Daily Archives: November 14, 2008

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We all knew the costs of pollution — both health-related and economic — were high but $28 billion a year? That is the sum Cal State Fullerton’s Jane Hall believes pollution is costing the Golden State on an annual basis, according to the LAT’s Louis Sahagun: the result of over 3,800 premature deaths and illnesses associated with hi

Kenji Williams is in Tokyo this week with his amazing Bella Gaia presentation. This video is from the digital planetarium at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, filmed using HD cameras and fisheye lenses. Kenji Williams on the violin with KaChun Yu running the visualizations. Because we all need a reminder of just how beautiful our planet really is

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Talk about seeing light at the end of the tunnel! The Bush Administration still has a couple of months to wreak havoc on the environment — and I don’t doubt that they’ll do just that – but a decision yesterday in response to legal action by the Sierra Club gave me

well, hope

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“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness; it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity; it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness; it was the spring of hope, it [

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This holiday season, give the gift of pop culture—and environmental responsibility. We prove that you don’t have to sacrifice eco-values—or blow your budget—for the music, celebrity or TV fan in your life. These gifts, some of which even benefit charities and green causes, reach out to every music lover, magazine junkie, celebrity addict, and TV fan in your life while targeting the eco-warrior in each of them; oh, and did we mention, they’re also totally affordable and fun?http://www.greenowlrecords.com/album/1563

:: Enjoy the romance and passion of Paris–the low-impact way.

:: Warm your belly with a home brewed mug of organic hard cider.

:: Pinch pennies and make your own spa treatments. Skin-softening milk bath, anyone?

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We didn’t hear it in the debates. We didn’t hear it on the campaign trail. And we didn’t hear anything about mass transit outlined anywhere in the economic bailout. It is difficult to recall anytime during the recent and ongoing economic struggle any mention of any economic stimulus for public transportation that would greatly lessen Americans’ 2nd largest expense after housing

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For grownups, the holiday season is about emotions—the joy, the love, the stress—but for kids, it is all about the loot. This year, giving the little ones in your life the games and toys that will keep them busy through the long cold days of January (or at least through the week until the New Year) doesn’t have to mean stocking your tree with flimsy toys, breakable parts, toxic plastic, and soon-forgotten characters; you can put your hard-earned green to better use than that. We’ve rounded up ten products—from traditional gifts like t

In case you weren’t among the fifty or so people who attended 92Y Tribeca’s panel discussion on American Media & the Green Movement last night, I just wanted to pass along some of the questions that popped into my mind as I listened to Annabelle Gurwitch pick the brains of green luminaries such as NPR’s Ira Flatow, the New York Times’ Andy Revkin, author Elizabeth Royte, Lynne Kirby of the Sundance Channel and TreeHugger’s very own Graham Hill.

I present this all in the form of questions that I’d like read

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Host of HGTV’s “Design on a Dime” and interior designer to the stars Kahi Lee has unveiled a new line of furniture with Botanist/Orange22 to raise funds and awareness for charitable organizations worldwide. One of the network’s most popular hosts, Lee blends chic design with an eye towards sustainable living. Keep reading for more on the pieces available, and other cool designers involved

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