Do You Want Organic, No Trans-fat Fries with That?

Organic Pepsi is on the way, we're told, primarily as counter-PR to the new movie "Fast Food Nation." Since I happen to have friends and loved ones who are virtually addicted to colas, and because Pepsi can help raise visibility for organics, I have mixed feelings. The nutritional value of this stuff has got to be virtually nil, but perhaps it will do some good along the way. It can't be worse than regular Pepsi, unless the giant soft drink industry wants to give organic a "more filling, tastes crappy" stigma. But why would they want to do that?

-- Paul Andrews, GreenforGood

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Hand-crankable Cell Phone?

Mobile Magazine peeks at prototype of a cell phone with rechargeable AA batteries. That alone is a useful enough concept -- the industry practice of proprietary batteries that give out after 2 years, forcing you to buy a new phone, is a real outrage -- but the phone also enables you to recharge the batteries with a hand crank!

It'll never make production. Too sensible. And there's no money in hand cranks!

-- Paul Andrews, GreenforGood

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Nature Girl Blogged...

Treehugger reviews Nature Girl's organic lotions...hey, what are we Nature Guys supposed to do?

-- Paul Andrews, GreenforGood


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"Alternative Energy Is No Longer Alternative"

Treehugger: "Careers in wind, solar, hydrogen, bioenergy and biofuels and even the federal government are more prolific than ever..."

-- Paul Andrews, GreenforGood

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Global Warming Posing Political Quandary for Sportsmen

From New West: "While the 1,000-plus sportsmen surveyed voted for by a 2-1 margin for President Bush, who has sought to dismiss global warming as an environmentalist exaggeration, 71% said they were concerned about diminishing fish and wildlife populations and many had seen direct impacts of climate change in the field. They also rejected the Bush Administration's fossil-fuel-based energy policy and want more conservation and clean fuels."

So the question becomes, are they concerned enough about global warming and fossil-fuel dependence to vote for a Democrat? Oh the torn conscience of a Western outdoorsman!

-- Paul Andrews, GreenforGood

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Joan Baez Treesits and Sings to Save a Garden

From Huffington Post: "The farmers are threatened with eviction after a court battle over ownership of the land between the city of Los Angeles and a developer who wants to build a warehouse there. The developer has offered to sell the land for $16 million but no one has yet come up with the money."

-- Paul Andrews, GreenforGood

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