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Wednesday freebies: Drive the Change tote bag

Written by Siel

08/20/2008

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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Clicklist: Eco updates

Written by Siel
08/19/2008
>> 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...

Triple certified coffee at Co-opportunity

Written by Siel

08/19/2008

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

Clicklist: Electric etiquette plus updates

Written by Siel
08/19/2008
>> 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... Read more...

I’m gonna judge futuristic buses, and other Big Blue Bus stuff

Written by Siel
08/19/2008
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... Read more...

Clicklist: Less is more

Written by Siel
08/18/2008
>> 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... Read more...

Save Your World: Saving the rainforest, one shower at a time

Written by Siel
08/18/2008
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... Read more...

the irony of hubris: on human control issues

Written by Ken
08/18/2008
Just as humans are gaining significant control over our environment, we’re starting to lose it, says Richard Heinberg in a marvelous essay (via postcarbon). “Humankind has control issues, and they’re about to get a lot worse.” “Even our great grandparents were relatively powerless against the cold, the heat, famine, insects, diseases, and the rest of nature’s inconveniences [...] Read more...

Clicklist: Gardening woes

Written by Siel

08/18/2008

>> We definitely didn’t have this when I was a student at Fairfax High, but apparently LAUSD has a gardening program — and it’s about to get cut.

>> A Forever...
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tracking green markets: on one index that’s rising

Written by Ken
08/18/2008
As a metrics maven, I hold undying affection for stats that paint provocative pictures…like 7th Generation’s new index of market trends, observations, and responses. Inkslinger introduces the index as a snapshot of leading environmental indicators that paint a portrait of the state of our world. These “facts and figures that we think say a great deal [...] Read more...

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