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  • Umbra on shifting to vegetarianism

    Dear Umbra, I recently became a vegetarian for environmental reasons. Everyone says I should start eating soy products and tofu. But doesn’t soy come from evil industrial farms in Iowa? I thought the idea was to increase biodiversity, not just eat the same thing 20 different ways. Also, can I keep eating eggs and milk? […]

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  • Electric vehicles crowd out hydrogen brethren at sustainable driving conference

    The following post is by Earl Killian, guest blogger at Climate Progress. —– Iceland has long been touted as a hydrogen economy pioneer. So it is quite shocking that electric vehicles — both plug-in hybrids and pure battery electric cars — crowded out hydrogen at a recent Reykjavík conference. Iceland is blessed with abudant hydro-electric […]

    Joseph Romm Culture

  • Friday music blogging: Jenny Lewis

    Jenny Lewis came to indie fame as the singer for Rilo Kiley; since then, her profile has all but eclipsed theirs. (I’d bet their latest album, Under the Blacklight, is their last.) Her 2006 solo debut album Rabbit Fur Coat had critics all in a tizzy and, if I’m not mistaken, sold better than any […]

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  • From Vengeance to Volt

    That’s why she hated Skinner Scully wanted to believe Armani would leave Fox Mulder alone after the designer promised to stop using fur — but with his fall collection, the truth is out there. Photo: Jon Furniss/WireImage.com Rabbit and go If we were eco-bunnies that needed a name, we’d be Isis Silvertower and Kate Wetthighs. […]

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  • Hitting the Vegas strip to see the world’s largest LEED certified building

      What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas … except when it comes to spreading the news about exciting green ventures. To do that, Todd and I hit The Strip (official work business, I swear!) to visit the world’s largest LEED certified building: the brand-new Palazzo Resort-Hotel.     Situated next to the Venetian, amongst […]

    Sarah van Schagen Culture

  • Reusable shopping bags not so green if you don’t use ’em

    These days, you can’t swing a dead cabbage without hitting a reusable bag. The darlings of the environmental movement (totes, not cabbages) are increasingly being provided free or cheap to green-minded consumers. And they serve a good purpose: four or five reusable bags, used at least once a week, can replace the use of 520 […]

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  • Tesla’s motoring toward sustainability one sports car at a time

    If you wanna talk about moving toward a greener future, surely the sexiest way to do that is in a Tesla Roadster. This car goes 0-60 mph in 3.9 seconds — faster than a Ferrari — without guzzling a single drop of oil. All you need is about three hours plugged into the wall, and […]

    Sarah van Schagen Culture

  • Swimming in chlorinated pools linked to childhood asthma, study says

    Kids who swim regularly in outdoor chlorinated pools are up to five times more likely to develop asthma than youngsters who have never been in a chlorinated pool, according to a new study by Belgian researchers in the European Respiratory Journal. The same research team found a few years ago that kids who swim regularly […]

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  • Solar-panel thievery taking off in U.S.

    Solar-panel thievery, long a problem in Europe, has been gaining popularity recently in the United States courtesy of high energy prices, rising demand for solar, lax security measures to protect panels, and solar’s sexy chic. (After all, you don’t see anyone running off with your energy efficiency do you?) While no official statistics exist, solar […]

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