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Eco-Awareness Is In The (Reusable) Bag

From cheap to designer,
totes help eliminate the plastic glut

Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times May 7, 07 10:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Whether it's a designer tote bag with a three-figure price tag or a $5 carryall from the convenience store, Americans are slowly catching on to the European trend of answering the eternal question "paper or plastic" with "neither." Tote bags eliminate environmental stress, proclaim a consumer's eco-friendliness, and can even exude style. More »

More about:  environment • fashion • environmentalism • consumer • shopping • plastic • paper bags

Physicist Wants To Wipe Out Toilet Paper

New one-ply TP is a step to a paperless bathroom

Der Spiegel Der Spiegel Apr 25, 07 9:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - A German physicist is engineering toilet paper that he says is more efficient  and softer than the familiar white roll. TP visionary Siegfried Hustedt claims a single ply of his new paper—which can "hold its shape longer under pressure"—will be sturdy enough to do the job, not to mention healthier and more ecofriendly. More »

More about:  climate change • global warming • environmentalism • hygiene • toilet • bathroom • Proctor • Sheryl Crow • bathroom hygiene • toilet paper

Bloomberg
Aims to Take NYC Green

Plan calls for $8 fee to drive into Manhattan

New York Times New York Times Apr 23, 07 6:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Bloomberg chose Earth Day to launch an ambitious, expensive and politically uncertain campaign to make New York City “the first environmentally sustainable 21st-century city.” The most provocative proposal: charging drivers $8 a day for entering Manhattan below 86th Street. More »

More about:  New York City • environment • New York • environmentalism • Michael Bloomberg • pollution • Manhattan • congestion pricing • Earth Day

Chicken Fat Doubles as Diesel

Tyson, ConocoPhillips team up to produce biofuels

Bloomberg Bloomberg Apr 17, 07 10:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two corporate giants are teaming up to produce biofuels and boost their bottom lines. Tyson Foods, the world's biggest meat producer, and third-largest U.S. oil company ConocoPhillips will be using about half of Tyson's animal fat to make a renewable diesel fuel, which will account for about 3% of ConocoPhillips's total production. More »

More about:  oil • environmentalism • biofuel • diesel • biodiesel • ConocoPhillips • Tyson Foods

Sorry, Al: Tree Planting May Speed Warming

Outside the tropics, trees merely trap
heat, study shows

Guardian (UK) Guardian (UK) Apr 10, 07 9:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Planting trees to offset your carbon footprint not only won't slow global warming, it may worsen its effects, a new study claims. Trees growing outside a small band of tropical zones don't cut the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere by enough to offset the heat their foliage traps, says atmospheric scientist Govindasamy Bala in the Guardian . More »

More about:  climate change • environment • global warming • science • environmentalism • greenhouse gases • carbon footprint • carbon dioxide • trees

British Brides
Go Green

Eco-chic couples walk
to the church to exchange vows

Reuters Reuters Apr 9, 07 3:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - British couples are choosing eco-friendly weddings, making recycled  dresses, locally grown flowers, and organic food increasingly the rage, reports Reuters . Those who go green stress it doesn't mean the ceremony has to be hippie-esque. "Green weddings are about eco-chic, not lentils and hessian," said wedding planner Ruth Culver. More »

More about:  environment • marriage • environmentalism • wedding • recycling • organic

School Buses Plug In to Hybrid   

Eleven states are rolling out Environmentally Sound fleets

Christian Science Monitor Christian Science Monitor Apr 2, 07 12:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - School buses, usually in the slow lane, are passing automobiles by when it comes to converting to plug-in hybrid power, says the Christian Science Monitor .  While plug-in hybrid cars are still a few years off,  the buses are already rolling off assembly lines, and 19 have been ordered by 11 states. More »

More about:  climate change • environment • environmentalism • energy • hybrid car • fuel • energy industry

Endangered Species May Get Bush Brush-Off

Internal memo
reveals plan to
reduce protection

Salon Salon Mar 27, 07 7:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Bush administration is quietly rewriting the rules on enforcing the Endangered Species Act, drafting changes that some environmentalists say will fatally weaken protections for threatened wildlife. A 117-page internal proposal obtained by Salon would limit which animals could be effectively protected, cut back on the size of habitats preserved, and shift enforcement from the federal government to the states. More »

More about:  Bush administration • animal • environmentalism • endangered species • wildlife • species • Endangered Species Act • threatened species

Burping Pill Cools Global Warming

Carnivores rejoice: a new pill makes beef more environment friendly

Guardian (UK) Guardian (UK) Mar 23, 07 3:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Who knew that bovine burping was a major source of methane gas and hence global warming? German scientists, that's who, and they've come up with a fist-sized pill to reduce it, along with the 4% of greenhouse gas emissions for which it is responsible. More »

More about:  climate change • environment • global warming • environmentalism • greenhouse gases • farming • cattle • cows • methane

Restaurants Ban Bottled Water

San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle Mar 22, 07 10:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Fresh-food pioneer Chez Panisse has joined a growing number of San Francisco–area restaurants in striking bottled water from the menu. The decision to serve local tap water only—flat or carbonated in-house—comes from an effort to cut down on the packaging waste and energy used shipping bottles. More »

More about:  climate change • environment • environmentalism • restaurant • conservation • water • privatization • sustainable living • bottled water • waste

Muggles Save Trees From Harry

Associated Press Associated Press Mar 21, 07 11:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - It's almost 800 pages long and everyone you know will buy one, so Scholastic has a big chance to score green points with the printing of the final Harry Potter book this summer. The latest installment will use at least 30% recycled material in the U.S., and a "deluxe" edition printed on 100% recycled material will also be available. More »

More about:  book • environmentalism • Harry Potter • consumer • publishing • Greenpeace • Scholastic Books

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