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Summer festivals tune into sustainability
July 4th, Memorial Day weekends offer green jams |
Sarah van Schagen |
09 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Missed the Coachella Express but still on board for a summerful of sustainable-ish music fests? Check out Rothbury, dubbed the "party with a purpose." The festival, which has attracted an impressive lineup including Dave Matthews Band, Widespread Panic, John Mayer, Snoop Dogg, and Modest Mouse, will be held Fourth of July weekend in Rothbury, Mich. According to their website, Rothbury's goal is to "harness the unique energy of the live music commun ... |
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| Topics: art, ecological footprint, green living, holiday, music (all these topics) |
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It's Barack vs. Britney
Politics gaining ground in popular celeb rags |
Sarah van Schagen |
08 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| And Barack is winning ... |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, celebrity, green living, magazines, politics (all these topics) |
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Yo Mama
This Mother's Day, send a Grist e-card |
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08 May 2008 |
Grist Feature |
| You never call, you never write -- but on Mother's Day, the least you could do is send a Grist e-card. Show your mother -- or the other beloved mothers in your life -- that you care. Simply click send, enter your info, and voila! Sincere sentiments, straight to the inbox. Uh, we mean straight to the heart. Send | Enlarge Send | Enlarge |
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| Topics: funnies, green living, holiday, parenting (all these topics) |
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On the Ball: Balls, balls, and more balls
Give this roundup a sporting chance |
Sarah K. Burkhalter |
08 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Ado, ado, ado. It's been a while since our last sports roundup, so with no further ado: Baseball: Major League Baseball was all about Earth Day. The Seattle Mariners hosted the league's first carbon-neutral game, while the uniforms of the Boston Red Sox displayed a pair of red socks in a green recycling logo. (Reaction from Grist Prez -- and Sox fan -- Chip Giller: 'This is butt ugly! And what does the recycling sign have to do with energy issues?') Me ... |
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| Topics: carbon neutral, climate, green living, greenhouse-gas emissions, health, sports (all these topics) |
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Liquid Gold
How to use extra-virgin olive oils, from the extraordinary to the merely wonderful |
Roz Cummins |
08 May 2008 |
'Tis the Season |
| I met with my friend, chef Didi Emmons, on a recent spring morning for breakfast in Harvard Square. We met at the Hi-Rise Pie Company, where we bought a loaf of potato bread and crept up the stairs to the little rooms filled with ancient chairs and tables. Peak oil. Didi pulled a dark green glass bottle from her rucksack. I wondered what the other patrons thought, since it wa ... |
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| Topics: food, green living, recipes, Tis the Season (all these topics) |
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Where in the World?
Brazilians and Indians are the greenest, says survey |
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08 May 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 12:29 PM on 08 May 2008 Brazilians and Indians are the most eco-friendly folks in the world, and Canadians and Americans are the least, according to a new survey done by the National Geographic Society. Consumers in 14 countries, representing more than half of the world's population and about three-quarters of its energy use, were ranked on their sustainability in the areas of housing, transportation, food, and co ... |
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| Topics: Brazil, Canada, China, consumerism, green living, India, news, United States (all these topics) |
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SKB and BPA on NPR
Everything you wanted to know about bisphenol A, in my dulcet tones |
Sarah K. Burkhalter |
08 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| I was on NPR talking about bisphenol A (that nasty chemical all up in our plastics). Audio is here. I expect these questions will be forthcoming: Do you always sound a bit froggy? No, I was a wee bit sick. Do you always make up rhymes on the spot? Yes. Yes, I do. |
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| Topics: green living, health, shameless self-promotion, toxics (all these topics) |
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How to get people to pay attention to peak oil
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David Roberts |
07 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| I can't decide if this is horribly crass or effing genius, or both: |
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| Topics: energy, fossil fuels, green living, oil (all these topics) |
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Mum's the Word
An eco-friendly gift guide for Mother's Day |
Holly Richmond |
07 May 2008 |
Grist Feature |
| Of course, the best gifts don't come from a store. Now that Earth Day has come and gone, it's that time of year when "love your mother" can be taken literally again. But here's a bonus: green Mother's Day festivities allow you to be kind to Mother Earth and the woman who pushed you out her cervix. Of course, the best gifts are stuff-free (and even free free -- carefully planted smooch, anyone?), bu ... |
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| Topics: advice, green living, green products, holiday, parenting, shopping (all these topics) |
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Be Like Nike
Big biz ranked on greenness |
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07 May 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 12:47 PM on 07 May 2008 Takeaways from a new ranking of eco-friendly practices in big biz: Consumer companies are getting greener, but there's plenty of ground to gain. In its second annual scorecard, nonprofit Climate Counts ranked 56 companies on their measurement, reduction, and disclosure of greenhouse gases. Eighty-four percent of the companies scored higher this year than they did in 2007, but the average score was still only 40 out of a p ... |
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| Topics: business, climate, green living, greenhouse-gas emissions, greening biz operations, greenish companies, news, shopping (all these topics) |
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Do Me a Fava
On soil health |
Umbra Fisk |
07 May 2008 |
Ask Umbra |
| Dear Umbra, I asked about fava beans about two weeks ago, and have not had a response back. I have had no luck researching it myself, and would really appreciate a response. I asked at what point in the plant's life did it produce nitro for the soil? For fullest nitro replenishment, should I let the plant seed? Die off? If I pull the plant out, will the nitro stay in the soil? I thank you for your time. KLK Aptos, Calif. Dearest KLK, You'll ... |
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| Topics: advice, agriculture, Ask Umbra, green living (all these topics) |
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Bicyclists do it better
Commute by bike, get lucky |
Trina Stout |
07 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| From a Hungarian PSA (No translation necessary. Mostly safe for work; use headphones):Rarrrrrr. Turns out, Hungary has an entire government position devoted to promoting bicycling.In Hungary, the Ministry of Economics and Transport actually has a Deputy Minister for cycling by the name of Adam Bodor. Bodor's job, put simply, is to get people on their bikes.Now, why can't the U.S. do that? |
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| Topics: bikes, green living, Hungary, sex (all these topics) |
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Tough as Nails
A five-fingered review of less-toxic nail polishes |
Sarah van Schagen |
06 May 2008 |
The Bottom Line |
| If you've ever gone in for a manicure and, getting a good whiff of the stuff, wondered what sort of chemicals create a smell like that, you've hit the nail polish issue on the head. Those tiny little glass bottles of paint that we apply so gingerly to our fingernails and toenails -- and unless you're a manicure Michelangelo, often our skin as well -- contain a long list of chemicals, some of th ... |
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| Topics: advice, green living, green products, health, shopping, The Bottom Line, toxics (all these topics) |
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C'mon ride the train, the Coachella train
Festival-goers hop free ride -- and stay car-free, too |
Sarah van Schagen |
06 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| As we've reported in the past, music festivals across the country are making moves to be more sustainable -- mostly involving recycling efforts, compostable utensils, and biodiesel generators. But this year's Coachella music festival, held in Indio, Calif., April 25-27, took an interesting track, chartering an Amtrak train to transport festival folk to and from L.A. The Coachella Express was set up by the creative minds behind Global Inheritance, a group focusin ... |
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| Topics: green living, music, placemaking, public transportation (all these topics) |
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Soiled Again
On lead and gardens |
Umbra Fisk |
05 May 2008 |
Ask Umbra |
| Dear Umbra, In your reply to the question about pollution and rooftop gardening, you talked a fair amount about lead pollution. Since gasoline is no longer leaded, and since it's container gardening that wouldn't have any lead paint in it, and surely nobody has lead water pipes any more, why is lead even a concern? Teresa Brenham, Tex. Dearest Teresa, Our ecological history hangs around our necks like a lead weight. Still heavy after al ... |
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| Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, gardening, green living, health, toxics (all these topics) |
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There's a metaphor in here somewhere
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David Roberts |
04 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Why the seal attempted to have sex with the penguin is unclear. |
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| Topics: animal welfare, green living, sex (all these topics) |
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Kunstler meets Colbert
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David Roberts |
03 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: books, energy, funnies, green living, oil, oil and gas drilling, TV (all these topics) |
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Friday music blogging: The Ruby Suns
Yellow Submarine on sizzurp |
David Roberts |
02 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| In 2005, New Zealand indie band The Ruby Suns put out a (self-titled) dreamy, beautiful psych-pop album that's been one of my favorites for years. Now they've finally released the follow-up: Sea Lion. The product description at Amazon is unusually accurate: The melodic musings of 'Sea Lion' found inspiration in the natural world and Ryan McPhun's travels with in i ... |
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| Topics: green living, music (all these topics) |
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From D'oh to Dash
What's on our radar this week |
Sarah van Schagen, Sarah K. Burkhalter |
02 May 2008 |
The Grist List |
| By Sarah van Schagen and Sarah K. Burkhalter 02 May 2008 © 2007 Universal Orlando. All Rights Reserved. Jessica and Ashlee not included Universal Studios is launching a Simpsons-themed ride, but don't have a cow, man! It uses LED lighting and energy-efficient electronics -- so it's as green as Ned Flanders' sweater. Ay, caramba! Though, not, of course, as green as having no ride at all ... D'oh! Can't see the chest hair for the trees Looking for the best way to "showca ... |
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| Topics: green living, Grist List, lists (all these topics) |
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Lipstick Bungle
An interview with Stacy Malkan, co-founder of the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics |
Katharine Wroth |
02 May 2008 |
Grist Feature |
| Stacy Malkan. Beauty, they say, is only skin deep. But given the load of toxic chemicals in everyday products like shampoo, deodorant, and makeup, that superficial truth is still cause for concern. With increasing frequency, studies point to hidden dangers in the medicine cabinet: things like lead in lipstick, phthalates in baby lotions, aluminum in deodorant. While the am ... |
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| Topics: consumerism, grassroots activism, green living, health, interview, shopping, toxics (all these topics) |
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On Target
Target launches eco-friendly line by Rogan Gregory |
Sarah van Schagen |
02 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Photos: Target Big-box store Target -- or Tar-zhay, as I like to call it -- is launching its first eco-friendly line of apparel ... at luxury retailer Barneys New York.The collection, designed by Rogan Gregory of Edun and Loomstate denim fame, uses organic cotton, hemp, linen, and bamboo to create a "beach safari vibe" and "relaxed silhouettes." And this guy doesn't skimp on eco-materials ... no "5 percent organic" here. Sa ... |
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| Topics: fashion, green living, green products, shopping (all these topics) |
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Right to bare legs
Today, No Pants Day will undoubtedly spark dialogue about climate change |
Holly Richmond |
02 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Arguably, a far superior cousin to Earth Day: No Pants Day. It may seem to be an innocuous, juvenile ritual devoid of underlying political intentions, but neglecting one's trousers provides unavoidable commentary about global warming. Conversation starter: 'My legs are hot ... and so is the planet.' (Bringing up body hair and deforestation is optional.) After all, 'When large groups of people parade around in public without their pants, amazing things are bound to ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate change impacts, green living, holiday (all these topics) |
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650 million years in 94 minutes
A History Channel production on climate is worthwhile |
JMG |
01 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| A coworker lent me an amazing piece of work called A Global Warning? It does an excellent job illustrating the chaotic nature of terrestrial climate and explaining the theories behind some of the most dramatic climate transitions. It's not a perfect movie, but if you won't read With Speed and Violence, it's probably the best thing there is. It gets into both ocean clathrates (methane hydrate crystals) and the melting permafrost (more methane). Best of all, not a single d ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate science, green living, movies (all these topics) |
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Spinach Doctor
CSAs can transform Iowa's farm economy -- and take its sandwiches to the next level |
Kurt Michael Friese |
01 May 2008 |
Chef's Diary |
| Getting fresh. Here in Iowa, the farmers markets are just emerging from hibernation, and with them the CSAs. Community-supported agriculture is not a new idea, but it certainly has been gaining ground over the past few years as ideas such as "local" and "sustainable" migrate from the fringes to the center. For the uninitiated, CSAs operate a ... |
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| Topics: Chef's Diary, green living, recipes (all these topics) |
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Sun is in the sky, oh why, oh why, would she wanna be anywhere else?
Lily Allen backs U.K. solar incentive campaign |
Sarah van Schagen |
30 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Brit popster Lily Allen has sung about 'riding through the city on [her] bike all day' at the Premises solar-powered recording studio. Now, she's added her backing to a campaign to reward homes that generate their own green energy. The amendment to an energy bill in Parliament this week introduces a 'feed-in tariff,' which would 'guarantee a minimum price for all renewable energy generated by homes and businesses through a system of long-term contracts with energy ... |
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| Topics: celebrity, energy, energy at home, green living, music, politics, renewable energy, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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