the bikeway. But when you start tossing around names like Fendi, ...
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Images via Greenpeace Yesterday Greenpeace clambered atop HP global headquarter's roof and scrawled out "Hazardout Products" in giant letters in order to bring attention to their concern that HP is backtracking on its promise to eliminate toxic materials from its computer products. The company issued a response to the action. Click through to see what HP has to say ...
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Photo via Daiko Researchers have a dire forecast for the next six months in the western US: it'll be exceptionally hot , very dry, and 3.66 million acres will be scorched by fires. ... Read the full story on TreeHugger View post: Frightening Forecast for US: Hot, Dry, and 3.66 Million Acres Will Burn Over Next 6 Months
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What beats this?? Remember when we posted last year about HP's ridiculous packaging issue ? The company shipped a few pieces of paper in a lot of boxes. Wasteful, right? Well, it just completely outdid itself. You'll never guess what record for excessive packaging it managed to set...... Read the full story on TreeHugger See the original post: HP Tops ...
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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
