I was approached by my office landlord to put together a few ideas for him to save money by going green. It doesn’t matter what your motives are, as long as you’re doing something to reduce your energy consumption. And because we can...
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So back in June 2007, I bought a set of drawers from Ikea but lost one of those lil metal thingie that would’ve held a drawer together. Luckily, reader Don Read more...

A twice-weekly sharing of eco-shwag.

Today’s giveaway is a Drive the Change tote bag, which I got at the launch party at The Stronghold in Venice for The Blade, a tailpipe attachment that’s said to be both eco...
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>> Plastic bag update: The plastic industry group — self-dubbed the “Save the Plastic Bag Coalition” — has now sued Manhattan Beach for its plans to ban both plastic and bioplastic bags starting next year. Earlier: Read more...

Bird lovers in Santa Monica — Your coffee’s arrived. Co-opportunity’s now offering 6 different coffees (above) from Read more...

>> 14 ways to use Twitter politely. Number 2: Think twice before twittering in an altered state. “If you think texting your ex is embarrassing the next morning, try texting all of...
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Back in April, the Big Blue Bus announced plans to design spiffy buses for the future, thanks to a partnership with the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. Since then, Bus of the Future got a website and a blog, updated intermittently by 3 students...
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>> Rock out but travel light. Radiohead’s seriously trying to reduce the carbon footprint of its concerts. Part of the solution: Reducing equipment by deciding “to build two sets of light, video, and staging gear – one for each side of the Atlantic – and rent the sound system in each country. The band only had to move 12 antique guitars and a few...
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Get clean, save the rainforest. That’s the message eco personal-care company Save Your World’s sending out. Buy any shampoo, lotion, soap, or other pampering product — all paraben-free, vegan, and made with fair trade ingredients — and you’ll save at least one acre of the Guyana rainforest...
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