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

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

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 [...]

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

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

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.

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Sunday Funnies: An Inconvenient Poop

Sunday Funnies: An Inconvenient Poop

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."

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Count Down to Earth Minute… 1 Hour

Count Down to Earth Minute… 1 Hour

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.

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Sunday Funnies: The Empire Goes Green?

Sunday Funnies: The Empire Goes Green?

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.

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Sunday Funnies: Crocodile “Dirty” Mile

Sunday Funnies: Crocodile “Dirty” Mile

via: GOOD

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Sunday Funnies: The Green Team

The Green Team is on the scene so you better watch out! Warning: NSFW (Not Safe For Work for the acronymally challenged like myself)

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Chews the Right Diaper for the Environment

Chews the Right Diaper for the Environment

Finally an answer to the diaper debate, which one do I choose? Disposable or Cloth?… Neither! And, no we aren’t talking about gDiapers. We are talking Chewable Pampers.

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Sunday Funnies: What a Christmas!

Sunday Funnies: What a Christmas!

source: Climate Progress

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Energuy Show’s You How to be Efficient at Home

Energuy Show’s You How to be Efficient at Home

This awesome site from the AEE of Quebec, Canada (Agency for Energy Efficiency) lets you interact with Energuy in a virtual household. You literally drag him by the arm to find all the ways you can save power in the house. Its pretty funny too.

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