>> How to have sex in a cute eco car. Treehugger has a barbie-illustrated guide to 4 positions to try.

>> A bunch of Cali colleges and universities are giving students incentives to ride green, whether it’s...
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Although Santa Monica’s Big Blue Bus has STILL not put its info on Google Transit to make trip planning easier for riders, the city’s made life easier for drivers by providing realtime parking info via a Read more...

As Ze Frank said, procrastinating can be learned: “Beginning procrastinators should start with small solvable tasks that are related to but not identical to the thing that’s being put off.” Here’s how to work on important tasks on your computer all day without actually taking any steps towards whatever you were supposed to accomplish on your computer today:

>> First, watch Ze...
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A series featuring car-free women in LA.

Kathryn Pope of Car Freela

Basics: 31-year-old college English instructor, writing tutor, and the director of an educational outreach program for adults. Lives with a partner in Mar...
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There are so many TV shows out there — and I’ve never even heard of most of them. That’s what I realized at the Environmental Media Association awards ceremony at The Ebell on Thursday, when films, TV shows, companies, and individuals raising environmental consciousness were recognized.

A show called...
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>> Balcony garden lettuce harvest and local veggie burger. Finally, I’m getting something edible out of my gardening efforts. Below’s the yummy veggie burger I made — with black beans from the farmers’ market! Follow the link for the recipe.

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America Recycles Day came and went yesterday, but it’s not too late to watch this informative video that explains how commingled trash gets recycled, aka how single stream recycling works, aka what happens to the stuff in your blue bin:

Question: I don’t need a drawstring bag, but could use a plain cotton string bag. 7th Generation used to sell them and now I don’t have a source. Can you suggest anyone? Thanks! David

Answer: I’m unsure what you mean by a “string...
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If you assessed environmentalism in the Asian American community simply by the Asian American Environmental Symposium at the University of Southern California earlier today, you’d think Asian American environmentalists are pretty much all science wonks. Two of the four panels at the symposium were basically reports of scientific research, featuring presentations with sexy titles such as this one:...
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>> This year’s turkey dinner will gobble up more cash, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation. Time to go tofurkey?

>> To that end, I bought some Quorn meatless turk’y roast yesterday for the Thanksgiving dinner party my friend Chanda and I will be throwing. We’re still trying to figure out which of our friends will be in town. If we know you...
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