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Prius: the new drug dealer bling From the show Weeds	David Roberts	27 Oct 2006	Gristmill
Showtime's semi-hit show Weeds is about Nancy Botwin, a suburban stay-at-home mother of two boys who, after the death of her husband, turns to selling marijuana to make ends meet. Soon she starts growing too. I'm in the midst of watching the second season. With some partners, Nancy's just developed a new strain (dubbed "MILF weed" by Snoop Dogg himself) and started selling it. Cash is pouring in, so Nancy goes on a shopping spree. Here's a short clip of wha ...
Topics: cars, consumerism, electric vehicles, green living, messaging, Prius, TV (all these topics)

'Hood Intentions LEED is expanding to neighborhoods, and Doug Farr is leading the way	Charles Shaw	12 Oct 2006	Main Dish
Doug Farr was heading into The Grind, a local fair-trade coffee spot in Chicago's swanky Lincoln Square neighborhood, when he ran into Peter Nicholson, the organizer of the city's monthly Green Drinks. The two well-heeled unofficial flag-wavers for the local green scene exchanged enthusiastic greetings, and began discussing the latest goings-on. Doug Farr. "Ugh. I'm really over ...
Topics: Chicago, consumerism, green living, greening biz operations, innovation, placemaking, politics, United States (all these topics)

The Gospel of J. Matthew An interview with J. Matthew Sleeth, evangelical environmentalist and author	David Roberts	05 Oct 2006	Main Dish
In 2000, a wealthy hospital chief of staff and evangelical Christian named J. Matthew Sleeth looked around at the life he'd built -- suburban neighborhood, huge house, two cars, lots and lots of stuff -- and decided it failed to properly honor God. J. Matthew Sleeth: listen to the heart. In what he describes as a religious awakening, he, his wife, and their two teena ...
Topics: consumerism, energy efficiency, God and the Environment, green living, health, interview, religion and spirituality (all these topics)

Sticker Shock Absorber Some hybrids can pay back their price premium over time		24 Aug 2006	Daily Grist
Sticker Shock Absorber Some hybrids can pay back their price premium over time High price of hybrids got you down? According to the gurus at Edmunds.com, the cash some hybrid owners save on gas can make up for the sticker price. Hybrid cars and trucks cost between $1,200 and $7,000 more than their gas-chugging counterparts, but as analyst Alex Rosten s ...
Topics: cars, consumerism, electric vehicles, fuel efficiency, hybrids, news, placemaking, politics, Prius (all these topics)

Selfishness	David Roberts	31 Jul 2006	Gristmill
I was somewhat dismayed to hear that environmentalism can only save itself by explicitly becoming "selfish" and "cool." (Or is there a difference?) I was even more dismayed to find that Grist is, apparently, the house organ for this line of thinking: [Chip] Giller used to be a down-in-the-mouth environmental ninny, spouting off to anyone within shouting distance his end-is-nigh enviro-rhetoric. But in recent years, Giller has changed his tack ...
Topics: consumerism, green living (all these topics)

Guilt tripping	Clark Williams-Derry	06 Jun 2006	Gristmill
The Tyee is running an interview with University of British Columbia professor and sustainability guru John Robinson, with some sage advice on how to coax us out of cars: 'We should stop guilt-tripping people, stop telling them that they are putting three tons of carbon a month into the air with their cars when they live 40 kilometers from work and there is no transit. That actually makes them more resistant to change. The way you get behaviour change is th ...
Topics: consumerism, green living, messaging (all these topics)

Gauge Match Push to raise fuel-economy standards gaining new support	Amanda Griscom Little	11 May 2006	Muckraker
Cringe as we might over record-high gasoline prices, they could be the best thing to happen to automobile fuel economy since the Arab oil embargo. Nowhere to go but up. The soaring cost of oil in recent weeks has sent Washington lawmakers into an election-year frenzy. Some of their proposals -- like one from Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) to offer Americans $100 checks to defray ...
Topics: Congress, consumerism, Ed Markey, fuel efficiency, legislation, Muckraker, oil, politics (all these topics)

What the Left Hand's Doing Rabbi Michael Lerner calls on environmentalists to develop a spiritual vision	David Roberts	22 Mar 2006	Main Dish
As we strolled through downtown Seattle in search of coffee, Rabbi Michael Lerner casually pointed over my shoulder and said, "That's where I was in jail." Rabbi Michael Lerner. Photo: Mark Werlin. He was referring to his membership in the Seattle Seven, a group of Vietnam War protesters whose 1970 arrest and trial sparked a legendary media circus. It wa ...
Topics: consumerism, God and the Environment, green living, interview, religion and spirituality (all these topics)

Consumer Reports backtracks	David Roberts	08 Mar 2006	Gristmill
Odograph will be happy to hear that Consumer Reports has admitted error: some hybrids save money after all. Including fuel savings and tax credits, Consumer Reports said, the Toyota Prius hybrid would save about $400 over five years and the Honda Civic hybrid would save about $300 compared with conventionally powered models. The magazine said it overestimated depreciation of the cars in arriving at its initial conclusion. I guess the millions thousan ...
Topics: cars, consumerism, electric vehicles, hybrids (all these topics)

Wallet and Grimace Stats on how much Americans pay for essentials	Todd Hymas	03 Mar 2006	Counter Culture
$1.99 -- price of a gallon of 1% milk at Fred Meyer, a big-box chain store, in Seattle $5.69 -- price of a gallon of organic 1% milk at Whole Foods in Seattle $4.29 -- price of a Big Mac Extra Value Meal at a Seattle McDonald's (Big Mac, medium fries, medium soft drink) Drink up! Photo: iStockphoto. $3.65 -- price of a venti (large) latte with organic milk at a Seattle Starbucks 38.7 -- average percentage ...
Topics: consumerism, green living, health, lists, Poverty and the Environment (all these topics)

Rumblings in the Bronx A virtual walking tour of the South Bronx with Omar Freilla of Green Worker Cooperatives	Mary Wiltenburg	27 Feb 2006	Main Dish
Click image to take the tour. �� Photo by Mary Wiltenburg. New York's South Bronx was once a getaway for the rich; now the defining landmarks of the community are power plants, landfills, and parking lots. Where some might see hopelessness, though, resident Omar Freilla sees opportunity. Freilla founded Green Work ...
Topics: consumerism, environmental justice, grassroots activism, heroes, New York, Poverty and the Environment, toxics, waste (all these topics)

The mother of all link posts Everything you ever wanted to know about ... everything	David Roberts	22 Feb 2006	Gristmill
So much material. So little time. So many complicated issues. So little expertise. How about a big fat linky post! Treehugger has a fantastic interview with Hunter Lovins, long-time champion of sustainability, now president of Natural Capitalism Solutions, Inc. She talks about her current international work, focusing on Afghanistan. I particularly like this exchange, which is relevant to our discussion of poverty earlier: Do you believe that economic developm ...
Topics: Amory Lovins, consumerism, eco-terrorism, hybrids, international politics, politics (all these topics)

If not suburbs, then what? Only concrete alternatives will cajole people out of the suburbs	David Roberts	25 Jan 2006	Gristmill
Often, the first step to helping people make better choices is showing them that there are choices. One of the biggest and most important -- albeit frequently overlooked -- steps toward combating global warming, improving public health, reducing air pollution, and restoring a sense of community and fellow-feeling to American life is changing the structure of our communities. Right now, conventional wisdom is that the choice is between suburbs -- big houses, plenty ...
Topics: consumerism, green living, health, placemaking (all these topics)

Next Shop Wonderland George A. Polisner, socially responsible e-shopkeeper, answers readers' questions		28 Oct 2005	InterActivist
George A. Polisner, CEO of alonovo.com. What is "alonovo"? Is it an acronym, a Latin phrase, or what?�� -- Annette Dutro, Indianapolis, Ind. Our research indicated that our model would resonate with everyone except professors in the romance languages, thus the name is indeed Latin for "sustaining or nurturing something refreshing or new." We are happy to report ...
Topics: consumerism, green living, InterActivist, interview, shopping (all these topics)

Shop! in the Name of Love George A. Polisner, socially responsible e-shopkeeper, answers Grist's questions		24 Oct 2005	InterActivist
George A. Polisner. What work do you do? I'm the founder and president/CEO of alonovo.com. What does your organization do? We are working to empower people by fully informing their market decisions. We are infusing the online shopping experience with a simple ratings system based upon trusted research data on social responsibility. People can choose from a vast catalog of compet ...
Topics: consumerism, green living, InterActivist, interview, shopping (all these topics)

More on the Prospect package Highs and lows of sweet, sweet wonkitude	David Roberts	28 Sep 2005	Gristmill
Enough about The Reapers. How's the rest of the American Prospect environment package? Much of it, sadly, is deathly, wonkily boring. In particular, Carl Pope ... dude. What is this pap? It's so bland, so politician-y, it takes genuine concentration even to get through it. You've written better stuff on your blog, for chrissake. This from Ross Gelbspan and this from John M. Meyer are similarly forgettable. But there are many bright moments. Bil ...
Topics: climate change adaptation, consumerism, green living, health (all these topics)

China Syndromes Will hard-won environmental and social gains survive China's economic rise?	John Elkington, Mark Lee	23 Aug 2005	Full Disclosure
By John Elkington and Mark Lee 23 Aug 2005
Topics: Bill McDonough, business, China, consumerism, Full Disclosure, globalization, politics (all these topics)

Biodiesel: it's what you make it out of Replacing fossil fuels with biodiesel may do more harm than good	biodiversivist	19 Aug 2005	Gristmill
I remember when real environmentalists drove smoking VW vans with bumper stickers that said stuff like, 'You can't call yourself an environmentalist if you eat meat.' They didn't get the best gas mileage, but hey, you could do worse. They were replaced by the forest-green Subaru Outback (Eddy Bower edition if you were really cool), seen by the dozens in any REI parking lot. These are presently being eclipsed by the ubiquitous Prius. But, there is stiff competition fro ...
Topics: biofuels, cars, consumerism, energy, hybrids, placemaking (all these topics)

Flying brick Beware the hype around plug-in hybrids	biodiversivist	14 Aug 2005	Gristmill
An article in Business Week Online tells us that experimental hybrid cars get up to 250 mpg (a very similar article appeared in the New York Times business section a couple of months earlier). I enjoy reading between the lines of lay press science and technology articles. There was a great discussion in Grist on this subject not too long ago. Gremban ...spent... $3,000 tinkering with his car... [I]n the trunk sits an 80-miles-per-gallon secret -- a stack of 18 brick ...
Topics: business, cars, consumerism, electric vehicles, hybrids (all these topics)

We Are the Chumpions When it comes to green products, who's zoomin' who?	Bill Penrose	21 Jul 2005	Soapbox
"I don't trust 'natural.' People are always dying of natural causes." -- Woman looking at food labels, in a Richard Guindon cartoon Roll playing games? Photo: Laura Cacho. Shoppers of the world, I have just one question: Are you an eco-chump? Lots of us try to shop green. We buy unbleached paper towels and recycled products, some with more than 5 percent post-consumer content. Comme ...
Topics: consumerism, green living, green products, greenwashing, shopping (all these topics)

Sunny share Car-sharing starts to take off.	Clark Williams-Derry	14 Jul 2005	Gristmill
Here's a bit of interesting news on car sharing companies, which, according to The New York Times, are catching on a bit in Europe. The most salient bit: Studies suggest that one shared car replaces 4 to 10 private cars, as people sell their old vehicles...The result is a 30 to 45 percent reduction in vehicle miles traveled for each new customer. Now, 30 to 45 percent is a pretty sizeable decline in driving. But this shouldn't come as too much of a surprise; ...
Topics: cars, consumerism, travel (all these topics)

Oh What a Feeling! Toyota to build Camry hybrids at U.S. plant		18 May 2005	Daily Grist
Oh What a Feeling! Toyota to build Camry hybrids at U.S. plant Toyota announced plans yesterday to begin production of a new hybrid Camry model at a Kentucky plant, marking the Japanese automaker's first foray into hybrid production in North America. With Camry sales tops in the U.S. last year and the company's hybrid Prius selling used for higher than sticker price, ...
Topics: business, cars, consumerism, electric vehicles, hybrids, Kentucky, news, placemaking (all these topics)

Smart Cars are on their way And there's massive demand.	David Roberts	19 Apr 2005	Gristmill
Holy smokes! Mike Millikin reports that pre-orders for the wee-little ZAP 'Smart Car' have topped $750 million. That's pretty amazing. Apparently the U.S. Department of Transportation has signed off on it, so as soon as ZAP finds a U.S. distributor, the candy-cars are on their way. I want one! For more on the Smart Car, see these two previous posts by Mike.
Topics: cars, consumerism (all these topics)

Semi? He thought they said Demi	Lisa Hymas	28 Mar 2005	Gristmill
Two months ago, we mocked Ashton Kutcher for buying a behemoth, 10-mile-per-gallon (on a good day) International CXT, or commercial extreme truck. Now, Kutcher's mocking himself. 'My semi? It's the most idiotic thing I've ever purchased,' he's quoted as saying in, ahem, In Touch Weekly. (I was flipping through it in line at the co-op, OK?) ContactMusic.com reports that he may auction the beast off. 'It's a weird boy's dream,' he said by way of explaining his stupidity ...
Topics: cars, celebrity, consumerism (all these topics)

If you mainstream it, they will come	David Roberts	08 Mar 2005	Gristmill
I took two tidbits away from this interesting Clint Wilder piece on framing clean energy (via Sustainablog). Here's the first: In opinion research conducted last year in Rhode Island, the Clean Energy States Alliance and marketing consultancy SmartPower found that the label of 'clean' energy had a much more positive public reception than 'green' (too political), 'renewable' (too niche), or 'alternative' (too much of an implication that its users must adopt a ...
Topics: consumerism, green living, renewable energy (all these topics)

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