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From Clubbin' to Clubbing
What's on our radar this week |
David Roberts, Sarah van Schagen |
10 Mar 2006 |
The Grist List |
| By David Roberts and Sarah van Schagen 10 Mar 2006 Hellooo Kitty Looking for a bar where you can "strip down and drink in your undies" and save the earth? Say konnichiwa to Japan's green sex clubs. Featuring recycled goods ranging from kink-wear and candles to an S&M rabbit, the clean-energy cathouses also serve organic food and beer. Domo arigato, indeed. Photo: iStockphoto. Photo: iStockphoto. Speaking of getting spanked by the Japanese U.S. automake ... |
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From Principles to Principals
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David Roberts, Sarah van Schagen |
03 Mar 2006 |
The Grist List |
| By David Roberts and Sarah van Schagen 03 Mar 2006 Photo: FUH2.com A first: Rock musicians refuse Hummers All the cool bands, from heavyweights Smashing Pumpkins and Talking Heads to up-and-coming indie darlings Trans Am, The Thermals, and Four Tet, have given the official H2 salute to big-money offers from Hummer to license their music for commercials. Said Thermals singer Hutch Harris, "It's just so evil." Word. It's like Hansel and Gretel, but gross ... |
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From Willie to Waste
What's on our radar this week |
David Roberts, Sarah van Schagen |
24 Feb 2006 |
The Grist List |
| By David Roberts and Sarah van Schagen 24 Feb 2006 Can you hot box in that thing? Willie Nelson's on the road again ... in a limited-edition "Willie's Willys" pickup, which will run on pure BioWillie, natch. Just 500 of the re-created 1941 Willys hot rods were made -- and one can be yours for the low, low price of $97,000. Willie's BioWillie-run Willie's Willys would appreciate you refraining from willy jokes. Thanks. Photo: Serious Wheels. Photo: iStockphoto. ... |
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From Hilton to Honey
What's on our radar this week |
David Roberts, Sarah van Schagen |
17 Feb 2006 |
The Grist List |
| By David Roberts and Sarah van Schagen 17 Feb 2006 Plaster of Paris Paris Hilton got covered in white powder, and no, she wasn't partying with Kate Moss. Instead, the famous-for-being-famous socialite was walking next to fashionista Julien Macdonald, whose fur-heavy designs aroused the ire of PETA. So they pelted him with flour, hoping he'd "rise to the occasion." Dude, you got antique'd. Elle in a handbasket Take a ream of recycled paper, cover it with toxic i ... |
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From Dreams to Desert
What's on our radar this week |
David Roberts, Sarah van Schagen |
10 Feb 2006 |
The Grist List |
| By David Roberts and Sarah van Schagen 10 Feb 2006 Girls. Crushing cars. We had a dream: Automobiles, being recycled. But first being crushed, slowly, by heavy machinery. All the while surrounded by skeezy dancing girls in bikinis. Well, we bring good news, brothers and sisters. The dream is real. The dream is real. Photo: Aachen Auto/Keith Bragg. Photo: iStockphoto. Redressage in a bottle A lovelorn sailor places his message in a bottle and casts it to sea, in search o ... |
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From Bobby to Breeders
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David Roberts, Sarah van Schagen |
03 Feb 2006 |
The Grist List |
| By David Roberts and Sarah van Schagen 03 Feb 2006 Do these pants make my opposition to wind farms look fat? Seeking to battle charges of out-of-touch, upper-class elitism, Kennedy scion Robert F. has taken up ... modeling? Yup, he and his fam are featured in a new fashion campaign by sportswear maker GANT (in exchange for a "six-figure" partnership with RFK's Waterkeeper Alliance). Tres chic, Bob, tres chic. Photo: GANT. Photo: Ford. Can you tell me how to d ... |
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From Pee Pee to Po-Po
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David Roberts, Sarah van Schagen |
27 Jan 2006 |
The Grist List |
| By David Roberts and Sarah van Schagen 27 Jan 2006 Photo: Ellen Jong. Visualize world pees If you're a fan of answering nature's call, in nature, urine luck. Pees on Earth is a collection of photos by Ellen Jong, who documented herself poppin' squats all over the world. She hopes the book has a trickle-down effect, inspiring others to be one with their environs. Is this what they mean when they call ecotourism the buzzword of the year? The sum of Al's fears Al Gore -- r ... |
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From Fill-Ups to Free Parking
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David Roberts, Sarah van Schagen |
20 Jan 2006 |
The Grist List |
| By David Roberts and Sarah van Schagen 20 Jan 2006 Photo: fuelchallenge.com. In other news, vegans to eat 30 cows in 30 days Leaving London this week, a pair of drivers set off on a trip around the world, pledging to use fewer than 50 tanks of gas, hoping to "show people that in these hard environmental times they can save fuel." By driving 14 hours a day. For 70 days. No wonder Shell is sponsoring them. You give analog a bad name Still hanging on to t ... |
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From Slings to Scouts
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David Roberts, Sarah van Schagen |
13 Jan 2006 |
The Grist List |
| By David Roberts and Sarah van Schagen 13 Jan 2006 Green pickle sling Putting a whole new spin on the wet T-shirt contest, Low Tee makes tight-fitting men's swimsuits out of recycled vintage tees. Buy an existing banana hammock or send in an old favorite shirt to be converted -- not too old, mind you; see-through isn't a pleasant Speedo look. Photo: Rex Bonomelli. Click to enlarge. (Pardon the pun.) Photos: iStockphoto. It's all about the lo' Still much cooler than whe ... |
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New Year's Resolutions 2006
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Sarah van Schagen, David Roberts |
06 Jan 2006 |
The Grist List |
| By Sarah van Schagen and David Roberts 06 Jan 2006 Stop drooling over concept cars we'll never own That is, as soon as we're done gawking at this stackable, shareable, electric two-seater dreamt up by MIT's Smart Cities team. It's inspired by corralled shopping-carts, powered by four "wheel robots" with 360-degree movement, and fully customizable. Drool. Photo: Franco Vairani. Be as eco-conscious as Britney Spears K-Fed up with news about Britney Spears' ... |
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The Twelve Days of Gristmahanukwanzakah
What's on our radar this week |
Sarah van Schagen, Katharine Wroth |
16 Dec 2005 |
The Grist List |
| By Sarah van Schagen and Katharine Wroth 16 Dec 2005 On the first day ... ... the Grist staff gave to me: the notion that Kwanzaa, Christmas, and Hanukkah are eco-holidays. Kwanzaa ("first fruits" in Swahili) has its roots in African harvest festivals. Christmas involves serious tree-hugging (thank the pagans for that). And Hanukkah celebrates squeezing every last drop from a tiny bit of oil. Photos: iStockphoto. On the second day ... ... the ... |
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From Mascara to Montreal
What's on our radar this week |
Sarah van Schagen, Katharine Wroth |
09 Dec 2005 |
The Grist List |
| By Sarah van Schagen and Katharine Wroth 09 Dec 2005 Beyond eye shadow of a doubt Courtney Corvan may be the only Makeup Artist to the Stars who makes a point of using vegan, cruelty-free products. Funny, we thought being cruelty-free just meant not telling Rachel Hunter her pores are the size of planets. (Oh, Rachel, we kid.) Well, that's ironicalicious Mazda recently announced that it would pay employees to walk to work instead of driving, offering an "eco-wal ... |
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From Yeehaw to Yoots
What's on our radar this week |
Sarah van Schagen, Katharine Wroth |
02 Dec 2005 |
The Grist List |
| By Sarah van Schagen and Katharine Wroth 02 Dec 2005 Photo: iStockphoto. Heart your engines Tired of pretty-boy actors flashing their newfangled wheels? Here's something grittier: hybrids may be coming to a Formula One track near you. It makes sense, says one rep, since "Formula One is all about efficiency." Well, that and the fiery crashes. All the smews that's fit to print Some words are just fun to say, like "dungarees" and "besmirch." No ... |
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From Bras to Breaks
What's on our radar this week |
Sarah van Schagen, Katharine Wroth |
18 Nov 2005 |
The Grist List |
| By Sarah van Schagen and Katharine Wroth 18 Nov 2005 Our cup punneth over Hot on the heels of Japan's "Cool Biz" program -- which let businessmen shed jackets and ties to save on AC -- comes "Warm Biz," which will let businesswomen ... wear furry, microwaveable bras with matching hot pants. Hello, Kitty. What's up Down Under? Our 'stralian mates are touting cool fuels -- odd for a country that refused to ratify Kyoto. First a giganto solar tower, then ... |
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From Cosmo to Cornhose
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Sarah van Schagen, Katharine Wroth |
11 Nov 2005 |
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| By Sarah van Schagen and Katharine Wroth 11 Nov 2005 Hand's across America Vermonter Thomas Hand -- of Project BioBus and the Road to Detroit campaign, recently featured in our illustrious pages -- now has a spot of honor in Cosmo's 2005 Bachelor Blowout. He describes his love of the outdoors and why a single flower bests a dozen roses. Two words: drea-my. Renew it all the time Huge news: Last year, a record $30 billion was invested in renewable energy! Schools are get ... |
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From Frolicking to Fishing
What's on our radar this week |
Sarah van Schagen, Katharine Wroth |
04 Nov 2005 |
The Grist List |
| By Sarah van Schagen and Katharine Wroth 04 Nov 2005 Goodbye, gruel world A visionary pack of vegans plans to buy an island paradise where they can escape this mixed-up world. Among their requirements: low taxes, no zoning restrictions, and plenty of freedom to ask fellow beachgoers, "Is that a cucumber in your Speedo?" Stand up and be discounted From the world of weird protests: Canadian anti-sewage-dumping activist Mr. Floatie recently got flushed from ... |
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From Pombo to Playhouse
What's on our radar this week |
David Roberts, Sarah van Schagen |
28 Oct 2005 |
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| By David Roberts and Sarah van Schagen 28 Oct 2005 Pomboo! Never mind turning children into toads -- how about turning toad habitat into oil wells? This Halloween, scare the bejesus out of your friends with the Pombo mask, a tribute to the California congressman who recently proposed -- seriously -- selling off 15 national monuments and preserves. Trick or ... eco-cide! Click to enlarge. What are your office hours, Professor Diaz? We're totally gay for William McDonou ... |
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From Schwing to Schadenfreude
What's on our radar this week |
David Roberts, Sarah van Schagen |
21 Oct 2005 |
The Grist List |
| By David Roberts and Sarah van Schagen 21 Oct 2005 "Hot blogger" no longer oxymoron If actress/model/mega-fox Amber Valletta tells us to raise the alarm about mercury in seafood, we'll raise the alarm. Of course, if Amber Valletta told us to hop on one foot and bark like a poodle, we'd do that too. That's the kind of dignity we have here at Grist List. Photo: Oceana. Take a powder Speaking of beauty: don't let it kill you. And we're not just talking Bo ... |
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From Cracking Up to Cream Pie
What's on our radar this week |
David Roberts, Sarah van Schagen |
14 Oct 2005 |
The Grist List |
| By David Roberts and Sarah van Schagen 14 Oct 2005 Gloom and doom with a sense of ... hey, wait a minute Some Grumpy Grumpersteins out there think environmentalism is never funny. TBS aims to prove 'em wrong with Earth to America! -- an exclamation-pointed, star-studded night of comedy about the planet's plight. That bit on new-source review is gonna kill. Turning Japanese, we really think so The upcoming Tokyo Motor Show is going to be wicked awesome, and not j ... |
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From Britney to BoKlok
What's on our radar this week |
David Roberts, Sarah van Schagen |
07 Oct 2005 |
The Grist List |
| By David Roberts and Sarah van Schagen 07 Oct 2005 The booby/baby dilemma Celebs. How they confound us. One minute you hear that Britney is willing to leave her breasts bare for ... well, anything, but in this case a hurricane recovery fund. Next minute you hear that TomKat is contributing to overpopulation. Do we love and mock them? Hate and mock them? Vexing. Earth to humans: drink beer Beer, however, inspires no conflicting feelings. Only love! Organic Clean Water A ... |
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From Booty to Biodiesel
What's on our radar this week |
David Roberts, Sarah van Schagen |
30 Sep 2005 |
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| By David Roberts and Sarah van Schagen 30 Sep 2005 "Hey baby, recycle here often?" OK, we've heard enough about steamy flings starting at Green Drinks: It's now officially a Trend. Middle America may think it's all patchouli and Birkenstocks when enviros mingle, but what we see is brainy, committed hotties ... leaving together. Alternative lifestyle Whole Foods, where eco-conscious gourmets flock to demonstrate their virtue pay $10 a pound for olives buy hea ... |
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From Harry to Housing
What's on our radar this week |
Sarah van Schagen, Katharine Wroth |
23 Sep 2005 |
The Grist List |
| By Sarah van Schagen and Katharine Wroth 23 Sep 2005 Um, forgiven In coastal Cali, Clint Eastwood has a rep as a Dirty-Harry developer. But that may change with his latest project, Tehama, which boasts solar and wind power, open space, an organic farm, and native plants. Of course, there's also a golf course ... you got a problem with that? Photo: Worn Again. Bar none A London-based shoe company has paired with a nonprofit to create Worn Again, a line of "trainers& ... |
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From Teri to the Thames
What's on our radar this week |
Sarah van Schagen, Katharine Wroth |
16 Sep 2005 |
The Grist List |
| By Sarah van Schagen and Katharine Wroth 16 Sep 2005 Katrina's ka-ching No national environmental crisis would be complete without celebs cashing in. We bring you Teri Hatcher, who's unveiled a line of ugly (oops! did we type that out loud?) T-shirts to support hurricane relief. Meanwhile, Michael Moore may be considering a Katrina disast-umentary. That'll show the penguins who's boss. My cup runneth over "Football" fans are already salivating for next year' ... |
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From Elton to Engines
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Sarah van Schagen, Katharine Wroth |
09 Sep 2005 |
The Grist List |
| By Sarah van Schagen and Katharine Wroth 09 Sep 2005 A pinch of Elton John Last we knew, there were two recipes in England: fish 'n' chips and spotted dick. But there must be more, if a new celeb cookbook is any indication. A Fair Feast, whose proceeds support sustainable agriculture, includes contributions from Minnie Driver, Nigella Lawson, and Sir Elton John. Who we hear makes really good ... fish 'n' chips. Photo: Toyota Earth to Toyota, come in Toyota The much-bal ... |
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From Liz to Living Libraries
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David Roberts, Sarah van Schagen |
02 Sep 2005 |
The Grist List |
| By David Roberts and Sarah van Schagen 02 Sep 2005 No business like Liz business No matter how wholesome Elizabeth Hurley's organic baby food turns out to be, it can't make up for the cruelty of denying her child the opportunity to breast-feed. What? Why are you looking at us like that? Is that organic spandex? Research indicates that exercising makes you smarter and that exposure to nature makes you happier. Conclusion? Drag your dumpy, depressed, dimwitted ass ... |
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