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We Got No Beef With That
Demand growing for naturally raised meats |
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20 Sep 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| We Got No Beef With That Demand growing for naturally raised meats Americans are increasingly willing to fork over a little extra for free range, organic, and natural meats. And although these still comprise a tiny percentage of the total U.S. market, the food industry is starting to notice. In just one sign of a shift, about 450 growers operating under the aegis of San Francisco-based natural meats supplier Niman ... |
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| Topics: food and agriculture, green living, news (all these topics) |
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Better Off, Dead
Eco-burials on the upswing |
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15 Aug 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Better Off, Dead Eco-burials on the upswing We're all gonna die! Eventually, anyway. If you'd like your demise to contribute to a greener planet, reserve a plot at Forever Fernwood, a northern California cemetery specializing in "eco-interments." About half of Fernwood is devoted to burials that use environmentally friendly practices: hemp-silk blend shrouds, biodegradable coffins, low-key grave markers made from petrified wood ... |
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This Is Why We Don't Clean
Bacteria-killing goods may threaten human health and environment |
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12 Aug 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| This Is Why We Don't Clean Bacteria-killing goods may threaten human health and environment Antimicrobial products -- towels, sponges, cutting boards, and other household goods that promise to kill bacterial beasties and fungi -- are now a $1 billion-a-year industry, but they may be harming human health and the environment. Triclosan, a popular microbe-icide, can combine with chlorine in tap water to form chloroform, which can b ... |
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| Topics: green living, news, toxics (all these topics) |
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Black and White and Studio Head All Over
Hollywood studios see greenbacks in them thar flightless waterfowl |
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29 Jul 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Black and White and Studio Head All Over Hollywood studios see greenbacks in them thar flightless waterfowl The summer's big hit documentary isn't about the antics of political weasels, or children at spelling bees; it's a nature film about flightless Antarctic waterfowl. French-made March of the Penguins, a heartstring-yanking saga about emperor penguins, cost $7 million to make. It's already earned over $10 million in North ... |
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Weeding, Writing, 'Rithmetic
Locally grown foods catching on at college dining halls |
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22 Jul 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Weeding, Writing, 'Rithmetic Locally grown foods catching on at college dining halls The local-and-seasonal food movement is going to college. About 200 schools around the country have joined programs that supply them with locally grown foods, like Brown University in Providence, R.I., where locally farmed Pippin and Macoun apples proved so much more popular than Granny Smiths and Red Delicious that food-service bu ... |
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| Topics: food and agriculture, green living, news (all these topics) |
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We Don't Need No Stinkin' Garbage
Seattle to reduce landfilling by producing less trash in the first place |
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19 Jul 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| We Don't Need No Stinkin' Garbage Seattle to reduce landfilling by producing less trash in the first place Seattle is pioneering programs to cut landfill costs by stopping trash before it starts, pursuing an ambitious long-term goal of becoming a "zero-waste" city. Seattle Public Utilities is using more electronic documents, radically reducing its use of paper, and instit ... |
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| Topics: environmental planning, green living, health, news, Seattle, Washington (all these topics) |
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PET Cemetery
New recycling plant may help Mexico cope with litter and landfills |
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19 Jul 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| PET Cemetery New recycling plant may help Mexico cope with litter and landfills Mexicans lead the globe in gulping sugary drinks, but recycle only a thin sliver of the 9 billion PET (polyethylene terephthalate) bottles they use every year. Hoping to jump-start a national culture of recycling, Environment Minister Jose Luis Luege attended last week's opening of a new recycling plant near the city of Toluca, which will ... |
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| Topics: green living, Mexico, news, recycling (all these topics) |
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Slitherin' Scholastic
Greens urge boycott of Harry Potter's U.S. publisher |
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15 Jul 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Slitherin' Scholastic Greens urge boycott of Harry Potter's U.S. publisher J. K. Rowling and a coalition of eco-Muggles are giving props to Canadian publisher Raincoast Books for printing Rowling's hotly anticipated sixth novel -- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, being released tonight -- entirely on recycled paper. Canadian conservation group Markets Initiative estimates that Raincoast's good gre ... |
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| Topics: Canada, green living, news, recycling, wilderness (all these topics) |
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Make That 'Vast, Energy-Sucking Wasteland'
Electricity-hungry widescreen TVs spike home energy use |
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17 Jun 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Make That "Vast, Energy-Sucking Wasteland" Electricity-hungry widescreen TVs spike home energy use Jonesing for one of those technolicious, 61-inch, flat-screen, hi-def, make-your-morning-coffee televisions? It's gonna cost you -- right in the utility bill. The Natural Resources Defense Council predicts that if current design standards hold, TVs and related accoutrements (DVD players, etc.) will account for about 10 pe ... |
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Soda Jerks
American activist leads international anti-Coke movement via internet |
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07 Jun 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Soda Jerks American activist leads international anti-Coke movement via internet The next time you feel ground under the heel of global capitalism, take inspiration from Amit Srivastava. The "one-man NGO armed with just a laptop computer, a website, and a telephone calling card," as The Wall Street Journal describes him, has become the lynchpin of an international movement demanding that Coca-Cola Co. be ... |
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| Topics: green living, India, news, United States (all these topics) |
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There's No Place Like Foam
'Coffee-cup home' showcases wood-free construction |
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06 Jun 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| There's No Place Like Foam "Coffee-cup home" showcases wood-free construction Nancy Hall was looking for a forest-neutral way to construct a house on her 20 already-logged-over acres in Quilcene, Wash. She considered other darlings of the alternative-materials scene, but in the end chose Rastra -- blocks of insulated concrete foam. And how do you Rastra, mon? Take recycled polystyrene coffee cups. Mix 'em with ceme ... |
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| Topics: green living, news, Washington (all these topics) |
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Ferry Godfather
Architect shows that reusing discarded materials can be chic |
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03 Jun 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Ferry Godfather Architect shows that reusing discarded materials can be chic Greens have been going on for years about the need to reuse society's refuse. Now, a high-end modernist San Francisco architect named Olle Lundberg is showing that scavenging is not just for the poor and idealistic. The rich can play too! For instance, Lundberg lives on a decommissioned Icelandic auto ferry, retrofitted with materials di ... |
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| Topics: California, green living, news, recycling (all these topics) |
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You Take 'em Both, and There You Have ... Um, Stapleton
Denver neighborhood on former airport site exemplifies 'new urbanism' |
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02 Jun 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| You Take 'em Both, and There You Have ... Um, Stapleton Denver neighborhood on former airport site exemplifies "new urbanism" A new mixed-use development in Denver, built on the former site of Stapleton International Airport, is being touted as a model of "new urbanism." Stapleton's homes are situated close together, with garages in back and porches in front, creating walkable neighborhoods, and ... |
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| Topics: business, Colorado, green living, news (all these topics) |
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Maybe She's Born With It, Maybe It's Labeling
USDA won't certify personal-care products as organic |
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02 Jun 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Maybe She's Born With It, Maybe It's Labeling USDA won't certify personal-care products as organic Makers of "natural" cosmetics, lotions, and potions, and the consumers who love them, are vexed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's recent decision not to certify personal-care products as organic. The little green USDA organic seal, which now adorns many food products in the U.S., will not be appli ... |
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| Topics: Department of Agriculture, green living, news (all these topics) |
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Salarymen of the World: Untie!
Japan adopts 'no-tie' look for summer to save energy |
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01 Jun 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Salarymen of the World: Untie! Japan adopts "no-tie" look for summer to save energy The paradigmatically propriety-conscious Japanese bureaucrat may be loosening up and dressing down, thanks to, well, orders from above. In an effort to conserve energy by reducing air-conditioner use, Japan's Environment Ministry today launched a campaign urging government workers to leave suit coats and ties at home. ... |
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| Topics: climate, energy, green living, Japan, news (all these topics) |
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An Offer: They Can't Dump E-Refuse
NYC considers tough e-waste bill |
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26 May 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| An Offer: They Can't Dump E-Refuse NYC considers tough e-waste bill One of the toughest electronic-waste bills in the U.S. was introduced in the New York City Council yesterday. It would require producers of electronic equipment like computers and televisions to collect and recycle those devices -- that is, if they want to maintain selling rights within the city. City officials like council me ... |
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| Topics: green living, New York, news, pollution and waste, recycling (all these topics) |
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A Bum Wrap
Study settles cloth vs. disposable diaper question |
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20 May 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| A Bum Wrap Study settles cloth vs. disposable diaper question The debate over the relative environmental merits of cloth vs. disposable diapers, like the one over paper vs. plastic bags, arouses passions entirely out of proportion to its significance in the grand scheme of things. But still, the U.K. Environment Agency decided to settle the question once and for all: It sponsored a four-year study that analyzed three dia ... |
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| Topics: green living, news, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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All That You Can't Weave Behind
Fashion consumers tending toward greener garb |
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16 May 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| All That You Can't Weave Behind Fashion consumers tending toward greener garb Increasingly, fashionistas "don't just want to look good in their clothes, they want to feel good in their clothes," says Ali Hewson, co-creator (with her husband, U2's Bono) of eco-sensitive clothing line Edun. With a growing number of ethical and green clothing lines hitting the market and making use of renewable fibers like bamboo, soy, corn, and c ... |
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A Sorted Affair
Japanese municipalities take recycling to a whole new level |
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13 May 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| A Sorted Affair Japanese municipalities take recycling to a whole new level Yokohama, Japan, a city of 3.5 million, recently sent its citizens a 27-page instruction book on how to sort trash for recycling into 10 different categories, detailing how to dispose of more than 500 separate items, from used lipstick tubes to old socks. The city aims to slash the amount of waste being sent to incinerators by 30 percent by 20 ... |
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| Topics: green living, Japan, news, recycling (all these topics) |
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Doom and Bloom
Most Mother's Day flowers are far from green |
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05 May 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Doom and Bloom Most Mother's Day flowers are far from green Oodles of Americans will buy flowers for their moms for Mother's Day (that's this Sunday, you slackers), but not many will consider the environmental impacts. Conventionally grown flowers "are such a high-value crop that it takes a huge amount of pesticides to make them perfect," said Pesticide Action Network's Martha Olson Jarocki. And nearly 70 percent of ... |
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The World Less Traveled
Greens shun cheap air travel, point to impacts of industry |
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04 May 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| The World Less Traveled Greens shun cheap air travel, point to impacts of industry A small but growing number of eco-conscious Brits are turning away from cheap airfares and looking to other means of transport or forgoing planned vacations altogether in hopes of reducing their personal environmental footprints. Overall, aircraft-related carbon-dioxide emissions make up some 5 percent of Britain's ... |
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| Topics: climate, green living, news, placemaking, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Ceci N'est Pas une Wipe
Disposable wipes not just for baby bums anymore |
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27 Apr 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Ceci N'est Pas une Wipe Disposable wipes not just for baby bums anymore The season of spring cleaning is upon us, and for many Americans that means taking to dirty surfaces with a few -- or a few million -- disposable wipes. With varieties specially made for scrubbing, dusting, disinfecting, and buffing everything from microwaves to granite countertops to leather goods, it's estimated that North Americans used some ... |
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| Topics: green living, news, pollution and waste (all these topics) |
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Guppy Love
Young urban professionals hip to green-building scene |
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26 Apr 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Guppy Love Young urban professionals hip to green-building scene The trend now has a name. Ladies and gentlemen, we give you Guppys: Green urban professionals who are young. (Yeah, we didn't say it was a clever name.) Portland, Ore., has become the epicenter of a movement by the storied "creative class" to find, build, or remodel eco-friendly houses. Guppys are seeking out solar panels, pas ... |
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| Topics: green living, news, Oregon, Portland, water pollution (all these topics) |
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Next: Clay Aiken Draws a Line In the Sands of Tuvalu
Hollywood celebs travel to Arctic to raise global-warming awareness |
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26 Apr 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Next: Clay Aiken Draws a Line In the Sands of Tuvalu Hollywood celebs travel to Arctic to raise global-warming awareness Matt Petersen of Global Green spends his time pondering this weighty question: "[I]n an age and culture that's celebrity-obsessed, how do you in a smart and savvy way use the celebrity to shine the light on the science, on the facts, and on the solution?" When it comes to global warming, th ... |
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| Topics: Arctic, climate, green living, news (all these topics) |
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Go, Go, Gadgets
Green gadgets and a hydrogen-powered rock band are getting noticed |
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21 Apr 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Go, Go, Gadgets Green gadgets and a hydrogen-powered rock band are getting noticed In the past 35 years, there's been no shortage of inventive inventions aimed at reducing eco-footprints; we've come a long way from the old brick-in-the-toilet trick. Today's new refrigerators use about a third of the power as ones sold 30 years ago, and the U.S. government has plans to boost fridge efficiency an additional 30 percent by 2011. T ... |
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| Topics: green living, hydrogen, news (all these topics) |
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