Wal-Mart and a World of Good
Wal-Mart is, for all its downsides, better run and more profitable than the U.S.A., and seems more efficient at making changes that our government can't or won't make.
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Dave Burdick: "Drill, Baby, Drill" Remix Contest at Wired Science
In recognition of the baffling popularity of the chant "Drill, baby, drill" at the Republican National Convention, Wired Science has put out a call for creatively remixed videos involving the chant.
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Obama-Biden: A Science and Education Ticket We Can Believe In
With climate change and energy (finally) receiving their fair share of attention in the traditional media, I thought my energy would be better spent this week examining science and education.
Life Cycle: Greening the Other White Meat
Large, corporate pig farms are home to deep vats of untold tons of pig crap, called "lagoons," which regularly overflow or seep past inadequate lining into the earth.
After Gustav: Where's the Home in Homeland?
One would think that the relatively new federal department, Homeland Security, would be doing its best to defend our homes, to keep us where our heart and hearth reside.
Green Car News This Week
Ford finally figured out which way the wind is blowing and has decided to invest $75 million to retool its Michigan truck plant so that it can produce small, fuel-efficient cars.
Corporate Cotton Greenwash!
An ad is basically asserting that because it's a 'natural' fiber (i.e. it grows from the ground), cotton is green, or environmentally friendly. Nothing could be further from the truth!
Wipe That Green Grin Off Your Face
You won't catch so much of a whiff of eco-strife across the newsstands and cable channels. All you'll get is recycled-plastic smiles, Daryl Hannah giggles, and high-five success stories.
The Toxic Crime of the Century
For months now, Campania has been suffocating under heaps of uncollected garbage shipped from economically sound northern Italian regions to the much poorer south.
Green Business and "Compliance"...The Government is the Least of Your Worries...
Most execs certainly see the need to do more than what the government is asking. And many forces are coming to bear on companies, making green a profitable (not optional) path.
Eating Matters
If we are to stabilize the environment, have better health, and see less hunger in the world, we can make at least one small change that will affect it all: eat a more plant-based diet.
Hurricanes, Three Years Later -- Five Truths
Hurricanes are big; nature is bigger. Natural systems, not engineered ones, are the only defenses big enough to rely on in a big storm.
Lancing A Slow Boil
There were some critical components of the good food movement missing at this high-profile, low-impact extravaganza. Clearly, VIP didn't stand for Very Inclusive Party.
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