Eco-Beat, 4/24
How I Met Barney StinsonThe cast of How I Met Your Mother is sponsoring two charity auctions to raise money for the Waterkeeper Alliance. The items up for bid are: an evening with Neil Patrick Harris, and a walk-on role in a scene of HIMYM. |
Is Your Workout Killing the Planet?As you well know, not all workouts are created equal. In our quest to shed pounds and tone up, some of us are using the planet as our sweat towel. Take this quiz to see how green your workout is. |
Wanna Get With Laurie David?Well, so does this guy... and he's made this totally awesome rap video to woo the very eco-conscious producer of An Inconvenient Truth, Laurie David (ex-wife of Larry David). Top that, clowns! |
Oprah Takes Aim at the 'Great Pacific Garbage Patch'The word 'great' in this context obviously refers to the size, not Oprah's attitude towards the nasty floating landfill that's twice the size of Texas. Yeah, it's a huge mess, but if anyone can make a difference... it's gotta be Oprah. |
Engadget Rides the Zero S Electric MotorcycleOur friends at Engadget got a chance to shred the streets of NYC on one of these emissions-free motorbikes. These bitchin green bikes are nearly silent, street-legal in all 50 states, and ready for delivery next month. |
- Feeling the inexplicable desire to plant something? It's Arbor Day, that's probably why.
- The Great Lakes might get the world's first freshwater wind farms.
- Slamming veggie juice helps with weight loss.


















