Living Green

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WTFood?!

12 things you should never put in your mouth [slideshow]
Posted 12 Mar 2010 1:45 PM
You cannot imagine the stuff that passes for food. Lucky for you, we have found ample photographic evidence. Read More
Good in bed

Ask Umbra’s pearls of wisdom on sleeping
Posted 12 Mar 2010 12:00 AM by Umbra Fisk
Umbra stumbles around the archives in her robe and slippers for shuteye-related advice to celebrate National Sleep Awareness Week and prep for the time change this weekend. Read More
Pimp my double wide

McMansion modular 1
Posted 11 Mar 2010 12:12 PM by Lisa Selin Davis
In less than a day-and-a-half, a six-bedroom, six-plus bath, 7,200-square-foot home can appear on a slab of land. Modular equals green? We don't think so. Read More

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potty pooper

Urine-separating NoMix toilet gets thumbs-up in European countries
Posted 12 Mar 2010 2:20 PM By treehugger.com
Being green is all about solving problems and grabbing overlooked opportunities. It turns out that there's such a double-win in most bathrooms around the world; if we had "NoMix" toilets that separate urine from solid waste, municipal wastewater plants would have a significantly easier task, and we could much more easily extract precious nutrients like phosphorus and nitrogen for use as fertilizer (instead of using fossil fuels). So what's stopping us from going NoMix? Read More
autoneurotic

Streetfilms: Fixing the car-centric city [video]
Posted 11 Mar 2010 4:09 PM
Streetfilms examines what went wrong in the early part of the 20th Century, when our cities began catering to the automobile, and how those decisions continue to affect our lives today. New York City's Transportation Alternatives director Paul Steely White shows how planning for cars drastically altered Park Avenue. Watch this! Read More
Green hard hat or green lab beaker?

Retooling green jobs for the next generation 1
Posted 10 Mar 2010 12:33 PM By Jesse Jenkins
When you think "green jobs," do you conjure images of green hard hats, caulk guns, and tool belts? Well it might be time to start thinking about "green" lab beakers, "green" drafting tables and "green" brief cases as well, because the careers needed to secure competitive clean energy industries will also run the gamut from cutting-edge researchers and high-tech engineers to innovative designers and fearless entrepreneurs. Read More
hugo and what army?

How many Venezuelan soldiers does it take to change a lightbulb? 2
Posted 11 Mar 2010 11:24 AM By Ashley Braun
When the president of Venezuela wants to save energy, he doesn't mess around. It's time to send in the troops! Read More
oral fiber

Banana briefs are growing on us
Posted 10 Mar 2010 2:49 PM By Ashley Braun
If the thought of pesticides on your privates bums you out, then start thinking outside the boxer. Head toward the republic that puts a banana in your briefs, and watch their uplifting video. Read More
The apple-pie-calypse is near

A recipe for delish disaster: global warming hot apple pie
Posted 10 Mar 2010 12:02 PM By Ashley Braun
Just because the planet is turning up the heat, doesn't mean we should get out of the kitchen. The end of the world never looked so tasty. Read More
annie stuffs colbert

Colbert interviews Annie Leonard 2
Posted 10 Mar 2010 11:01 AM
Annie Leonard tells Steven Colbert our quest for more stuff is taking the place of things that provide deeper happiness. Read More
hoop dreams

Garden Girl TV: Raised beds in the city
Posted 10 Mar 2010 10:27 AM By Garden Girl
Using raised beds ensures soil quality AND makes gardening easier. In this episode, Patti Moreno shows you how to make hoop houses for raised beds. Read More
Need a fix?

Ask Umbra visits the Fixers’ Collective [VIDEO] 1
Posted 9 Mar 2010 11:59 PM By Umbra Fisk
Umbra visits the Fixers’ Collective in Brooklyn, a “social experiment in improvisational fixing and mending.” Get your fix. Watch this! Read More
meet me at the food court

A Cleveland mall turns lost retail space into farm stand 1
Posted 9 Mar 2010 4:22 PM By Fast Company
Shopping malls, those bastions of American consumerism, have not been immune to the recent economic downturn. Cleveland's Galleria mall offers a sustainable solution to economic woes. Read More
A stuff act to follow

Ask Umbra on Annie Leonard and The Story of Stuff 8
Posted 9 Mar 2010 10:35 AM By Umbra Fisk
Umbra talks to author Annie Leonard about America's obsession with stuff, her viral video phenomenon, and new book, just released Tuesday. Read More
swiping the magnetic strips

South Korea unveils ‘recharging road’ for eco-friendly buses 4
Posted 9 Mar 2010 8:21 AM By Agence France-Presse
South Korean researchers on Tuesday launched an environmentally friendly public transport system using a "recharging road"-- with a vehicle sucking power magnetically from buried electric strips. Read More
Cocaine addicts are snorting their way to a warmer world 3
Posted 8 Mar 2010 3:13 PM By Ashley Braun
Ask Umbra on shoe polish, socially responsible investing, and Facebook 2
Posted 8 Mar 2010 12:00 AM By Umbra Fisk
Is ‘Birdemic’ the best/worst apocalyptic thriller of all time?
Posted 5 Mar 2010 4:15 PM By Ashley Braun
Modern modular done right
Posted 5 Mar 2010 4:02 PM By treehugger.com
Garden Girl TV: indoor gardening, part four
Posted 5 Mar 2010 12:10 PM By Garden Girl
Meryl Streep more of a food activist than Julia Child ever was 4
Posted 5 Mar 2010 11:45 AM By Bonnie Azab Powell
Ask Umbra’s pearls of wisdom on booze 1
Posted 5 Mar 2010 12:00 AM By Umbra Fisk
Streetfilms: Seattle’s Link Light Rail the start of something big [video]
Posted 4 Mar 2010 4:45 PM
Green Oscar nominees to watch
Posted 4 Mar 2010 3:44 PM By Tyler Falk
What to do when haters diss livable communities 3
Posted 4 Mar 2010 3:30 PM By Ashley Braun