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Wear your Eco-Logical vote with Under the Canopy

Written by Siel

08/16/2008

Right after my post about an organic cotton top that didn’t fit right, a pretty one that fits perfectly arrived in the mail!

To the right’s me in a small “Vote...
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Clicklist: Scary science stuff

Written by Siel

08/15/2008

>> Uncle Sam Wants Your Brain. Writes Brandon Keim for Wired: “Drugs that make soldiers want to fight. Robots linked directly to their controllers’ brains. Lie-detecting scans administered to terrorist suspects as they cross U.S. borders. These are just a few of the military uses imagined for cognitive science.”

Written by Ken
08/15/2008
Let’s see how 3 bins can be simpler than 2 once you get the hang of ’single stream’ recycling (via gristmill). Confusing at first, yes, yet when you learn that ’single stream’ refers only to the recyclable material, like paper, plastic, glass and metal, you gotta be liking it already. Why? ‘Cause all those recyclables go into [...] Read more...

inflation prompts conservation as footprint gains popularity

Written by Ken
08/15/2008
A whopping 7 in 10 Americans are trying to lighten their carbon load, according to another set of results from a poll by ABC News, Planet Green, and Stanford University (via sightline). As Eric Hess notes, that’s the same share of Americans who are watching Michael Phelps make Olympic history. Yeah! That’s right: 71% of Americans say [...] Read more...

who’s on first: why should econ trump ecol in hard times?

Written by Ken
08/15/2008
Poll findings that 93% of young, affluent, prospective home buyers are NOT willing to pay more for green or energy efficient features when building a home suggests that the pocket book still comes first, and the environment comes second (via jetsongreen). But, wait: Isn’t this the same false choice that got us into this mess? After [...] Read more...

Friday Freebies: Maggie’s Functional Organics camisole and shorts set

Written by Siel

08/15/2008

A twice-weekly sharing of eco-shwag.

Two giveaways today! The first is an organic cotton camisole and shorts set from Maggie’s Functional Organics; the runner up prize is just the shorts from said set. All items are size small (but a somewhat roomy small).

Clicklist: How to get around

Written by Siel
08/14/2008
>> How to win a gold medal at the Olympics: Bike to School! “Britain’s Olympic cycling champion Nicole Cooke began honing her fitness from the age of 11 when she would race her father twice daily on the seven-mile trip to and from school. The... Read more...

The Big O (bamarama)

Written by Siel

08/14/2008

My friend Barent — organizer of Green Drinks — snapped a photo of this this hilar poster, spotted at Venice’s Trim Hair Salon, 1424 Abbott Kinney.

To help Obama win the election, Traci, Summer and I are throwing Read more...

Gardeners: Sign up to record global weirding

Written by Siel

08/13/2008

Find your flowers blooming earlier, or your trees leafing later? Become a citizen scientist and record your findings via Project BudBurst, a nationwide research program based on the findings of local gardeners. Tim De Chant at the Chicago Tribune Read more...

Clicklist: Things given out

Written by Siel
08/13/2008
>> The LA City Council approved an experimental composting-type program that’ll give some LA residents a small food scrap bin. I’m not sure why the City Council doesn’t just encourage more people to put Read more...

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