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Charles, Near 60, May Yet Put Green Stamp on Monarchy

Heir apparent to Queen Elizabeth has built an empire of charity

More Intelligent Life More Intelligent Life Nov 4, 08 3:36 PM CST
(Newser) - Prince Charles, who turns 60 on Nov. 14, has used his position as heir apparent to advocate tirelessly for the environment and the disadvantaged, writes JM Ledgard on More Intelligent Life. There’s still time for him to ascend to the British throne, where (after taking the title of George VII, Ledgard believes) he’ll be “a High Green, caring for the planet.” More »

Cloth or Plastic: Greenies Debate the Diaper

Cotton's footprint not that much better than disposables'

Boston Globe Boston Globe Sep 28, 08 4:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - For green parents, the choice between disposables or cloth diapers may seem like a catch-22. Silvia Spring weighs the issue in the Boston Globe , but finds no easy answer. While disposables produce up to 70 times more waste than cloth, the latest study concluded that disposable diapers have the same environmental impact as reusable diapers when the effect of laundering cloth diapers is taken into account. More »

More about:  environment • baby • green • cloth diapers • disposable diapers • diaper

 Reusable Bags: 
 A Tricky Shade 
 of Green  

Thicker plastic requires more energy to produce, decomposes slower

Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal Sep 27, 08 5:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Reusable shopping bags are this year's “it” giveaway, but they may not be as green as their feel-good slogans—like “Save the world” and "I used to be a plastic bag"—claim. The problem is that old habits die hard—many people simply forget to reuse them, the Wall Street Journal reports. And that's troublesome because the trendy bags take 28 times more energy to produce than a traditional plastic bag, decompose slower, and often arrive on oil-powered transport from China . More »

More about:  Google • environment • Wal-Mart • environmentalism • Target • green • plastic bags • retailers

OPINION

Water-Neutral Campaign
Is Nothing but Eco-Guilt

If rich countries were really water-neutral, we'd all be dead

Spiked Aug 24, 08 3:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - A new UK campaign urging people to be more “water wise” lays bare a flaw in the environmental movement, Brendan O’Neill writes in Spiked. The campaign urges people to be conscious of the “virtual water” used on their behalf to carry out tasks like growing coffee beans and feeding cows—as if rich countries airlifted gallons of the stuff away from developing nations. More »

 NYC's Taxi Fleets
 in Race for Hybrids 

Fall mandate means a rush to replace 3,000 taxis a year.

USA Today USA Today Jul 20, 08 6:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Big Apple's unprecedented plan to turn its famous yellow cabs green could run into an old-fashioned supply-and-demand problem this fall, USA Today reports. Starting in October, the city is requiring that any new replacement cabs be hybrids. But the transition may be difficult because gas prices have triggered a fever-pitch demand for the fuel-efficient cars. "Consumers have been on waiting lists for months, and even they can't get one," said one analyst. More »

More about:  New York City • environment • gas • hybrid car • green • green transportation • taxi • fuel consumption

 Not So Easy to 
 Green a Dem 
 Convention 

Organizer can't find hats that are organic and union

Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal Jun 25, 08 10:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - You can pledge to make your Dem convention “the greenest…in the history of the planet” (as Denver’s mayor recently did), you can hire a Director of Greening—but it’s still no small task to throw a sustainable presidential nominating conference. That's what the Journal discovered in a look at party preparations, which include a stymied search for organic, union-made baseball caps and participation by Coors—which has long been charged with discriminatory practices. More »

McMansions Make Way for Green Pads

Smaller homes built to strict LEED specs are all the rage

New York Times New York Times Jun 22, 08 8:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - When it comes to building green, a LEED rating is the ultimate cachet-- but they're tough to get, the New York Times reports. And homes approved by the Leadership in Energy and Evironmental Design council tend to be small and pricey, with one platinum-certified four-bedroom house in California on the market for $2.8 million. Still, cities and homebuilders alike are jumping on the bandwagon. More »

 Summer Tips
 for Greener Kids 

Going outside would be a good first step

Grist Grist Jun 12, 08 10:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Summer is the perfect season to turn your rugrats into ecomaniacs, as warm weather and school vacations collide. Grist lists some basic steps to green up your family’s summer: Get outside: The best way to commune with nature is to experience it first-hand, but the time kids spend outdoors has shrunk by half over the past 20 years.   More »

More about:  list • environment • environmentalism • parenting • parents • summer • green • sunscreen • eco friendliness • farmers markets

OPINION

 Sundance
 Abuzz With
 Bug Porn 

Rossellini stars in Sundance Channel's take on mating practices of bugs

Mother Jones Mother Jones May 11, 08 1:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - For those unclear about the birds and the bees (the actual ones), the Sundance Channel is screening “green porno videos” on its website, reports Mother Jones blogger Jen Phillips. The series features Isabella Rossellini, breaking out of her usual indie cocoon, carrying out the mating rituals of the snail, bee, and praying mantis, among others. More »

More about:  pornography • insects • sex education • green • mating rituals

Greenies Can RIP With Eco-Friendly Funerals

Cardboard caskets, natural burial sites catch on in US

Associated Press Associated Press Apr 20, 08 5:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Greenies who bought organic in life can become more organic in death, the AP reports. Brits have enjoyed the eco-friendly funeral for years, but now cardboard coffins and natural fibers for corpses are catching on Stateside. "People are trying to think about what's the best way to live and with that, what's the best way to die," one funeral director said. More »

More about:  environmentalism • death • funeral • green • coffin

EcoMoms Talk and Shop for Green Cause

9,000-strong alliance boosts 'local lifestyle activism'

New York Times New York Times Feb 16, 08 3:42 PM CST
(Newser) - A gathering of women may look like a book club, sewing circle, or Tupperware party these days—but is just as likely to be part of the 9,000-strong EcoMom Alliance, where mothers talk fluorescent lightbulbs, waste-free school lunches, and local produce. Long essential to America's green movement, young women are now using it to inspire coffee klatches and find environmental approaches to homemaking and parenthood, the New York Times reports. More »

More about:  environment • global warming • women • mothers • green • An Inconvenient Truth

Arabs Building First Green City

Run on solar power, Masdar City will cost $22 billion and take 8 years to construct

BBC BBC Feb 10, 08 5:14 PM CST
(Newser) - Earth's first carbon-free city is being built in the United Arab Emirates and will take 8 years and $22 billion to complete, the BBC reports. Called Masdar City, it will run on solar power and shuttle residents on travel pods via magnetic tracks. But critics say the $22 billion project, funded by the city of Abu Dhabi, belies the oil-rich emirate's overall gobbling of resources. More »

More about:  Abu Dhabi • clean energy • United Arab Emirates • green • biotechnology • sustainability

Cisco Goes Green with Energy Gauging

Networking company to measure power use from data centers

PC World PC World Dec 26, 07 10:42 AM CST
(Newser) - Green-minded Cisco Systems is looking to improve energy efficiency by monitoring power consumption, operating temperature, and more from its enterprise data network. With energy costs and global warming worries escalating, Cisco plans to expand beyond communications and use its data network to help companies manage their power use and prevent servers from overheating and shutting down. More »

More about:  electricity • green • Cisco Systems • computer network • routers

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