Eco-Beat, 7/9
Is Obama's face already destined for Mt. Rushmore glory? Is your paperback habit destroying the world's forests? Would you fly standing room only? Today's Eco-Beat has the scoop on all the latest green news and tips.
Green in a Flash:
 Greenpeace Goes Guerrilla on Mount RushmoreA few intrepid Greenpeace activists scaled Mt. Rushmore and hung a banner next to Lincoln's face featuring President Obama's portrait and the message "America honors leaders not politicians: stop global warming." Yeah, they got arrested. |
 T. Boone Pickens Drops "World's Largest" Plans You know we're in a major recession when even billionaires have to go with "Plan B." After numerous setbacks, Pickens has scrapped the pie in the sky "world's largest wind farm" idea and instead is going with a series of less sexy smaller wind farms. |
 Are Paperback Writers Clear Cutters in Disguise?Not to diss Danielle Steel or Tom Clancy, but I'm willing to bet that at least a couple of their bestsellers won't end up in the canon of English literary masterworks. That said, are these authors responsible for needlessly chopping down forests to print millions of paperbacks? |
 Flying Standby Takes a Whole New Meaning A discount airline in China has proposed standing room flights to fit more passengers, like on a bus. Sure, it would lower your ticket price and reduce your carbon footprint, but will consumers stand for it (sorry for the pun)? If successful, other carriers will surely follow suit. |
 Eating Away at Your A/C BillIf you're trying to get by with as little air-conditioning as possible this summer, but the triple digit heat is not cooperating, you can always adjust your eating habits a bit. Avoid the oven at all costs, eat lots of popsicles, and try your hand at some ceviche. |
- Check out NASA satellite images of our melting ice caps.
- 350 dogs were seized in the biggest dogfighting raid in US history.
- To underscores its environmental efforts, GM may change its logo from blue to green.
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