Archive for December, 2006

Cloned for Consumption

Cloned meat and dairy products may soon be coming to a supermarket near you. The FDA is fast approving the sale and consumption of animal food products derived from cloned livestock. A recent poll shows that many Americans are skeptical, at best, about eating the stuff. Click here

Biomass Stoves Heat Up

There are pros and cons to wood-burning stoves and fireplace inserts, but one of the most promising recent home-heating developments is the biomass stove — a combustion device much like a pellet stove. Biomass stoves burn organic fuels: cherry pits, olive pits, sunflower seeds, corn, wheat and other cereal grains. The seeds and grains go […]

Diddy Goes to the Dogs

In an embarrassing affront to animal rights supporters everywhere, Puff Daddy, or “Diddy”, has had his dog-fur hoodies removed from Macy’s shelves. The discovery that the Chinese manufactured clothing incorporated real animal fur as opposed to the advertised “faux fur”, has caused Macy’s to remove the offending jackets from its stores.
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Bamboo TV - In the Groove

Is Santa delivering a new, wide-screen, LCD Groove Tube to anyone this year? Here’s a natural beauty that’s surrounded by a nice alternative to nasty plastic — hard-as-steel, bamboo. Bamboo is our Product of the Year — extremely durable, versatile, and best of all, a highly sustainable, grass. This 19-inch-high, 9-pounder is […]

That Holiday Spirit is Swelling

As you plan for December’s onslaught of festive activities, you may want to consider donating some time or money to an environmental cause…help clean up a local river, the air, New Orleans…the opportunities to derive satisfaction from the act of giving are endless. a few possibilities that may inspire…

theWildlandsProject
Sierra Club
greenpeace
the Natural Resources Defense Council
care2.com
OneSharedWorld
HealTheBay
TrueFoodNetwork
AlterNet.org
ECOSAinstitute
HonorTheEarth
AppalachianTrail.org
ecotourism.org
WorldWildlifeFund.org
TheNatureConservancy
ZeroWasteAmerica.org

Here’s […]

Green Drinks Holiday Party in NYC

Fifth Annual Big Green Holiday Party, hosted by GREEN DRINKS.
December 12
M1-5 (52 Walker Street, between Church & B’way)
7p-12midnight
$15 admission/suggested donation** — helps keep the organization running. **If you bring your electric bill and sign up for wind power from ConEd Solutions, the admission is waived.
There’ll be tunes, a special guest, organic hors d’oeuvres & cocktails, […]