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In this week’s Zaproot:
-Meat is meat, so why is squirrel meat ‘gross’ while other meat is ‘yummy’?
-Shocking Conservative group LIED about global warming deniers (and DeSmogBlog blogger Kevin Grandia is the only one who bothered to call them out on it!)
-Sarah Silverman Rules, In General
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I know, I know, when it comes to discussion of ecofriendly swimsuits, going au naturale, AKA skinny dipping has the lowest environmental impact (except if you scare the fish with your exposed ladybits, ha ha) since there’s no bathing costume to manufacture, ship and package.
But since most public beaches, at least here in the [...]

In my quest to green my life, I have been on a mission to eat more sustainably. I’ve tried to buy only locally grown and organic produce and have searched for grass-fed meats. Well, during my quest I have befriended Shannon Hayes, a sustainable farmer in Upstate New York. This journey to find better, [...]

If you’ve seen one of the ‘clean coal’ ads on TV lately, you’ve been subject to the massive greenwashing that American’s coal companies are engaged in before the fall elections. If you want more information about exactly why ‘clean coal’ is an oxymoron, check out coal-is-dirty.com
For a bit of satire, check out this funny video [...]

photo by Bianca de Blok

Cleaning products are up there on the list of “things I hate to spend $$ on” — they come in a close second to toilet paper. So basically any type of green home remedy I can make in place of buying conventional cleaning products is great in my book! They’re always [...]

Took off on Amtrak to Boston this weekend and had a blast visiting my old college friend and ex-roomie. I stayed at his place in Cambridge, home of MIT and a lot of large brains in general. I got to meet some of them during my visit (including an hilarious midwife and a climate [...]

One of the first lessons we teach kids is to share, so you’d think our grown-up society would be all about give and take. In our super-consumer culture though, we’re all convinced by companies that we each need our own versions of everything. But do we? Maybe sharing is one of the keys to saving [...]

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How The Media Abandoned the Environment, at new techie-with-a-heart-of-green EcoTechDaily.
Check Chris Baskind’s op/ed on the lack of environmental coverage in mainstream media:
No, you’re not imagining things.
With U.S. gasoline prices edging toward $4.00 a gallon; oil prices at an all-time high, demand for materials such as copper outstripping demand; worldwide food shortages; major cities running [...]

I’ve been a fan of Kate D’Arcy’s line, Toggery, for some time. Her comfy, simple, and stylish pieces are all a little more than basic, with great detail. Best of all, they come in COLOR! and lots of it. Kate’s an ecofashion designer who works in way more than neutral. The better to accessorize with!
Kate [...]

Did you know: the majority of Americans do their banking by snail mail? Yes, the most common US payment method is the handwritten check, stuffed in an envelope and stamped with 39 cents . . . or is it 41 these days?
This is silly. Not only is the paper check outdated it’s also a [...]