Image via GOOD How much does the US subsidize the various players in the energy sector? If you’re a regular Treehugger reader, you’re probably aware that the federal government doles out hefty sums to the oil industry , and that it lends also lends a hand to the nascent renewable sector as well. And of course, there’s ethanol … But who gets what? With another
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Photo via YouTube video The ever-helpful Seafood Watch app from Monterey Bay Aquarium has gotten an update. Now, not only can you get input on the most sustainable seafood options from a renowned aquarium, but you can also get crowdsourced tips on the best places to eat said fishy goodness. The app now has Project FishMap, which allows you to tag restaurants where you’ve found sustainable seafood, and links you up to Facebook, Twitter and other social networks to… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Despite the modest successes (and obvious failures) of the latest climate summit in Cancun, the AP reports that there was one major force obstructing international progress that went unnamed throughout the talks. There was a massive “elephant in the room”, according to the AP , that “nobody wanted to talk about.” Any guesses as to which elephant the AP was referring to? I’ll give you a hint — it’s big, powerful, ideologically unified, and it gene… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: Steve Snodgrass , Flickr, CC Environmental groups have filed a lawsuit against Exxon Mobil for allowing the largest oil refining plant in the nation to emit over 8 million pounds of illegal air pollution for over five years now. The Sierra Club and Environment Texas claim that the Exxon refinery, which operates on the Gulf coast, has violated federal air pollution laws “thousands of times”. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Exxon Sued for Illegally Emitting 8 Million Pounds of Pollution
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Image credit: Permaculture Media While regenerative coppice forestry may be struggling to take off in the US , in the UK Ben Law’s stunning woodland house has shown many people around the world that there are a myriad of ways to work with our woodlands to create building materials, fuel and food from what surrounds us. Roundwood timber framing is one such technique tha… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: Steve Snodgrass , Flickr, CC Environmental groups have filed a lawsuit against Exxon Mobil for allowing the largest oil refining plant in the nation to emit over 8 million pounds of illegal air pollution for over five years now. The Sierra Club and Environment Texas claim that the Exxon refinery, which operates on the Gulf coast, has violated federal air pollution laws “thousands of times”. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: Marion Doss , Flickr, CC The fact that we currently need 60 votes in the Senate to pass any kind of legislation at all is just plain crazy. For the vast majority of US history, this was simply not the case — a simple majority was enough to pass a bill. Yes, the filibuster — which allows a dissenting senator to hold up a vote on any bill by taking the floor and talking continuously, until overruled by a vote of 60 senators — has long existed. But it was designed as a failsafe, not a rule to be routinely used, as it is now. Now, the filibuster is inv… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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First Filibuster Reform, then Climate Action
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While it is generally clear, even to the relatively uninformed, that government and corporations have become one and the same, the extent to which this is the case is still largely unknown amongst the general public. Likewise, the extent to which this merger is affecting public health is also not widely known. In recent years (aside from their other horrific projects) government agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), think tanks, and corporations have all banded together to combine two of the biggest scourges on the environment and human health — genetic modification and vaccines — into one entity. While “scientists” have been genetically modifying insects for years, only in the last few have they begun to openly discuss releasing them into the environment. As always, the fact that public discussion has just now begun to take place on the issue means that the project has already been initiated. This much has been borne out by the facts in that the release of the insects has already been announced. Under the guise of eradicating Dengue fever, GM mosquitoes were released into the environment in the Cayman Islands in 2009. Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne, virus-based disease that has largely been non-existent in North America for several decades. Dengue fever can morph into a much more dangerous form of the illness known as Dengue Hemorrhagic fever. Symptoms of Dengue fever are high fever, headache, pain behind the eyes, easy bruising, joint, muscle, bone pain, rash, and bleeding from the gums. There is no known cure or treatment for Dengue fever besides adequate rest and drinking plenty of water. Generally speaking, it is one specific type of mosquito, Aedes aegypti, which transmits the virus. The publicly given method for using these GM mosquitoes in the eradication of Dengue fever was that the genetically modified mosquitoes were “engineered with an extra gene, or inserted bacterium, or have had a gene altered so that either their offspring are sterile and unable to spread dengue, or simply die.” More specifically, the male GM mosquitoes are supposed to mate with natural females which produce larvae that die unless tetracycline, an antibiotic, is present. Without the antibiotic, an enzyme accumulates to a level that is toxic enough to kill the larvae. It is important to note that these GM mosquitoes, known as OX513A, necessarily have to be of the Aedis aegypti type in order to achieve the goals publicly stated by the developers. Therefore, the millions of male mosquitoes that were released into the open-air environment in 2009, and again in 2010, were all of the dengue fever carrying type. The OX513A mosquitoes were developed by a British biotechnology company named Oxitec and their subsequent release was overseen by the Mosquito Research and Control Unit (MRCU) in the Cayman Islands, a British overseas territory. Although Oxitec Limited was the developer who engaged in most of the groundwork for the GM insects, the project was not theirs alone. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the World Health Organization, The PEW Charitable Trusts, and government agencies in the United States, England, Malaysia, and others were all involved in the development and promotion of the GM mosquitoes. http://www.activistpost.com/2010/12/viruses-and-gm-insect-flying-vaccine.html added by: Dagum
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Honoring the best in television and movies, the Golden Globe Awards will be hosted by Ricky Gervais and will air on February 27. The list of just-announced TV nominees includes: Best Drama Series Mad Men The Good Wife Boardwalk Empire The Walking Dead Dexter Best Comedy Series Glee 30 Rock The Big Bang Theory Modern Family The Big C Best Actor, Comedy Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock Steve Carell, The Office Thomas Jane, Hung Matthew Morrison, Glee Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory Best Actress, Comedy Toni Collette, United States of Tara Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie Tina Fey, 30 Rock Laura Linney, The Big C Lea Michele, Glee Best Supporting Actor Scott Caan, Hawaii Five-0 Chris Noth, The Good Wife David Strathairn, Temple Grandin Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family Chris Colfer, Glee Best Supporting Actress Jane Lynch, Glee Julia Stiles, Dexter Kelly Macdonald, Boardwalk Empire Hope Davis, The Special Relationship Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
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Golden Globe Awards Nominations: The Best in TV
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Early nominees for 2010 include ‘The Social Network,’ ‘Glee.’ By Eric Ditzian The cast of “Glee” Photo: FOX Katie Holmes, Blair Underwood and Josh Duhamel announced the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s nominations for the 68th annual Golden Globes on Tuesday morning (December 14), recognizing critical darlings like “The Social Network” and “The King’s Speech,” as well as perennial TV honorees such as “30 Rock” and “Mad Men.” The Golden Globe Awards will air on Sunday, January 16, at 8 p.m. ET on NBC. Here are the nominees: Best Motion Picture – Drama “Black Swan” “The Fighter” “Inception” “The King’s Speech” “The Social Network” Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama Halle Berry, “Frankie and Alice” Nicole Kidman, “Rabbit Hole” Jennifer Lawrence, “Winter’s Bone Natalie Portman, “Black Swan” Michelle Williams, “Blue Valentine” Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama Jesse Eisenberg, “The Social Network” Colin Firth, “The King’s Speech” James Franco, “127 Hours” Ryan Gosling, “Blue Valentine” Mark Wahlberg, “The Fighter” Best Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical “Alice in Wonderland” “Burlesque” “The Kids Are All Right” “Red” “The Tourist” Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical Annette Bening, “The Kids Are All Right” Anne Hathaway, “Love and Other Drugs” Angelina Jolie, “The Tourist” Julianne Moore, “The Kids Are All Right” Emma Stone, “Easy A” Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical Johnny Depp, “Alice in Wonderland” Johnny Depp, “The Tourist” Paul Giamatti, “Barney’s Version” Jake Gyllenhaa, “Love And Other Drugs” Kevin Spacey, “Casino Jack” Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Amy Adams, “The Fighter” Helena Bonham Carter, “The King’s Speech” Mila Kunis, “Black Swan” Melissa Leo, “The Fighter” Jacki Weaver, “Animal Kingdom” Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Christian Bale, “The Fighter” Michael Douglas, “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps” Andrew Garfield, “The Social Network” Jeremy Renner, “The Town” Geoffrey Rush, “The King’s Speech” Best Director – Motion Picture Darren Aronofsky, “Black Swan” David Fincher, “The Social Network” Tom Hooper, “The King’s Speech” Christopher Nolan, “Inception” David O. Russell, “The Fighter” Best Television Series – Drama “Boardwalk Empire” “Dexter” “The Good Wife” “Mad Men” “The Walking Dead” Best Performance By An Actress In A Television Series – Drama Julianna Margulies, “The Good Wife” Elisabeth Moss, “Mad Men” Piper Perabo, “Covert Affairs” Katey Sagal, “Sons Of Anarchy” Kyra Sedgwick, “The Closer” Best Performance By An Actor In A Television Series – Drama Steve Buscemi, “Boardwalk Empire” Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad” Michael C. Hall, “Dexter” Jon Hamm, “Mad Men” Hugh Laurie, “House” Best Television Series – Comedy Or Musical “30 Rock” “The Big Bang Theory ” “The Big C” “Glee” “Modern Family” “Nurse Jackie” Best Performance By An Actress In A Television Series -Comedy Or Musical Toni Collette, “United States Of Tara” Edie Falco, “Nurse Jackie” Tina Fey, “30 Rock” Laura Linney, “The Big C” Lea Michele, “Glee” Best Performance By An Actor In A Television Series – Comedy Or Musical Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock” Steve Carell, “The Office” Thomas Jane, “Hung” Matthew Morrison, “Glee” Jim Parsons, “The Big Bang Theory” Best Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television “Carlos” “The Pacific” “Pillars Of The Earth” “Temple Grandin” “You Don’t Know Jack” Best Performance By An Actress In A Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television Hayley Atwell, “Pillars Of The Earth” Claire Danes, “Temple Grandin” Judi Dench, “Return To Cranford” Romola Garai, “Emma” Jennifer Love Hewitt, “The Client List” Best Performance By An Actor In A Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television Idris Elba, “Luther” Ian Mcshane, “Pillars Of The Earth” Al Pacino, “You Don’t Know Jack” Dennis Quaid, “The Special Relationship” Edgar Ramirez, “Carlos” Best Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role In A Series, Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television Hope Davis, “The Special Relationship” Jane Lynch, “Glee” Kelly Macdonald, “Boardwalk Empire” Julia Stiles, “Dexter” Sofia Vergara, “Modern Family” Best Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Role In A Series, Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television Scott Caan, “Hawaii Five-O” Chris Colfer, “Glee” Chris Noth, “The Good Wife” Eric Stonestreet, “Modern Family” David Strathairn, “Temple Grandin” Best Screenplay Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy, “127 Hours” Lisa Cholodenko, Stuart Blumberg, “The Kids Are All Right” Christopher Nolan, “Inception” David Seidler, “The King’s Speech” Aaron Sorkin, “The Social Network” Best Original Song “Bound to You,” “Burlesque” “Coming Home,” “Country Strong” “I See The Light,” “Tangled” “There’s a Place for Us,” “Tangled” “You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me,” “Burlesque” Best Original Score “The King’s Speech” “127 Hours” “Social Network” “Inception” Best Foreign Language Film “Biutiful,” Spain “The Concert,” France “The Edge,” France “I Am Love,” Italy “In a Better World,” Denmark Best Animated Feature “Despicable Me” “How to Train Your Dragon” “The Illusionist” “Tangled” “Toy Story 3” For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com . 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