Archive for August, 2009

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Enter To Win A DVD Of DisneyNature’s “Earth”.

If you never saw it or just want to see it again, now is your chance to win a copy of DisneyNature’s “Earth” film. (You really should see it, even if you don’t win a copy.) Because of its upcoming release on September 1st on Blu-ray and DVD, they have agreed to give away [...]

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Do One Thing: Eat At Local Restaurants.

You KNOW the food tastes better than at those generic chains! While eating local has become a mantra of sorts for the eco-friendly, that normally pertains to buying your take home food from Farmers Markets and the like. But when you eat out, you can also make a difference by eating at local, family-owned [...]

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Greenwash Of The Week: Exxon/Mobil Named “Green Company Of The Year”.

Wow. That’s really the only word I could say when I read this article at Forbes.com. I am not sure how many ads Exxon/Mobil had to buy in the magazine to get this “award”, but something smells pretty fishy. Since when can a company that denies that climate change is happening, creates a [...]

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Take Some Time To See The World Around You.

How can you see what damage has been done and how you can help out if you don’t take the time to really see the world around you? Getting out in nature connects you to our planet in a way that just reading blogs or watching TV cannot do – you see the impact we [...]

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Take The Quiz To Find Out Your Water Footprint.

Did you know that the average American uses 660,000 gallons of water every year? Compare that to the average Chinese who uses 185,000 gallons, and you can see just how much water we waste vs. how much we actually need to live on. After the stay at the earthship last year, I really [...]

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Do YOU Enjoy Drinking Bottled Water That Supports A Dictatorship?

I wrote about FIJI water back in November 2008 (see my article “Greenwash Of The Week: Fiji Bottled Water“), but this long, in-depth article over at Mother Jones made my head spin. While my article focused mainly on the greenwashing aspect of FIJI water, this article talks about an even darker side of the company [...]

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The Stimulus Package And Green Jobs.

Dear EarthTalk: What kind of job opportunities might be opened up by the new federal emphasis on green projects?
If it’s a U.S. industry that has the potential to be cleaner and greener, chances are the Obama administration has already set aside some stimulus money for it. In February 2009, the new president signed the [...]