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Fill Your Car For $5
I imagine that our readers in the UK are giggling furiously at the American panic over gas prices this year as we finally begin to think about paying what those of you in the old world have been for years. It just looks like a place with cheap [...]
Continue reading...24. April 2008
The 5 Best Mass Transit Systems in the World
As we all put our thinking caps on for this “save the environment” thing, and Americans begin to scream under the weight of rising fuel costs, one of the best ways around leaving a giant carbon footprint, or paying an arm and a leg, is to take [...]
Continue reading...24. April 2008
Freecycling: Get Your Very Own Trailer
This opportunity is too good to pass up. This supercool blog is giving away a caravan (trailer home in the US) to the first person who can collect it! Not like this. Way nicer, as it happens. Image from asmundur
Continue reading...22. April 2008
The Origins Of Earth Day
Ah, Earth Day. Annually marked on the 22nd of every April, unless you work for HOK, in which case it’s Go Barefoot Day. But close enough. Image from Charming Milo How did this holiday, which usually only gets play with people like the EG staff and elementary schools, [...]
Continue reading...22. April 2008
PETA’s Meat: Worst. Meat. Evar?
Oh dear, not PETA again… Image from Flickr This time, they are not doing one of their usual stunts. Interestingly, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals have announced an ambitious competition and prize,
Continue reading...22. April 2008
Ben Ray: Why “An Inconvenient Truth” Didn’t Actually Accomplish Anything
Allow us to present the best reason imaginable to take action on Earth Day. Instead of merely attempting to raise awareness: the single biggest contribution to the climate change debate, “An Inconvenient Truth,” did that well, shouldn’t it be time to go further? Crud. Image from bulldog1 Since [...]
Continue reading...22. April 2008
Are Genetically Engineered Crops Bad?
In light of the news splashed across this week’s papers that the rise in food prices worldwide is forcing genetically modified foods onto the marketplace to cope with demand, one wonders why, exactly, GM foods are perceived to be so bad. Image from gaymay Scientifically, they haven’t been proven [...]
Continue reading...21. April 2008
Five Fun Things to Do For Earth Day
Obviously, with Earth Day coming, there’s more than enough guidance out there on what you can do to help save the planet or better still, what not to do. Image from kaheart1 At Environmental Graffiti we advocate action of course, but have our own sense of humor about it–we’re [...]
Continue reading...18. April 2008
Why On Earth Didn’t a Flawless 72-Carat Diamond Sell?
It was reported today that Sotheby’s, try as it might, was unable to sell a flawless 72-carat diamond at auction. 72 Carats of Cubic Zirconia, baby. From edejoie on Flickr The rock, which was appraised at 10-12 million dollars, had a final bid of 9.24 Million, well short [...]
Continue reading...15. April 2008
Five Secrets to Live To 100
Dan Buettner must be very used to being called “young man” by now– despite being nearly 50 years old and quite well-accomplished, he’s been researching the communities with the oldest citizens in the world, and has begun to unlock the secrets to a long and full life. Image [...]
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25. April 2008
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