1. And … action!

    Costner’s not too merry about Sherwood’s fate, Bono’s building a skyscraper with or without you, Gore gets animated for Futurama, Jacko goes eco, and Guns N’ Roses wants you to Slash energy use. And that’s just this week; next week, Hollywood Goes Green.

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  2. I can’t stop this eeling

    Yule wanna rock around this Christmas tree — because it’s electric (boogie woogie woogie!). For eels, yo.

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  3. Postal’s well that ends well

    Have piles of lemons? Make lemonade. Have piles of junk mail? Make art.

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  4. The best little light bulb in Texas

    Texas has a state bird (mocking), footwear (cowboy boot), tie (bolo), pepper (jalapeño), and cooking implement (Dutch oven). Now, five mayors wanna say howdy to a state light bulb: the CFL. Way to see the light, y’all.

  5. Stuff happens

    What you gon’ do with all that junk? All that junk inside that trunk?

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