Eco-Beat, 8/12
Is Will Arnett's new show going to make fun of enviros, Beverly Hills jackasses, or both? Need some green back-to-school shopping tips? Looking for a way to make mowing the lawn even more labor-intensive/primal? Today's Eco-Beat has the scoop on all the latest green news and tips.
Green in a Flash:
 Will Arnett's New Show Hugs Tree HuggersIt may not be the "Arrested Development" revival that we've all been hoping for, but Will Arnett is plotting his return to the small screen. He's set to star in a new show, playing "a rich Beverly Hills jackass who falls in love with a charitable tree-hugging woman." Awesome. |
 Back to School Supplies for Enviro KidsRounding up all the school supplies on your kids list can be difficult enough without trying to go green. LilSugar put together a list of eco-friendly school supplies to help guide you through the aisles of ravaged school supplies with a bag of #2 pencils you can feel good about. |
 Val Kilmer's New Global Warming Thriller: Skip ItJudging from the fact that it played in a total of two theaters nationwide and then went straight to DVD, it appears that "The Chaos Experiment" may be dead last on the growing list of global warming thrillers. The looming question: Is it so bad, it's good? |
 Scythe: The Original LawnmowerWouldn't it be awesome to return calls like this: "Sorry I missed you, I was out scything the lawn!"? Thanks to the eco lawn craze that revived the push mower, the scythe is making a comeback as a lawnmower substitute. Apparently, it's all the rage in the UK. |
 How Green is Corn Plastic?What's up with all of this corn-based plastic we're hearing about? Is compostable" plastic better than recyclable plastic? What kind of mutant strain of corn can actually be used to make plastic? Grist answers those questions and more about these corny containers. |
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