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Dude, You're Gettin' a Conscience
PC honcho Michael Dell announces new green initiatives |
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10 Jan 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Dude, You're Gettin' a Conscience PC honcho Michael Dell announces new green initiatives Amidst the energy-sucking glitz of Las Vegas, PC magnate Michael Dell announced that his eponymous company is greening up, and encouraged others to follow suit. Dell addressed two green-itiatives at an International Consumer Electronics Show speech yesterday. The first, a new partnership with carbon-offset provider Ca ... |
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| Topics: business, climate, green living, news, recycling (all these topics) |
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The Choice of a New Generator
Dirty diesel generators proliferate in developing countries |
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09 Jan 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| The Choice of a New Generator Dirty diesel generators proliferate in developing countries The good news: Access to electricity is spreading to previously unserved areas, allowing residents of rural villages to grow more crops with electrically powered irrigation pumps and connect to the rest of the world through television. The bad news: The most common power source for these communities is filthy diesel generators, which pollut ... |
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| Topics: energy, green living, news (all these topics) |
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Monsieur Heat Miser
Europe's holiday spirit, shopping disrupted by global warming |
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14 Dec 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Monsieur Heat Miser Europe's holiday spirit, shopping disrupted by global warming In the worst consequence of global warming yet, European retailers are fretting that consumers may be too warm to do their holiday shopping. "Christmas business lacks impetus as there is no Christmas spirit in warmer weather," laments Hubertus Pellengahr, a German retail association spokesperson. "Retail s ... |
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| Topics: climate, European Union, green living, holiday, news (all these topics) |
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Bra-vo
Victoria's Secret pledges to end use of endangered-forest paper in catalogs |
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07 Dec 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Bra-vo Victoria's Secret pledges to end use of endangered-forest paper in catalogs The parent company of sexed-up retailer Victoria's Secret announced yesterday that it will nip a bad trend in the bud: sourcing its catalog paper from endangered forests. Succumbing to two years of pestering from ForestEthics and other green groups, U.S.-based Limited Brands agreed to stop supporting suppliers who log in at-risk bo ... |
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| Topics: Canada, deforestation, green living, news (all these topics) |
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Dirty Movies
Hollywood spews excess pollution along with its blockbusters |
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15 Nov 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Dirty Movies Hollywood spews excess pollution along with its blockbusters Hollywood is facing an inconvenient truth: it's a dirty industry. A UCLA report says TV and film productions pollute more than four other local industries, including aerospace and semiconductor manufacturing (but likely less than oil refineries, so that's a comfort). Set construction, special effects, and other excesses emit 140,0 ... |
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| Topics: California, green living, news, pollution and waste (all these topics) |
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Dropping Pounds From Their Waste
U.K. shoppers encouraged to bully manufacturers that create excess waste |
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15 Nov 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Dropping Pounds From Their Waste U.K. shoppers encouraged to bully manufacturers that create excess waste Offering hope to scofflaws everywhere, U.K. Environment Minister Ben Bradshaw says British shoppers should leave "unnecessary and excessive" packaging at store checkouts and tattle on package-happy manufacturers. The government-sanctioned shop and skedaddle plan sounds delightfully nau ... |
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| Topics: green living, news, pollution and waste, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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The Appliance of Their Aye
U.S. DOE will phase in energy-efficiency standards for household appliances |
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14 Nov 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| The Appliance of Their Aye U.S. DOE will phase in energy-efficiency standards for household appliances After years of thumb-twiddling, the U.S. Department of Energy will phase in more stringent energy-efficiency requirements for 22 household appliances and other pieces of equipment over the next five years. Congress requires ramped-up efficiency standards according to periodic deadlines; this update is only a dozen ... |
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| Topics: Department of Energy, green living, news (all these topics) |
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Eco-friendly Fire
British arms manufacturer producing green weapons |
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26 Oct 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Eco-friendly Fire British arms manufacturer producing green weapons One of the world's biggest arms manufacturers, British Aerospace, is investing heavily in eco-friendly weapons. Soldiers and civilians may now be blown up by a recyclable explosive, hit by a reduced-toxin rocket, or bombed by a fuel-efficient fighter jet. Biodegradable land mines and their victims both turn into compost over time. Quieter warheads reduce ... |
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| Topics: green living, news, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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People Still Read Those Things?
Newspaper and magazine companies seek to lessen environmental impact |
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25 Oct 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| People Still Read Those Things? Newspaper and magazine companies seek to lessen environmental impact A handful of large publishers are beginning to think about the eco-impact of the paper they publish on. The paper industry is the fourth-largest source of carbon dioxide emissions among U.S. manufacturers. Paper production uses gobs of energy, and then there's the impact of chopping down trees at the front end and o ... |
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| Topics: business, green living, magazines, news (all these topics) |
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Junk in the Trunk
American food-guzzling leads to more gas-guzzling |
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25 Oct 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Junk in the Trunk American food-guzzling leads to more gas-guzzling Here's more motivation to go on that diet: You'll use less gasoline. Non-commercial U.S. vehicles are using at least 938 million more gallons of gasoline annually than they did in 1960 because drivers and passengers are considerably heavier and are dragging down fuel economy, says a University of Illinois study to be published in The Engineering Economist. ... |
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| Topics: green living, news, placemaking (all these topics) |
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Slow Down, You Hoover Too Fast
Humans consuming planet's resources at unprecedented rate, warns WWF |
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24 Oct 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Slow Down, You Hoover Too Fast Humans consuming planet's resources at unprecedented rate, warns WWF Humans are consuming the planet's resources 25 percent faster than the earth can renew them, a rate "unprecedented in human history," the World Wildlife Fund said today in its 2006 Living Planet Report. If we keep it up, we'll need two planets' worth of natural resources by mid-century, and "exhaustion ... |
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| Topics: green living, news, World Wildlife Fund (all these topics) |
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License Plates Never Looked So Good
Inmates exposed to toxins in e-waste recycling program, says report |
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23 Oct 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| License Plates Never Looked So Good Inmates exposed to toxins in e-waste recycling program, says report A federal recycling program that uses cheap prison labor to recycle computers and other electronics exposes inmates to unsafe conditions, says a report released by activist and environmental groups last week. Prisoners paid from 23 cents to $1.15 an hour by government-owned Federal Prison Industries, Inc., also kno ... |
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| Topics: green living, news, recycling, toxics (all these topics) |
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Box Populi
Wal-Mart will push suppliers to reduce packaging by 5 percent |
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25 Sep 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Box Populi Wal-Mart will push suppliers to reduce packaging by 5 percent In its latest effort to woo enviros (and, of course, save some dough), Wal-Mart has unveiled a five-year plan that it believes will reduce packaging on the products it sells by 5 percent. Speaking at the Clinton Global Initiative meeting on Friday, Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott announced that his company will push its 60,000 suppliers to reduce the am ... |
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| Topics: business, green living, news, Wal-Mart (all these topics) |
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Grasping at Straw
Alternative fabrics hit the action-sports market |
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15 Sep 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Grasping at Straw Alternative fabrics hit the action-sports market Surf's up, dude -- and so is action-sports apparel makers' interest in alternative fabrics. (OK, that was a stretch.) Clothes made from organic cotton, hemp, bamboo, and even recycled plastic bottles are hitting the action-sports apparel market. Sustainability will "definitely be the next big wave," says the oh-so-punny Don Brown of Sole Tec ... |
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| Topics: green living, news, outdoor recreation (all these topics) |
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In Da Strauss
Levi Strauss will debut organic-cotton jeans |
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12 Sep 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| In Da Strauss Levi Strauss will debut organic-cotton jeans Good old-fashioned Levi's jeans will become new-fashioned in November, when the company debuts Eco jeans. The denim dungarees will be organic cotton, naturally dyed, and U.S.-made -- and, like all too many eco-products, woefully expensive, with a hefty $250 price tag (printed on recycled paper with soy ink). Spent all your dough on, you know, food and stuff? Never fear! Levi Stra ... |
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Go and Cinema More
New climate-change documentary focuses on people of faith |
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12 Sep 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Go and Cinema More New climate-change documentary focuses on people of faith If An Inconvenient Truth didn't exactly bring evangelicals to the multiplex in droves, The Great Warming just may. Religious leaders hope the documentary, to be screened in September and distributed in October along with voter guides and eco-sermons, will mobilize religious groups around climate change -- just in time for mi ... |
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| Topics: climate, green living, news, religion and spirituality (all these topics) |
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Words Fail Us
Hummer propaganda aimed at kids through McDonald's Happy Meals |
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10 Aug 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Words Fail Us Hummer propaganda aimed at kids through McDonald's Happy Meals Sometimes a story comes along that so perfectly captures a culture's pathologies that it should be put in a time capsule, so future generations ... oh, right, there won't be any future generations. It seems that, according to fast-food behemoth McDonald's, this is a "Hummer of a Summer." A new series of TV and radio ... |
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| Topics: food and agriculture, green living, news, placemaking (all these topics) |
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Economies of Bale
Straw-bale construction a little less marginalized |
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10 Aug 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Economies of Bale Straw-bale construction a little less marginalized Straw-bale construction has slowly been catching on in the green-building set, but its positive performance in recent fire, durability, and eco-friendliness tests could take it to the next level. The latest was an independent fire-resistance test, which proved that the material lives up to industry standards when it's covered with fire-resistant plaster in its use as a ... |
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Another Nail Polish in the Coffin
Many nail polishes contain shady ingredients |
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07 Aug 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Another Nail Polish in the Coffin Many nail polishes contain shady ingredients A question for all you women, girls, drag queens, trannies, metrosexuals, goths, punks, and so on: have you ever wondered what's in that nail polish? If you're in the U.S., one ingredient is likely the nefarious dibutyl phthalate, or DBP, which has been linked to cancer in lab critters and to underdeveloped genitals and other fertility problems in new ... |
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Bawh-Chikka-Baaawh
Report accuses U.K. media of indulging in global-warming 'porn' |
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03 Aug 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Bawh-Chikka-Baaawh Report accuses U.K. media of indulging in global-warming "porn" The first comprehensive analysis of climate-change coverage in the U.K. media has deemed it "confusing, contradictory, and chaotic." Produced by the Institute for Public Policy Research, the report, "Warm Words," accuses media outlets of presenting apocalyptic pictures and portents as a kind of " ... |
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| Topics: climate, green living, news, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Lawn Gone
Homeowners rethink their water-sucking lawns |
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14 Jul 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Lawn Gone Homeowners rethink their water-sucking lawns A "delawning" movement is sprouting up around the U.S., as a handful of homeowners switch from resource-intensive grassy green expanses to drought-tolerant, native, and/or edible gardens. "It's about shifting ideas of what's beautiful," says Fritz Haeg, an L.A. architect whose Edible Estates project transforms front yards into fruit and vegetable gard ... |
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| Topics: California, green living, news (all these topics) |
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Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness -- Well, One Out of Three Ain't Bad
The happiest nations are not the high-consuming ones, survey says |
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13 Jul 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness -- Well, One Out of Three Ain't Bad The happiest nations are not the high-consuming ones, survey says A new Happy Planet Index supports the cliché that money can't buy happiness. The New Economics Foundation, a British think tank, looked at 178 countries' consumption levels, life expectancy, and happiness, and concluded that people can live long, happy lives without sucking up ... |
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An Incandescent Truth
Just change your dang light bulbs already |
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06 Jul 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| An Incandescent Truth Just change your dang light bulbs already If efficient, low-energy lighting were installed all around the world, global energy costs could be cut by nearly a tenth, says the International Energy Agency. The technology is widely available, would curb light pollution, and, according to a new IEA report, could keep up to 16 billion tons of carbon out of the atmosphere over the next quart ... |
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| Topics: climate, energy, green living, Greenpeace, news (all these topics) |
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Step One: Get a Job With Better Health-Care Coverage
Wal-Mart to educate employees on environment and health |
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22 Jun 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Step One: Get a Job With Better Health-Care Coverage Wal-Mart to educate employees on environment and health Retail leviathan Wal-Mart, anxious to be the eco-friendliest big-box chain around, is developing a program to teach employees how to care for themselves and the environment. Anonymous sources say the as-yet-unveiled plan, tentatively named the Environmental Health and Wellness Program, will give ... |
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| Topics: business, green living, news, Sierra Club, Wal-Mart (all these topics) |
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The Truth Is Out There
An Inconvenient Truth opens nationwide today |
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02 Jun 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| The Truth Is Out There An Inconvenient Truth opens nationwide today Having proved a hit in its limited run, An Inconvenient Truth -- the documentary about Al Gore's quest to raise public consciousness of global warming -- opens in wide release today. For better or worse, the nation's chattering classes will view the movie's reception as a barometer of public interest in the issue. We're just say ... |
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| Topics: An Inconvenient Truth, climate, green living, movies, news (all these topics) |
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