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Greensburg Season 2, Episode 1: The Future is Now By Team Planet Green IN Greensburg Episodes Apr 30 2009 The people of Greensburg come together for the groundbreaking of a sustainable school while the building of the business incubator moves ahead. City Administrator, Steve Hewitt has high hopes that the opening of the incubator will help bring local business... + READ MORE

Green Glossary: Deer Control By Mickey Z. IN Travel & Outdoors Apr 30 2009 We've heard all the hunting myths, the most common being that hunters control animal population, but as is often the case, the truth lies outside common perceptions. + READ MORE

Use Your Brain to Fight Climate Change—Even Though Your Brain Doesn't Want You To By Brian Merchant IN Work & Connect Apr 30 2009 Living with an eye on curbing your carbon footprint takes effort?all those that put in the legwork to lower theirs by doing stuff like buying alternative energy eating local and organic, and ditching their cars for public transit know this. + READ MORE

A New Season of Greensburg Returns to Planet Green! By Sara Novak IN Greensburg Apr 29 2009 No one thought that they could do it. But in Season 1 of Greensburg, they proved everyone wrong. Not only has Greensburg rebuilt after a tornado leveled this tiny Kansas community, it's managed "to put the green back in Greensburg."... + READ MORE

4 Environmental Jokes that We're All Tired of Hearing By Josh Peterson IN Work & Connect Apr 27 2009 A sense of humoris one of the most important things a person can have, especially when dealing with environmental issues. Scientists tend to creep out of their labs from time to time and dole out the bad news like a porridge chef in an orphanage. Trying to keep a cheery disposition can be difficult. But I will tell you what. There are a few environment-related jokes out there that are done. + READ MORE

Discover and Break Big Green News Stories...On Twitter By Brian Merchant IN Work & Connect Apr 24 2009 Last December, you probably remember hearing news of the massive environmental disaster in Tennessee—the major coal ash spill? What you probably don't remember is that the ash spill wasn't reported in major news outlets until a full two days after it occurred. + READ MORE

Join the Patriots of the Green Revolution By Brian Merchant IN Work & Connect Apr 24 2009 The recent Earth Day come and past has revealed a potent lesson, at least to me: while awareness of green issues is at an all-time high (and growing still) our unified capacity to mobilize to achieve further-reaching goals remains somewhat in disarray. + READ MORE

Make Businesses Greener By Buying Their Stuff—Join the Carrotmob By Brian Merchant IN Work & Connect Apr 24 2009 The times they are a-changin'. Some Jewish folk singer from Minnesota said that in the 60s, and it turns out it's still true today. For instance—in the '60s, one of the go-to forms of civil disobedience was the boycott. Now, hardly anyone pays attention to a good boycott, especially for green causes. No, an entirely new kind of activism is in order. How about say, a reverse boycott? + READ MORE

Turn Trash Into Treasure with Group Crafting Sessions By Blythe Copeland IN Home & Garden Apr 24 2009 So maybe you're no Martha Stewart—but that doesn't mean you don't have the soul of a crafter hiding somewhere inside. Let Crafternoon founder Maura Madden help you find it with this month's DIY events; at these friendly get-togethers, artists of all levels get together for drinks, snacks, and a little handmade creativity. + READ MORE

Vote for the "Best of Green: Best in Show" Award Winner By Collin Dunn IN Work & Connect Apr 23 2009 TreeHugger's inaugural Best of Green awards have been an amazing, inspiring way to celebrate Earth Month, and, now that we've celebrated Earth Day with all the winners, it's time to pick the "Best in Show" for the Best of Green. + READ MORE

The Daily Green Announces Its 2009 Heart of Green Award Winners By Team Planet Green IN Work & Connect Apr 23 2009 When we saw the list of 2009 Heart of Green award winners—honored for taking "the green message to the mainstream"—we couldn't help but notice that not only was Planet Green listed as the winner of the Influencer Award, but Hollywood Green cohost Maria Menounos and website contributer Summer Rayne Oakes were also honored with the Star Connection Award and the Pathfinder Award, respectively. + READ MORE

Socialize and Sew with "Bags for the People" in Brooklyn By Blythe Copeland IN Fashion & Beauty Apr 22 2009 Still high on that Earth Day buzz? (We know—so are we.) Take advantage of your motivation by branching out into the world of upcycled crafts. Even if you've never made anything, groups like Bags for the People, Etsy, and STC Craft will show you how to turn your old clothes into fun, funky, reusable shopping bags. + READ MORE

How Backyard Beekeeping Benefits Everyone, Plus: 4 Ways to Make Friends with Bees By Nicole Willner IN Home & Garden Apr 22 2009 I remember watching the film My Girl as a young kid and walking out of the theatre frightened by bees...As an adult I learned they are not entirely harmful and in fact are an extremely vital part of our human existence and well being. Some bees supply us with health-promoting honey or beeswax, and mostly all bees take part in pollinating our landscape, a necessary step in the cultivation of our food supply. + READ MORE

Green Glossary: First Environmentalist By Mickey Z. IN Work & Connect Apr 21 2009 Earth Day is as good a time as any to contemplate the concept of the "first environmentalist." Of course, the potential candidates vary widely based on the observer's perceptions but a common choice is Rachel Carson. Sounding a toxic wake-up with the publication of her must-read book Silent Spring in 1962, Carson alerted the public to the chemical dangers all around them. But check that date: 1962. Too recent. + READ MORE

Arm Yourself with Subversive Environmental Weapons: Seed Balls By Brian Merchant IN Travel & Outdoors Apr 21 2009 The history of environmentalism is rich with innovation?revolutionary environmental journalism from Rachel Carson, guerrilla gardening in the '70s, the bold organizing and activism of early Greenpeace, up to the prescient "green jobs" advocating of Van Jones are all fine examples of those dedicated to green causes finding new ways to bring unobserved issues to light. And we've always relied on an ever-growing arsenal of green 'weapons', if you will, to help us in the good fight: from the hoe and rake to seeds to the protest banner, the peaceful tools of the environmentalist have well served the cause over the years. + READ MORE

The 6 Best Places to Find an Eco-Friendly Date By Eric Leech IN Work & Connect Apr 20 2009 Finding someone to spend the rest of your life with is hard. Finding someone who also shares your passion for green living it can be darn near impossible—especially if you live in an area where the green movement hasn't infiltrated the community at large. So if you're faced with the dilemma of where to find a worthy soul mate, here are six places that just might tip the odds in your favor. + READ MORE

How to Have an Eco-Friendly Picnic By Josh Peterson IN Home & Garden Apr 17 2009 Picnics are a fun way to bond with the family or to impress a date. You can enjoy nature while you eat what used to be nature. I'm a big fisherman, and I go to a lot of lakes. It always surprises me how much trash picnics seem to generate. Take a look in the those big, metal state park trash cans. They are always filled with greasy paper plates and soda bottles. I think there is a better way. Here are some tips.. + READ MORE

Sites We Love: Get Out and Go Green With MeetUp.com By Elizabeth Seward IN Work & Connect Apr 17 2009 I have a lot of friends who hate the internet. I do not hate the internet. In fact, I kind of love it. Sure, I too can argue the nastiness of technology, but when it offers us so many helpful resources, it doesn't quite seem a fair argument to make. We often discuss websites that can assist you in living a greener life, and I stand behind using those sites. When used in a certain way, the internet doesn't have to turn us all into mindless cyber-profiled drones without a three dimensional existence. In fact, it can aid in our development of that existence and it can aid us in existing greenly. + READ MORE

Chicago Earth Day Events By Heather Sperling IN Travel & Outdoors Apr 15 2009 Chicago obviously loves the earth?the city has nearly a week of Earth Day events planned, starting Saturday the 18th and stretching through the 25th.For early risers who work downtown, Lurie Gardens (in Millennium Park) is holding a Nature Conservancy Walk from 7:30-8:30am on April 22. Morton Arboretum is holding an... + READ MORE

StumbleUpon a Way to Plant Trees With the Click of a Mouse By Brian Merchant IN Tech & Transport Apr 15 2009 Okay, if you're not familiar with StumbleUpon, that headline probably didn't make much sense. SU is a new(ish) social media site that randomly sends users stumbling around to sorta random websites based on pre-selected preferences. It's a novel way to experience the web/a black hole that consumes any scrap of free time you might have. + READ MORE