Friday July 18, 2008

the winds of change

Lm Otero / AP

When you think of oil in the continental US, you usually think of Texas, right? But what about wind energy? That’s right, Texas again. The largest of the contiguous states has already been

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Friday July 18, 2008

bees knees (and elbows, and hands, and…)

Before I started paying attention to what was in everything I consume, I would just use lotion that at the very least claimed to be cruelty free. But these days, that’s not enough. Going forth with

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Thursday July 17, 2008

cool use for old books

It can be hard to get rid of old paperback books. Second hand bookshops often won’t take your unwanted titles. You can try to sell them at your stoop sale. But how about this fun way

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Thursday July 17, 2008

shifting values in the produce department

With soaring fuel prices comes the increase in the price of, well, everything else. For many people, this is a time to make some sacrifices. One of the most obvious places to cut back on spending

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Thursday July 17, 2008

another reason to choose organic

Choosing organic isn’t just about not consuming pesticides. It’s also a choice that affects the ecosystem, big time. I’ve mentioned the dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico before. Well, I hate to be all doom-and-gloomy,

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Wednesday July 16, 2008

energenius

Pay attention to this man: Amory Lovins. He knows energy and knows how to move us far, far away from fossil fuels. He was on Charlie Rose last night and it was one of the most

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Tuesday July 15, 2008

go arnie!

Who would have thought that the muscly star of film classics such as “Conan the Barbarian” and “Kindergarten Cop” would have said this about the state of energy in this country? Governator, I applaud you.

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Tuesday July 15, 2008

tea for me

It’s been almost 3 years since I “quit” coffee (I might have about 3 cups of decaf in a year when the mood strikes). For some reason, it makes me feel ill, like I’ve taken too

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Tuesday July 15, 2008

TNT-free demo

In Japan, they’re implementing this pollution-saving way to demolition buildings. It’s called daruma-otoshi, based on a video game of a similar concept. What they do is take the building apart from the bottom up instead of

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Monday July 14, 2008

dairy-air: milk production sources exposed

You’re in the dairy aisle, trying to figure out which milk to buy. You spot the organic label and think, I can trust this — it’s organic, it’s better for me and the environment. And the

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