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Trash Talk

Zem Joaquin | Posted 01.16.2009 | Green

Read More: End-Use, Monstrous Hybrids, Biodegrade, Commoditizing Trash, William McDonough, Landfill, Garbage, Nike, Environment, Toxic Wasteland, Waste, Trash, By-Prodcuts, Simple Shoes, Google, Soda Bottles, Environmentalists, Environmentalism, Green Living, Oecotextiles, Etsy, Delphine, Green Products, Teracycle, Green News
Zem Joaquin

Almost every environmentalist agrees that we need a paradigm shift that acknowledges that nature doesn't have an "away," that everything created in nature is incorporated back in.

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Wall-E Park To Be Built In New York

New York Magazine | Robert Sullivan | Posted 12.28.2008 | Green

Read More: Recycling, Green News, Park, Environment, Trash, Landscapes, Landfill, Staten Island, New York, Wall-E, Green News

On giant piles of trash left by a generation of New Yorkers, landscape architect James Corner is building a park that has the power to change the way ...

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Virginia Voters Will Send 30 Tons of Paraphernalia into the Trash

Mark Meier | Posted 12.05.2008 | Home

Read More: Environment, Trash, Virginia, 2008 Election, Home News
Mark Meier

The Democratic signs at least are all either made out of recyclable material or are themselves recyclable. They're also made by union workers in the USA. The GOP signs contain no information.

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Pet Peeve Week

Michael DeJong | Posted 11.13.2008 | Green

Read More: Wind Power, Gas Prices, Al Qaeda, Alternative Energy, Lobbyists, Washington, Veep, Spandex, Pet Peeves, Iraq, Mccain, Obama, Rant, Global Warming, Dc, Carbon Footprint, Julie Andrews, Environment, Trash, Climate Change, Solar Power, Torture, Git-Mo, Crackberries, Green News
Michael DeJong

I know that everyone reading this has a laundry list of things that leave them twisted and bitter just like me -- and this is your week to let it all out -- it's National Pet Peeve Week.

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Our Trash, Our Treasure: Make Every Monday Matter

Cathleen Falsani | Posted 11.13.2008 | Green

Read More: Trash, Ennui, Matthew Emerzian, Spirituality, Election, Tikkun Olam, Every Monday Matters, Learning Cpr, Green Activism, Conservation, Amber Alert, Mentoring a Child, Collective Action, Social Activism, Litter, Green News
Cathleen Falsani

The ideas in the book, Every Monday Matters, are simple -- small acts that collectively add up to an enormous impact for the greater good.

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Life Cycle: Styrofoam: Mark of the Plastic Beast

Simran Sethi | Posted 10.23.2009 | Green

Read More: Devil, Non-Biodegradable, Green, Earth, Landfill, Chinese Takeout, Pollution, Green Living, 6, Plastics, Recycling, Containers, Recycle, Styrofoam, Waste, Environment, Trash, Food, Eating, Sarah Smarsh, 666, Cups, Biodegradable, Brangelina, Simran Sethi, Green News
Simran Sethi

Life Cycle is a series of posts that looks at the life and death of everyday things. Your Styrofoam lunch container of Mooshu pork is labeled with...

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Kimikatsu, Japan: The Town Without Trash

Gimundo | Posted 07.26.2008 | Green

Read More: Recycling, Trash, Green Living, Japan, Zero-Waste, The Town Without Trash, Kimikatsu, Green News

Cities like San Francisco may have placed a ban on plastic bags in grocery stores and boast of bike-friendly roads, but if you really want to discover...

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Does Recycling Really Do Any Good?

Collin Dunn | Posted 07.25.2008 | Green

Read More: Environment, Waste, Recycling, Trash, Recycle, Green News
Collin Dunn

The words "recycled" and "recyclable" often conjure up similar notions of relative greenness; the general idea is that, as long as you aren't pitching...

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Wall-E: Robotic Ode to Environmental Protection [SPOILER ALERT]

Jessica Jensen | Posted 07.08.2008 | Green

Read More: Wall-E, Environment, Sustainability, Conservation, Trash, Green Living, Pixar, Movies, Global Warming, Green News
Jessica Jensen

Wall-E was one of the most moving, gorgeous, and dare I say "important" movie experiences I can remember in a long, long while.

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Artist John Dahlsen: Making Lemonade Out Of Trash

Kimberly Brooks | Posted 05.17.2008 | Living

Read More: The Inner Life, Art, Australia, Earth Day, Totems, Plastic, Trash, Artist, Mass of Plastic, Fine Art, Global Warming, Living News
Kimberly Brooks

In the wake of Earth Day, green-bordered magazines and quivering news reports of Global Warming, it could be easy to dismiss the occasion as an over c...

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