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Have We Mentioned This Big Climate Concert?
Live Earth concerts set to rock the world tomorrow |
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06 Jul 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Have We Mentioned This Big Climate Concert? Live Earth concerts set to rock the world tomorrow Tomorrow, tomorrow ... Gore loves ya, tomorrow. Live Earth, the much-anticipated event dreamed up by the former veep, will rock 7/7/07 with 24 hours of concerts to raise climate awareness. A total audience of some 2 billion will see Jack Johnson in Sydney, The Police reunited in New Joisey, Madonna in London, or the ... |
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| Topics: Al Gore, climate, green living, music, news (all these topics) |
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Putting the Source Before the Cart
Regional grocery chains seek 'organic retailer' certification |
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03 Jul 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Putting the Source Before the Cart Regional grocery chains seek "organic retailer" certification In some mainstream grocery stores, organic options are shunted to the side, put in a sort of "Food for Freaks" section where only the bravest shoppers dare to tread. But increasingly, regional chains are getting certified as "organic retailers" ... |
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| Topics: business, food, green living, greening biz operations, news, organic food, shopping (all these topics) |
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After All, She Knows The Secret
Poll respondents pick Al, Oprah, and Kofi as climate messengers |
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02 Jul 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| After All, She Knows The Secret Poll respondents pick Al, Oprah, and Kofi as climate messengers Recent polls have shown that people all over the world ... join hands, start a love train, love train! Oh sorry, we get distracted. People all over the world are worried about the environment -- and the latest poll says that Oprah could help save us. Run by the Nielsen Company and Oxford University, the poll ask ... |
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| Topics: Al Gore, celebrity, climate, green living, news (all these topics) |
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Spit on Polish
Community advocates focus on dangers of nail salons |
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27 Jun 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Spit on Polish Community advocates focus on dangers of nail salons They say a rising tide lifts all boats, and the rising tide of eco-awareness is now lifting ... nail salons. The fume-filled shops are getting attention from groups eager to expose their health risks, which can include cancer and birth defects. The U.S. EPA has given two Seattle-area nonprofits a $100,000 grant for a three-year "Toxic Beau ... |
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| Topics: green living, health, news, Seattle, toxics (all these topics) |
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Noah Scape
Big-budget, zero-carbon comedy Evan Almighty opens today |
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22 Jun 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Noah Scape Big-budget, zero-carbon comedy Evan Almighty opens today Today marks the debut of a movie that is, depending whom you ask, either a shining star in the eco-entertainment pantheon or a crass manifestation of green gone bad. Evan Almighty, with Steve Carell as a latter-day Noah, bills itself as "the first major motion picture comedy to zero out its [carbon] footprint." Its producers have launched a $ ... |
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| Topics: climate, green living, movies, news (all these topics) |
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Well, There's One Thing They Can Agree On
National party conventions aim to go green |
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21 Jun 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Well, There's One Thing They Can Agree On National party conventions aim to go green You've maybe noticed that green is the Hot New Thing these days -- and the U.S. political arena is no exception. The 2008 Democratic and Republican national conventions both plan to get hip to the greenness. Denver, Colo., site of the Democratic potlatch, is primed to beat eco-friendly convention predecessor Boston by providing hybrid transpor ... |
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| Topics: green living, news, politics (all these topics) |
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Mamas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Gameboys
New U.S. coalition hopes to get vid-kids back outside |
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20 Jun 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Mamas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Gameboys New U.S. coalition hopes to get vid-kids back outside More than 50 business leaders, politicians, and activists have formed a national partnership to get America's kids the hell outside. Inspired by recent concerns that too much fun with video games, computers, and TV can lead to obesity and depression, the National Forum on Children and Nature is launching a $20 ... |
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| Topics: education, green living, news, parenting (all these topics) |
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We Always Knew They'd Turn to Communism
U.K. green-computing task force recommends centralizing data |
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11 Jun 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| We Always Knew They'd Turn to Communism U.K. green-computing task force recommends centralizing data A newly formed United Kingdom task force will work to reduce the energy-sucking impacts of computing equipment, which some say pumps as much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere there as the airline industry. The public-private partnership, called "Green Shift," will study how to make PCs and th ... |
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| Topics: e-waste, energy, green living, news, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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That's It, We're Not Washing Our Undies Anymore
Groups ask U.S. EPA to ban chemical in detergent that feminizes fish |
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06 Jun 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| That's It, We're Not Washing Our Undies Anymore Groups ask U.S. EPA to ban chemical in detergent that feminizes fish Your detergent gets your clothes clean, sure -- but does it feminize your trout? Five green groups and a labor union are petitioning the U.S. EPA to ban a family of chemicals used in cleaning products that have been linked to gender changes in fish. Each year, the U.S. produces about ... |
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| Topics: green living, news, scientific research, toxics, US EPA (all these topics) |
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So Long, San Pellegrino
Restaurants, schools tap into local water supplies |
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30 May 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| So Long, San Pellegrino Restaurants, schools tap into local water supplies You've heard of eating locally, but the latest fad may be drinking locally. Some restaurants and schools are starting to serve filtered tap water instead of bottled water, citing the eco-impacts of packaging and shipping a product that's already available right thar in the kitchen. But it seems that pushing pints of Perrier is such ... |
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| Topics: Alice Waters, business, food, green living, news (all these topics) |
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Two Green Builders Take Trains Leaving From Different Stations...
U.S. schools betting on benefits of going green |
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29 May 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Two Green Builders Take Trains Leaving From Different Stations... U.S. schools betting on benefits of going green When we were kids, the only thing green about our schools was the vomit-hued paint on the bathroom walls. But times change, and these days, schools across the U.S. are incorporating green features that save money, improve student performance, and help protect the planet. The trend is ... |
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| Topics: education, green building, green living, news, placemaking (all these topics) |
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This Sounds Like a Job For ... Nobody
Workaholics, especially American ones, are ruining the planet |
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22 May 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| This Sounds Like a Job For ... Nobody Workaholics, especially American ones, are ruining the planet Now here's a theory we can get behind: workaholism is ruining the earth. "We are proudly breaking our backs to decrease the carrying capacity of the planet," says Conrad Schmidt, proponent of the 32-hour work week, who declares that overwork leads to overconsumption, pollution, and less fulfilling life experie ... |
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| Topics: business, energy, green living, news (all these topics) |
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Britney Was Ahead of Her Time
Some car seats leach toxic chemicals, says new report |
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22 May 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Britney Was Ahead of Her Time Some car seats leach toxic chemicals, says new report Car seats have joined baby bottles and bath toys on the ever-growing list of Evil Things You're Subjecting Your Child To. The Michigan-based Ecology Center tested 62 models of tot-toters, finding that about a third can leach chemicals such as chlorine, bromine, and lead. The center, which released a study on the toxicity of car interi ... |
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| Topics: green living, news, parenting, toxics (all these topics) |
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Plus, He Made That Boat Sink
Leonardo DiCaprio brings climate-change film to Cannes |
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21 May 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Plus, He Made That Boat Sink Leonardo DiCaprio brings climate-change film to Cannes A year ago, Al Gore spread the climate-change message at the Cannes Film Festival. Now it's Leonardo DiCaprio's turn. The former boy wonder produced, co-wrote, and narrated The 11th Hour, a documentary that explores how industrial society screwed itself and how it can fix the problem. Relyi ... |
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| Topics: celebrity, climate, David Suzuki, green living, Leonardo DiCaprio, movies, news (all these topics) |
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And I Am a Recycled-Material Girl
Madonna releases single to support Live Earth climate efforts |
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18 May 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| And I Am a Recycled-Material Girl Madonna releases single to support Live Earth climate efforts What is it about climate change that makes music ... suck? First we had Melissa Etheridge's "I Need to Wake Up," the earnest, Oscar-winning Inconvenient Truth anthem. Now we have Madonna's "Hey You," a somnolent single released this week in conjunction with Live Earth, the continents-spanning climate-awareness conce ... |
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| Topics: green living, music, news (all these topics) |
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The Beak In Review
West Nile virus hitting bird populations hard, says new study |
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18 May 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| The Beak In Review West Nile virus hitting bird populations hard, says new study The West Nile virus soldiers on, declares a report published yesterday in Nature. Eight years after the virus left the West Nile and made its way to the U.S. Northeast, chickadee populations in the region have dropped 53 percent, while Eastern bluebird populations have been diminished by 44 percent. American crows have been hit the harde ... |
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| Topics: green living, health, news, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Not On My Botch -- Uh, Watch
Katrina refugees say FEMA trailers making them sick |
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17 May 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Not On My Botch -- Uh, Watch Katrina refugees say FEMA trailers making them sick As states in the Southeastern U.S. brace for this year's hurricane season, new Federal Emergency Management Agency head David Paulison has a promise: "You won't see what happened with Katrina happen again in this country.'' Paulison assured a crowd of emergency responders in Florida that the &q ... |
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| Topics: climate, environmental justice, green living, health, news, severe weather (all these topics) |
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Trouble With a Capital B
Chemicals play a big role in breast-cancer cases, says report |
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15 May 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Trouble With a Capital B Chemicals play a big role in breast-cancer cases, says report You know how Tammy Wynette said sometimes it's hard to be a woman? Well, it just got harder: a new report finds a potential link between breast cancer and 216 chemicals, including 35 common air pollutants and 73 food or consumer-product ingredients. Racking up evidence from hundreds of existing lab tests, researchers concluded that en ... |
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| Topics: green living, health, news, toxics (all these topics) |
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Feed Your Head
Alice Waters leads 200-chef brigade to protect wild salmon |
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10 May 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Feed Your Head Alice Waters leads 200-chef brigade to protect wild salmon Led by celebri-chef Alice Waters, some 200 chefs in 33 states are calling on Congress to protect river habitats and deprioritize hydroelectric dams that cramp Northwest salmon's style. "Wild salmon is one of the unique, authentic heritage foods of the Pacific Northwest," reads a letter that the cooking coalition presented t ... |
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| Topics: Alice Waters, fishing, food, green living, news (all these topics) |
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I Believe the Children Are Our Lab Rats
Pesticides could make kids dumb, diesel emissions make them sick |
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07 May 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| I Believe the Children Are Our Lab Rats Pesticides could make kids dumb, diesel emissions make them sick You know how we say we shouldn't wreck the planet for "future generations"? Turns out we're wrecking them too! A study from Indiana University says children conceived in the summer score lower on tests in school, and suggests that in-womb pesticide exposure may be to blame. "To recognize that what w ... |
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| Topics: green living, health, news, parenting (all these topics) |
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Spitzer and Polish
New York governor's mansion gets an eco-facelift |
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03 May 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Spitzer and Polish New York governor's mansion gets an eco-facelift You know, we've been thinking about eco-remodeling our 39-room mansion, and now New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer and his wife Silda Wall Spitzer are providing inspiration. The couple plans to green the governor's residence in Albany, which was built in 1875 and has housed such luminaries as Franklin D. Roosevelt and Nelson A. Ro ... |
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| Topics: energy efficiency, green building, green living, New York, news (all these topics) |
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That's One Way to Push Public Transportation
Gasoline-tanker explosion melts bridge, snarls traffic in Bay Area |
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30 Apr 2007 |
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| That's One Way to Push Public Transportation Gasoline-tanker explosion melts bridge, snarls traffic in Bay Area Hundreds of thousands of Bay Area residents faced a hellish commute today because of a major accident that speaks loads about transportation and convenience in our modern age. Early Sunday, a tanker carrying 8,600 gallons of unleaded gas overturned and exploded, causing a section of h ... |
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| Topics: California, cars, green living, news, public transportation (all these topics) |
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Yeah, In My Back Yard
Americans digging eco-friendly home improvements |
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27 Apr 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Yeah, In My Back Yard Americans digging eco-friendly home improvements If your weekend plans involve puttering in the yard, you'll dig these eco-trends. Interest in sustainable landscaping is up, with some professionals in the field seeing a 15 to 25 percent increase in business over last year. With native plants, rain barrels, recycled decking, and solar lighting catching on, DIY retailers like Home Depot an ... |
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| Topics: gardening, green living, green products, news (all these topics) |
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How Much Wood Could a Wood Check Chuck?
California restricts formaldehyde in wood products |
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27 Apr 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| How Much Wood Could a Wood Check Chuck? California restricts formaldehyde in wood products It may be a land of earthquakes, smog, and drought, but California's doing something right. In the latest in a string of forward-thinking green policies, state air regulators passed restrictions on formaldehyde in wood products that are the restrictiest in the world. "There is no safe threshold for this carcinoge ... |
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| Topics: California, green living, health, news, toxics (all these topics) |
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They Have Reservations
U.S. EPA adopts green guidelines for travel planning |
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19 Apr 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| They Have Reservations U.S. EPA adopts green guidelines for travel planning As of May, hotels and convention centers hoping to woo government accounts might need to polish their eco-cred. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has crafted a list of must-ask questions for potential hosts on topics from energy efficiency to paperless billing to towel reuse. (Anyone else picturing Johnson toweling off, or is it just us?) ... |
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| Topics: green living, news, travel, US EPA (all these topics) |
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