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From Yeehaw to Yoots
What's on our radar this week |
Sarah van Schagen, Katharine Wroth |
02 Dec 2005 |
The Grist List |
| By Sarah van Schagen and Katharine Wroth 02 Dec 2005 Photo: iStockphoto. Heart your engines Tired of pretty-boy actors flashing their newfangled wheels? Here's something grittier: hybrids may be coming to a Formula One track near you. It makes sense, says one rep, since "Formula One is all about efficiency." Well, that and the fiery crashes. All the smews that's fit to print Some words are just fun to say, like "dungarees" and "besmirch." No ... |
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| Topics: green living, Grist List, lists (all these topics) |
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Gift Rapt
A green gift-giving guide for all the folks on your holiday list |
Sarah van Schagen, Sarah Kraybill |
22 Nov 2005 |
Main Dish |
| By Sarah van Schagen and Sarah Kraybill 22 Nov 2005 Are you the type who puts off holiday shopping until the last minute, makes a guilt-ridden and miserable foray to the mega-mall, and comes home with bags full of junk that nobody wants? Well, this year, turn over a new bough. We've got suggestions of eco-gewgaws for everyone on your list. The Trendy Clotheshorse Eco jeans. Expanding the jean pool. Vegan footwear. Nata ... |
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From Bras to Breaks
What's on our radar this week |
Sarah van Schagen, Katharine Wroth |
18 Nov 2005 |
The Grist List |
| By Sarah van Schagen and Katharine Wroth 18 Nov 2005 Our cup punneth over Hot on the heels of Japan's "Cool Biz" program -- which let businessmen shed jackets and ties to save on AC -- comes "Warm Biz," which will let businesswomen ... wear furry, microwaveable bras with matching hot pants. Hello, Kitty. What's up Down Under? Our 'stralian mates are touting cool fuels -- odd for a country that refused to ratify Kyoto. First a giganto solar tower, then ... |
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From Cosmo to Cornhose
What's on our radar this week |
Sarah van Schagen, Katharine Wroth |
11 Nov 2005 |
The Grist List |
| By Sarah van Schagen and Katharine Wroth 11 Nov 2005 Hand's across America Vermonter Thomas Hand -- of Project BioBus and the Road to Detroit campaign, recently featured in our illustrious pages -- now has a spot of honor in Cosmo's 2005 Bachelor Blowout. He describes his love of the outdoors and why a single flower bests a dozen roses. Two words: drea-my. Renew it all the time Huge news: Last year, a record $30 billion was invested in renewable energy! Schools are get ... |
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From Frolicking to Fishing
What's on our radar this week |
Sarah van Schagen, Katharine Wroth |
04 Nov 2005 |
The Grist List |
| By Sarah van Schagen and Katharine Wroth 04 Nov 2005 Goodbye, gruel world A visionary pack of vegans plans to buy an island paradise where they can escape this mixed-up world. Among their requirements: low taxes, no zoning restrictions, and plenty of freedom to ask fellow beachgoers, "Is that a cucumber in your Speedo?" Stand up and be discounted From the world of weird protests: Canadian anti-sewage-dumping activist Mr. Floatie recently got flushed from ... |
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From Pombo to Playhouse
What's on our radar this week |
David Roberts, Sarah van Schagen |
28 Oct 2005 |
The Grist List |
| By David Roberts and Sarah van Schagen 28 Oct 2005 Pomboo! Never mind turning children into toads -- how about turning toad habitat into oil wells? This Halloween, scare the bejesus out of your friends with the Pombo mask, a tribute to the California congressman who recently proposed -- seriously -- selling off 15 national monuments and preserves. Trick or ... eco-cide! Click to enlarge. What are your office hours, Professor Diaz? We're totally gay for William McDonou ... |
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From Schwing to Schadenfreude
What's on our radar this week |
David Roberts, Sarah van Schagen |
21 Oct 2005 |
The Grist List |
| By David Roberts and Sarah van Schagen 21 Oct 2005 "Hot blogger" no longer oxymoron If actress/model/mega-fox Amber Valletta tells us to raise the alarm about mercury in seafood, we'll raise the alarm. Of course, if Amber Valletta told us to hop on one foot and bark like a poodle, we'd do that too. That's the kind of dignity we have here at Grist List. Photo: Oceana. Take a powder Speaking of beauty: don't let it kill you. And we're not just talking Bo ... |
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Cradle to Cradle certification arrives
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David Roberts |
14 Oct 2005 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: Bill McDonough, greening biz operations, lists (all these topics) |
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From Cracking Up to Cream Pie
What's on our radar this week |
David Roberts, Sarah van Schagen |
14 Oct 2005 |
The Grist List |
| By David Roberts and Sarah van Schagen 14 Oct 2005 Gloom and doom with a sense of ... hey, wait a minute Some Grumpy Grumpersteins out there think environmentalism is never funny. TBS aims to prove 'em wrong with Earth to America! -- an exclamation-pointed, star-studded night of comedy about the planet's plight. That bit on new-source review is gonna kill. Turning Japanese, we really think so The upcoming Tokyo Motor Show is going to be wicked awesome, and not j ... |
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From Britney to BoKlok
What's on our radar this week |
David Roberts, Sarah van Schagen |
07 Oct 2005 |
The Grist List |
| By David Roberts and Sarah van Schagen 07 Oct 2005 The booby/baby dilemma Celebs. How they confound us. One minute you hear that Britney is willing to leave her breasts bare for ... well, anything, but in this case a hurricane recovery fund. Next minute you hear that TomKat is contributing to overpopulation. Do we love and mock them? Hate and mock them? Vexing. Earth to humans: drink beer Beer, however, inspires no conflicting feelings. Only love! Organic Clean Water A ... |
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From Booty to Biodiesel
What's on our radar this week |
David Roberts, Sarah van Schagen |
30 Sep 2005 |
The Grist List |
| By David Roberts and Sarah van Schagen 30 Sep 2005 "Hey baby, recycle here often?" OK, we've heard enough about steamy flings starting at Green Drinks: It's now officially a Trend. Middle America may think it's all patchouli and Birkenstocks when enviros mingle, but what we see is brainy, committed hotties ... leaving together. Alternative lifestyle Whole Foods, where eco-conscious gourmets flock to demonstrate their virtue pay $10 a pound for olives buy hea ... |
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From Harry to Housing
What's on our radar this week |
Sarah van Schagen, Katharine Wroth |
23 Sep 2005 |
The Grist List |
| By Sarah van Schagen and Katharine Wroth 23 Sep 2005 Um, forgiven In coastal Cali, Clint Eastwood has a rep as a Dirty-Harry developer. But that may change with his latest project, Tehama, which boasts solar and wind power, open space, an organic farm, and native plants. Of course, there's also a golf course ... you got a problem with that? Photo: Worn Again. Bar none A London-based shoe company has paired with a nonprofit to create Worn Again, a line of "trainers& ... |
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From Teri to the Thames
What's on our radar this week |
Sarah van Schagen, Katharine Wroth |
16 Sep 2005 |
The Grist List |
| By Sarah van Schagen and Katharine Wroth 16 Sep 2005 Katrina's ka-ching No national environmental crisis would be complete without celebs cashing in. We bring you Teri Hatcher, who's unveiled a line of ugly (oops! did we type that out loud?) T-shirts to support hurricane relief. Meanwhile, Michael Moore may be considering a Katrina disast-umentary. That'll show the penguins who's boss. My cup runneth over "Football" fans are already salivating for next year' ... |
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From Elton to Engines
What's on our radar this week |
Sarah van Schagen, Katharine Wroth |
09 Sep 2005 |
The Grist List |
| By Sarah van Schagen and Katharine Wroth 09 Sep 2005 A pinch of Elton John Last we knew, there were two recipes in England: fish 'n' chips and spotted dick. But there must be more, if a new celeb cookbook is any indication. A Fair Feast, whose proceeds support sustainable agriculture, includes contributions from Minnie Driver, Nigella Lawson, and Sir Elton John. Who we hear makes really good ... fish 'n' chips. Photo: Toyota Earth to Toyota, come in Toyota The much-bal ... |
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From Liz to Living Libraries
What's on our radar this week |
David Roberts, Sarah van Schagen |
02 Sep 2005 |
The Grist List |
| By David Roberts and Sarah van Schagen 02 Sep 2005 No business like Liz business No matter how wholesome Elizabeth Hurley's organic baby food turns out to be, it can't make up for the cruelty of denying her child the opportunity to breast-feed. What? Why are you looking at us like that? Is that organic spandex? Research indicates that exercising makes you smarter and that exposure to nature makes you happier. Conclusion? Drag your dumpy, depressed, dimwitted ass ... |
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From Size to Spies
What's on our radar this week |
David Roberts, Sarah van Schagen |
26 Aug 2005 |
The Grist List |
| By David Roberts and Sarah van Schagen 26 Aug 2005 It's not the size of the turtle, it's how you save it "My man doesn't need turtle eggs," says the sultry model in a controversial Mexican ad campaign, which urges men to stop buying the alleged aphrodisiacs and help save the endangered sea creatures. But does he need a Hummer H2? Photo: WiLDCOAST. Money-mouth co-location Two climate-change skeptics just bet climate expert James Annan $10,000 that the globe would ... |
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From Lubes to Lemurs
What's on our radar this week |
David Roberts, Sarah van Schagen |
16 Aug 2005 |
The Grist List |
| By David Roberts and Sarah van Schagen 16 Aug 2005 Lube job Folks sometimes worry about sustainability during sex -- just not the environmental kind. To make your pleasure greener there's the Veg Sex Shop, a collection of vegan and eco-friendly sex toys, including a solar-powered vibrator and a dazzling variety of oils and lubes. Look on the bright side Global warming may result in planetwide catastrophe, but at least it's an excuse for a quick nap. Researchers recommend ... |
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From Panties to Pledges
What's on our radar this week |
David Roberts, Sarah van Schagen |
09 Aug 2005 |
The Grist List |
| By David Roberts and Sarah van Schagen 09 Aug 2005 Eco-panties The world's fascination with panties dates back to, oh, probably whenever panties were invented. At U.K.-based GreenKnickers.org, they make them from organic materials or oddball secondhand dresses. You got your eco, you got your panties -- what's not to like? Photo: Timothy Treadwell. Like Grizzly Adams, but crazy Self-proclaimed "kind warrior" Timothy Treadwell lived for 13 years among Alaska's ... |
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From Ritalin to Ridicule
What's on our radar this week |
David Roberts, Sarah van Schagen |
02 Aug 2005 |
The Grist List |
| By David Roberts and Sarah van Schagen 02 Aug 2005 Nature as Ritalin A small-but-growing body of research shows that exposure to nature can reduce the symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. For calming your crazed kids, "outside" is the new TV. Photo: FINE Mobile GmbH. The Twike Is it a small car? A motorcycle? A bike? We don't care, we just heart this little two-seater commute-mobile. Good luck getting one -- but if you can, you'll be the ta ... |
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