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Sunday on Bourne Street

Getting to know the neighborhood — through its trash 0
Posted 5 months, 1 week ago
What do the contents of curbside trash bins say about a place's past, its present, its future? Plenty -- you just have to know where (and how) to look.
It Might as Well Be Spring

Ask Umbra on sparkling water 7
Posted 5 months, 1 week ago
Two gals from Alabama love to drink bubbly water -- but a little guilt is beginning to soak into their souls. Can Umbra quench their thirst for knowledge about the eco-effects of their fav bev?
Not so bright

Why you shouldn’t recycle that bright-orange paper 6
Posted 6 months ago
One of the thorniest questions I used to get as a recycling educator was why 'astrobright' papers weren't recyclable. You know this stuff: the super-dyed paper used by everyone from bands to Girl Scouts to make posters announcing their bake sales and death-metal guitar battles.
Talking Trash

‘Garbage Dreams’ explores life in Cairo’s garbage villages 3
Posted 6 months ago
Winner of the Al Gore Reel Current award for film, Mai Iskander's new documentary film, "Garbage Dreams," explores the world of the Zaballeen -- a group that makes its living recycling the trash of Cairo.
One Word, Infinite Possibilities

Plastic bags get a new life in Jerusalem 1
Posted 6 months, 3 weeks ago
When Eric Pallant showed a group of teachers how to make a fused-plastic fabric, he never imagined the creations that would result.
Happy Cinco de Mayo 0
Posted 6 months, 4 weeks ago
Hizzoner's Progress

15 green-leaning mayors 17
Posted 7 months ago
Global warming is a global problem -- but there ain't no global solution. That's why mayors across the U.S. are taking matters into their own hands.
Paying it forward

The band Lady Antebellum adopts green habits to last beyond Earth Day 0
Posted 7 months, 1 week ago
My band -- Lady Antebellum -- is doing something different this year. We want to practice realistic green habits that we know we can do year-round, not just on Earth Day.
Every day is recycle day

Green your landfill 0
Posted 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Tip # 6: If you find yourself holding a plastic water bottle, recycle it. Lots of plastic -- bottle-form or not -- is recyclable these days.
Insert Teabagging Joke Here

Green Tea Party 3
Posted 7 months, 2 weeks ago
It's Tax Day, but since our eco-advice on that front is pretty straightforward (save paper and file online!), we thought we'd focus instead on the other event that's brewing: the "tea parties" planned across the nation.
Get trashed

Trash becomes treasure at Seattle fashion show 0
Posted 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Frugal is fashionable in this economy, and the creative minds behind Haute Trash have discovered the cheapest (and chicest) way to dress in a depression is to put junk on your trunk.
The Bay vs. The Bag 1
Posted 7 months, 2 weeks ago
With These Savings, I Thee Wed

Say “I do” to a green wedding on a budget 4
Posted 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Is it possible to have an ecofriendly "I do" on a budget? Here are some tips for tying the knot without tying up all your resources.
Welcome to the Dollhouse

Don’t buy Kimberly-Clark’s latest ruse 2
Posted 7 months, 3 weeks ago
The world's largest manufacturer of tissue products has unveiled a recycled line -- but it continues to clearcut Canada's Boreal forest to make its signature brand, Kleenex. That blows.
It's not easy being, um, corporate

‘Getting Green Done’ speaks hard truths about sustainable business 6
Posted 8 months ago
Corporate sustainability guru Auden Schendler lays out the problem with corporate sustainability gurus in his new book "Getting Green Done."
Means to an end

Umbra on mean drivers and other questions 0
Posted 8 months ago
Continuing her spring cleaning, our advice columnist unearths questions on mean drivers, meat, and tennis balls.
Umbra’s video advice on greening your office 0
Posted 8 months ago
Refreshing?

Pepsi makes good choices, or at least good PR hires 0
Posted 8 months ago
Dudes, what's up with Pepsi? In the last few weeks the company has released at least three splashy sustainability stories.
Snot Your Problem

Umbra on composting mucus and other conundra 2
Posted 8 months ago
A semi-annual sweep of Umbra's inbox reveals a crop of curious questions.
Ask Umbra’s video advice on battery recycling 0
Posted 8 months, 1 week ago