New York Times New Green Blog

The New York Times unveiled their Green blog this week. They recap some of their green articles (energy and environment) and also cover shorter, pop-culture blog style pieces too.

New York Times Green Blog.

Voting: No on Prop 7 and No on Prop 10

For California residents: a few green bills will be on the ballot this fall, but unfortunately most environmental groups are advising a NO vote on these two measures (Prop 7 and Prop 10).

Prop 7 is focused on solar energy and Prop 10 focuses on compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles and wind energy. Most groups are advising a NO on these votes because they are too tainted by special interest groups and while they might provide short-term benefits, they won't provide long-term goals that are neede by California Residents.

Resources on Prop 7
California Solar Energy Industries Association - Prop 7 Analysis
California Propositions - Prop 7
California Center for Sustainable Energy Prop 7 & 10 Overview


Resources on Prop 10
California Progress Report
California Progress Report - Prop 10
Mercury News Opinion on Prop 10

World Clocks

Really cool site that shows time, but also things like # of babies born, # of oil pumped each second, CO2 emissions, nuclear waste, etc.

Earth Clocks

Story of Stuff Video

We here at Manic Organic encourage conscious consuming. What does that mean? It means not buying stuff you don't need, and it means sometimes paying more in order to purchase a better made product (better conditions for workers, fewer miles traveled in transport, non-toxic dyes and safer "ingredients) that will last longer than the cheap clothing sold in malls and Walmarts.

Interested in where all of the mass-produced stuff we see filing malls comes from? Check out Story of Stuff which breaks it down with graphics and easy to understand stats. This will make you think twice about buying that cheap tshirt.

Home Depot Recycles CFLs

Changing out a few lightbulbs never sounded so good and those CFLs just got a little sweeter. While Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs are great because they use 75% less energy than a normal lightbulb and last 10 times as long, they also contain mercury (yuck) which means that they are toxic to just throw in a normal trash can when they break.

Never fear, Home Depot now offers a free recycling program where they will take those broken CFLs in for free and recycle them.