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Peter Pan Peanut Butter Greenwashing with “Earth-Friendly Jar”

by Levi Novey on February 18th, 2010

Are Peter Pan's new peanut butter jars "Earth Friendly"? Maybe friendlier, but friendly?

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Posted in Food+Drink, News+Opinion 1 Comment

Solar, Wind and Bicycle-Powered Christmas Tree in Peru [photos]

by Levi Novey on December 15th, 2009

As promised, here are several photos of the eco-friendly Christmas Tree using LED lights, wind power, solar power, and bicycles in Lima, Peru.

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Posted in Innovation, News+Opinion 4 Comments

Community in Lima, Peru to Light Christmas Tree with Solar, Wind, and Bikes

by Levi Novey on December 11th, 2009

Tonight the Lima district of San Borja plans to light an emissions-free Christmas tree in a popular park as part of event called “Magic, Light, and Color: the Energy You Generate.” The 11 meter high tree will display LED Christmas lights powered by a combination of 10 bicycles, a wind turbine, and two small solar panels [...]

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Posted in Innovation, News+Opinion 3 Comments

Why Artificial Christmas Trees Are Worth Considering

by Levi Novey on November 23rd, 2009

In the past when I visited people during the holidays and saw that they were using artificial Christmas trees rather than real ones, I thought they were just being lazy. The only reason they didn’t want a real one I figured was because they either didn’t have space for a real tree, didn’t want to [...]

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So Far, Reviews for “No Impact Man” Mostly Positive

by Levi Novey on September 14th, 2009

One of this year's most anticipated environmental documentaries has just been released. While currently only playing in Los Angeles and New York, so far No Impact Man, the film about a man and his family taking "extreme" measures to reduce their environmental impact, is getting mostly positive reviews. Here's a sampling of what some early reviewers have said about No Impact Man:

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Posted in Living, Media+Internet 4 Comments