Eco-Beat, 9/10
Is online grocery shopping more eco-friendly than the grocery store? Looking for ways to fight the green fight on you college campus? Are you ready to take you personal water conservation to a new level? Today's Eco-Beat has the scoop on all the latest green news and tips.
Green in a Flash:
 Is it Green? Al Gore Invests in OcadoAl Gore, inventor of the internet and champion of climate change legislation, is investing heavily in an online UK grocery retailer named Ocado. While Al's no stranger to eco-controversy, the question this time around: Is shipping groceries greener than running retail stores? |
 Working to Green Your CampusRecently, Grist release their picks for the top 20 Green Universities. For those students who aren't going to transfer simply based on greenness, you can always work to make you college a little more environmentally-aware. Tree-sitting is not required. |
 Shower Like the Planet is Your BattleshipA new shower head can cut a few gallons out of your shower, but if you really wanna get hardcore, I mean military-style hardcore -- try a Navy shower. Developed to conserve water at sea, it works like this: Turn on the water, get soaked, turn it off, lather, then rinse. |
 "The Cove" Worked, but Not for WhalesIn an odd twist on the dolphin slaughter story, fishermen in Taiji did round up 100 dolphins -- but didn't kill them. Instead, 50 f them were sold to aquariums. Things didn't go so well for the 50 pilot whales involved; they were killed in the name of tradition and whale steak. |
 EU Says Goodbye to Thomas EdisonThe European Union's ban on the incandescent bulb went into effect this month. That doesn't mean that the creepy light bulb police will be knocking on doors, but it does mean retailers are prohibited from purchasing any more old-school bulbs -- the end of an era. |
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