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  • A takeout eater turns CSA shareholder

    I’ve lived in New York for four years. Being a busy, free spirit in the city doesn’t lend itself to grocery shopping and meal planning. So, like many New Yorkers, I enjoyed living off the fat of the land. And by that I mean the takeout menu. Like many of my peers on the takeout […]

    Jennifer Prediger Culture

  • Who would win the 2010 Green World Cup?

    The 2010 World Cup is underway! Brazil and Spain may be the favorites, but superstars Kaka and Fernando Torres won’t help their countries score on clean air and low greenhouse-gas emissions as they compete with some of the world’s environmental powerhouses in the bid for the 2010 Green Cup. To celebrate the World Cup soccer […]

    Tyler Falk Culture

  • Backstreet Boys and KORN boycott BP. Oil problem solved

    Backstreetboys.comPress release of the week: The Backstreet Boys join popular hard rock band KORN to boycott the purchase of BP oil. Currently on a 35+ North American tour in support of their new album, THIS IS US, BSB promises to embark on a BP free tour. “I’m devastated by what I’ve seen first hand and […]

    Jonathan Hiskes Culture

  • How we poisoned the Passaic

    In June 1983, Newark’s close knit Ironbound community was overrun by investigators in Hazmat suits after EPA officials found dioxin at the Diamond Alkali chemical plant site.Photo: wirednewyork.comOn the morning of June 2, 1983, the governor of New Jersey declared a state of emergency. Speaking at a press conference in his Trenton office, then Governor […]

    Mary Bruno Culture

  • Obama to assemble expert panel on ass-kicking: A rap video

    You might have already heard that President Obama wants to find some BP “ass to kick” for the all the lameness in the Gulf right now. But you haven’t heard it quite like this: With bonus ass-kicking expert panel, featuring Chuck Norris, Jack Bauer, and the Lolly Pop Kids! ——————————————————————————————————————————————– Like what you see? Sign […]

    Ashley Braun Culture

  • Wanna save Gulf seafood? Eat it! [SLIDESHOW]

    Seafood menus are a minefield if you’re trying to eat conscientiously. Those tiger shrimp in your cocktail? So tasty — but shrimp farms are destroying Asia’s mangrove forests, along with the other creatures and people who depend on these delicate ecosystems. Is your sushi shrinkwrapped? Then you can be pretty sure it’s not sustainable. But […]

    Bonnie Azab Powell Culture

  • Population increases may thwart U.K. sustainability plans

    Just the usual crowd on a usual day in London…Photo courtesy of Odolphie via flickr Environmentalists in Britain and elsewhere have sometimes been reluctant to talk about population in recent years. But with the U.K. Office of National Statistics projecting a 9 million rise in the country’s population to 70 million by 2030, it’s increasingly […]

    Ben Tuxworth Culture

  • Hip Hop Artist Drake Going Green

    by Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, (CEO, Green For All) and Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Jr., (President, Hip Hop Caucus) Hip-hop artist Drake is “going green” and bringing his fans with him. “Everywhere you turn, you can see how pollution and poverty are hurting our neighborhoods,” says Drake. “But we can change that. Going green is the solution.” Partnering […]

    Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins Culture

  • Take the Green Laundry Challenge — and you could win green laundry goodies

    Photo: alessandraelle via Flickr [UPDATE, 01 Jul 2010: Thanks to our many commenters for sharing your advice and experiences. We’ve randomly chosen a winner from your ranks: luinigh, you’ll soon be getting a green laundry kit in the mail!  Bummed out that you didn’t win the prize?  Maybe you’ll be luckier if you enter Seventh […]

    Grist staff Culture

  • Women’s rights are the right way to approach the population issue

    Suzanne Ehlers, president of Population Action International.Suzanne Ehlers, the new 36-year-old president of Population Action International, likes to talk about “the magic of family planning.”  If you give women around the world contraceptive tools and information, they’ll limit the size of their families of their own free choice, and that makes their families healthier, wealthier, […]

    Lisa Hymas Culture