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High gas prices, healthy new habits
Gallup shows Americans making smart choices to break the gas habit. |
Anna Fahey |
16 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| It took soaring fuel prices for old habits to shift. But they're shifting alright. Just take a look at these poll results -- Gallup finds that big numbers of Americans are making changes in their daily lives to deal with higher gas prices. Here's a snapshot: Most telling, perhaps, is that 7 out of 10 poll respondents are considering a more fuel-efficient car. That's a change that'll help control energy costs for years to come, no matter what happens to the price of gasol ... |
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| Topics: cars, energy, fuel efficiency, gas prices, green living, shopping (all these topics) |
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From Bushy to Beef
What's on our radar this week |
Sarah K. Burkhalter, Sarah van Schagen |
16 May 2008 |
The Grist List |
| By Sarah K. Burkhalter and Sarah van Schagen 16 May 2008 Tail lickin' good Give squirrel a whirl: it's all natural, free-range, and as local as it gets. Apparently, "Southern fried squirrel is good. And tandoori style works. It is especially tasty fricasséed with Cornish cream and walnuts." Now that's just nuts. Photo: Will Meeker Where the sun don't shine Not 'til we met the solar-powered bra and the dress that wrinkles on bad-air days did we think of tie-dye an ... |
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| Topics: green living, Grist List, lists (all these topics) |
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Toyota's foresight pays off, part one
Prius sales top one million |
Joseph Romm |
16 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| The Toyota Prius is 'the world's first mass-produced petrol-electric hybrid car to hit 1 million in sales.' More than half of those were sold in North America. Toyota's goal is to sell more than one million per year. I own one and must say it is a terrific car. I get about 45 miles per gallon combined city and highway -- double the mpg of my old Saturn, which was not as big. I think the comments from the Wired blog bear repeating, considering how GM (and ... |
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| Topics: cars, green living, Prius (all these topics) |
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The Iceman melteth
Val Kilmer to star in Arctic horror flick |
Sarah van Schagen |
16 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Photo: © Val Kilmer This summer, the Iceman cometh ... to a horror flick about global warming. The Thaw, which begins shooting mid-June with star Val Kilmer, is based on the premise that melting ice caps reveal a woolly mammoth hosting a deadly prehistoric parasite that comes back to life to infect the world ... mwa-ha-ha. Ahem.From director Mark A. Lewis:"I think ultimately where this story comes from is the idea or, more accurately, the feeling of vulnerab ... |
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| Topics: green living, celebrity, movies (all these topics) |
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Alter Eco
Adrian Grenier's eco-entourage heats up Planet Green |
Sarah van Schagen |
16 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| I mentioned Adrian Grenier's upcoming project, The Green Life, back in January, but the latest scoop is that the show -- billed as a makeover series wherein Grenier and "his entourage" help everyday folk go green -- has been renamed Alter Eco and will premiere in June.According to LAist, one of the first renovations on the show will be the Tokio Lounge, which is being transformed into Ecco, "Hollywood's first ecofriendly lounge."Expected to open ... |
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| Topics: celebrity, green living, TV (all these topics) |
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The Old College Try
U. of Washington to create big eco-college |
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15 May 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 4:36 PM on 15 May 2008 The University of Washington is planning to create the largest environmental college evah. The proposed College of the Environment would become the 5th-largest of U-Dub's 17 colleges, combining its current schools of forestry, fishery sciences, atmospheric sciences, earth and space sciences, marine affairs, and oceanography. "Certainly, higher education in general has a responsibility to tackle ... |
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| Topics: education, green living, news, Washington (all these topics) |
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Where Many Have Gone Before
Prius sales top 1 million |
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15 May 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 3:17 PM on 15 May 2008 Worldwide sales of Toyota's Prius hybrid have passed the 1 million mark, the auto company announced Thursday. The world's first mass-produced hybrid was introduced in Japan in 1997 and in other markets in 2000. While it was at the time a risky business venture, it didn't take long for the word Prius -- Latin for "to go before" -- to become synonymous with popular hybrid technology (and yuppie enviro ... |
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| Topics: Big Auto, cars, green living, hybrids, news, placemaking, Prius (all these topics) |
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Winning: The Poo
Recycling sewer water into drinking water growing more popular |
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15 May 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 11:39 AM on 15 May 2008 Cities and counties across the United States have increasingly been turning to recycled sewer water as one way to meet growing drinking-water demand. Recycling sewer water, or turning toilet water into drinking water via purification, has often repulsed opponents due to the high costs of treatment and the drinking-former-toilet-water gag factor. However, despite sometimes vocal oppo ... |
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| Topics: green living, news, recycling (all these topics) |
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Where the Wild Things Grow
Got weeds? Reach for the food processor, not the lawnmower |
Kurt Michael Friese |
15 May 2008 |
Chef's Diary |
| Around this time of year, all the foodies in my neck of the woods are, well, in the woods. Spring and fall are the best wild food foraging times around here, and as if ol' Mother Nature knew our food prices were going through the roof and transportation costs skyrocketing, she's brought us a cornucopia of wild edibles out there, free for the taking. Nettles, how sweet thy stin ... |
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| Topics: Chef's Diary, food, gardening, green living, recipes (all these topics) |
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Ounce For Ounce
On buying eco-products in bulk |
Umbra Fisk |
14 May 2008 |
Ask Umbra |
| Dear Umbra, Why can't I find environmentally friendly products (laundry soap, shampoo, etc.) in bulk packaging? It seems like there are many companies that make products that are not so hard on the planet, but they are only sold in little tiny containers, which of course increases packaging. I would love to find eco-friendly laundry soap in a five-gallon bucket ... after all, if I think clean clothes are important today, wh ... |
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| Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, consumerism, green living, green products, shopping (all these topics) |
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The Lawn and Short of It
How to green your yard -- even more |
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13 May 2008 |
From A to Green |
| One of the most enduring truisms on earth is that all you need -- aside from love, of course -- is loam. Good dirt and a few seeds can get you a plot of paradise, whether you're nursing daffodils in a window box, planting a native tree, or cultivating carrots, cukes, and Incredible Hulk-sized zucchini in a perfectly preened organic garden. Go a few steps further -- grab a rake, shovel, spade, soaker hose, hemp gardening ... |
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| Topics: advice, From A to Green, gardening, green living, health, toxics (all these topics) |
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Free stuff alert: Clean green without spending any green
Add Grist's green living widget and win free green living starter kits from Seventh Generation |
Ashley Braun |
13 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| So another Earth Day has come and gone, along with many good 'n' green intentions made around the globe. Haven't figured out a way to turn dirty laundry and that ring around the tub into a way to save the planet yet? Don't worry; Grist is here to help -- namely, by giving you the chance to win free green cleaning products from our friends at Seventh Generation. Let's get that tub looking and smelling more peachy and less bleach-y, shall we?How, you ask? Just add our new ... |
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| Topics: shameless self-promotion, green products, green cleaning, green living (all these topics) |
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BCause I Told You So
Eco-parents unimpressed by 'green' Barbie accessories |
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12 May 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 1:09 PM on 12 May 2008 Barbie BCause, toymaker Mattel's attempt to appeal to the green-minded tyke, has turned out to be not so popular with green-minded parents. The line of patchwork-y Barbie accessories made from cast-off fabric has inspired a blogging backlash. "The eco-conscious young girls I know of steer clear of Barbie," wrote Jennifer Lance on blog Eco Child's Play. "Truly green families ... |
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| Topics: business, green living, green products, greenwashing, news, parenting, recycling, shopping (all these topics) |
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Smart(ish) Cities
A Grist special series on unexpected urban progress |
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12 May 2008 |
Grist Feature |
| Hear the phrase "smart growth" or "green city," and chances are you'll think of one place: Portland, Ore. That progressive pocket of the Northwest has become synonymous with sustainability, landing atop many a list and capturing more than a few hearts and minds along the way. Not far behind, other stars of the Northwest and Northeast vie for the top spot -- places like Seattle, Vancouver, Boston ... |
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| Topics: green building, green living, placemaking, Smartish Cities, special series, sprawl, urban planning (all these topics) |
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Friday music blogging: Lyrics Born
Socially conscious bugout hip-hop funk |
David Roberts |
09 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Lyrics Born is part of the Bay area Quannum crew, and like his confreres he has a dazzling vocabulary and amazing verbal skills. Unlike them, he has strayed farther and farther from straight hip-hop, touring with a live funk band and experimenting with a wide variety of far-out sounds. These days, his tracks sound more like Gnarls Barkley or Andre 3000 tha ... |
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| Topics: music, green living, grassroots activism (all these topics) |
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From Death to Life
What's on our radar this week |
Sarah K. Burkhalter, Sarah van Schagen |
09 May 2008 |
The Grist List |
| By Sarah K. Burkhalter and Sarah van Schagen 09 May 2008 We'll undertake 'er Feeling deathly ill? Rest in peace on one of these slightly used sofas. Sure, they were coffins in another life, but now they're in a better place: your living room! Love those British chicks You can thank global warming for an abundance of great tits. Ewes you can use Let us get scentimental: Wool you believe they make air fresheners out of poo? You herd it here first. But we're a bit sheepish ... |
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| Topics: green living, Grist List, lists (all these topics) |
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Colbert on gas prices and oil profits
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David Roberts |
09 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: TV, funnies, green living, oil, energy, Big Oil, messaging, gas prices (all these topics) |
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Lye and Let Die
Dissolving your corpse is the green way to go |
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09 May 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 12:18 PM on 09 May 2008 Concerned about the environmental impact of your burial or cremation? Well, don't die. But if you must, consider a third option: have your corpse dissolved. In a procedure called alkaline hydrolysis, the deceased is put into a stainless-steel cylinder resembling a pressure cooker; application of lye, 300-degree heat, and 60 pounds of pressure per inch produces a brown, syrupy liquid that can be uncere ... |
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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: ecological footprint, holiday, green living, music, art (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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