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Undriving Miss Daisy Focus the Nation events aim for interactivity, accountability	Sarah van Schagen	01 Feb 2008	Gristmill
This week, college campuses across the country held events for Focus the Nation, a major education and action campaign around climate change. To see what it was all about, I headed to Seattle's University of Washington campus to find out if the students behind Focus the Nation could teach me a thing or two. The event was originally billed as a teach-in, and I imagined students walking out of class protest-style or professors stopping their lectures mid-algorithm ...
Topics: campus activism, climate, ecological footprint, education, grassroots activism, politics (all these topics)

Quick and Dirty On paper plates	Umbra Fisk	28 Jan 2008	Ask Umbra
Dear Umbra, Maybe you can help settle this dispute between my husband and me. He likes to use paper plates for quick/short meals like toast in the morning, cheese and crackers in the evening, etc. He claims that he's saving energy by not having to wash a dish. (We have a new energy-efficient dishwasher and an on-demand hot water heater.) I say he's wasting paper unnecessarily, and besides, I hate seeing paper plates all over the place. Wh ...
Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, ecological footprint, energy at home, green living, recycling (all these topics)

End It, Beckham David Beckham has world's biggest carbon footprint, says group		03 Jan 2008	News
Posted at 10:22 AM on 03 Jan 2008 David Beckham. Photo: Robert Mora/WireImage The member of the human race with the biggest carbon footprint is (drumroll please ...) soccer football golden boy David Beckham, according to green group Carbon Trust. The hottest star in the Galaxy and wife Victoria-but-please-call-me-Posh have won the dubious honor for the second time. The duo have 15 gas guzzlers; Becks' flights in the l ...
Topics: air travel, celebrity, ecological footprint, green living, news (all these topics)

Jewell in the Crown REI chief Sally Jewell on sustainability, shoes, and sedentary schoolkids	Sarah van Schagen	18 Dec 2007	Grist Feature
The statuesque athlete sitting across the table has just handed me her shoe. As I examine it, she begins to point out the various fibers used in its construction and tells me about the manufacturer's sustainable practices. Clearly, this is a woman who is well aware of her footprint. Sally Jewell. Dressed in casual pants and a blue fleece jacket, Sally Jewell doesn't nece ...
Topics: business, consumerism, ecological footprint, greening biz operations, shopping (all these topics)

Brit's Eye View: Greening our cities How do U.K. cities stack up in terms of sustainability?	Peter Madden	26 Nov 2007	Gristmill
Peter Madden, chief executive of Forum for the Future, writes a monthly column for Gristmill on sustainability in the U.K. and Europe. Every year more and more people live in cities. Globally, we became a majority urban world for the first time last year, while here in the U.K., nine out of 10 of us live in towns and cities. Cities are clearly important for sustainability. Although the romantic green notion of us all living on small holdings with a goat, a vin ...
Topics: ecological footprint, green living, placemaking, United Kingdom, urban planning (all these topics)

Leaving Las Vegas What's the ecological footprint of the gambling industry?	Tom Athanasiou	26 Nov 2007	Gristmill
I won't explain how it came to pass that -- only two days after a trip to NYC to present Greenhouse Development Rights at a meeting of the UN's Committee for Development Policy -- I went to Las Vegas. I will say that that my wife, an Aussie, wanted to see the place, that we have a 11-year-old boy, and that the Hilton contains an installation honoring the United Federation of Planets. (The flag of which has a notable similarity to the one displayed in the UN's o ...
Topics: climate, ecological footprint, Nevada (all these topics)

Men again? A study on gender equality as a prerequisite for sustainable development -- debunked!	Joseph Romm	26 Nov 2007	Gristmill
Lord knows we men are to blame for most things -- but global warming? Yes -- according to a major new report (PDF) by Gerd Johnsson-Latham for the Environment Advisory Council of the Environment Ministry of ... wait for it ... Sweden. The report's focus: What we know about the extent to which women globally live in a more sustainable way than men, leave a smaller ecological footprint and cause less climate change. Ouch! Don't look at me -- I teleco ...
Topics: ecological footprint, green living, climate (all these topics)

Seven Days, Seven Ways Easy ways to cut your energy use, one day at a time		05 Nov 2007	Grist Feature
Grist prez Chip Giller appeared on NBC's Today show on Monday, Nov. 5, chatting with Meredith Vieira about easy ways anyone can cut their energy use and help fight global warming. Follow one hint a day and you're on your way! Day 1: Turn Down the Heat Here's a quick, easy solution that will save you money and save energy: turn down your thermostat. Lowering your heat in winter by just 2 degrees can cut your e ...
Topics: climate, ecological footprint, energy at home, energy efficiency, green living (all these topics)

Locally impoverished We don't need to destroy our economy to save the planet	Ryan Avent	02 Nov 2007	Gristmill
As I've studied green issues, I have frequently come across the 'buy local' train of thought, but I've never seen it embraced as completely as it was in this Gristmill post by Jon Rynn -- at least not since my undergraduate courses on international trade and economic philosophy. It's very easy to understand the intellectual impulse behind his arguments, but don't think I'm overstating the point in calling his recommendations potentially disastrous. Buying local is a comm ...
Topics: business, ecological footprint (all these topics)

You Are What You Buy On the impact of food purchases	Umbra Fisk	19 Sep 2007	Ask Umbra
Hi Umbra, I practically live on Lean Cuisine (that brand specifically -- they are frequently on sale for $2 each). In my community, the plastic tray is recyclable, as is the cardboard box. The only thing that goes in the trash is the film that covers the tray. Microwave time averages five minutes per entree. Total dirty dishes: one fork. I have a friend who swears I'm a hypocrite -- that cooking is "better" ...
Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, ecological footprint, food, green living (all these topics)

My backyard carbon sink Can planting trees offset your carbon footprint?	Eric de Place	18 Sep 2007	Gristmill
When my wife and I bought our house, the yard was typical for our neighborhood: a mostly barren plain of lawn so sunbaked that you could bounce a tennis ball off it. So being eco-groovy types, we've tried to improve the place: we put in a rain barrel, built a natural drainage system, and added topsoil planting berms. But I'm most proud of the trees we've planted: a pair of akebono cherries in the parking strip and a white-star magnolia in the front yard; and in the b ...
Topics: carbon offsets, climate, ecological footprint (all these topics)

Can't we all just ... be vegans? Veganism: All or nothing?	biodiversivist	17 Sep 2007	Gristmill
The average American weighs about 170 pounds, eats about 180 pounds of meat, gets about 24 mpg, has about two kids, owns about one-third of a cat or dog, and lives in a 2,350-square-foot home. There are lots of ways to alter your carbon footprint. Depending on your personal proclivities, some ways are 'easier' than others. You get to pick what is 'easiest' for you. For some, the 'easiest' thing to do is not have kids. For others it is to go car-free. Not having ...
Topics: ecological footprint, food, green living, vegetarianism and veganism (all these topics)

'If you were really green, you would have walked here' Is Burning Man living up to its Green Man intentions?	Judith Lewis	29 Aug 2007	Gristmill
The headline refers to a sign that appears as you drive (or as I drove, in a huge white pickup truck) into the Playa at five miles an hour, and it's not a bad summary of the enviro discussion here at Burning Man. How can you really be green at an event you have to drive hundreds of miles to, mostly through desert, with all your heavy crap in the car? Where will all those plastic water bottles end up? Is there such thing as a petroleum-free camp? What about all those Zip ...
Topics: art, ecological footprint, energy, green living, renewable energy, solar voltaic power (all these topics)

Shopping causes global warming Australian newspaper identifies consumerism as warming culprit	Tom Athanasiou	28 Aug 2007	Gristmill
I was just in Australia, spending some love miles (my wife is an Aussie) but also giving some talks, and while there I was interviewed by a journalist named Wendy Frew from the Sydney Morning Herald. She did a nice piece (August 9) on Greenhouse Development Rights called 'Rich will have to help poor to save climate,' which is perhaps notable for containing the dulcet phrase 'coal is the enemy of mankind.' But that's not what I'm writing about.What I'm writing a ...
Topics: climate, consumerism, ecological footprint, green living, greenhouse-gas emissions, shopping (all these topics)

Green bling Rich lifestyles are getting greener, if not smaller	David Roberts	27 Aug 2007	Gristmill
I guess how you react to this story about the rich trying to go green will depend entirely on the assumptions you bring to it: Yet with the green movement in vogue, the rich are looking for ways to compensate for their carbon-dioxide generation, which is linked to global warming, without crimping their style. Some are buying carbon "offsets" for their private-jet flights, which help fund alternate-energy technologies such as windmills, or carbon dioxi ...
Topics: ecological footprint, green living (all these topics)

Dust to dumb Prius easily beats Hummer in lifecycle energy use; 'Dust to Dust' report has no basis in fact	Joseph Romm	27 Aug 2007	Gristmill
A study came out recently claiming to prove a Hummer has lower lifecycle energy use than a Prius. Because the result was so obviously bogus -- and in sharp contradiction with every other major lifecycle analysis ever done -- I didn't spend time debunking it. But it made it into the comments of my blog and continues to echo around the internet, and the authors keep updating and defending it. A couple of good debunking studies -- by the Pacific Institute (PDF) and ...
Topics: cars, ecological footprint, electric vehicles, energy, insanity, Prius (all these topics)

What's your shoe size? You know what they say about enviros with big feet ...	Sarah van Schagen	15 Aug 2007	Gristmill
Each of these pairs of shoes represents a different (real) woman in a new feature at Marie Claire: "Whose Carbon Footprint Is the Smallest?" See if you can guess: THE URBAN HIPSTER 'I eat out way too much. I drink bottled water. I do the club scene a lot. Am I busted?' --Nikea, 29, public defender THE MOUNTAIN MAVEN 'Even my cappuccino maker and hair dryer are solar-powered.' --Melissa, 33, land-conservation program manager ...
Topics: ecological footprint, fashion, green living (all these topics)

Jack Bauer is going to stop global warming The TV show 24 will reduce its carbon footprint	Chris Schults	27 Jul 2007	Gristmill
Fans of 24 know that if there's one person that can stop climate change, it ain't Al Gore. It's Jack Bauer. If you are not familiar with Jack, here are some of his qualifications from the site Random Jack Bauer Facts: There are two hands that can beat a royal flush. Jack Bauer's right hand and Jack Bauer's left hand. Most people would need months to recover from 20 months of Chinese interrogation. Jack Bauer needs a shower, a shave and a change of clothes. ...
Topics: biofuels, carbon offsets, climate, climate change mitigation, ecological footprint, energy, green living, greenhouse-gas emissions, renewable energy, TV (all these topics)

To the last glacier A mountaineer calls mountaineers climate criminals	JMG	24 Jul 2007	Gristmill
David Crosby and Graham Nash's haunting and hypnotic introduction, "To the Last Whale," before the song "Wind on the Water," is the kind of work that we need more of. What we really need is someone to write a song "To the Last Glacier" quick, so that more people wake up to the truth that this guy has beamed onto: flying on jets because you love some great natural wonder is like f*cking because you love virginity. Great article.
Topics: air travel, ecological footprint, green living, travel (all these topics)

Sure it's 100 in the shade, but man, nice plane! While planet burns, Boeing scores a PR victory	JMG	10 Jul 2007	Gristmill
At the gym, in between hearing an EMT talk about the heat stroke issues he expects tomorrow, I marveled at how awful news programs were today, devoting huge chunks of time to talking up Boeing's new 'Dreamliner' jet, which the blow-drieds say will consume 20 percent less fuel per mile. I even heard one blow say 'eventually reducing the cost of air travel.' Man, talk about delusional. (Oh, and I know I'm not supposed to connect things like our craze for jet travel and high ...
Topics: air travel, climate, ecological footprint, green living, music, placemaking, public transportation (all these topics)

Heads You Lose On replacing toilets	Umbra Fisk	09 Jul 2007	Ask Umbra
Dear Umbra, I'm selling my house in Los Angeles and my toilet is not low-flow. One of the inspectors is trying to tell me I need to replace my toilet with a new low-flow. Well, I know the old ziplock baggie filled with water trick. But I saw that you made mention of some kits to reduce the flow from 3.5 gallons per flush to 1.6 gallons a flush. I believe in recycling. I don't feel that I have to replace my working toilet. Can I modify ...
Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, ecological footprint, green building, green living (all these topics)

Bonnaroo: Attention vegan girls! Comedian Dave Attell wants your number	Sarah van Schagen	18 Jun 2007	Gristmill
Comedian Dave Attell wants your number. No, really! The star of Comedy Central's Insomniac was at Bonnaroo this year working the air-conditioned comic tent. At a press conference Sunday afternoon, Attell said he's really here for the hippie girls, and that he likes a vegan girl who can keep him up all night talking about recycling. I laughed as he said it, but doubted whether it were true -- so I decided to chat with him afterward and find out for sure.I liked y ...
Topics: Bonnaroo, ecological footprint, green living, music, vegetarianism and veganism (all these topics)

A drumbeat worth paying attention to Eyes wide shut toward global collapse?	JMG	16 May 2007	Gristmill
Ecological Footprint, Energy Consumption, and the Looming Collapse: This article explores dynamic relations governing population growth, resource depletion, and world economics by means of a few simple modeling and simulation exercises. To this end, we start out by exploring the concept of an ecological footprint, representing the amount of land that a person needs to produce everything that he or she consumes: food, clothing, energy, shelter, the tools that are needed to make ...
Topics: climate, ecological footprint, energy, population (all these topics)

Flights up, odds of stopping climate disruption falling The roar of jets drowns out the warnings about jet emissions	JMG	10 May 2007	Gristmill
'New Plane Trips Outstripping Any Ecological Improvements in Flying': Aviation growth is soaring to an all-time high, raising the prospect of a huge increase in the greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming. For the first time, more than 2.5 million commercial flights will be made around the world in a single month, with 2.51 million scheduled for May, says the flight information company OAG. This beats the previous record of 2.49 million flights last August. The fig ...
Topics: ecological footprint, energy, green living, travel (all these topics)

It does to this one Is the starfish story really just bunk?	JMG	01 May 2007	Gristmill
The estimable biodiversivist wrote, in another thread, that 'What we do as individuals is insignificant compared to changes in carbon neutral energy generation and transportation infrastructure.' Which is both true and not true, I think. It reminds me of the story about the little tyke throwing starfish stranded on the beach back into the water, and being told by the parent that it didn't matter, leading the child to say, 'It does to this one.' Cute story, all chicken-soup ...
Topics: ecological footprint, environmental movement, green living, messaging (all these topics)

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