Will Cal. pull the plug on flat screen TVs?
California’s flat energy demand is a point of much pride, and the rolling blackouts of the heady Enron days a matter of shame. Pretty pictures of nature belie the massive footprints of flat-screen TVs....
View ArticleFlash mob protest at Whole Foods
John Mackey’s op-ed on health care reform in the Wall Street Journal was a class-A PR blunder, and this weekend Oakland protesters responded with a first-rate protest: an in-store guerrilla...
View ArticleSmells like green spirit
Perhaps the best indicator of how far our food system has gotten away from food is your nose: The powerful chemical products for sale there give mainstream supermarkets an eye-watering smell. As you...
View ArticleStraight talk about Trader Joe’s
When asked to supply organic milk for communal use at her flat, a friend bought Safeway’s O brand organic milk. Her roommate was displeased, claiming it wasn’t really organic. (Many greens question the...
View ArticleGo rogue when and if you buy Going Rogue
The Chronicle reported yesterday that Bay Area booksellers were not mavericky enough to carry onetime vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s new book, Going Rogue. “Our customers are thinking...
View ArticleShop and save…the planet!
This year’s Cyber Monday represented a big move by internet retailers to claim a share of the holiday shopping rush. Brick-and-mortar stores have Black Friday (hardly the most inspiring name, but...
View ArticleBrown paper packages tied up with string: If only!
As you wrap presents today and unwrap, and then battle with their packaging, tomorrow, it may be a good time to reflect on packaging. (H/T Mother Jones.) Nikita Rogul / Shutterstock Nearly a third of...
View ArticleDiscount household products no bargain
The EPA recently slapped a fine well over 99 cents on the California-based discount store 99¢ Only for selling unapproved disinfectants and pesticides imported from Mexico and for mislabeling regulated...
View ArticleTop renewable power users list brings some shockers
Today, the EPA is honoring the top 50 users of renewable energy — and, boy, are there some surprises on the list! You might have expected that Intel would top the list, but who predicted that Kohl’s...
View ArticleFilmmaker pushes Trader Joe’s to waste less
Jeremy Siefert — director of a documentary about dumpster diving, mostly at Trader Joe’s — is campaigning for the grocer to develop a policy requiring its stores to donate eligible foods and compost...
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