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Radiant Barrier Installation
(Don't) Let the Sunshine In
radiant barrier: Technology that blocks radiant energy from entering a building
August 17, 2009
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iGuilt
iPhone apps: how Apple puts green in the palm of your hands and takes it out of your wallet
Estimating your carbon footprint with a cell phone is sort of like
testing your cholesterol with a cupcake. After all, due to carrier
contracts, even perfectly functional cell phones are practically
preprogrammed to self-destruct after two years, needlessly restarting
the energy chain (mining of raw materials, manufacturing, shipping,
etc.).
July 27, 2009
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Slow Food Nation
slow food: a global movement away from the shortcuts of fast food, processed
ingredients and unsustainable practices.
May 26, 2009
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Electric Currents
hydropower: energy derived from moving water; a potential source of sustainable
power for New Orleans New Orleanians are more familiar than most with the awesome powers
of wind and water.
By Noah Bonaparte Pais |
April 20, 2009
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Greenwashing: The Color of Money
greenwashing: advertising that spins misleading claims about a product's "
greenness" Start looking for greenwashing and you end up finding it everywhere:
in the airport ("Thank you for your patience as we conserve energy
— only one shuttle train operating during nonpeak hours"), on the
television (coal can be "clean"?), even in the dock of the Straight
Talk Express, Washington D.C.
March 30, 2009
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Mardi Green: The Krewe do Craft
salvaged material: recyclables with resale value; Mardi Gras throws for green-minded
marchers in Krewe do Craft.
By Alex Woodward |
February 16, 2009
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Corn Stalking
bioplastic: corn-based biodegradable material, a substitute
for polyethylene-based plastic; Buffalo Exchange's alternative to the
shopping bag. Maize hasn't exactly been well served by recent duplicitous TV ads
from the Corn Refiners Association, which proffers high-fructose corn
syrup as a dandy alternative to sugar.
January 26, 2009
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