Eco-Beat, 6/15
Does Mariah Carey really need all that luggage? Why is Matt Damon walking two miles to haul water out of a well? Who do you trust when it comes to green computing? Today's Eco-Beat has the scoop on all the latest green news and tips
Green in a Flash:
 Mariah Carey's Luggage Footprint The world's reigning "least green celebrity" is back in the news with her extravagantly ecoblivious ways. Her luggage, all 23 pieces, was snapped by the baggage paparazzi at London's Heathrow Airport. Does Mariah's luggage have a bigger footprint than your whole family? |
 Matt Damon's Clean Water CampaignThe Bourne actor is on a mission to boost sanitation and access to clean water in places like Zambia. That's why he's backing the Water for the World Act 2009. Says Damon, "I walked two miles with a 14-year-old girl to a well-the closest water source to her village." |
 A Whole Lotta YachtRussian "oligarch" Roman Abramovich just launched the world's largest and most wasteful personal yacht. This thing has two heli pads, a pool (billionaires hate saltwater), and a missle defense system. It costs $120K to gas up his second largest boat. Sheesh. |
 Who Makes the Greenest PCs?The three major US computer makers (Dell, Apple, and HP) are locked into what's being called "a green arms race," because they all believe that a computer's overall greenness is a crucial tiebreaker when it comes to decision time. Hooray for consumer empowerment! |
 In the Trenches at BonnarooOrganizers of this year's outdoor mega hippie-fest put forth a serious effort to minimize the concert's impact on the environment. So, how did their green efforts look like on the muddy, beer-soaked ground? As you might expect, there were some hits and misses. |
- Israel's set to open the world's first hybrid solar plant.
- The US military is investigating beer-powered bio-batteries. Seriously.
- A study shows that reviving America's Chestnut trees could be a beautiful and useful form of carbon sequestration.
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