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Roadie Blog, Week 2, Green Death By Team Planet Green IN Battleground Earth Aug 8 2008 Day 1: It's dark and it's late when we land in San Francisco; the perfect time to meet Gene Simmons in a cemetery. Tommy thought he got the jump on Luda tonight when he bailed out of New Orleans early... + READ MORE

How Green is Your City? By Brian Merchant IN Travel & Outdoors Aug 4 2008 Greensburg is going to great lengths to ensure that when it emerges as brand new community it'll be an example to green cities everywhere. So what, exactly, makes a city green? + READ MORE

Meet Stephen Brooks By Team Planet Green IN G Word Jul 31 2008 Stephen Brooks grew up in North Miami, Florida and has been living in Punta Mona, Costa Rica since 1995. After an eye opening trip to Costa Rica, Stephen was inspired to make a positive impact on the planet started Costa... + READ MORE

Meet Todd Sutton By Team Planet Green IN G Word Jul 7 2008 Todd Sutton has devoted his life to finding the best environmental solution to disposing of society's discards and "garbage". A highly respected professional in the recycling and solid waste field, Sutton has more than 16 years experience in the... + READ MORE

The Green Truck: The Evolution of a Veggie Burger By Team Planet Green IN Food & Health Jul 1 2008 The thing about burgers is they're no longer the domain of the ground chuck patty.The Monk's Kettle House Made Veggie Burger (San Francisco, Calif.): A thick black bean burger with organic fixings served on sesame brioche and served with garlic-laced French fries. + READ MORE

G Word Episode: Compost to Cabernet By Team Planet Green IN G Word Jun 30 2008 Sarah and Shelley try out veganism for a day; Beck Baeling visits the Cheerios plant in Minnesota and learns how General Mills is turning their by-product into profit. Troy Casey pits pedicab against taxi to find the fastest form of... + READ MORE

G Word Episode: Getting Rid of Greasy Build-up By Team Planet Green IN G Word Jun 30 2008 Correspondent David Newsom learns how human hair is being used to clean up San Francisco bay oil spills; Todd Sutton the Waste Sleuth discovers the surprising uses for restaurant grease, and Suchin heads to New Jersey to visit the super... + READ MORE

World's Greenest Homes Episode: Casa Verde By Team Planet Green IN Worlds Greenest Homes Jun 23 2008 Host Emmanuel Belliveau visits a stunning and lavish home in San Francisco's Mission District that is a study in how to take wind power to a new level in the city. Then, Emmanuel finds himself in West Sussex where there... + READ MORE

Today on TreeHugger By Michael Graham Richard IN Tech & Transport Jun 13 2008 Reverse Graffiti Project in San Francisco is making dirty art, literally. Gasoline is $8.62/Gallon in the UK, Demand Fell 20% in Past 12 Months. Could Fixing the Ozone Layer's Hole Make Global Warming Worse? Toyota Yaris Wins Environmental Transport Association's Green Car of the year Award. + READ MORE

Refuse Styrofoam at the Counter By Team Planet Green IN Food & Health Jun 13 2008 On Wa$ted, a family of eco-criminals used disposable cups in order to avoid washing reusable ones. The more people who walk away from the counter empty handed because of packaging policies will let businesses know that it really is truly important to their customers. + READ MORE

With This Green, I Thee Wed By Team Planet Green IN Work & Connect Jun 10 2008 When Rachelle married Ed, she didn't know she was promising herself to not only the wedded life but also the green life. There are earth-friendly wedding dresses, organically grown flowers, recycled-paper invitations, green gift registries, and the list goes on. + READ MORE

Blow 'Em Away with Wind Turbines By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden May 13 2008 Ever considered a residential wind turbine? Depending on the size of your system, your turbines can pay for themselves through utility bill savings in as little as six years. + READ MORE

Get to Know Your Recyclable Plastics by Number By Collin Dunn IN Home & Garden May 6 2008 We've all seen the little numbers living inside the telltale recycling arrows, and most of us know that they refer to the composition of the containers, which also determines whether or not they can be recycled. Do you know which is which? + READ MORE

Meet Daniel Sieberg By Team Planet Green IN G Word May 5 2008 Daniel Sieberg joined CBS News as the network's science and technology correspondent in December 2006. He contributes to the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, the CBS Early Show, CBS Sunday Morning, CBS Radio and CBSNews.com. Sieberg has reported on... + READ MORE

Meet SuChin Pak By Team Planet Green IN G Word May 5 2008 She's co-hosted the Video Music Awards, the Movie Awards, and has been on the Red Carpet for the Oscars and the Golden Globes, but SuChin Pak never planned on a career in television. During high school while volunteering for a... + READ MORE

Eat a Low-Carbon Diet By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Food & Health Apr 17 2008 Are you making the environment fat with the global-warming emissions emanating from your plate? Bon Appetit Management, which runs cafes in 28 states and major metro areas, including Chicago, San Francisco... + READ MORE

Visit The Golden, Green City On The Cheap! By Jessica Root IN Travel & Outdoors Apr 15 2008 This is one in a series of tips from the book Go Green, Live Rich, by David Bach, which shows how reducing your footprint can increase your wealth.Get around in green style: San Fran is a walkable city but the Muni (the San Francisco Municipal Railway) also offers cheap, energy efficient ways to cruise around including... + READ MORE

Rock Out On Earth Day At Green Apple Festival By Jessica Root IN Travel & Outdoors Apr 14 2008 From April 18-20, Earth Day Network, the non-profit that organized the first Earth Day in 1970, teams up with Green Apple Festival to hold eight simultaneous celebrations at landmark locations across the U.S. The free outdoor events will include environmental speakers, organizations (including yours truly-the Planet... + READ MORE

Dispose of Toxic Household Chemicals, Safely By Collin Dunn IN Home & Garden Mar 12 2008 So, you're on board with detoxing your home and doing some green cleaning in your home; that's great! Don't pour 'em down the drain: Different locales have different rules on this-some places let you dispose of a small amount flushed with lots and lots of water-but, generally, it's best not to head for the drain or... + READ MORE

Compost Your Pet's Poop By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Jan 28 2008 American dogs and cats create 10 million tons of waste a year, and no one knows where it's going, Will Brinton, a scientist in Mount Vernon, Maine, and one of the world's leading authorities on waste reduction and composting, was quoted by the San Francisco Chronicle as saying. You can compost the poop-just don't use... + READ MORE