Eco Etiquette: How To Stop People From Buying You Useless 'Green' Tchotchkes
My aunt, who has a heart of gold, has recently become impassioned about environmental issues. Seems great, right? Well unfortunately she thinks being ...
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Behind the Scenes at Project Green Search Model Competition
Project Green Search, the first-ever green model competition, has a winner! Rachel Avalon hails from Los Angeles, and beat out over 130 other contenders for her new title as Green It Girl.
Want to Fight Climate Change? Hire Somebody
Double-digit unemployment crosses an undeniable perceptual threshold in the public's mind. When we hit it, the political rhetoric around the climate bill shifted, and the jobs connection was finally made explicit.
The Good News Is: Fall Came Instead of Warming
The Good News: The good news is that the cold waters from the north came in today along with the ducks that have been playing in the arctic all summe...
Eco Etiquette: How To Eat Local This Winter
For those of us in the Midwest, summer is so much easier when it comes to eating local -- lots of farmers markets stocked with goodies from local grow...
What is Work? Buddhist Discernment on the Job - Part of the Green Books Campaign
Note to readers: A few weeks ago, I got an email inviting me to part of a Green Books Campaign sponsored by Eco-Libris, a for-profit enterprise that p...
Scary Stuff: Children's Halloween Face Paints May Contain Lead
A new Campaign for Safe Cosmetics report reveals that some children's face paints contain heavy metals such as lead, nickel and cobalt that can cause lifelong skin sensitization and contact dermatitis.
7 Solar Innovators From Israel to Get America off Oil
World rankings show that Israel is no small player in solar energy innovation and clean technology. A recent survey chose seven Israeli-based or -developed companies among a global listing of 100.
Green Clean Where the Sun Don't Shine: Use a Bidet
I realized that by wisely moderating water use, trees can be saved with better cleaning achieved. You'll be saving paper and greening the planet in a basic way. Go for it!
Gas Drilling in New York Comes to a Head
Cooperstown, NY: Gas drilling and the forces behind it are massed to exploit the rich deposits of upstate New York, in the process trampling on the basic idea of government.
Why U.S. Buildings Are Leaking a Mixture of Money and Carbon (& What Congress Can Do About It)
Congress is on the right track in setting higher standards for buildings' energy performance. With the right policy mechanisms, we can have far fewer leaks, and a lot more money in our pockets.
Life Cycles of Consumable Goods: Lower-Impact Shades of Green
Understanding the "life-cycle" of any consumable good offers a fairly accurate sense of how "green" it really is -- basically, where things come from and what happens to them when we are done with them.
A Good Mayor
The earth is the government. Nine million of us are the government. We are a good mayor.
Eco Etiquette: Stop Wasting Food! How To Plan A Special Diet Dinner Party
My fiancé and I love to entertain, but I'm so fed up of trying to deal with everyone's dietary/environmental restrictions! I've tried asking people a...
What Happens in Vegas Stays in Vegas (And Goes Green?)
Blazing neon lights 24/7, world's most grandiose fountains and lots of air-conditioning doesn't sound very green, but Las Vegas has been an unlikely pioneer in the green energy movement.
Not In Love With New Anymore
Neophilia is in itself a new word. It was popularized around 1999 in techie and sci-fi subcultures to describe the trait of being enthralled by all things novel.
Screw the FEMA Trailer: Will Green Houses Save The Gulf?
In the wake of Hurricanes Rita and Katrina, a team of college students hatched an ambitious idea: to design an energy-efficient, hurricane-proof and Cajun-style house for the future of the Gulf Coast.
The Greenest Building
There's a lot of talk about sustainability these days, and that's a good thing. It's good to grab the low-hanging fruit, like hybrid cars, community gardens, and low-flow plumbing. But real sustainability is systemic and seismic.
Artist Tim Burke Recycles Detroit History, And Rescues Himself (PHOTOS)
Detroiter Tim Burke calls himself an artist, a scavenger, and a non-practicing alcoholic. Devoted to the reuse of refuse, the 40-something sculptor us...
Invading The Moon & Our Disordered Home Planet
I think there's a message in Chicago losing the Olympics. I also think there's a message in the moon invasion despite its alleged success. The message is a simple one: It's time to focus on home.
Here Comes the Sun...When?
As the Solar Decathlon teams compete in Washington D.C. this week to create the greenest structure possible, I find myself taking measure of my industry. We have a ways to go.
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