Short video and interview with Amory Lovins. I’m so jealous of that guy. He grows bananas…in Aspen! Running time: 2:46
Best quote:
“We do have a national energy policy - it’s basically to keep wasting lots of energy; import it at whatever price, by whatever means necessary; keep stealing from our kids and keep screwing up the climate.”
See also:
“Can Low-Hanging Fruit Be Sexy? Two Energy Efficiency Stocks” :: CleanTechnica (4/2008)
Tomorrow’s Earth Day, and in addition to the normal festivities that go with the occasion, it’s also your last chance to enter Huddler’s “Win a Bag with Cool Green Stuff” contest. The folks at Huddler have told us that “Because the winners are selected based on quality, not quantity of content, it’s still a completely winnable contest.” So, get you entry in! For details, check out Jennifer’s post at Eco Child’s Play.
Parducci Wine Cellars announces the company’s conversion to 100% solar and wind power becoming the nation’s first carbon neutral winery.
New books for greening your pet give loads of tips for ensuring that man’s best friend goes green too!
Springtime has arrived in the northern hemisphere. To the hippest of energy hipsters, that means cold shower season is here! I took my first cold shower of 2008 today after a run and found it refreshing and invigorating.
Of course, showering cold isn’t only for greenies and energy genies. Roanne Weisman writes about some of the purported health benefits of showering cold in her blog, here.
Still, it’s not for everyone. Check out a Green Options list of the thrills and the chills of showering cold. And if there’s no way that you’re jumping in cold water, read up on how to green your bathing.
Photo: Flickr
In yet another sad commentary on today’s generation of children, researchers in the U.K. report that 25 percent of British children between the ages of 8 and 10 have never played outside without an adult close by. Meanwhile, in the U.S., too many children find nature boring unless it’s on TV. Hey, spring’s here: time to get the kids outdoors to garden, hike, or birdwatch!
This picture was taken 50 miles up a desert canyon in the middle of nowhere in the Chilean Andes, underscoring that when there’s a will, there’s a way.
I’m writing this in a city in United States where it’s difficult to recycle paper. In the town where I went to high school, you still can’t even recycle glass.
Photo Credit: Clayton B. Cornell. One of the first signs of human habitation after an 11-day mountain trek, just outside the ‘town’ of Conay, Chile.
Testing eight washed and eight unwashed hair samples, the University of Missouri’s Lakshmi Pandrangi and Glenn Morrison found that, on average, unwashed hair absorbs around seven times as much ozone as freshly washed hair. “Ozone is probably reacting with components of hair oil,” says Morrison.
Read Green Option: Shampoo Skipping
Source: New Scientist
Photo: shaaditimes.com
The US Government’s ENERGY STAR program makes another move into online media with the launch of its first video podcast. Hosted by Tom Kraeutler of “The Money Pit” radio show, this cast walks viewers through the “ENERGY STAR @ Home” online tool, and provides tips for (you guessed it) saving energy… and money.
A UK company, By Nature, announces that they will start selling “sexy ethical lingerie”…made of wood!
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