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Slideshow: Our favorite green mustaches 6

For years, scientists have pondered the mysterious but persistent connection between ecological wisdom and the follicular phenomenon that is the mustache. Is it the ‘stache that produces the wisdom? Or does the wisdom push its bearer toward the ‘stache? Early research focused on Amory Lovins, the efficiency guru who pioneered the green ‘stache in the ‘70s; while those studies proved inconclusive, recent years have brought an avalanche of evidence: green biz wiz Joel Makower, newly converted “geogreen” Tom Friedman, deft dealmaker Henry Waxman ... the list goes on. Global ‘staching skeptic? Check it out.

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  1. solargroupies's avatar

    solargroupies Posted 11:27 am
    10 Aug 2009

    What does this say about Bill McKibben? Barack Obama? Nancy Pelosi?
  2. Erik Hoffner's avatar

    Erik Hoffner Posted 1:45 pm
    10 Aug 2009

    Wow, what a bunch of hotties on that Grist Girls team.But why leave out us wise folks with beards AND 'staches, eh?Erik, Orion Grassroots Network
  3. ebrown53717's avatar

    ebrown53717 Posted 11:06 am
    11 Aug 2009

    Have to agree with Erik - these 'stache guys have really only taken half the pledge, don'tchathink?Ed, http://careofcreation.org http://ourfathersworld.org 
  4. setb Posted 2:53 pm
    11 Aug 2009

    glaring omission: Van Jones
    1. Lisa Hymas's avatar

      Lisa Hymas Posted 4:57 pm
      11 Aug 2009

      Van Jones has a goatee, not a 'stache.  Favorite green goatees would be a whole different list.
  5. PlantWithPurpose's avatar

    PlantWithPurpose Posted 10:40 am
    17 Aug 2009

    I never realized the connection between my new position at Plant With Purpose, an environmental and humanitarian non-profit organization, and my mustache! And man does it feel good to be green with a handlebar mustache!

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