Eco-Beat, 4/21
What's PETA got against the infectious, easy, and universally-understood phenomenon know as the chicken dance? Are you an Insight or a Prius (kinda like being a Mac or PC)? Which midday game show should you tune into tomorrow? Today's Eco-Beat has all the latest awesome green news and tips.
Green in a Flash:
 PETA vs. the Chicken DanceKFC is organizing what they hope will be "The World's Largest Synchronized Chicken Dance" at Talladega Superspeedway (where else?). PETA is asking Guinness Book to preemptively reject the record because of KFC's tarnished animal rights record. |
 Prius Goes Head to Head With the InsightNow that Toyota finally has some real competition in the battle for hybrid domination, they're pulling out the stops. They've dropped the base price on the Prius $1,000, making it only $1,200 higher than the Honda Insight. |
 The Price Is Right, Ed Drew Carey will have a special guest on tomorrow's green edition of The Price Is Right (I know you secretly watch it). Giving the lovely ladies of TPIR a break, Ed Begley Jr. will introduce a showcase which includes: an e-bike, golf cart, and a Toyota Prius. |
 The Flaming Lips Rock DC's Green Apple Festival Volunteers and participants at Washington, DC's Green Apple Festival were rewarded with recycled plastic tote bags from NASA and a surreal performance by notorius weirdos The Flaming Lips. |
 Slap Some Solar on Your VillaGood news for those who have a green heart, a tile roof, and a draconian HOA: starting this summer you can go green with thin-film tiles that blend in perfectly with your Tuscan style home. No more neighbors complaining about your unsightly "hippie" solar panels. |
- Are you living in one of the world's cleanest countries?
- California may declare corn ethanol to be worse than oil.
- Climate Armageddon is the new boogeyman: 1 in 3 kids fear the end is nigh.
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