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Crazy Horsepower Rocker Neil Young says America can take lead in efficient autos |
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05 Jan 2009 |
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Posted at 3:18 PM on 05 Jan 2009 Dial up "Live Rust" on your MP3 player while you kick back to read Neil Young's auto call to action over at Huffington Post. Young has gotten plenty of mileage lately off of his involvement with Team LincVolt, a 1959 Lincoln Continental outfitted to run on electricity. But if you've missed out on Young's non-musical endeavor, here's a taste: If the Big three cannot agree ... |
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Topics: Big Auto, cars, celebrity, hybrids (all these topics) |
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Prince Albert on Ice Monaco's ruler heads to Antarctica |
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05 Jan 2009 |
News |
Posted at 10:37 AM on 05 Jan 2009 MONACO, Jan 5, 2009 (AFP) -- Monaco's climate-crusading ruler, Prince Albert II, left on Monday for Antarctica on a month-long expedition to view the impact of global warming at the Earth's southern tip, his palace said. Prince Albert's trip, which follows a similar journey to the North Pole in 2006, will take in 26 scientific outposts, with meetings planned with climate change experts from 18 countri ... |
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Topics: Antarctica, celebrity, climate (all these topics) |
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How did she let this happen? Oprah gained weight and confused the public about renewable energy |
Joseph Romm |
29 Dec 2008 |
Gristmill |
If I weren't on vacation, I wouldn't have read Oprah magazine. No really. But then I would have missed a piece of misinformation gratuitously foisted on her readers. For her legion upon legion upon legion of fans, the big news is the O has recently been losing her battle with weight (one legion does not do her empire justice. Turns out a Roman legion isn't that big -- just a few thousand fighters. Who knew? In any case, Oprah is now bigger than ancient Rome ... |
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Topics: celebrity, energy, green living, magazines, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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We've Got Stars in Our Pies All-star sustainable chefs share their favorite holiday recipes |
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18 Dec 2008 |
Grist Feature |
Photo: Justin Russell Chestnuts roasting on an open fire. Visions of sugar plums dancing. A partridge in a pear tree. The holiday season is rife with gastronomic traditions, as well as delectable memories of shared meals past. To get in the spirit, and perhaps encourage a few new traditions, we asked some all-star sustainability-minded chefs -- including our own food columnists -- to share the ... |
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Topics: celebrity, food, green living, holiday, local food, organic food, recipes, sustainable ag (all these topics) |
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That's what he said ... Foodie lessons from Dwight K. Shrute |
Sarah van Schagen |
12 Dec 2008 |
Gristmill |
A brilliant blogger has assembled a list of food and frugality tips gathered from Dwight K. Shrute, assistant to the regional manager at The Office's Dunder Mifflin paper company. Below, a few gems:DWIGHT SAYS: 'My grandfather left me a 60-acre working beet farm. I run it with my cousin Mose. We sell beets to the local stores and restaurants. It's a nice little farm ... sometimes teenagers use it for sex.'DWIGHT MEANS: Buy local.Not only does it support neig ... |
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Topics: celebrity, food, funnies, green living, TV (all these topics) |
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Gisele Bündchen goes green -- psyche! Rumors swirl that Brazilian bombshell's NFL heartthrob BF caught MRSA |
Tom Philpott |
01 Dec 2008 |
Gristmill |
I've been writing about the antibiotic-resistant bacteria strain called MRSA for a while. Evidence is mounting that by regularly dumping strong antibiotics into the feed rations of confined hogs, the meat industry is creating virulent bacteria strains that infect humans. My BF's got a nasty bug! Photo: Daniel Semper. Well, I knew antibiotic abuse by industrial meat producers was a serious problem, but it always seemed a bit abstract to me. No more. ... |
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Topics: celebrity, food, green living, health, livestock (all these topics) |
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Wicked! The Great White Way goes green |
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26 Nov 2008 |
News |
Posted at 11:42 AM on 26 Nov 2008 Photo: goatopolis Broadway went green on Tuesday with the official announcement of the creatively named Broadway Goes Green effort. Think neon signs lit with energy-efficient bulbs, costumes washed with eco-friendly detergent, and programs printed with water-soluble ink. Oh, the drama! source: The New York Times From the Archives Yes We Canyon. BLM backs off from plan to allow oil drilling near Ut ... |
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Topics: celebrity, green living, New York City, news (all these topics) |
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Be good to the Earth or Keanu Reeves will kill you! The Day the Earth Stood Still trailer |
Jerome Woody |
26 Nov 2008 |
Gristmill |
Cool trailer. The Day the Earth Stood Still is one of the better disaster movies to come out this year. Keanu Reeves' cold logic about solving Earth's problems is bone-chilling. |
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Topics: celebrity, green living, movies, video (all these topics) |
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If by McKibben you mean McRockStar I finally got to see Bill McKibben in action |
Katharine Wroth |
23 Nov 2008 |
Gristmill |
I've read Bill McKibben's work. I've admired Bill McKibben's work. Hell, I've even been lucky enough to edit Bill McKibben's work. But not until Friday did I meet the man in person. A featured speaker at Greenbuild, McKibben -- tall, slight, and soft-spoken -- held a crowd of hundreds in thrall as he outlined the climate challenges ahead, his 350.org movement, and the steps people could take. Afterwards, I listened as audience members approached him. A real-estate ... |
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Topics: Bill McKibben, celebrity, climate, grassroots activism, media (all these topics) |
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Jack Nicholson's car Actor touts renewable energy 30 years ago |
Jerome Woody |
19 Nov 2008 |
Gristmill |
I wanted to post this before editorial found it, because when I see something this cool, I like to plant my flag on it. The following is a segment from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's program "Marketplace," back in 1978. To repeat: Nineteen. Seventy. Eight. |
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Topics: cars, celebrity, green living, renewable energy, video (all these topics) |
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Quantum of greenness James Bond a not-so-secret green agent |
Sarah van Schagen |
13 Nov 2008 |
Gristmill |
The new James Bond flick Quantum of Solace, which opens this weekend, has an eco-theme. I wrote about it in April: Quantum of Solace continues the storyline that began with Casino Royale and finds Bond shaken (not stirred) by the death and betrayal of a loved one. He wants revenge, and he points a (Gold)finger at "eco-entrepreneur" Dominic Greene (the man with the green gun?). Played by Mathieu Amalric, the French star of The Diving Bell an ... |
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Topics: celebrity, green living, hotties, movies, video (all these topics) |
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Shatner! William Shatner speaks out against global warming |
Sarah K. Burkhalter |
09 Nov 2008 |
Gristmill |
And again I say: Shatner! |
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Topics: advertising, celebrity, climate, endangered species, green living, Sierra Club, video (all these topics) |
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Be Stella my heart Stella McCartney named green designer of the year |
Holly Richmond |
08 Nov 2008 |
Gristmill |
Photo: Peter Larsen/ WireImage.com Beatle offspring Stella McCartney was named the first-ever Green Designer of the Year at the Accessories Council Excellence Awards earlier this week. The vegetarian fashion designer doesn't use leather or fur in her designs, and seeing as her mom was animal-rights activist Linda Eastman and Sir Paul also hearts the animals, it's clear the McCartney doesn't fall far from the tree. Green style guru Danny Seo once told Grist, 'S ... |
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Topics: celebrity, fashion, green living (all these topics) |
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The 12th Hour Leonardo DiCaprio working on another eco-flick |
Sarah van Schagen |
05 Nov 2008 |
Gristmill |
Word on the street is that Titanic environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio is working on a follow-up to his 2007 eco-documentary The 11th Hour. Word to the wise, Leo, don't let Gore get wind of your idea ... |
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Topics: celebrity, green living, Leonardo DiCaprio, movies (all these topics) |
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Trump Yard Scots give Donald Trump go-ahead to build giant golf course |
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03 Nov 2008 |
News |
Posted at 4:49 PM on 03 Nov 2008 The Scottish government has given Donald Trump the go-ahead to build two golf courses, a five-star hotel, and 500 luxury homes on an untouched stretch of Scotland's coast. The development plans were originally nixed by the local council over concerns that the project will be, um, detrimental to fragile sand dunes and rare wildlife. sources: The Independent, Associated Press, The Guardian, Re ... |
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Topics: celebrity, news, placemaking, Scotland, sports, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Vote for Kristen Bell Veronica Mars campaigns for the Earth |
Sarah van Schagen |
30 Oct 2008 |
Gristmill |
A vote for Kristen Bell is a vote for the environment ... or so says her Gap ad: |
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Topics: advertising, celebrity, green living, hotties, video (all these topics) |
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Sounds fishy Stone Gossard sings of salmon in Seattle |
Sarah van Schagen |
29 Oct 2008 |
Gristmill |
At a recent music-and-food-related gathering in Seattle, Pearl Jam guitarist (and Grist BFF) Stone Gossard sang about salmon. His little ditty was inspired by his work with the Wild Salmon Center and focuses on the issue of hatcheries. He says in the song's intro that he even went so far as to speak with several scientists about the matter, and the song is his interpretation of what they said. Sound fishy? Uh, yeah, that's the point ... |
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Topics: aquaculture, celebrity, green living, music, salmon, Seattle, video (all these topics) |
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Holly Richmond |
14 Oct 2008 |
Gristmill |
'I kind of thought that eco-friendly clothes meant misshapen hemp sweaters -- you know, from like 1992 or something.' -- actress Maggie Gyllenhaal |
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Topics: celebrity, dirty hippies, fashion, green living, hotties, quotables (all these topics) |
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Gore, shmore! Vaclav Klaus is coming to town Who's the ultimate climate-denying, Anti-Gore superstar? |
Ashley Braun |
01 Oct 2008 |
Gristmill |
The excerpt below originally appeared on The Center for Public Integrity blog Paper Trail under the title, "Auditioning to be the Anti-Gore," by Nikola Horejs. ----- Climate change deniers in search of their own, Al Gore-like figurehead have an unlikely candidate: Vaclav Klaus, president of the Czech Republic, who is touring the United States this week. The author of such anti-global warming treatises as Blue Planet in Green Shackles; What is En ... |
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Topics: celebrity, climate change skepticism, climate (all these topics) |
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You Give Climate Change a Bad Name Jon Bon Jovi will play Live Earth concert in Mumbai |
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18 Sep 2008 |
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Posted at 3:54 PM on 18 Sep 2008 After seven concerts on seven continents on 7/7/07, Live Earth has downsized (you may have noticed that 8/8/08 passed by with nary a warble). On Thursday, organizers Al Gore and Kevin Wall announced plans for a Dec. 7 Live Earth concert in Mumbai, India. The show will feature "some of the biggest artists from India to the U.S. and beyond," says Wall. Jon Bon Jovi and ... |
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Topics: Al Gore, celebrity, climate, green living, India, music, news (all these topics) |
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Got sustainable style? Fashion season is upon us, and sustainable style has hit the ground strutting |
Summer Rayne Oakes |
29 Aug 2008 |
Gristmill |
As expected, we see a lot of energy on the eco-fashion front. More shows, more events, and even more awards for eco-designers. The Ecco Domani Fashion Foundation is giving out an award for sustainability and there's also London's RE:Fashion Award. Check out the highlighted events below the fold. I'll be at some of them and in some of them, but I have work to do in Mozambique smack-dab in the middle of the eco-fashion extravaganza, so unfortunately I'll have t ... |
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Topics: celebrity, fashion, green living (all these topics) |
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DNC: Hannah and her issues Daryl Hannah promotes eco-values at the Democratic convention |
Kate Sheppard |
26 Aug 2008 |
Gristmill |
Actress and eco-activist Daryl Hannah is in Denver this week, where she's promoting environmental awareness among delegates and other attendees. I ran into her accidentally while parking my bike, and was able to grab a few minutes to talk about why she's in town and what she wants from our political leaders: |
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Topics: celebrity, Democratic National Convention, energy, hotties, Muckraker, politics, video (all these topics) |
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A prince's dream: Far-fetched fairytale or a real future of food? Prince Charles sparked controversy when he expressed doubt in GM crops |
Meredith Niles |
15 Aug 2008 |
Gristmill |
The British royal family is no stranger to controversy and media attention, but Prince Charles caused a new kind of worldwide media flurry on Tuesday when he sat down for an exclusive interview with the Telegraph (U.K.). This time around, though, it seems unlikely the media story will be covered by the British tabloids since the Prince of Wales didn't discuss his sons, his love life, or even his future reign as king. Instead, the Prince talked about genetically modifi ... |
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Topics: agriculture, celebrity, food, GMOs, industrial ag, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Mellow fellow Jack Johnson is laid-back -- except when it comes to being green |
Sarah van Schagen |
14 Aug 2008 |
Gristmill |
USA Today recently published a short feature on musician Jack Johnson. Although the focus of the piece (Jack's a mellow surfer dude from Hawaii) = not news, there is this interesting bit (emphasis mine): Johnson's contracts require that event organizers compost and recycle at least 50 percent of the waste generated at the show and purchase carbon-dioxide offsets covering the energy his show uses. To reach out to fans, he has created a social networking site ... |
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Topics: celebrity, green living, music, recycling (all these topics) |
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Paris responds The Hilton energy policy |
David Roberts |
05 Aug 2008 |
Gristmill |
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Topics: advertising, celebrity, energy, politics, video (all these topics) |
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