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a mixed bag of green news
The Alternative Consumer | October 14th 2008
If there’s no fish why bother fishing? Closure Call for Tuna ‘Disgrace’ - bbc Ya gotta walk the walk Arnie…Schwarzenegger Continues to Drive Gas Guzzler - ecorazzi Forests, Fish and Skiers Have Place in Drought Plains - enn/pu read more
Purchasing Better Than Oak-K Papers
The Alternative Consumer | October 13th 2008
This is the first of a two-part series on helping forests to endure for as long as possible and will guide you in future quests to buy eco-friendly paper. The second part will focus on how to become a more efficient recycler of paper-products. Given read more
a mixed bag of green news
The Alternative Consumer | October 13th 2008
A little reactionary perhaps? Exotic Climate Study Sees Refugees in Antarctica - reuters Makes you wonder how prices got so high in the first place. Gas Price Drop: Closing in on $3 - cnn Slow is good. Endangered Species Ruling Could Slow Development read more
a mixed bag of green news
The Alternative Consumer | October 11th 2008
Somebody’s giving barracudas a bad name…Report: Palin Abused Power, Violated Ethics Code - cnn It’s tough to see this ’silver lining’ right now…U.N. Says Credit Crisis Could Enable Green Growth - reuters Scary st read more
a mixed bag of green news
The Alternative Consumer | October 10th 2008
Who is John McCain? The 5 Most Clearly Insane Public Figures Endorsing McCain - cracked.com This may be one stock that goes up…Applied CEO: Solar May be 25% of 2009 Sales - reuters It’s all about power baby….Why People Like Cars Wit read more
a mixed bag of green news
The Alternative Consumer | October 9th 2008
Who’s going to pay for this? Focus Sharpens on Forests for Climate Fix - reuters There’s only room for one T. Boone…WTF ABC: Network Refuses to Air Renewable Energy Ad - ecorazzi This was no crappy projector in Conference Room B&# read more
Sharp 52″ solar-powered lcd
The Alternative Consumer | October 8th 2008
Sharp has introduced this solar powered LCD at the recent CEATEC Japan trade show. Not a lot of details available at the moment. But it looks like the solar panel is larger than the LCD screen, which makes this a little problematic for studio apa read more
a mixed bag of green news
The Alternative Consumer | October 8th 2008
Think more ‘Star Trek’ than ‘border fence’…Scientists Meet for Alien Summit - bbc Electric Cars to Dominate Green Car Race - reuters I can feel a new ‘green’ marketing campaign coming…Starbucks Wastes M read more
a mixed bag of green news
The Alternative Consumer | October 7th 2008
This should be a ‘no brainer’. Bailout Gives Tax Credits to Bike Commuters, Electric Cars, Renewable Energy - us news & world report Sorry, Governor Palin…U.S. to Limit Development in Polar Bear Habitat - reuters Heads-up! Bou read more
a mixed bag of green news
The Alternative Consumer | October 6th 2008
I think this falls under ‘bad news’…One in Four Mammals Risks Extinction - reuters This could happen to anybody…Elderly Turtle Couple Fails to Produce Offspring - ap/yahoo! news There’s something very wrong about a lion read more
a mixed bag of green news
The Alternative Consumer | October 4th 2008
House Approves Extending Energy Tax Credit - reuters Did you say something? Pollution Makes Oceans Nosier - livescience A slow news day…Scarlett Johansson’s Eco-Friendly Wedding…Not So Much - ecorazzi Let’s hassle the hippies& read more
Synthesizing Snot Stew
The Alternative Consumer | October 3rd 2008
Easing Earth’s Plasticular Cancer, Part 2 of 2 - safety issues as related to plastic Reminiscent of a children’s book in which several “is not”…“is too” exchanges blend into “snot stew,” officials have been serving their ow read more
a mixed bag of green news
The Alternative Consumer | October 3rd 2008
A shining beacon of intellectual analysis. Does Climate Change’s Cause Matter? Not to Palin - reuters Steve Fossett’s Plane Found; Animals Likely Took Remains - natgeo Teensy transport. All-Electric Car Unveiled - msnbc No, this isnR read more
a mixed bag of green news
The Alternative Consumer | October 2nd 2008
Crews Find Plane Wreckage Believed to be Fossett’s - msnbc A glimmer of hope. Green Collar Jobs to Fuel Future Economy - livescience Maltese falcon killers…Malta ‘Bird Slaughter’ Condemned - bbc Financial Storm Dims Hope of read more
5 diverse sources of biofuel
The Alternative Consumer | October 1st 2008
It’s amazing some of the sources of biofuel researchers have found in recent years. Sources range from corn stalks, to used tires, manure, and even human fat. Among the various selections, the following five sources of biofuel have shown promis read more
a mixed bag of green news
The Alternative Consumer | October 1st 2008
I see unsettling parallels here…Study: Urban Bears Fatter, Die Younger - msnbc I love birds, I like wind turbines…Farmland Birds Still Chirpy Despite Wind Turbines - new scientist Greenpeace Ranks Nokia at Top of Electronics Guide - enn/e read more
advent eco pc - greener computing
The Alternative Consumer | September 30th 2008
Advent is has just introduced its new green desktop PC (it runs Windows Vista) for the burgeoning, green Bill Gates crowd (see Microsoft’s “I’m a PC ad campaign”). Constructed of 75 recycled material and said to use 78% less e read more
mini kin charger - nano wind power
The Alternative Consumer | September 30th 2008
This teensy-weensy, small device wind charger will be available soon at I Want One of Those. A must-have for those days when clouds render your solar charger irrelevant and you desperately need to charge up that iPod for your daily KajaGooGoo fix. read more
a mixed bag of green news
The Alternative Consumer | September 30th 2008
Pollution Killing World’s Coral Reefs - reuters We don’t have a monopoly on political shenanigans…Amazon Destruction Up: Elections Blamed - yahoo! news Monopolies are good for Americans…right? FCC Wants to Bless Wireless Merge read more
a mixed bag of green news
The Alternative Consumer | September 29th 2008
All workmen on the project will be required to wear kilts…Scotland to Build ‘Wind Farms Under the Sea’ - scotsman.com Scientists Eager to See European Spacecraft’s Death Dive - livescience Give that produce a good rinse. Is th read more
Easing Earth’s Plasticular Cancer
The Alternative Consumer | September 28th 2008
This first post focusing on Plastic Recycling is Part 1 of a 2-Part Series on Plastic. Part 2 will focus on the Health and Safety issues related to plastic, and will be posted here on Alternative Consumer in a few days. It requires only the power o read more
more green news
The Alternative Consumer | September 27th 2008
Financial Turmoil No Bar to Climate Deal: U.N. - reuters Offshore wind project gets curveball…GE May Change Cape Wind Direction - capecodtimes.com As CES Approaches, Vendors Give Glimpse of 2009 Gadgets - betanews This news must be from some read more
a mixed bag of green news
The Alternative Consumer | September 26th 2008
Other stores just roll it into the price…Upscale NYC Market Charges ‘Energy Surcharge‘ - wcbstv.com They fiddle with it, and this bill will die…House to Vote on Extending Energy Tax Credits - reuters I bet they cut down everyt read more
schwinn & toshiba create quick charge ebike
The Alternative Consumer | September 25th 2008
Schwinn Bicycles has announced a strategic collaboration with Toshiba that could significantly alter the electric bicycle market worldwide. Schwinn has incorporated Toshiba’s new Super Charge ion Battery (SCiB) technology into the Schwinn Tail read more
a mixed bag of green news
The Alternative Consumer | September 25th 2008
Study Asks: Are Fall Colors and Climate Linked? - msnbc Their lobbyists must not be that good. EU Lawmakers Snub Big Carmakers Over Carbon Curbs - reuters I’ve got a feeling this will be reflected in my electric bill…Polluters Required to read more
a mixed bag of green news
The Alternative Consumer | September 24th 2008
Finally. Solar Stocks Jump After Senate Backs Tax Credits - reuters No guts…House Democrats Pass Offshore Drilling - msnbc If you’ve got the proper terrain, flaunt it. On Texas Prairie, Wind Power is Resurgent - reuters Big business, big read more
go with the FLOW
The Alternative Consumer | September 23rd 2008
Walk down the streets today and you’ll encounter conversations and tabloids howling over the upcoming food crisis, oil crisis, and global warming. Lurking in the media’s shadows, however, is an equally perilous threat that’s already at our sh read more
a mixed bag of green news
The Alternative Consumer | September 23rd 2008
Can Rubber Ducks Help Track a Melting Glacier? - reuters Naked (topless), natural and all about peace…(video) Oregon Cops Say Naked Bicyclist Isn’t Breaking Any Laws - breitbart.tv They finally got something right - appeasing cattlemen sh read more
a mixed bag of green news
The Alternative Consumer | September 22nd 2008
It worked so well with nuclear waste…Burying CO2 Could Pay for Itself by 2030: Report - reuters (photos) 100+ New Sharks, Rays Named in Australia - natgeo We’re suffering habitat loss as I type…World’s Common Birds ‘Decl read more
a mixed bag of green news
The Alternative Consumer | September 20th 2008
Maybe it is the ‘Garden State’ after all. NJ Resisting Idea of Offshore Oil Wells - msnbc Hurricane Ike Helps Uncover Mystery Vessel on Ala. Coast - livescience I crave my Finnish news…Finland Rejects Pipeline Environmental Plan - r read more
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