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  • From Hangover to Helmet

    Hangover helper Yet another reason to down organic booze. As if we needed one. Swingers In a perfect world, there’d be no energy crisis because everyone would bike and bus. But it sure ain’t a perfect world, so we’ll settle for bike rack art and bus stops with swings. Finnish line We’re all about encouraging […]

  • From Goode to Bad-ass

    Goode humor, man Meet the Goode Family: an animated caricature of every Whole-Foods-shopping, hybrid-driving, African-orphan-adopting, vegan-dog-having do-gooder you’ve ever met. Wait, what are you looking at us for? Our dog’s pescatarian. Fleece is the word Sheepish about buying wool? Check out baacode, a fleecy-fashion supply-chain tracker that allows ewe to take a virtual tour of […]

  • Green music festivals losing money

    Music festivals across the country are going green … but losing green in the process. By the numbers, green festivals can be both encouraging and discouraging. Jeremy Stein, one of the producers of Rothbury, which took place over the July 4 weekend, said that by composting waste, using recyclable materials for concessions and taking other […]

  • From Pole to Paris

    Ladder rip Who’s steamy, dreamy, and good with a well-greased pole? These South Florida firefighters, whose 2009 charity calendar showcases sustainable wood. We just hope they put out … fires, that is. Photo: Apollo GT Well-suited Breaststroker Amanda Beard bared her bronzed bod in an anti-fur ad ahead of today’s Olympic opening ceremonies. According to […]