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Wind Me Up
2008-05-31 17:59:00 Urwerk is getting a lot of notice right now. Not for it’s quirky company name, but for it’s UR 202 wind-powered watch that is quite the hit among high rolling technophiles, stylephiles... More About: Wind
How to Power the Planet? ?Use the Force, Luke.?
2008-05-31 16:23:00 (Quote shamelessly borrowed from Star Wars via Lucasfilm Ltd.) There’s a basic law of physics that everyone can agree on: you can’t create energy from nothing. So when an invention comes... More About: Power , Planet , Force , Luke , The Force
Sacred Places Present: Nature Here and Now
2008-05-31 14:00:00 Stop Missing the Trees for the Forest! In an earlier post, I discussed sacred places in our past and ?sensory flashbacks?–how our physical senses can open up a wormhole in time and space to... More About: Nature , Places , Present , Sacred
Mean Joe Green #12: White House Completes a Realistic Climate Change Report
2008-05-31 07:27:00 The New York Times had a brief and POOR-ly titled article on the White House ’s recent (and surprisingly factual) report on climate change. The article’s title “White House : Poor... More About: Climate Change , Climate , Change
Will Peak Water Replace Peak Oil?
2008-05-31 04:32:00 Like this post? Subscribe to our RSS feed and stay up to date.The scarcity of fresh water may drive up prices and fines around the world. Already in Barcelona, Spain, you can be fined ?9,000... More About: Environment , Peak Oil , Water , Peak
Kid-Friendly Recipes: Organic Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
2008-05-31 00:42:00 For my daughter’s first birthday (and first taste of sweetness), we decided a carrot cake would be the healthiest choice. This weekend for an impromptu Memorial Day potluck, we revisited our... More About: Recipes , Cake , Cheese , Organic , Friendly
Planet Green Set to Become World?s First 24/7 Eco-TV Network
2008-05-31 00:35:00 Greens come in way more than one shade, so the folks at the Discovery Channel and TreeHugger are hoping to reach as many of them as they can through a new partner-based, 24/7 network dubbed Planet ... More About: World , Green , Network
The Rise of Cause Marketing ? Target and Sears Win Halo Awards
2008-05-30 22:13:00 The rise of social entrepreneurship has led to an increased interest in cause-related marketing by bigger and bigger firms. At this year?s Halo Awards , major retailers shone in the spotlight. The... More About: Marketing , Target , Sears
From Israel?s National Bird to Energy Independence
2008-05-30 22:12:00 All across the US and the world news agencies are reporting, Israel has chosen a national bird. In honor of their 60th anniversary as a country, they concluded a nationwide campaign to appoint a... More About: National , Energy , Independence , Bird
Dating for the Eco-Conscious: Part One
2008-05-30 21:22:00 My boyfriend Aaron and I have been dating for about 3 years now! Since we met in college, and college students are notably poor, we relied heavily on cheap dates that were within walking distance of... More About: Dating , Part
Let?s Refuel America Program
2008-05-30 19:39:00 It?s not often that we venture into Colma but when we do we thought that it would serve as the base for this post. For those not familiar with the city, Colma contains the highest per capita... More About: America , Program
Oil Companies? Shareholders Reject Activist Proposals
2008-05-30 19:17:00 Chevron’s annual stockholder meeting held at company headquarters in San Ramon, California, has become a magnet for criticism in recent years as environmental and human rights groups use it to... More About: Companies , Shareholders
Good, Clean, Fair Food on the Web
2008-05-30 19:13:00 For someone who loves information, the internet can be both a wonderful temptation and and a hopeless disappointment. The good, the bad, the well-researched and the total garbage all sit... More About: Food , Drink , Clean , Fair , Good
Photovoltaics, Floatovoltaics Bring Sun Power to California Vineyards
2008-05-30 18:47:00 Here’s another reason (as if one needs a reason!) to enjoy California wines: Napa Valley wineries are adopting solar power faster than any other business sector in the state. Among the... More About: Power , Vineyards , Oregon
Where Issues Intertwine: Why Animals Matter
2008-05-30 10:58:00 Like this post? Subscribe to our RSS feed and stay up to date.I’ve always thought that many of the issues I am concerned about?the environment, human rights, peace, overconsumption, animal... More About: Animals , Issues , Matter
Sustainable Drinking Water Sources
2008-05-30 07:28:00 Like this post? Subscribe to our RSS feed and stay up to date. Since I began trying to live sustainably, making sure I have sufficient water has been a significant challenge. I still mostly rely on... More About: Water , Drinking , Sources , Sustainable
Boulder, CO Becomes the First U.S. Transition Town
2008-05-30 07:26:00 The Transition Town initiative has been a fast-growing movement in the United Kingdom for over a year, with more than 50 towns currently signed up. Now the United States is catching up as Boulder,... More About: Colorado
Scientists Use GPS to Spy on Whale Watch Tours, Uncover Ugly Secret
2008-05-30 06:18:00 Approximately 1 million people paid for tickets to go on whale watching cruises off the coast of Massachusetts and Maine in 2006. These sales generated around $21 million dollars for the companies... More About: Tours , Watch , Secret , Whale , Scientists
Previously Uncontacted Tribe Photographed for First Time Near Brazil-Peru B
2008-05-30 06:05:00 Just like in Peter Matthiessen’s classic book At Play in the Fields of the Lord, the gut reaction of several tribal members living in a remote area of the Amazon Rainforest was to shoot arrows... More About: Peru , Brazil , Time , First Time , Tribe
Liveblogging ?Energy?s Future is in Technology? (part I)
2008-05-30 01:56:00 Like this post? Subscribe to our RSS feed and stay up to date.[Full disclosure: my travel to this event was covered by the American Petroleum Institute, Newsweek, and Chevron. And while some of my... More About: Technology , Future , Energy , Part , Liveblogging
Itty Bitty Business Cards ? An Eco Alternative to the Traditional B Card
2008-05-30 01:08:00 A trendy friend of mine gave me one of her new business cards yesterday and I was immediately blown away. These tiny (1? x 2 -1/2?) alternatives to large bulky cards are chic, obviously eco friendly... More About: Business , Card , Alternative , Cards , Traditional
A Practical Approach to Selling CFL in Developing Countries
2008-05-29 23:38:00 How do you sell $2 CFL lightbulbs in Nicaragua, a country where the average monthly income is $60-$100? If you’re Llamadas Heladas, you do it by directly demonstrating the savings, and... More About: Selling , Countries
Alaska, Southwest to Feel Greatest Climate Change Pain in U.S.
2008-05-29 21:33:00 Years of legal wrangling have finally produced a long-awaited report on the current and potential effects of climate change on the U.S. And it should come as no surprise that regions already hurting... More About: Nevada , California , Alaska , Climate Change , Arizona
Green Kitchens on a Budget
2008-05-29 21:30:00 Remodeling a kitchen is an expensive process, and those who seek environmentally friendly products but are operating under a tight budget may feel they can’t afford to go green. Fortunately,... More About: Green , Kitchens , Budget
How Safe and Green Are Your Crafting Supplies? (Part 2)
2008-05-29 21:28:00 In Part 1 of How Safe and Green Are Your Crafting Supplies ?, I went on a quest to find out about the safety of my test case crafting product, fusible web. (As you’ll recall, it’s a...
First Full-Scale Floating Wind Mill
2008-05-29 21:06:00 StatoilHydro, a state-run oil company in Norway, recently announced a 2 year test of a floating 2.3 MW wind turbine off the coast of Norway. Cables will be used to transmit the power to shore for... More About: Wind , Floating , Full , Scale
Say Moo and Fill em? Up with Medela?s Harmony Breast Pump
2008-05-29 20:49:00 Okay, I am starting to feel like a personal gas station for my daughter. Breast feeding has its rewards but it can also be all consuming. One of the reasons I might have hesitated about... More About: Harmony , Fill , Pump
Yearn Worthy Yarn: Lion Brand Organic Cotton
2008-05-29 19:30:00 Like this post? Subscribe to our RSS feed and stay up to date. For many, access to a good LYS (local yarn shop) is practically nonexistent. The closest place to get yarn, any yarn (not including... More About: Lion , Organic , Brand , Yarn , Worthy
Save Gas Without Losing Your Shirt: 3 Gas Saving Devices with High Scam Pot
2008-05-29 19:21:00 Fuel saving scams, er, devices, have been around for a long time, and now that fuel prices are soaring again, we decided it would be a good time to take a look at a few of the most popular and... More About: Hydrogen , Devices , Fuel Economy , Offbeat , Shirt
Methane Could Kick-Start Increased Warming
More articles from this author:2008-05-29 18:53:00 The study of our environment continues to throw up road-block after road-block, preventing us from ever acquiring a grasp of what may be to come. We know that ice ages and warm periods have come... More About: Research , Start , Kick 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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