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Give this roundup a sporting chance
Ado, ado, ado. It’s been a while since our last sports roundup, so with no further ado: Baseball: Major League Baseball was all about Earth Day. The Seattle Mariners hosted the league’s first carbon-neutral game, while the uniforms of the Boston Red Sox displayed a pair of red socks in a green recycling logo. (Reaction […]
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How to use extra-virgin olive oils, from the extraordinary to the merely wonderful
I met with my friend, chef Didi Emmons, on a recent spring morning for breakfast in Harvard Square. We met at the Hi-Rise Pie Company, where we bought a loaf of potato bread and crept up the stairs to the little rooms filled with ancient chairs and tables. Peak oil. Didi pulled a dark green […]
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Brazilians and Indians are the greenest, says survey
Brazilians and Indians are the most eco-friendly folks in the world, and Canadians and Americans are the least, according to a new survey done by the National Geographic Society. Consumers in 14 countries, representing more than half of the world’s population and about three-quarters of its energy use, were ranked on their sustainability in the […]
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Everything you wanted to know about bisphenol A, in my dulcet tones
I was on NPR talking about bisphenol A (that nasty chemical all up in our plastics). Audio is here. I expect these questions will be forthcoming: Do you always sound a bit froggy? No, I was a wee bit sick. Do you always make up rhymes on the spot? Yes. Yes, I do.
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How to get people to pay attention to peak oil
I can’t decide if this is horribly crass or effing genius, or both:
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An eco-friendly gift guide for Mother’s Day
Of course, the best gifts don’t come from a store. Now that Earth Day has come and gone, it’s that time of year when “love your mother” can be taken literally again. But here’s a bonus: green Mother’s Day festivities allow you to be kind to Mother Earth and the woman who pushed you out […]
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Umbra on soil health
Dear Umbra, I asked about fava beans about two weeks ago, and have not had a response back. I have had no luck researching it myself, and would really appreciate a response. I asked at what point in the plant’s life did it produce nitro for the soil? For fullest nitro replenishment, should I let […]
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Commute by bike, get lucky
From a Hungarian PSA (No translation necessary. Mostly safe for work; use headphones):
Rarrrrrr. Turns out, Hungary has an entire government position devoted to promoting bicycling.
In Hungary, the Ministry of Economics and Transport actually has a Deputy Minister for cycling by the name of Adam Bodor. Bodor's job, put simply, is to get people on their bikes.
Now, why can't the U.S. do that?
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A five-fingered review of less-toxic nail polishes
If you’ve ever gone in for a manicure and, getting a good whiff of the stuff, wondered what sort of chemicals create a smell like that, you’ve hit the nail polish issue on the head. Those tiny little glass bottles of paint that we apply so gingerly to our fingernails and toenails — and unless […]
