Here are some top green living stories from the past week or so (other than our own). Enjoy!
Bicycling
- Considering Solar Panels for a Nomadic Lifestyle
- In Chicago, A Holistic Approach to Bicycle Planning
- The MacBook Air—An Ideal Cycling Tour Computer
- 1 Car = 10 Bicycles
- Velomobile Burns Calories Not Gas, Secure Like a Car (VIDEO)
- Chicago’s New Protected Bike Lanes
- Separated Bike Lanes Will Get More Women on Bikes
- Six Essentials for a Road Bike
- Inspire Software Propels City Bike-Sharing Programs
Other Green Transport
- GM Green-lights EN-V Electric Commuter … Pod … Thing
- Turning Over a New Leaf
- Columbus’s Hide-the-Poor Transit Strategy Is, Predictably, Bad for Transit
- Ikea to Host ECOtality’s Charging Stations
- 2012 Nissan Leaf Price Jumps $2,420, Adds More Standard Features
- A GPS System with the EV Driver in Mind
- Zipcar Baltimore Car Share Members Drive Less, Give Up Cars, Use Mass Transit
- Mitsubishi Unveils Solar-Powered Vehicle Charging Station
- Most Walkable Cities in U.S. (2011 Voting in Progress)
- Walkable & Livable Communities Institute {Green NGO Highlighted}
Recycling & Upcycling
- How to Recycle Old Clothing
- Recycle More Than Just Paper By Donating Your Magazines
- Eco-City Seattle’s Recycling and Composting Program Scales New Heights
- Four Upcycled Home Decor Projects
- DIY Home: Make a Table Runner from Scrap Fabric
Green Buildings & Solar Power
- Let Them Eat Cake and Build a Solar-Powered Recording Studio
- Green Remodeling or No Remodeling: Which is more Eco-Friendly?
- Bill Clinton says “Paint your roofs white!”
- Energy Independence Begins with Home Solar Power Storage Systems
- Solar Panels Cool Buildings
- Life Inside a 7×12′ Portable, Tiny House (Video)
- World’s Largest Solar PV Farm to be Built in U.S.? Maybe!
- California Overwhelmed by 71 GW of Renewable Project Applications
- Here Comes the Sun, There Goes the Cat
Energy Efficiency
- Apple Mac Mini Aims For Energy Efficiency
- Saving Energy Saves You Money
- ‘Most Efficient’ label sets high bar for Energy Star products
Food
- New Study: Eating Habits Programmed During Infancy
- Package-Free Groceries?
- Eat Your Fruits and Veggies: There’s an App for That
- Cashew Milk Recipe
- Report Links Meat-Eating To Disease
- Is Organic Agriculture a Myth, or a Viable Reality?
- Roots to Fruits: Welcome to Our Shared Fruiture
- More Useful Tips for Avoiding Jail Time While Vegetable Gardening Your Front Yard
- Targeting Gaps in the Food Supply Chain: Going Beyond Agricultural Production to Achieve Food Security
- Arsenic in Your Apple Juice? Probably..
- Plastic Free Cooking and Food Storage
- Boston Tree Party! (Growing Fast)
- Gelatin Made from Humans — Vegan?
Other
- City-Dwellers Blow Their Green Cred on Energy-Hogging ‘Compensatory’ Holidays, Research Says
- Linda Loudermilk Premiers First-Ever Compostable Swimwear at Miami Fashion Week
- Laughter Is Good For Your Health
- PrintEco’s streamlined print jobs available in Firefox
- Which? report highlights money-saving eco products ‘you should avoid’
- Promoting Electronics Recycling and New Jobs
- What Causes Cancer? Genetics & Environment: The Perfect Storm
- Children less attentive, more impulsive with higher exposure to repellent chemicals.
- How Green Are You? Be Practically Green
- Stylin Eco-Moms
- Organic Underwear and T-Shirts from Naia Rico
- Triclosan: Is Bath & Body Works’ new soap harmful to teens?
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