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Beyond-Organic Buzz As summer heats up, a tasting of six 'natural' white wines	Tom Philpott	15 Jul 2008	The Bottom Line
As summer heats up, a tasting of six "natural" white wines By Tom Philpott 15 Jul 2008 When it comes to white wine, the nose knows. Photo: Tyler Bell When the summer sun rages, there are few antidotes more pleasing than a light dinner and a glass of chilled white wine. Of course, as summers get hotter, it gets more difficult to enjoy that indulgence without thinking about climate change and other ecological degradation. And that leads to a natural question: Wher ...
Topics: advice, agriculture, food, green living, green products, The Bottom Line (all these topics)

Saved By the Bellwether Some school fundraisers start hawking greener products		15 Jul 2008	News
Posted at 8:39 AM on 15 Jul 2008 Some school and nonprofit fundraisers recently have turned to greener options to generate needed cash. Instead of sending youngsters out into the community to hawk items of questionable greenness like candy, magazines, and virgin-forest wrapping paper, some schools have instead turned to greener wares such as fair-trade coffee, metal water bottles, hand-made soaps, and recycled-conten ...
Topics: business, education, green living, news (all these topics)

Forty with nature Car camping with a Prius	biodiversivist	15 Jul 2008	Gristmill
Just returned from the annual five-day camping trip with about a dozen other families. This is a photo of a fully mature male Western fence lizard, also known as a blue belly because of the blue spot under the male's throat (my youngest daughter is the hand model). The spot is used to impress the ladies and as a warning to other guys trying to horn in. It only works for lizards, young male Gristmill readers, so don't get any ideas. The propensity for chickens, liza ...
Topics: biodiversity, green living, hybrids, travel (all these topics)

Dancing	David Roberts	14 Jul 2008	Gristmill
In Salzburg, one person made -- and several people subsequently reiterated -- the point that all this work and struggle on behalf of future generations should be undertaken in a spirit of joy. It's the human capacity to transcend circumstances, to love and laugh and be goofy together no matter how oppressive the context, no matter how irrational it may seem, that makes it all worth doing. And with that maudlin intro, I give you a video that makes the point much more ef ...
Topics: funnies, green living, video (all these topics)

Climate change no gangsta's paradise for this rapper Coolio to educate students about global warming	Sarah van Schagen	14 Jul 2008	Gristmill
Grammy-award-winning rapper Coolio is on a fantastic voyage ... to spread the word about climate change to historically black colleges and universities across the country. As an official spokesdude for the Environmental Justice and Climate Change campaign (a partnership with Gore's 'we' campaign), he'll aim to engage students in the climate justice debate and educate them on why global warming is no gangsta's paradise.
Topics: celebrity, environmental movement, green living, music (all these topics)

Deflater House On air mattresses	Umbra Fisk	14 Jul 2008	Ask Umbra
Dear Umbra, We live in a small house, and when we have guests, the bed situation is limiting. Convenience tells me that an inflatable bed would be ideal. However, the "no vinyl, that's final" rule reigns supreme in our household. What sort of options can you suggest for a sleeping surface that is easy to store, environmentally responsible, and comfy? Sleepily, Angie Huntington Beach, Calif. Dearest Angie, The night I spent on ...
Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, green living, green products, health, shopping, toxics (all these topics)

On the Ball: In Beijing's court A semi-comprehensive sportin' round-up	Sara Barz	13 Jul 2008	Gristmill
Beijing Olympics 2008: With less than 30 days to the Olympic games, Chinese officials and businesses have actively been touting efforts to reduce air pollution. Even as visibility was down to a few hundred meters in the pollution-laden misty July weather, Beijing's environmental bureau insisted that there will be clear skies for the August games. Chinese corporations are trying to do their part to curb the smog. The Beijing Shougang Group has cut steel production by 70 ...
Topics: air pollution, China, green living, Olympics, sports (all these topics)

Calendar girls Philly Eagles cheerleaders put out 'eco-sexy' calendar	Sarah van Schagen	13 Jul 2008	Gristmill
We've mentioned a number of times how green the Philadelphia Eagles football team is, but I believe we've neglected to mention that the cheerleaders are also backing the effort to green the team. In fact, they've been so kind as to pose in organic swimwear and eco-accessories for a 16-month calendar printed on (mostly) recycled paper.The calendar will be available soon, but you can sneak a peek at Ms. November below:
Topics: fashion, green living, green products, sports (all these topics)

The new film Wall-E gets it right The link between obesity and the environment	Maywa Montenegro	11 Jul 2008	Gristmill
Slate's Dan Engber has attempted to take down Wall-E in classic Green Room style with a piece slamming the film's connection between obesity and environmental destruction. Engber's critique is flawed in so many ways that it's hard to know where to begin ... For instance, he doesn't seem to believe that obesity really has much to do with being too sedentary or eating too much. To support this, he cites research saying that 80 percent of the variation in body weight ...
Topics: climate, food, green living, health, movies (all these topics)

From Cat to Crap What's on our radar this week	Sarah K. Burkhalter, Sarah van Schagen	11 Jul 2008	The Grist List
By Sarah K. Burkhalter and Sarah van Schagen 11 Jul 2008 � SOL catz Oh hai. Did you noes global warming hates teh kittehs? � Doll of the wild When the late Croc Hunter's daughter took on his cause, it was cute. When she developed her own clothing line, it was less cute. But a Bindi Irwin doll that says "Crikey! Let's go help wildlife"? We can only hope her 15 minutes are nearing extinction. Photo: AP/Seth Wenig � Photo: Terracycle Here comes the Capri Sun The fertile m ...
Topics: green living, Grist List, lists (all these topics)

Wal-Mart Comes to the Farmers Market As the ground shifts under their feet, food giants experiment with new strategies	Tom Philpott	11 Jul 2008	Victual Reality
When you smile, the food world smiles with you ... maybe. Photo: Original by heatkernel For more than a generation, the major corporations that process and sell the vast bulk of our food have had it pretty easy. They've had access to cheap energy to ship food over globe-spanning distances and run giant food-processing plants; reveled in cheap inpu ...
Topics: agriculture, business, food, green living, industrial ag, shopping, Walmart (all these topics)

Reel Funny An interview with climate mockumentary filmmaker Randy Olson	Erik Hoffner	10 Jul 2008	Grist Feature
Randy Olson became a filmmaker after fifteen years as a marine biologist, so the perspective he brings to the craft is rooted in science -- but blended with his own irreverent humor. His hilarious new film on global warming is a perfect example. Randy Olson. After quitting his university job in 1993, Olson went to film school and teamed up with one of his heroes, renowned marine ecologist Jeremy J ...
Topics: climate, funnies, green living, interview, media, movies (all these topics)

Just Like Granny Used to Make Simple cooking can produce delicious results -- like old-fashioned Austrian pancakes	Kurt Michael Friese	10 Jul 2008	Chef's Diary
Get cooking, sonny. Too many people in this country have been sold a bill of goods. They've been tricked, flim-flammed, conned, and hustled. They've been bamboozled into believing that food comes wrapped in plastic from the freezer at the nearest Walmart. They've learned to believe that cooking is a chore -- like laundry or washing windows -- to be ...
Topics: Chef's Diary, food, green living, recipes (all these topics)

Check out the carbon Will eco-labeling contribute to consumer shopping confusion?	Ben Tuxworth	09 Jul 2008	Gristmill
Ben Tuxworth, communications director at Forum for the Future, writes a monthly column for Gristmill on sustainability in the U.K. and Europe. ----- British supermarket shoppers face increasingly bewildering claims about the ethical qualities of products. In one of retail giant Tesco's stores, shoppers can opt for goods branded with the Soil Association's organic standard, the Fairtrade Foundation's logo, the British Farm standard, or chain-of-custody marks from the ...
Topics: consumerism, ecological footprint, food, green living, shopping, United Kingdom (all these topics)

Goode grief Virginia candidates split on personal transit choices	Kate Sheppard	09 Jul 2008	Gristmill
Rep. Virgil Goode, the incumbent Republican in Virginia's 5th District, appeared in a Scottsville, Va. Fourth of July parade last week accompanied by a Hummer H3. His opponent in this year's House race, Tom Perriello (D), appeared on a float pulled by a biodiesel-fueled tractor. Perriello fans put together a video highlighting the candidates' automotive choices:
Topics: cars, Congress, elections, green living, Muckraker, news, politics, video (all these topics)

Question of the Century On driving versus flying	Umbra Fisk	09 Jul 2008	Ask Umbra
Dear Umbra, My husband asked me this one the other day and I didn't know the answer, so I thought I'd ask an expert. Which is the more environmentally friendly method of travel: 100 people driving their own cars (let's assume non-hybrid vehicles) to a city three hours away, or 100 people flying in a plane to the same city? Natalie W. North East, Pa. Dearest Natalie, Carpooling is one way to be efficient; here on Floor 2B ...
Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, cars, climate, ecological footprint, green living, greenhouse-gas emissions, travel (all these topics)

SKB on NPR re: PVC Everything you wanted to know about toxic shower curtains, in my dulcet tones	Sarah K. Burkhalter	08 Jul 2008	Gristmill
Here I am again on the Environment Report, this time chatting about toxic shower curtains. Everything you ever wanted to know on the subject, complete with Psycho shower-scene screeching, allusions to shower-curtain licking, and quips about exhibitionism.
Topics: green living, health, shameless self-promotion, shopping, toxics (all these topics)

Toil Conservation How to green your day job		08 Jul 2008	From A to Green
Simple steps are the key to a greener office. Hi-ho, hi-ho, it's off to waste we go. Nope, those aren't the lyrics the Disney dwarves belted out en route to the daily grind, but in today's world they're right on the money. Most skyscrapers, offices, and cubicles are eco disaster areas, squandering massive amounts of energy, water, and paper while spewing out toxins and trash. It's enough to make a person downright weepy (not to mention g ...
Topics: business, climate, energy, green jobs, green living, greening biz operations (all these topics)

Wall*E	David Roberts	07 Jul 2008	Gristmill
I saw WallE the other day with my kids and I found it absolutely rapturous, particularly the first half-hour or so. I wouldn't be surprised if it ends up nominated for Best Picture. Not only is it a creative triumph, but it manages to convey 'lessons' (ugh) about 'environmental stewardship' (ugh) in a way that isn't didactic or overbearing. It's really something. I was going to try to write a profound post about it, but luckily Frank Rich takes on that task today, so ...
Topics: brilliance, education, green living, movies, video (all these topics)

Be Cool On fans versus AC		07 Jul 2008	Ask Umbra
Dear Umbra, I'm a girl trying to make it in a big, hot, airless city -- New York, that is. We're in the middle of a heat wave that will soon end, but the longer heat wave we call summer will continue, so I wonder: when the interior of my apartment is up to 93 degrees and I have no less than three fans oscillating, am I using more energy than I would if I purchased and used one energy-efficient air conditioner? What's the best choice here? Elizabeth Q. New Y ...
Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, energy at home, energy efficiency, green living (all these topics)

Act Your Page Should you add the latest green-living books to your library?	Holly Richmond	03 Jul 2008	Grist Feature
It's easy writing green, or so this year's deluge of eco-tippy books would indicate. But are any of the latest feel-good, change-a-light-bulb tomes decent? No doubt our own volume, Wake Up and Smell the Planet, is still No. 1 on your toilet tank -- but we thought we'd take a look at how the recent entries stack up, from the titillating to the downright doorstop-worthy. Going Green: A Wise ...
Topics: advice, books, consumerism, ecological footprint, green living, shopping (all these topics)

Good Home Cooking How author Betsy Block convinced her finicky family to mend their dietary ways	Roz Cummins	03 Jul 2008	'Tis the Season
In her new book The Dinner Diaries: Raising Whole Wheat Kids in a White Bread World, Betsy Block writes compellingly about trying to feed one's family and oneself in a nutritious, sustainable, economical, and harmonious way -- and dealing with various likes and dislikes within the family dining unit. Betsy Block Photo: Andrew Pockrose I imagine reviewers will liken the expe ...
Topics: books, food, green living, interview, parenting, recipes, Tis the Season (all these topics)

Take a Page Out of My Book Seven green leaders reveal their favorite reads	Michelle Nijhuis	03 Jul 2008	Grist Feature
Good night, sleep tight, don't let the bad books bite. Photo: margolove Which books and magazines are tempting today's environmental movers and shakers to keep the CFLs burning late into the night? Grist asked seven movement leaders for their recommended reads. (Been burning the night oil yourself? Add your own favorite reads in the comments section below.) Van Jones. Van Jones Founding pre ...
Topics: books, environmental movement, green living (all these topics)

Well-Arrested	Holly Richmond	02 Jul 2008	Gristmill
No, he didn't ride a Trek to the premiere of his new movie (I can hear the cars-aren't-green comments already!), but Jason Bateman did show up in a BMW Hydrogen 7 -- billed as 'the world's first hydrogen-powered car for everyday use.' Um, maybe if your 'everday' activities include winning a Golden Globe, playing an irresistible rocker wannabe, and warming the Hancockles of our hearts ...
Topics: cars, celebrity, green living (all these topics)

Macaws and Effect An interview with author Bruce Barcott	Michelle Nijhuis	02 Jul 2008	Grist Feature
Bruce Barcott. In his new non-fiction book Last Flight of the Scarlet Macaw, environmental journalist Bruce Barcott follows Sharon Matola -- a former Air Force survival specialist and circus-tiger trainer turned zookeeper -- as she fights the construction of a hydropower dam in her adopted country of Belize, and attempts to save the nesting site of the country's last scarlet macaws. During her years of ba ...
Topics: Belize, books, grassroots activism, green living, interview, wildlife (all these topics)

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