Daily Roundup: September 30, 2009
September 30, 2009
Take that Club and Shove It: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s opposition to the climate bill prompted utility companies Pacific Gas and Electric, the Public Service Company of New Mexico, and Exelon to resign from the chamber. Nike, still a member, criticized the chamber’s stance on clean energy legislation. San Jose Mercury News and Reuters
The Big Picture: Apple has expanded its disclosure of the environmental impact of its products. The Apple Web site now includes a life cycle impact section. …
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Swapping Your Way to a Greener Life
September 30, 2009
We all know that opting for secondhand goods is a effective (and inexpensive!) way to green your life. So we were curious about Swap It Green, a nifty new site that facilitates online bartering.
Here's how it works: A point system functions as currency. You post an item on the site, assigning it a “price” in points, not dollars. Someone “buys” your item at the point value you’ve set, or bids another number. You get the points from the sale, and ship to the buyer….
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The Green Quote: Ellen Page Studied Permaculture, Lived In An Eco-Village
September 30, 2009
“I went to Oregon to study permaculture and lived in an eco-village for a month outside Eugene. It’s called Lost Valley. It was amazing and precisely what I needed, considering there had been the Juno thing, where you’re getting a lot of attention,” Page says. “You’re learning how to live in a holistic way with the cycles of the Earth. At one point I was digging goat (manure) and putting it into a wheelbarrow, and while shoveling it, I just went, ‘Oh, my…
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Book Roundup Wednesday: Environmental Injustice
September 30, 2009
Every Wednesday, we review a selection of new and upcoming books
addressing a specific aspect of environmentalism. Today we’re
recommending books about environmental injustice.Reckoning at Eagle Creek: The Secret Legacy of Coal in the Heartland (by Jeff Biggers, $27, Nation Books, Jan. 2010): Biggers’s book about coal mining in Illinois analyzes the ruins of his family’s strip-mined homestead in the Shawnee National Forest and takes a serious look at the human and environmental costs. His reg…
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American Idol Adam Lambert Thanks Fans For Educational Arts Donations
September 30, 2009
American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert has reached out to fans in a new video thanking them for their support in helping raise more than $229,000 to supportmusic and arts-based public classroom projects. The campaign challenge was part of a partnership Lambert had with the charity website DonorsChoose.org — and involved nearly two-thousand donations. “I am unbelievably moved by the generosity and resolve of my fans, who have donated beyond what I could have ever expected to help studen…
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Watch Out For Greenwashing
September 30, 2009
With more Americans buying green products, it’s becoming clear that citizens are looking for ways to minimize their impact. However, with green consumerism becoming a growing business sector, shoppers should watch out for companies that resort to greenwashing – false marketing of a product’s supposed environmental benefits.According to a study by Grail Research, the huge majority of U.S. consumers are committed to buying green products but nearly two-thirds feel that price is the biggest det…
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The Green Picture: January Jones Goes To Washington To Save Sharks
September 30, 2009
Mad Men’s January Jones hit Capitol Hill yesterday to meet with members of Congress and discuss passing legislation aimed at protecting sharks. Jones became a spokesperson for Oceana’s Save Sharks campaign in early 2009 and has been passionately working with the organization to help pass the Shark Conservation Act of 2009. “We should be scared FOR sharks, not of them,” said the Golden Globe nominee.
“The survival of sharks and the health of our oceans depend on it. The United …
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