Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Robert Herneich - Fix It: Get Your Green DIY Supplies

Part of living a sustainable life is not taking the normal route of tossing something when it ceases to work/look/be as it did upon first purchase. Actually, let me rephrase. That's not a normal route unless you're an American. We're pretty bad about tossing stuff thoughtlessly. We've been able to do so without consequence (or so we thought) for many years. And with the superabundance of disposable products, it seemed like a habit that made sense.

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green taxiWhile NYC is having a hard time clearing the air when it comes to taxis, some claiming they're not as safe as the 15 mpg relics common on the road now, Boston and San Francisco have a solid option that goes far beyond being a transportation service that's replaced the black car with a green car.

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New York Times

Sports of The Times Giving the Mets’ New Ballpark a Bad Name
New York Times, United States - 5 hours ago
More Articles in Sports » A version of this article appeared in print on December 2, 2008, on page B12 of the New York edition.
Pandit Park Has It Over Citi Field in Queens: Scott Soshnick Bloomberg
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The Union of Concerned Scientists and Penguin Classics are encouraging aspiring writers and photographers to submit their personal stories and images about global warming for publication in a new online book, to be published in 2009, Thoreau's Legacy: American Stories about Global Warming.

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fijiThis is the classic question that sent the bottled water industry into PR overdrive - Pablo's legendary analysis of the real cost of bottled water - a cost far greater than a simple carbon footprint or a plastic bottle

 Please note: Due to overwhelming reader interest in this topic some of the assumptions made in this column have been adjusted. Numerous readers were kind enough to provide more accurate values for some of my previous assumptions. 

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Warrior Sports Selects JWT Team Detroit as Agency of Record, Looks ...
MarketWatch - 4 hours ago
DEARBORN, Mich., Dec 02, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- JWT Team Detroit has been named Agency of Record for Warrior Sports. Effective immediately ...
Robert Henreich


Sports Briefing | Auto Racing Speed to Race Full Time
New York Times, United States - 12 hours ago
More Articles in Sports » A version of this article appeared in print on December 2, 2008, on page B15 of the New York edition.
Robert Henreich

gym

The world’s finally come full circle for members of a new gym in Portland which is converting the pedal power of its bikes into real energy.

 

The gym, opening September 1, takes human powered energy from its fitness bikes and stores it in a battery which runs some of its other equipment. The 2,800 square foot gym, called the Green Microgym is owned by Adam Boesel, a former grade teacher. He was interviewed by the Seattle Times and told them its the first human-powered gym in the US.   Read more...

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Chicago-Area High School Athletes and Sports Fans Score Big With ...
MarketWatch - 9 hours ago
The interactive media site is dedicated entirely to high school sports, and now Jookt is giving Illinois students the power to generate much of the site's ...
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Monday, December 1, 2008

Robert Herneich - What is the "true cost" of a bottle of Fiji Water?

What is the "true cost" of a bottle of Fiji Water?

fijiThis is the classic question that sent the bottled water industry into PR overdrive - Pablo's legendary analysis of the real cost of bottled water - a cost far greater than a simple carbon footprint or a plastic bottle

 Please note: Due to overwhelming reader interest in this topic some of the assumptions made in this column have been adjusted. Numerous readers were kind enough to provide more accurate values for some of my previous assumptions. 

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Sports Briefing | Harness Racing Favorite Loses in Breeders Crown - New York Times

Sports Briefing | Harness Racing Favorite Loses in Breeders Crown
New York Times, United States - 19 hours ago
More Articles in Sports » A version of this article appeared in print on November 30, 2008, on page SP2 of the New York edition.


Born to Run? Little Ones Get Test for Sports Gene - New York Times

New York Times

Born to Run? Little Ones Get Test for Sports Gene
New York Times, United States - Nov 29, 2008
DNA collected by swabbing the inside of a cheek can be used to determine whether a child is likely to excel at a particular sport. By JULIET MACUR BOULDER, ...
Can genes predict athletic performance? Scientific American
Finally, A Test To Make Pushy Sports Parents Even Worse FanIQ
Find Out If Your Newborn Will Have His Own Sneaker Line SportingNews.com
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New book is looking for personal stories and images about global warming

The Union of Concerned Scientists and Penguin Classics are encouraging aspiring writers and photographers to submit their personal stories and images about global warming for publication in a new online book, to be published in 2009, Thoreau's Legacy: American Stories about Global Warming.

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