orange you glad?

Well, here’s something a-”peel”-ing!Besides being a great addition to your compost heap, the orange peel is actually highly flammable and can be used as your next firestarter or kindling on your camping trip.The oil inside a dried orange peel contains things like limonene, citral, and oily terpenes, all of which are are flammable organic compounds.
If you don’t feel particularly pyro, go Martha Stewart on your peel by mixing pieces with fresh cinnamon sticks, cloves, and…

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Sustainable Electronics? NYC’s Greener Gadget Conference Highlights the Difficulties

At the Greener Gadgets Conference in New York City today, experts in electronics, environment, and design debated how the ever-changing consumer electronics industry could innovate without adding yet more gadgets to the trash bin.
The conference, now in its second year, happened as both the electronics industry and the green movement suffer from the economic downturn. Half the seats stood empty, and the show floor held more journalists than there were exhibitors for them to interview. Keynot…

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Daily Roundup: February 27, 2009

Endangered? Peter Dykstra reports on the uncertain future of environmental journalism. Mother Nature Network
Fix It: Platform21 designers challenge us to “Stop recycling. Start repairing.” Watch for its DIY exhibition scheduled for March 13. Core77
Find It: The Environmental Defense Fund has unveiled a new resource for green job seekers: a map that marks the location of environmentally friendly businesses. Green Inc.
Protest It: Thousands of demonstrators–including Daryl Hannah, Susan Sarand…

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And To Think I Honeymooned in Italy…

OK, how many of you like pasta? I thought so: everybody. How many of you live someplace where water scarcity is a concern, or where there’s been a drought recently? Probably at least a third of you, and that number is on the rise. Last question: How many of you think about energy costs and conserving energy? Chances are, whether you that blog, nearly all of you.
So what’s the connection amidst pasta, water, and energy use? Well, Americans cook something on the order of a billion pounds of…

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Daryl Hannah To Attend Massive Coal Protest Monday In D.C.

Daryl Hannah is set to join thousands on Monday in Washington, D.C. for what’s being billed as the largest mass civil disobedience rally for the climate in U.S. history. The protest will take place at the Capitol potential Plan — the only coal-burning plant in the District, and a major source of sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide and soot.
“We need to send a info to Congress and the president that we want them to take the actions that are needed to preserve climate for young soci…

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Demi Moore’s New Rubenstein Ad Heavy On The Fur

Further justifying PETA’s selection as the number-one worst dressed celebrity in Hollywood, Demi Moore has landed on magazine pages promoting Helena Rubinstein mascara — while draped in leopard fur.
The 46-year-old is ridiculously airbrushed in the ad — to the point where its unclear why they just didn’t go with someone younger. Perhaps they couldn’t find anyone else willing to drape a dead animal on their shoulders – or possibly those leeches really are work…

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ARFF Exclusive: Dr. Neal Barnard Shares How Veganism Can Change YOUR Life!

Sure, we here at the Razz think veganism is the hotness, but we’re not M.D’s or anything! Dr. Neal Barnard, however, is an accomplished medical doctor and just so happens to share our opinion!  
Barnard is the President and Founder of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine –  a nonprofit organization that promotes preventive medicine, conducts clinical research, and encourages higher standards for ethics and effectiveness in research. 
This dietary rockstar has w…

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