Planet blogs and articles

Haunted by Phantom Loads

Posted by Su Avasthi on July 27, 2008 - 1:05pm.

Unplugging electronics to reduce phantom loads -- or the wasted energy from plugged in electronics -- is an easy way to help save the planet.

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Decoding the Acronyms: Behind BPA, PFCs, and RECs

Posted by Siel on July 15, 2008 - 11:41am.

All those acronyms in enviro-related news stories got you confused? Here's a little cheat sheet

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From Satire to Sincerity

Posted by Siel on June 30, 2008 - 12:32pm.

New eco-videos pull your chain, heartstrings

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Message in a Bottle

Posted by Andrea Manitsas on June 23, 2008 - 12:55pm.

By Andy Anderson

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The GIY Guide: Applying the DIY Principle to World Travel

Posted by Nicole Gluckstern on June 9, 2008 - 4:54pm.

It’s vacation time, and the GIY Guide, like many of you, is hitting the road...

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Upcycling is the New Recycling

Posted by Siel on June 9, 2008 - 4:32pm.

For when recycling's not enough, now there's upcycling and... artcycling?

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The GIY Guide: Seed Bombs Away!

Posted by Nicole Gluckstern on May 11, 2008 - 11:21pm.

By far the easiest method of urban space reclamation is the seed package, or “bomb.”

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Ain’t No Reason Not to Love Brett Dennen

Posted by Jessica Ridenour on May 1, 2008 - 4:00pm.

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Green Up Your Act

Posted by Jessica Ridenour on April 30, 2008 - 4:40pm.

By Eric Larson

The rock star fantasy is as common as dirt. Who, in youth, did not grip a number two pencil or detachable showerhead in her fist, and who has not more recently ascended the stage at the local karaoke joint imagining scores of adoring fans at his feet?

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News From the Animal Kingdom

Posted by Siel on April 29, 2008 - 12:43pm.

Cute animals — especially endangered ones — get a lotta human attention. But a few are getting a level of human care that I'd never imagined was even possible

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