Eco-Beat, 8/18
Why are feminist groups up in arms over the new PETA billboards? Why are Ted Turner and T. Boone Pickens combining their magical money powers? Would you drink wine from a plastic bottle? Today's Eco-Beat has the scoop on all the latest green news and tips.
Green in a Flash:
 PETA Insults Obese Whale ActivistsIn their most blatantly offensive attempt to convert non-believers in at least the last six months, PETA has launched a new billboard campaign featuring an obese woman and the slogan "Save the whales. Lose the blubber: Go vegetarian." Wow, that's constructive. |
 Turner and Pickens: Clean Energy Planeteers?When two or more moguls join forces, they have the capability to move mountains or remove mountaintops. T. Boone Pickens and Ted Turner have teamed up to write an opinion piece in the WSJ advocating a "cash for clunkers" program for the utilities sector. |
 Change Your Underwear, Change the PlanetDesigner Yves Behar teamed up with Pact to design a line of sustainable skivvies for those who embrace the idea that change starts with your underwear. All of these undies are constructed within 100 miles of where the cotton is cultivated and 10% of sales go to eco causes. |
 The Wine Bottle Goes Plastic?To save space and cut down on shipping weight, some wine makers are looking into making the switch to plastic. Aside from the fact that it seems totally unappealing from a consumer standpoint, it could reduce shipping emissions. I think I'll stick with boxed wine. |
 Eco-Friendly, Not Pest-Friendly GardeningAre annoying little insects turning your garden space into a battlefield instead of a sanctuary? There are alternatives to hiring a chemical hit man. Diatomaceous earth (DE) is a natural insecticide that actually dries out an insect's exoskeleton. |
- Giant solar sunflowers have blossomed in Austin.
- The Naturmobil literally puts the cart before the horse.
- The "chicken underground" is fighting for the rights of urban chicken farmers to produce their own eggs.
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