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Umbra on composting with worms
Dear Umbra, I recently moved into a studio apartment in an urban area. I used to compost in my backyard but don’t have that option anymore. I looked into getting a worm bin to use inside my apartment, but the cheapest ones seem to run around $200 and don’t hold very much. Can you recommend […]
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Facebook app facilitates carpooling to the polls
Could a potential record number of voters tomorrow also mean massive CO2 emissions as people drive to the polls? Live Earth and carpool site Zimride sure hope not. They’ve partnered to make a Facebook app enabling people to find a ride in their area to their local polling spot. Their Carpool to the Polls application […]
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The coming e-waste explosion
People should start paying attention to this: On February 17, 2009, television stations will throw the switch, and stop sending out analog TV signal in the United States. On that date, the millions of people who receive “over the air” TV signal (as opposed to cable or satellite subscribers) must have a TV capable of […]
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Consumer spending going down, down, down
Consumer spending saw its biggest drop in four years in September. Too bad it takes a devastating economic crisis to get people to buy less sh*t.
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From Vacation to Vampires
Step off, beach Vacation then: waves, resorts, and stolen kisses. Vacation now: crime waves, last resorts, and stolen sand. Thanks, climate change! My bottle is a temple One million bottles of beer in the temple, one million bottles of beer … Courtesy Siambaan.com Whatever floats your boot Look, a schwimmhausboot! Sure, it has zero emissions, […]
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Random question of the day
Why don’t refrigerators have hydraulic doors that close automatically?
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Is slow fashion a new term for an old idea?
Photo: somethingstartedcrazy Move over, fashionistas. This fall, the recessionistas are taking over. With the economy unraveling like a Forever 21 sweater, terms like “recessionista” and “slow fashion” are popping up all over. Last month, a piece in Alabama’s Press-Register proclaimed, “Fall fashion 2008: The year of the recessionista,” and The New York Times devoted a […]
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Veronica Mars campaigns for the Earth
A vote for Kristen Bell is a vote for the environment … or so says her Gap ad:
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Stone Gossard sings of salmon in Seattle
At a recent music-and-food-related gathering in Seattle, Pearl Jam guitarist (and Grist BFF) Stone Gossard sang about salmon. His little ditty was inspired by his work with the Wild Salmon Center and focuses on the issue of hatcheries. He says in the song’s intro that he even went so far as to speak with several […]
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The Christian Science Monitor will abandon its daily print edition in April 2009
Wow — the Christian Science Monitor is going to bag its print version. This is a very big deal. In 10 years, my guess is that printed papers will be rather rare. The ramifications are huge for the environment.
