Sunday Funnies: Commie Vegetables, Polar Relations & Styles by Stiles

Posted on August 30, 2009 by Matt Embrey .

Here’s a round-up of the funniest things in the blogitat this week…

Treehumper takes a look at the White House’s new farmers market in “I’m not sayin Obama’s a Nazi, just that his Commie vegetables are going to kill your grandma.”
Is it a creative way to cut the deficit or are CSAs (Communist Supported [...]

Sunday Funnies: Kitty Kleenex

Posted on August 23, 2009 by Matt Embrey .

This article from Treehumper explores Kimberly-Clark’s efforts to save trees by replacing their traditional paper based Kleenex tissues with kitten based tissues.  While the move was considered a huge win by Greenpeace, now PETA is getting bent out of shape.  Check out Treehumper for all the details on this hilarious environmental story and for gripping [...]

The Root Bridges of Cherrapunji

Posted on August 9, 2009 by Matt Embrey .

If you venture deep into the rain forest of Cherrapunji you’ll find these amazing examples of natural architecture, root bridges.  Cherrapunji is one of the worlds wettest places covered with rivers and streams.  This is also the home of the Ficus Elastica tree, a species of Indian rubber tree that boasts a very strong root system. [...]

Sunday Funnies: Bizarre Respect Nature Video

Posted on July 26, 2009 by Matt Embrey .

This video is the most bizarre way to say “respect nature” and “live and let live.”
Personally I hate bugs, they creep me out.  I realize this isn’t rational and I respect nature so I generally suck it up and live with them.  When it comes to particularly offensive looking spiders and wasps (I hate those [...]

George: What’s Wrong with Self-Preservation?

Posted on July 12, 2009 by Matt Embrey .

Sunday (not so) Funnies…

Normally I find George Carlin hilarious and I have an affinity for poking fun at things that are important to me, but I was really disappointed when I watched his bit on “Saving the Planet,” (the video is at the end of the post).  I understand it’s just a comedy routine, and [...]

Make the Environment Better… Don’t Pee On the Floor!

Posted on May 29, 2009 by Matt Embrey .

My friend Greg sent me this photo he took of a cryptic public message posted above a urinal in a bathroom at the airport in Taipei. I was a little puzzled about how you can make the environment better by standing closer to a Taiwanese toilet. Greg theorized that standing closer means less spillage and less toxic cleaning products that need to be used to clean up after sloppy travelers. I can see that but it’s a bit of a stretch. My guess is that they are using the word “environment” to mean the shared space around you. In other words the bathroom will be a nicer environment when you don’t have to stand in urine.

Sunday Funnies: An Inconvenient Poop

Posted on May 24, 2009 by Matt Embrey .

In other words, “Don’t leave you sh!t for someone else to deal with! We are all contributing to climate change so we are the ones that need to do something about it.”

Count Down to Earth Minute… 1 Hour

Posted on May 20, 2009 by Matt Embrey .

We are watching the clock here at gUP headquarter in anticipation of Earth Minute. The brainchild of eco-warrior Shea Gunther, Earth Minute represents an even easier way for people to do their part to feel good about thinking about starting to plan on doing their part to combat global warming by devoting one minute to reducing their carbon emissions… by holding their breath. You may be wondering if this will actually do anything positive at all… I’m not a scientist, but I wouldn’t hold my breath.

Sunday Funnies: The Empire Goes Green?

Posted on May 10, 2009 by Matt Embrey .

In a move to clean up their image around the galaxy the Empire has replaced their fleet of Speeder Bikes with giant chipmunks. Citing the lower carbon emissions and the fact that chipmunks don’t explode when they hit a tree, the Empire insists they are doing their part to protect the fragile environment of Endor. Critics have dismissed this as green washing citing the Empire’s continued use of the enormous AT-AT Walkers which one study shows release more toxic gasses into the atmosphere than Jaba the Hutt.

Soopsori: Handmade, Eco-Friendly, Beautiful Toys

Posted on May 2, 2009 by Cristina Foung .

As we know, kids put all sorts of stuff in their mouths.  While you can’t always stop them from tasting their toys, you can choose eco-friendly and organic toys without nasty chemicals.  I was lucky enough to receive some wooden toys from a Korean company called Soopsori.  Soopsori’s toys are handmade from sustainably harvested wood [...]