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Buildings that eat SMOG

Building material that can reduce surrounding emissions within an 8 foot area?! How cool! There is a chemical called titanium dioxide that has been used [...]

by × December 5, 2006 × 2 comments

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The Avoided Topic

The Avoided Topic

Original illustration for Eco Chick by Gregory Grigoriou of I See Dots The Problem  This month, one of E/ The Environmental Magazine’s feature stories is about [...]

by × November 12, 2006 × 8 comments

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Sakhalin Island

Sakhalin Island

       Sometimes environmental victories come in unlikely packages. The Russian government announced this week that it is putting the nix on Shell Oil [...]

by × September 22, 2006 × 0 comments

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Greenpeace Announces McVictory

Greenpeace Announces McVictory

This week, Greenpeace has praised McDonald’s for leading an international industry-based campaign to stop deforestation of the Amazon. Pressure from Greenpeace and other grassroots organizations [...]

by × August 2, 2006 × 6 comments

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Eco-Chick Chic Peek at Great New Products from ICFF

Eco-Chick Chic Peek at Great New Products from ICFF

(Click on the Photo for Larger Image) So the whirlwind of design week has now dissipated. It was great to see even more of “green [...]

by × May 29, 2006 × 1 comment

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A Coat Check—For Your Bike!

A Coat Check—For Your Bike!

As a new Berkeley resident, I’m slowly discovering all the cool things the town has to offer. Just recently I came across Bikestation, a “non-profit [...]

by × March 27, 2006 × 1 comment

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State of the Union Address States Something Incredible

State of the Union Address States Something Incredible

  Although our President has tried to hold back the tide of change toward cleaner healthier energy, some things he said in his last State [...]

by × February 27, 2006 × 1 comment

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EU Eco-Label

EU Eco-Label

  During my investigations into the greener side of Europe, I have come across an interesting logo. Part flower, part euro and part flag, it [...]

by × February 14, 2006 × 1 comment

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The UK: Shedding Light on the Destruction of the Earth

The UK: Shedding Light on the Destruction of the Earth

  Britain’s Prime Minister Tony Blair is on the ball. He is a man with his finger on the pulse. In a forward-for–the-U.K., government-commissioned report [...]

by × February 1, 2006 × 3 comments

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Fashionable Trend? Hair on the Legs?

Fashionable Trend? Hair on the Legs?

Well…not quite. I don’t think hair on women’s legs was ever really in fashion at any given time, though traditional Europeans and hardcore treehuggers may [...]

by × January 5, 2006 × 0 comments