Archive for April, 2009

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Greenwash Of The Week: BP -Not Exactly Beyond Petroleum.

You know you have seen the ads on TV and in print for BP-Beyond Petroleum. It’s a catchy name, for sure, but it’s not really want it means. It actually means British Petroleum, as that’s what they are – an oil company. In fact, they are the third largest one! I have often [...]

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Our Kids Are Ready To Handle The Future – We Just Have To Let Them Have It.

Guest post from my friend Seth Clifford, who can follow on Twitter.
As an educator, I take it upon myself to try and impart children with knowledge; to feed their brains with as much as I possibly can for the short time I have them in my class. I’m good at it, and I enjoy my [...]

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My New Homemade Solar Oven Modeled After The Kyoto Box.

So, on Friday you might remember I mentioned the Kyoto Box, which just won a $75,000 prize ideas to fight global warming. Well, it looked simple enough to build, which was the point, so I built one myself in a few hours this weekend. While I picked up an old window from a [...]

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EarthTalk: Why They Won’t Admit That Polar Bears Are In Trouble.

Dear EarthTalk: Some say that polar bears are going to disappear in 50 years, but Alaskan officials insist their populations are recovering. What’s the real story?
There is no doubt that polar bears are in serious trouble. Already on the ropes due to other human threats, their numbers are falling faster than ever as a [...]

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The Original SUV – Saturday Morning Cartoon.

Sent by a friend the other day. Pretty funny, right?

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Quick Green Reads For The Weekend Volume 112.

Holy winds, Batman! We have had days upon days of wind gusts of up to almost 50 MPH, which has made it pretty interesting to watch the birds try to eat out of the feeder. At least here we don’t have the dust and pollen like we did when the Santa Ana [...]

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Evian Spelled Backwards Is ‘Naive’. Coincidence?

I think it’s pretty funny that a bottled water company name spelled backwards is Naive. Pretty much sums up how I feel about paying for water in plastic bottles! Need more reasons not to buy bottled water? Check out 12 Reasons To Stop Drinking Bottled Water.