Eco-Beat, 9/11
How does Jason Mraz stay dedicated to his super-strict, raw food diet? Is your need for speed negating your green driving efforts? In your expert opinion, are Fudgesicles a "smart" food choice? Today's Eco-Beat has the scoop on all the lastest green news and tips.
Green in a Flash:
 Jason Mraz is on a Raw Vegan Diet, His Chef...A raw food vegan since last April, Jason Mraz is promoting his eco-diet and his current Cafe Gratitude Tour in a series of funny online videos. After watching Mraz's latest installment, I get the sense that some of his assistants are placating him. Don't know why. |
 Insight Not as Insightful on the Highway Most cars get their worst mileage in the city and their best on the highway. For hybrids, the opposite is true. In fact, a recent test by Consumer Reports showed that the Honda Insight lost as much as 15mpg at speeds between 55-75mph -- so watch the lead foot. |
 Fruit Loops Now a Health Food!Fruit Loops were recently labeled a "smart choice" by manufacturers as part of an effort to make it easier to eat healthy, allegedly. Not to be confused with "organic," "natural," or any of the other dubious labels given to our foods, "smart choice" simply means that it won't kill you. |
 Treasure Island: The Jewel of Eco DevelopmentsDevelopers are planning a LEED gold neighborhood on the other famous island in SF Bay (not Alcatraz), complete with urban farms, condos mid-rises, and a green wastewater treatment plant surrounded by wetlands. When complete, all eco-pirates will be jealous. |
 Would You Ride This to Work?Though I find old school pedal power completely adequate, electric bikes seem to be getting a pretty solid foothold in urban transit. Some e-bikes are, however, a little sexier than others. The YikeBike cost $5,500, tops out at 12mph and looks like part of a circus act. |
- This has been the 34th coolest summer on record. What!?
- France is levying a new tax on oil, gas and coal consumption.
- Maruka honey is effective in fighting off MRSA, a scary antibiotic-resistant strain of staph infection.
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