Tagged: environment

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the Lorax: I speak for the SUVs?!

I don’t use the horrible hyperbole of “raping my childhood”1 that too may are willing to throw at just about anything that doesn’t respect their very specific and unwavering nostalgic vision of something they loved when they were a kid....

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green: Free Reusable Bag Distribution in DC

I was headed past my nearby CVS and saw signs up advertising “Free Reusable Bags – Today Only!” I stopped in, picked up 2–they said it was ok–and asked if it was all locations today or just this one. Turns...

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DC: money in the bags

Or as I’m sure the plan will come to be called… nickel bags. I remember when San Francisco banned plastic bags, and some shopping chains followed suit nationwide like IKEA & Whole Foods. I even remember when stores would reward...

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commuting: Ha-haw!

The Examiner’s top story today is: D.C. maintains rank as nation’s second-longest commute. It took me a little while to find it online since a search for “DC second commute time” easily brought up both this story and this video...

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Little things mean a lot

The other night I watched a documentary about the decline in the honeybee population and while I’d heard snippets of information before, it really hit home just how much things would change. There really is no viable substitute (yet) for...

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Eco-Stroking

Since I watch a lot of Discovery Channel and its many spawned networks, I’ve been seeing a lot of ads for their new network Planet Green. Nationals Ballpark has been running a series of full-page ads on the back of...

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Not-so-random Green Links

I still need wine, but after my day, I’m much better off with a little sloth. 😛 The ecopod e1 Home Recycling Center. Simply drop an aluminum can or plastic bottle in the top opening and press the ecostep to...

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Blog Action Day 2007

On October 15th, bloggers around the web will unite to put a single important issue on everyone’s mind – the environment. Every blogger will post about the environment in their own way and relating to their own topic. Our aim...

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Wake up!

Yoinked from . Last night in Gore’s movie he talked about how many scientific papers could refute global warming versus the percentage of articles in the popular press that did it. It was quite a misbalance, and even today, these...

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Prius – the car that swings both ways

Gay Americans favour hybrid electric vehicles | The Register It’s a little-known fact, but US gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender consumers buy cars. What’s more, they show a penchant for the luxury end of the market and are “significantly more...