aaron newton forages for food in his neighborhood -- and sits down to a fresh, yummy, colorful breakfast --]]>
aaron newton forages for food in his neighborhood -- and sits down to a fresh, yummy, colorful breakfast --]]>
Proud to say that the teen who wrote in to Grist asking for advice on getting his peers to care about enviro issues is from SoCal :)]]>
You gotta watch this mock ad for "Petrolius" from the Rainforest Action Network. Hilarious! In a sad sorta way --]]>
Cute! Squeaky toys that'll become a real living plant if you get sick of them and bury them, literally.]]>
Tee hee! A funny article about blogging, complete with riffs on popular blogs. (via kottke.org)]]>
Sweet of Lime to put me on their "live the change" blogroll :)]]>
San Diego Coastkeeper's concerned about the environmental effects of SeaWorld's and other fireworks displays over the water.]]>
"Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger apologized Friday for characterizing a Latina lawmaker as hotblooded because of her ethnicity."]]>
Wow! At least 850 SoCal women are being notified that their physicians are being investigated for allegedly illegally obtaining IUDs from unlicensed Internet- or Mexico-based vendors!]]>
The highlights from last Friday's Midnight Ridazz :)]]>
"California's largest utility, Pacific Gas & Electric Co., is asking its 5.1 million customers to petition automakers to speed up development of plug-in electric-gasoline hybrid vehicles."]]>
Officials say that within 20 yrs, more LA people will be commuting to the OC than vice versa. I'm hoping, instead, that people who work in the OC will live in OC, and the LA workers live in LA -- thus relieving the commute probs we have today...]]>
Justus Stewart, who's focusing on environmental and regional planning, wants to hear your thoughts on the direction Los Angeles is taking --]]>
How new technology and modes of communication are making corporate practices more transparent than ever -- regardless of what the companies themselves want to hid or reveal.]]>
An odd one: "Starbucks Corp. was sued for $114 million Friday over its recall last week of a coupon that entitled the holder to a free large iced drink being promoted by the giant Seattle coffee retailer."]]>
A couple in Los Angeles create their self-named 10th wonder of the world using mostly trash: "Industrial steel pipes, painted black, tower in front of the house, topped with vents painted red..."]]>
My sister's alma mater goes green :)]]>
"US fast food giant McDonald's announced it had gone hedgehog-friendly, following a long running campaign waged by British lovers of the prickly mammals." (via grist.org)]]>
A reader-friendly FAQ guide to what genetically modified food is.]]>
Starbucks continues to push its self-made CAFE practices over increasing fair trade purchases. Apparantly, Starbucks pays only 5 to 15 cents per lb more for coffees that meet CAFE standards."]]>