Marie Claire Goes Green This Month

Oooooh, Marie Claire magazine has gone green this month--Eco chic goes glam--and it's fun. It's packaged in a brown paper bag (with the tag line "This is not a plastic bag") and included is a free pot of Body Shop Coconut Body Butter along with oodles of articles about "the hottest fashion and beauty buys that are green and gorgeous".

Backcountry.com Feels the Wind Power in Its Hair

Late last year we referenced the Green Goat as an initiative of online outdoor gear retailer, Backcountry.com. It helped customers find the greener clothing and equipment amongst the vast 400 brand inventory that the company offers. Unfortunately that project seems to have languished somewhat, as none of the product links seem to work anymore.

Great Copy Machine Epidemic Solved by Students at Grace Hill Elementary in AR!

With close to 1500 people casting ballots for the schools they felt solved The Great Copy Machine Epidemic of 2008; it’s amazing that not much more than a handful of votes separated the top contenders.

Book Review: Farewell, My Subaru: An Epic Adventure in Local Living

If you listened to Jacob's interview with Doug Fine--and, if you haven't yet, what are you waiting for?--then you'll already be familiar with the premise of his book,

Today on Planet Green

:: Indulge in package-less dessert—ice cream cones.

:: Experiment with new vegetables like Kelly does with salsify.

:: Grow a lush, green lawn without wasting water.

University of Pennsylvania Becomes #1 Among U.S. Universities for Wind-Power Usage

Leader in Net Wind-Power Usage, if Not in Ratio
The University of Pennsylvania is leading the way among U.S. universities for wind-power. It committed to buying more electricity coming from wind in the next two years, purchasing an additional 80,000-megawatt hours per year, bringing its total to about 200,000 megawatt hours per year, or nearly half of Penn's electricity use.