Archive for the 'Green News' Category

Pittsburgh Pirates Going Green

This is one of those rare occasions when two passions of mine intersect. In this case, baseball and environmentally friendly living.
Even better, it’s my favorite pro baseball team going green.
All part of their “Let’s Go Bucs, Let’s Go Green” program, which was developed in conjunction with the Natural Resources Defense Council. ‘Team Greening’ is the [...]

Ryan Sutter, Bachelor dude, is Green

Embarassingly enough, I was reminded last night that Ryan Sutter, a former contestant on ABC’s The Bachelor, is a Green proponent.
Reminded because my wife found “The Bachelor: Where Are They Now?” on TV last night. I was falling asleep reading in my chair as she watched, so I didn’t get the full “effect” of the [...]

Emeril Green

Just when you thought he was just a (former) Food Network guy:
Emeril Lagasse has just signed on to join Planet Green Team with “Emeril Green”, a new food show designed for “the new green culture.”
To be featured on the Discovery Channel’s new 24/7 eco-lifestyle television network, Planet Green, Emeril Green will be shot on location [...]

EarthVision 2008: Green Film Festival

SF Bay Area locals, or anyone traveling to our fine area, check this out:
EarthVision 2008 is a film festival dedicated to promoting films dealing with ecological issues. The emphasis is on positive change and inspiring others.
Sounds pretty cool, right?
Here are the main points:
When: March 3rd – 8th, 2008 with a special screening for Act [...]

Oscars Go Green

Oscar.com has a list of ways to “go green” - actually with help from the NRDC - most of which this community knows about.
What makes it interesting is that someone did actually attempt to “green” the oscars. From their site:
This year, the Academy, the Oscar telecast producer Laura Ziskin and the entire production team endeavored [...]

Presidential Candidates on Green Issues

Great summary post over at Natural News Network: National Candidates On The Green Issues gives both mostly generalizations about each candidates stance.
Barack Obama, Hilary Clinton, John McCain and even Mike Huckabee represent.
If you want a primer on what each candidate’s stance on environmental issues is, read on.
This is a great start. I’d imagine (hope) that [...]

Prince Fielder Is Now A Vegetarian

I’m a baseball fan, so this story naturally caught my eye.
Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Prince Fielder has gone vegetarian. Prince is a big guy and with solid homerun slugging power.
Much like Kansas City Chiefs tight end Tony Gonzalez, who I noted as profiled in the Wall Street Journal last month, Fielder is a young professional [...]

Obama, Clinton More Green Than McCain

According to this report from Reuters this morning, both of the Democratic hopefuls, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton cast far more “green” votes in Congress than Republican John McCain.
According to the League of Conservation Voters, on a 0-100 scale, the three Presidential hopefuls have the following historical scores:
* McCain: 24 percent
* Clinton: 73 percent
* Obama: [...]

Making Cosmetics Greener, Safer

Many of us have heard this story for some time now: a freakishly high percentage of women in Marin County end up developing breast cancer, and overall higher rates of breast cancer than the national average.
The cause of such a concentration has eluded doctors and experts for years.
Could it be something environmental? Chemical? Some smart [...]

EarthHour - March 29, 2008

Something very cool is about to happen on March 29th. And I found out about it on while reading one of my favorite musician’s blog. As a simple+green reader, you’re finding out right from the source.
EarthHour is all about turning off all of your power for just one hour in the name of fighting global [...]