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  • The seductive lure of toys that promise solutions without change

    Reading about the sunken tidal turbines -- which seem interesting -- I got an overwhelming feeling of "here we go again."

    Why is it that people who know that "eat the foods you love and lose weight without exercise!" is hokum can't resist spending hours and hours hyping and being hyped about technotoys that promise "abundant low-cost clean energy that lets you lose carbon without reducing consumption!"

    JMG Culture

  • Funny

    The Daily Show‘s Samantha Bee covers Earth Day (featuring RealClimate‘s Gavin Schmidt!): And as a bonus, here’s Colbert:

    David Roberts Culture

  • TP

    This evening, I was on Fox’s Hannity & Colmes discussing … toilet paper. Yes, really. I’m sure my stiff, awkward performance will show up on YouTube sooner or later, so that’s something to … hm, “look forward to” doesn’t seem appropriate. Expect, then.

    David Roberts Culture

  • Painful

    Bush at the Radio and TV Correspondents Dinner (green connection: ethanol joke!): Arianna Huffington has an amusing account of the event. (h/t: Hugg)

    David Roberts Culture

  • Notes from the road

    Just as the whole Karl Rove v. Sheryl Crow thing was blowing up in the news, I was arriving in Washington, D.C. to cover … Sheryl Crow. Taking on climate change. You can read about Crow’s big arrival over on my blog, but a few quick thoughts on the Rove encounter before I head for […]

    Kate Sheppard Culture

  • Tracey Smith, advocate for simple living, answers questions

    Tracy Smith. What work do you do? I’m a writer and broadcaster on downshifting and sustainable living, and I also put together an awareness campaign called National Downshifting Week, which is this week. NDW is a grassroots awareness campaign, designed to encourage participants to “Slow Down and Green Up”! There’s a great quote I often […]

    Grist staff Culture

  • Is it green to recycle ideas?

    Is it me, or does this sound an awwwful lot like this?

    David Roberts Culture

  • Bob Dylan on climate change

    Bob Dylan, global warming denialist?

    Kate Sheppard Culture

  • Umbra on bicycle tires

    Dear Umbra, Is there such a thing as recycled bicycle tires? I have looked and even asked a friend’s husband who wrenches in a local shop. He was not aware of any. I think because people ride their bike they automatically assume they are Earth-“friendlier” than others. But I go through two sets of tires […]

    Ask Umbra® Culture

  • Green polls reveal lazy bastards

    Joel Makower has a fascinating roundup of recent green poll results. He concludes: So, what do we know that we didn’t know pre-Earth Day? Not much. It’s business as usual: Americans want clean, affordable, and care-free solutions to climate change and every other environmental challenge. But don’t ask most of them to change their habits, […]

    David Roberts Culture