by Katharine Wroth
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Placemakers
A surprising sneak peek at the clothesline revolution 33
Posted 1 week, 6 days ago Alexander Lee travels the country evangelizing the merits of clotheslines through his organization, Project Laundry List. He says the humble laundry tool can have a real impact on climate and energy -- he'd even like to see one at the White House. So why are so many people vehemently opposed? Read More -
A Crawl to Arms
Seventh Generation launches anti-toxics campaign with wee gimmick 7
Posted 2 weeks, 6 days ago Feel like making babies? Now you can do it with the push of a button, by joining the Million Baby Crawl to support chemical policy reform. Read More -
It Could Be Verse
Climate-news poem: Protest edition 1
Posted 1 month ago On the International Day of Climate Action, get out and tell the world that there's no rhyme or reason to allowing runaway climate change. Read More -
EMA, meet Uma
Happy birthday, EMA Awards ... and you other groups, too 0
Posted 1 month ago This weekend marks the twentieth annual Environmental Media Association awards -- see who else is celebrating a milestone this year, and vote for which party you'd attend. Read More -
Yeah, we said billion
A $4 billion push to make affordable housing green 0
Posted 1 month ago Today brings news of a major investment in making affordable housing greener, and an ambitious call for an even bigger national conversion. Find out who's behind it. Read More -
Bumper to Bonkers
For public transportation to survive, we all need to ... drive more? 4
Posted 1 month, 1 week ago Could traffic jams convert drivers into subway riders? Are eco-parking garages the key to increasing train use? A look at the inescapable role of the car in our every deliberation, even when that deliberation is how to ditch the car. Read More -
Stripping for a cause
Weatherization will save us all 6
Posted 1 month, 1 week ago Despite its terrible name, Joe Biden's Middle Class Task Force has some solid ideas on saving energy and money. Find out what innovations are coming to your neighborhood. Read More -
It Could Be Verse
Climate-news poem: Strange bedfellows edition 0
Posted 1 month, 1 week ago With Lindsey Graham throwing his support behind a senate climate bill, some conservatives are asking why he hopped in bed with the enemy. Which is shortsighted! Not to mention, it forces us to picture John Kerry naked. Wrote a poem about it. Read More -
Gwyn Some, Lose Some
Does being hot make your green website hot, too? 3
Posted 1 month, 1 week ago We take a peek at a crop of eco-sites started by starlets. Ooh, say that five times fast. Read More -
Infrared, Schminfrared
4.5 things I learned at my energy audit 8
Posted 1 month, 1 week ago I finally took the plunge after years of blithely telling Grist readers to "get an energy audit" -- so what was it like? Read More
