Eco-Beat, 9/15
Need a new tune to add to your global warming playlist? Who are the greatest per capita polluters on the planet? Is your cell phone trying to kill you? Today's Eco-Beat has the scoop on all the latest green news and tips.
Green in a Flash:
 Rock Stars of the World Unite to Fight Global WarmingThanks to the Global Humanitarian Forum, 55 rockers including Duran Duran and Scorpions have all thrown together to rock a Band Aid-ish version of Midnight Oil's "Beds'r Burning." Look for a cheesy in-studio music video of each artist laying down their tracks. |
 All Liquids Now Come in a BoxFirst, it was juice. Then came wine. Now a companies like Tetra Pak are boxing up everything from soup to water to even shelf stable milk -- based on the fact that the box is both cheaper to ship and reduces landfill waste. Are you on board with boxed water? Boxed beer? |
 The Top 5 Most Polluting CountriesCongratulations, America, we're not #1. Australia has overtaken us as the largest per capita polluter on planet earth. Americans are second overall, with Canada, the Netherlands and Saudi Arabia rounding out the Top 5 (or Bottom 5, depending on how you look at it). |
 Is Your Cell Phone Frying Your Brain?For those of use who live life with a mobile device glued to our heads, microwaving our gray matter is an ever-present lifestyle risk. Are you talking on a radiation-spewing phone of death? The Environmental Working Group has ranked 1,000 cell phones by radiation levels. |
 It's Bike Buying SeasonNot only is the cooler fall weather going to make it possible to ride to the store without getting drenched in sweat, but it's also model year closeout time. Bike shops may not run those obnoxious dealership commercials, but they do make some hot deals on last year's wheels. |
- Japan wants US forces stationed in their country to clean up their act.
- Michael Pollan says health care reform is useless without food reform.
- What's an appropriate memorial for the King of Pop? A dance floor powered by a gold-plated wind turbine, maybe?
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