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Greenish Media

Shelly Palmer | Posted November 16, 2007 | Media


Shelly Palmer

We'd been on line for over an hour. It was a Tuesday, which was an even numbered license day. There were just two cars in front of us now. Maybe 10 more minutes and we'd be on the road. The station manager walked right by us, he was being jeered...

Spending Real Green for "Faux Green"

Robin Wilson | Posted November 16, 2007 | Living


Robin Wilson

So, you pick up The New York Times and read a story that talks about purported "green" products, such as clothing, that sell at a premium. Yet, when independently tested the products come up short on the reality of the claims...like, that organic seaweed shirt is no different from a...

Top Ten Green Colleges

sierraclub.org   |  Jennifer Hattam   |   November 7, 2007 10:21 AM


Oberlin College's environmental accomplishments are music to a tree hugger's ears. A third of the food served in its dining halls is produced locally, the school hosts the first car-sharing program in Ohio, student activity fees subsidize public transportation, and...

Video: Inside Leno's Green Garage

Los Angeles Times   |  Susan Carpenter   |   November 7, 2007 09:45 AM


Jay Leno likes anything that rolls and explodes and makes noise, and his Big Dog Garage offers proof. Its 17,000 square feet are packed with rolling, exploding and noisy things -- most of them four-wheeled, rare and expensive. But lately,...

Better Green Late than Never

Tim Berry | Posted November 7, 2007 | Business


Tim Berry

It doesn't just rain, it pours. Or perhaps melts is a better metaphor. By the time I'm watching the NBC logo turned green, and football analysts sitting in the dark at halftime, no wonder Al Gore won both the Oscar and the Nobel. It's about time things turned green. Because...

How To Tell If Eco-Clean Is Really Green

Sacramento Bee   |  Cynthia Hubert   |   October 10, 2007 06:06 PM


It's good to be clean. It's also good to be green. But can you scrub to your satisfaction without chemicals that can be damaging to people, animals and the environment? The answers are not as straightforward as you might think....

The Greenest Countries And Cities On Earth

Reader's Digest   |  Matthew E. Kahn, PhD, and Fran Lostys   |   October 6, 2007 05:56 PM


Just because a place is environmentally "fit" doesn't mean you'd want to spend your life there--think glaciers and rain forests. But finding the perfect balance between what's green and what's livable could lead you to paradise. Aiming for that ideal,...

Enviro-Mental: How To Get Rid Of Junk Mail In 7 Minutes Or Less

Olivia Zaleski | Posted October 3, 2007 | Living


Olivia Zaleski

Few things make me more "enviro-mental" than junk mail. While the numbers vary from source to source, it's confirmed that each year hundreds of millions of trees are cut down for unsolicited mail. Add billions of gallons of water for paper production and you've got environmental assault.

Global warming...

Green Economy Boom To Create More Jobs

Newsweek   |  Daniel McGinn   |   October 1, 2007 03:54 PM


Brad Mohring had reached a crossroads. Until recently the 31-year-old design engineer had worked for a Toledo, Ohio-based company that builds manufacturing equipment for automobile plants. With the auto industry struggling, he figured it was only a matter of time...

The (Slow) Greening Of Hollywood

Associated Press   |  Gary Gentile   |   October 1, 2007 09:35 AM


From "green carpets" at awards shows to organic fruit served to actors on sets, Hollywood is going all out to promote itself as being environmentally hip. But is it all just show? No amount of public service announcements or celebrities...

The Ultimate In Green Living: Extreme Tree Houses

CNET News   |   September 30, 2007 04:46 PM


Tree houses aren't just for kids anymore. They are used increasingly as primary residences, vacation getaways and meditation retreats. Homes perched high in a forest canopy or woven from the very branches of trees take ecofriendly building to the extreme....

Kevin Costner: "I've Lost $40 Million Plus" On Failed Green Initiatives

Daily Mail   |   September 29, 2007 11:12 PM


Hollywood actor Kevin Costner has squandered more than £20million of his fortune on doomed investments to save the planet, he admits. The Oscar-winning Dances With Wolves star plunged the cash into "green technology", forming two companies to develop his passion....

Green Movement's "Stealth Weapon": Kids

Wall Street Journal   |  ELLEN GAMERMAN   |   September 29, 2007 12:15 PM

Read More: Green Living, Kids Green

Jim and Robyn Dahlin knew replacing the roof of their home in Greenbrae, Calif., would be expensive. But they hadn't planned to spend an extra $15,000 on solar panels. For that, they have their 8-year-old son, Luke, to thank. After...

Celebrities Reveal How They've Gone Green

InStyle.com via CNN.com   |   September 14, 2007 11:16 AM


Charlize Theron: "I like Endstar [makers of parkas, tents and sleeping bags]. The stuff is durable -- and made out of Return Textile fabric, which is partly created from recycled bottles." Julia Roberts: When the Oscar winner takes her...
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