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IMPURITEASE IN THE AIR
AT THE TASSEL CLUB

Pollution is not just something that happens to "the environment." It affects the water we drink, the air we breathe, and the land we grow our food on. When it comes to us water-drinking, air-breathing, food-eating humans, see Grinning Planet's feature article to find out about the relationship between pollution and health.

QUOTH THE MAVEN

Lester Brown:  "In Mexico City, Tehran, Kolkata, Bangkok, Shanghai, and hundreds of other cities, the air is no longer safe to breathe. In some cities, the air is so polluted that breathing is equivalent to smoking two packs of cigarettes per day."

THE YELLOW PERIL

Deluged with dandelions but not liking the idea of spraying your lawn with 2,4-D pesticides in areas where kids and pets play? Check out our article on non-toxic dandelion removal methods, including the recently added reader suggestion, The Dandelion Stomp.

OIL-O-NOMICS

In her essay "The Expected Economic Impact of an Energy Downturn," Oil Drum wonk Gail the Actuary gives an excellent explanation of how the rocky path ahead of us is caused by the intersection between the global financial crisis and the emerging constriction in energy and commodity supplies.
Related good green stuff:  (1) David Sirota commentary, "The Fed Packages Corruption as Sound Public Policy"  (2) Grinning Planet articles about Peak Oil

VITTLES VOID

We hope you took heed of our Jan-Feb-Mar series on the coming food crisis. The subject is now front-page news, but it's not too late for you to take action. This is not a drill!. Related GP stuff:  Books for Surviving Peak Oil

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“ANTS IN YOUR PANTS” AND OTHER NON-RECOMMENDED DANCE MOVES

How to Naturally Solve Your Sugar Ant  Problem

WELCOME BACK, BABY, TO THE POOR SIDE OF TOWN

Understanding Plutocracy and Its Effect on Your Health and the Environment

SWITCHING TO ELECTRONIC COUNTERFEITING ... AND SMARTER WAYS TO SAVE PAPER

How to Save Paper at Home and at the Office

“FLOWERS?  FOR ME?  YOU SHOULDN’T HAVE!  NO, REALLY—YOU SHOULDN’T HAVE!”

Buying Organic Flowers Lets You Avoid Pesticide Residue on That Lovely Bouquet

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CLOUDS IN YOUR COFFEE?  TRY LESS STYRO, MORE FOAM

Polystyrene Foam Cups and Containers — Styrene Migration, and Your Health

THIRD TIME’S THE CHARMIN

Increase Your Food Security — and Save Money and Improve Nutritional Intake

TREE-HUGGERS TRADE IN ROSE-COLORED GLASSES FOR GREEN EYESHADES

Eco-Economics — Environmental Strategies to Save the Planet and the Economy

THE SEQUEL:  DIRTY BAKER’S DOZEN II — FARMAGEDDON

13 Factors in the Coming Crisis Affecting Agriculture and Food (Food Crisis, part 2)

“TOUCAN PLAY AT THAT GAME,” SAID THE RAINFOREST RECREATION DIRECTOR

Forest and Rainforest Destruction — Causes, Effects, Costs

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ECO MULTIMEDIA — ANIMATIONS, VIDEO, AUDIO, MORE ...
 
ECO SERIOUS
 
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PLAYING WITH DANGEROUS PESTICIDES
Perhaps you've wised up to the dangers of chemical pesticides and have abandoned their use around your home. How 'bout your neighbors? This 3-minute video tells a true, scary story that will make you think a little harder about that question. From Simple Steps. Go there

Related GP articles:
  - Pest Control in Schools
  - Organic Lawn Care

 
ECO FUNNY & INFORMATIVE
 
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JOLLY GREEN TITAN
TitanGreens is an online video channel that features loads of short, informative, funny video clips, including environmental news, skits, and specials. The videos are quite well done—appropriate for adults or youngsters—and the site is easy to navigate.

Start with Daily Greens or Planet Police or this clip on which is the most eco-friendly container for beer, can or bottle. Cheers!

 
PAYIN' THE BILLS
 
GP's ENVIRONMENTAL CARTOONS
 
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GREEE-HEE-HEE-HEE-HEEN

Whether it's original eco-toons ... or green giggles from others, we have a slew of environmental cartoons !
 
           
 
RECOMMENDED BOOK
 
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WORLD MADE BY HAND
James Howard Kunstler's novel World Made By Hand places us a couple of decades into the future, when today's globalized high-energy techno-industrialism is gone, replaced by a hyper-local, low-energy, low-tech existence—an uninvited, unwanted change borne of natural limits, pandemic losses of life, and the general ineptitude of today's leaders. Weather or not you're a Peak Oiler, World Made By Hand is a good book to try—it shows just how much things would change in a world without global supply chains keeping stores stocked using just-it-time delivery systems. Read full GP review of World Made By Hand

 
ELECTION FUNNY
 
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AMERICA DECIDES NETWORK
A very sharp animation from Mark Fiore satirizing the ridiculosity of the networks' campaign coverage, where "tough questions" are usually about as meaningful as the latest happenings on American Idol—Bread & Circuses Edition. Go there

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NON-ECO STUFF
 
 
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COOL MOTHER SONG
Moms—and everyone—will laugh along with this breathtakingly funny musical performance of "what mothers say in a day." Very impressive! By Anita Renfroe, via YouTube.
Go there

Related GP cartoon:
Challenges for Working Moms

Recommended GP article:
Home Safety & Children

 
A MOTHER OF A SONG
 
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FOR A THOUSAND MOTHERS
"For A Thousand Mothers" is just one of ten top-notch songs from Jethro Tull's 1969 breakout album Stand Up, where Ian Anderson and the boys mastered the earthy progressive-rock sound they had experimented with on their first album. The 2001 reissue includes 4 bonus tracks. Hear MP3 clips or check out CD on amazon.com.

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Jethro Tull reviews

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'Challenges for Working Moms' cartoon link; thumb of boy with box of toys KIDS' ATTITUDES... FOR AND AGAINST THEIR MOMS WORKING
'Working Mom' cartoon
Airplane Cartoon link; thumb of airplane passenger THINGS PEOPLE HATE ABOUT AIRPLANES AND AIR TRAVEL
Airplane Cartoon
Private Eye Cartoon link; thumb of private investigator THE WORKING PRIVATE EYE VS. THE RETIRED PRIVATE EYE
Private Eye Cartoon
   
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Thinking Cartoon link; thumb of wild-eyed man SIGNS YOU TEND TO RATIONALIZE
Thinking Cartoon
 
digital revolution joke link; thumb of computer jock THE PLUSSES AND MINUSES OF THE DIGITAL REVOLUTION
Digital Revolution Joke
 
College/Music Joke link; thumb of flute player BIGGEST STUDENT COMPLAINTS AT MUSIC COLLEGES
College/Music Joke
 
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FOOD CRISIS 22-JAN-2008
food crisis article link; thumb of cartoon bear looking at empty can NOW PLAYING:
THE DIRTY BAKER’S DOZEN

13 Factors in the Coming Food Crisis, Part 1
WATER POLLUTION 08-JAN-2008
water pollution solutions article link; thumb of scummy water CORRECTING AN ATTITUDE PROBLEM: “THE MIGHTY MISSISNIPPY”
Real Water Pollution Solutions are Necessary, Possible, and Affordable
2007 ECO WRAP-UP 30-NOV-2007
2007 Eco Wrap-Up article link; thumb of map of earth OUT WITH THE BAD, IN WITH THE WORSE
2007 Eco Wrap-Up — Highlights from 2007, Likely Trends for 2008
VAMPIRE POWER  (UPDATED) 23-OCT-2007
standby power article link; thumb of home electronics STOP WRITING MONTHLY CHECKS TO NOSFERATU
Vampire Power — Wasted Standby Power in Home Electronics and Appliances
SOLAR FOR YOUR HOME 04-OCT-2007
Home Solar Energy article link; thumb of solar panels BE A SUNSHINE SUPERMAN (OR WOMAN) — POWER YOUR HOME WITH SOLAR!
Home Solar Energy — Systems and Strategies
ENERGY QUIZ (UPDATED) 7-SEP-2007
energy quiz page link; thumb of wind turbine YOU’LL HAVE TO TAKE A QUIZ IF YOU WANT TO SIT AT THE ENERGY BAR
Munch on a Handful of Energy Quizzes, Smarty Pants!
GLOBAL WARMING HISTORY 26-AUG-2007
Global Warming Comic Strip link; thumb of alien “AND HOW ’BOUT THE GLOBAL WARMING
FROM THAT RAY GUN, PAL?”

The Day The Earth Stood Still —
A
Global Warming Comic Strip
GAS PRICES / PROTESTS 08-AUG-2007
Protest Gas Prices article link; thumb of character from V for Vendetta “PAIN AT THE PUMP II—
THE PROTESTING”

Will Expensive Fuel Eventually Cause Us To Protest Gas Prices?
GAS PRICES / POLICY (UPDATED) 05-AUG-2007
High Gasoline Prices article link; thumb of gas pump OUR POLITICIANS SEEM TO HAVE A GAS PROBLEM
High Gasoline Prices — The Real Problem Lies Elsewhere
MAJOR AIR POLLUTANTS 10-JUL-2007
Major Air Pollutants article link; thumb of air pollution IN THE AIR WING, MAJOR POLLUTANTS OUTRANK GENERAL POLLUTANTS
Criteria Air Pollutants — The Six
Major Air Pollutants
ENVIRONMENTAL HYPOCRISY 21-JUN-2007
Environmental Hypocrisy article link; thumb of dick cheney “OBSERVE, FOLKS, THAT MY LIPS NEVER LEAVE MY FACE”
Environmental Hypocrisy on the Right
GLOBAL WARMING & TAX SHIFTS 05-JUN-2007
Global Warming and Tax Shifting article link; thumb of 100 dollar bill ALCOHOL, CIGARETTES, AND BTUS: MOVING BEYOND SIN TAXES TO SHIFTING TAXES
Global Warming & Tax Shifting
SPECIAL SPOTLIGHT EDITION #5 22-MAY-2006
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CLIMATE CHANGE/AGRICULTURE 08-MAY-2007
Effects of Global Warming on Agriculture article link; thumb of parched corn OLD McDONALD HAD
SOME GAS, E-I-E-I-O

Effects of Global Warming on Agriculture — and Vice Versa
PEAK OIL SOLUTIONS 27-MAR-2007
Peak Oil Solutions article link; thumb of concentrating solar arrays TRADING IN DINOSAUR POWER ON A BETTER MODEL
Peak Oil Solutions  — Real Energy Solutions for Declining Energy Supplies
ENVIRONMENTAL HYPOCRITES (pt1) 13-MAR-2007
Environmental Hypocrites article link; thumb picture of Al Gore DO “DO AS I SAY,” NOT AS I DOO-DOO
Environmental Hypocrites  on the Left
WASTE REDUCTION 27-FEB-2007
Reduce Waste article link; thumb of molten steel being poured WASTED AWAY AGAIN IN
MARGA-RECYCLE-VILLE

We Can Reduce Waste  with a New Materials Economy
CHOCOLATE & HEALTH 13-FEB-2007
Chocolate and Health article link; thumb of piece of dark chocolate CAN “DEATH BY CHOCOLATE” LEAD TO “LIFE BY CHOCOLATE”?
Chocolate and Health   — Is It Good for You or Bad For You?
ECO-VOTERS' GUIDE  (UPDATED) 04-NOV-2007
Environmental Voting Guide link; thumb of angry baby SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL ECO-SHERIFF
An Environmental Voting Guide for US State Elections
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