Paul Rudd Goes Green for Sesame Street Earth-a-Thon
No commentsA beloved icon once said, “It’s not easy being green.” Perhaps this is the case, but actor Paul Rudd sure is giving it the old college try, donning a giant globe costume and piling on the charm as Mr. Earth himself on the Sesame Street special Going Green. Rudd is notorious for his unabashedly awkward [...]
Earth Day Lights Up Twitter
No commentsThe blogosphere is still eagerly awaiting the coming of Earth Day (April 22!), and it’s interesting to see how hotly the topic is being covered on Twitter as thousands of eco-conscious and tech-savvy microbloggers sound off on their thoughts and suggestions for the holiday and surrounding month. Some of the tweets hold some real interest, [...]
Time Magazine’s Top Ten Offbeat Environmental Ideas
No commentsIn our era of eco-awareness, it seems like everyone’s trying to make a difference through some new innovation or way of conservation. Of course, some innovations are more feasible than others, and Time Magazine has collected some of the most, well, questionable entries in the metaphorical arms race for sustainability. Europeans use toilet paper with [...]
A Home For Plastic Bags, and Plastic Bags For a Home
No commentsCongratulations to 12-year-old Max Wallack — he can now claim the distinct honor of having won PBS Kids Design Squad‘s “Trash to Treasure” competition, by giving plastic bags and packing peanuts a worthwhile new purpose. So just what was the brilliant idea Max came up with? Wallack invented a “Home Dome,” a structure made of [...]
As If You Needed More Reasons to Go Reusable
No commentsYes, we all know that reusable bags are wonderful for saving our oceans and the environment, but what if you need other reasons as well? Well, holiday blog Holidash has a list of some lesser reasons to make this the season you ditch your disposables. * Comfort: What’s a better reason than comfort? You know [...]
Brad Pitt’s Green Homes Getting Top Architectural Honors
No commentsOriginally today I was going to write about the state of reusable bags in New Jersey, but considering it’s been a while (what with the holiday and all) I thought you might want to hear something a little bit cheerier while still on the environmental front. Then I read over at Ecorazzi that Architectural Digest [...]
A Week Without Plastic? Piece of Cake… Right?
1 comment so farI read an interesting blog from this weekend, about a challenge that — ideally — shouldn’t be any sort of challenge whatsoever. Can you go one day, three days, or even one week without accruing any new disposable plastic? Author and blogger Trudi Morgan-Cole caught wind of just such a challenge (albeit informal) on CBC [...]
The Weight of our Waste and a Cute Way to Reuse It
No commentsIn England, Premier Waste Management employee Tony Hitchens was concerned — surrounded by waste every day, it was only a matter of time before thoughts would turn to how much of it might he his own. So he did what anyone with a bit of logic and ingenuity might do: he armed himself with some [...]
Seven Tips for Fielding a Farmers Market
No commentsIt’s true, sometimes you get weird looks bringing a reusable bag into a Wal-Mart or an Albertsons. One shopping venue where you’ll never feel out of place, however, is a farmers market. Locally grown and heavy on the organics, they are a haven for the environmentally-conscious and a welcome relief from the wilted drudgery of [...]
Five Ways to Remember Your Reusables
No commentsThis one is a couple of months old — so sue us, the week of lists must continue! Today’s list comes from fun and lady-friendly blog EcoChick and highlights five ways for even the spaciest cases to keep a handle on their reusable bags. Given that plastic bags are particularly bad for the environment, there [...]
