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Squashed Up Eggs

My young daughter was furious when she saw that I had a box of eggs that didn’t say free range on them (they were actually free range eggs, just in an ordinary box). However, unable to remember the term ‘battery hens’, she came into me saying “What have you got those squashed up eggs for?“

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Where There’s Smoke, There’s a Trend

It’s ridiculous, right? Organic cigarettes. They are this decade’s Fat-Free Twinkies: insulting, completely missing the point, and a bastardization on a product solely created to be unhealthy. American Spirits are the go-to for the “green” nicotine fix. They’re owned by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco (the fine makers of Camel) and are claiming to be safer for the [...]

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Meanie Greenies

In every social group, there are those who aggressively push their agenda. They are not satisfied with “to each his own,” but instead make loud uncomfortable comments and all they really accomplish is ruining the party. It is wonderful to have convictions and to follow them. It is wonderful to have a set philosophy that gives [...]

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Radiohead and Shoulders Above the Rest

Rock bands have typically not been associated with environmentalism. The pyrotechnics use energy unnecessarily. Stretch limos and muscle cars spew harmful pollutants into the atmosphere. And all that groupie sex is contributing excess carbon dioxide due to heavy breathing and single-use latex products. Sure, some artists have fought for the environment. But this behavior is [...]

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Some ABC’s of Greenology, Part 2

Are you suffering from a lack of knowledge about greenology?  Do you lie awake nights desperately wondering what the green movement is all about?  If so, you are in luck.  Professor Green is here to help you out.  In case you missed our first lesson, you can review it here. In the meantime, let’s move [...]

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Wall-E (The ‘E’ is for ‘Everyone’)

Take your kids to see ‘Wall-E’. It’s that new Disney film that’s surprisingly less Disney than ‘Arctic Tale’. Sure it’s animated as opposed to ‘Artic Tale’s’ live action and no cute walrus Aunties get eaten by evil male polar bears (a pivotal moment in ‘Artic Tale’). But what’s more scary than a spaceship full of fat [...]

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