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PBS’s NOW chats with Laurie David, Majora Carter
“The Heat Over Global Warming” is the topic of discussion on tonight’s episode of the PBS show NOW. They’ll be chatting with high-profile activist Laurie David as well as Majora Carter of Sustainable South Bronx. From the show’s website: Ahead of a major scientific report on global warming to be released next week, David Brancaccio […]
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Two yoot-based eco-vids
For those of you who haven’t read Grist List yet today (and why not, hm?), we called attention to two yoot-based eco-vids. But Grist List isn’t exactly G-rated, so I wanted to call attention to them here, too. The first is a charming series of videos created by fourth-graders at The Park School in Massachusetts. […]
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From Handbags to Hooligans
We wish we were an Oscar maybe winner Dreamy Al‘s got this Oscar nod in the bag … an Ecoist bag made from movie billboards, that is. (Yeah, we did!) We give the eco-totes two thumbs up, though we could think of a few other things to do with a larger-than-life McConaughey. Photo: Ecoist Baby, […]
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Umbra on burning yard waste
Dear Umbra, Your recent column seemed to be discussing mostly the burning of trash. What about yard waste? Each year I pull out tons of non-native and invasive honeysuckle. There is far too much to take to a landfill, and it would take years to rot down if left in some kind of compost pile. […]
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This Just (W)in
Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth nominated for best-documentary Oscar Sure, Dreamgirls may be getting all the pre-Oscar press, but a little flick we like to call Dreamy Al has picked up two nominations of its own. There’s the Best Documentary Feature nod for An Inconvenient Truth, not all that surprising, and then there’s … Best […]
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From Globes to Graffiti
Global swarming The first-ever “green” Golden Globes awards bash was held Monday in an eco-space filled with foliage, reclaimed-wood tables, and organic foodstuffs. Among the attendees were Amy Smart, Daryl Hannah, Green Pink, and Napoleon Dynamite, who caught a delicious Lance Bass. Photo: John Shearer / WireImage.com Dress reversal We were going to attend the […]
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And other adventures in touching celebrities
I thought my closest brush with fame this week would be nearly taking out James Redford with a boom mic last night. But then I accidentally touched him inappropriately, and later, cornered his father. Son Redford presented Everything’s Cool at the special pre-screening last night, giving a glowing account of the film and announcing the […]
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Umbra on which wood to burn
Dear Umbra, I live in Maine, land of many loggers. My home is heated by an oil furnace, and I try to keep the temps down with thermostat timers to use as little oil as possible. I supplement my heat with a wood stove, as many Mainers do, and in my travels I have noticed […]
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Best movie of the year, hands down
I saw Children of Men the other night, and I can’t stop thinking about it. It’s easily my favorite movie of the past year. The basic plot is: a numb and disillusioned ex-activist lives in London, 18 years after a sudden, unexplained worldwide epidemic of infertility. There are no children. The rest of the world […]
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From Blue to Blackbird
H to the WTF Dear Jay-Z, Why you frontin’? We were big pimpin’ your efforts to raise awareness about the world’s water crisis. But we’re not crazy in love with your latest venture. A “Jay-Z Blue” gas-guzzler? Seriously? Excuse me, mister, but we thought your color was green. Photo: John Shearer / WireImage.com The pen […]
