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Umbra on communal clothes drying
Hello Umbra! I’m a college student working to make my school greener and would like to purchase a few relatively sturdy, high-volume clothes drying racks to place in our laundry rooms so that students have an alternative to using the electric dryers. I know these racks exist because I just got back from studying in […]
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Oscars: green, but not braggy
As I reported last week, the Oscars went green(er) again this year. But if you watched the awards show last night, you might have noticed there was nary a mention of it, aside from a few jokes from Jon Stewart — quite a contrast to last year’s Al-and-Leo show. In other green-award-show news, the Independent […]
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Various items of sporting significance
Gather into the huddle for your sporting update! The news on Beijing 2008: Six green activists will carry the Olympic torch as it journeys through Thailand on its way to light up the night at the Beijing Olympics this summer. Five provinces neighboring Beijing have pledged to work on air pollution to help the city […]
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From Bottle to Bikini
Cork tease Attention oenophiles: Korks 4 Kids wants your cork. Big corks, little corks — size doesn’t matter. Your cork will go places you never imagined, until you get that all-over warm feeling that you get from … helping children. Why, what were you thinking? Photo: iStockphoto On our soapbox A Brit film fest asking […]
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Strongbadia gets a gulp o’ greenwashing
Remember that goofy ‘toon site Homestarrunner.com and its boxing-gloved, email-answering hero, Strong Bad? Well, apparently not even web cartoon characters are safe from the fierce green gaze of environmental imperialism: his readers finally call him out on his lack of eco-initiative. So what does Strong Bad do to help save the planet? You mean, besides […]
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Grist puts a green eye to sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll
Photo: iStockphoto “Sex and drugs and rock and roll are very good indeed.” — Ian Dury Green may be the flavor of the week, the word du jour, the go-to adjective for everyone from ad execs to activists — but between you and me, researching all the do’s and don’ts of eco-sainthood can get a […]
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Will Oscar’s eco-efforts pale compared to last year?
This story has been updated with breaking news about the greening of the Oscars. See below for details. Matt Petersen and Salma Hayek at Global Green’s pre-Oscar bash. Photo: Global Green Last year’s Academy Awards were a veritable green fest, what with Inconvenient Truth‘s multiple wins and the Gore/Leo announcement about the Oscars officially going […]
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Ungreen sport of golf becoming less popular in U.S.
A little birdie told us that the number of bogey men still sand-trapped in the golf club has fallen by 13 percent since 2000. By which we mean, golf is becoming less popular in the U.S. Guess it’s just par for the course, as the golfing green is anything but green. If golf enthusiasts are […]
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A sci-fi writer and an environmental journalist explore their overlapping worlds
Pump Six and Other Stories, by Paolo Bacigalupi. Science fiction writer Paolo Bacigalupi, author of the new collection Pump Six and Other Stories, envisions a future filled with environmental terrors. His characters move through worlds transformed by climate change, genetic engineering, drought, and toxic waste — places that seem exotic at first, but on second […]
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Umbra on house siding
Dear Umbra, I have been a homeowner for five years and gradually I am upgrading the 25-year-old house to be more green. I have finished replacing the single-pane windows with Energy Star-rated double-pane windows. Now I am turning my attention to the siding, since the roof is still in good shape. I have wood siding […]
