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A review of recycled toilet-paper brands
Time for a new roll, but what’s your type? Photo: iStockphoto Deciding what kind of toilet paper to buy is a delicate issue. Perhaps most significantly because you want to protect those delicates — but what about this delicate planet of ours? According to the NRDC, if every household in the U.S. replaced just one […]
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Easy ways to cut your energy use, one day at a time
Grist prez Chip Giller appeared on NBC’s Today show on Monday, Nov. 5, chatting with Meredith Vieira about easy ways anyone can cut their energy use and help fight global warming. Follow one hint a day and you’re on your way! Day 1: Turn Down the Heat Here’s a quick, easy solution that will save […]
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People open to lifestyle changes, fuel taxes to address warming, says poll
Four out of five people believe individuals must make personal lifestyle changes to address global warming, according to a BBC poll of 22,182 people in 21 countries. Also of note: Half of poll respondents favored a higher tax on oil and coal, while 44 percent would prefer their dirty fuels remain dirt cheap — although […]
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From Timberlake to Tank
*NSYNC with wildlife JT ain’t gonna buy you a diamond ring (that sort of gift don’t mean anything). He wants to get you somethin’ special, Aussie Zoo: It’s his Hancock on a check. Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris / WireImage.com Could watching 30 Rock in our Scrubs while Singing Bee why we’re The Biggest Loser in The […]
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An unseasonably warm night and a doomed-to-melt dessert
November is the new September. — Aladdin Ossorio I’ve been itching to make a Baked Alaska. In 1989, the year the Exxon Valdez spilled oil all over Prince William Sound, my friends and I had several Baked Alaska parties featuring a whiskey-laced “Exxon Valdez Fudge Sauce” that I concocted to recreate the oil slick — […]
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NYC considers crackdown on plastic bags
New to the plastic bag-bannin’ bandwagon: New York City.
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Organic food healthier than non-organic, research finds
Who woulda thunk: Organic food is healthier than pesticide-ridden food, according to preliminary results of a four-year study funded by the European Union. Researchers found that organic nosh contained more antioxidants (yum!) and less fatty acids (ew!) than non-organic. Organic milk was found to have up to 80 percent more antioxidants than conventional cow juice, […]
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From Spooky to Spendy
Mask your excitement Are you ready for a green Halloween, boos and ghouls? Get freaky with a pumpkin keg and vegan gingerbread massacre. We’re thinking about trick-or-treating as Cameron Diaz again, but maybe we’ll actually wear a costume this year. Photo: keith rocka A history of violence The Italian mafia has turned to environmental crime […]
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Colleges graded on sustainability
The Sustainable Endowment Institute has released its second College Sustainability Report Card, grading the environmentaliciousness of the 200 U.S. colleges with the largest endowments. Two-thirds of the schools received better grades this time around; the average overall grade was a C+, with six schools receiving an overall A- for their efforts. The colleges were graded […]
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Pediatrician identifies five foods for parents to buy organic
Like the sound of organic food but don’t have the wherewithal to overhaul your entire pantry? Parents should focus their funds on organic milk, potatoes, peanut butter, ketchup, and apples, says pediatrician Dr. Alan Greene. But that doesn’t mean you’re allowed to mash those five foods together and call it a healthy dinner.
