Eco-Beat, 10/27
When was the last time you saw Madonna holding a shovel? Will Japanese whalers kill Kenny? Are you handing out carbon offset stickers instead of candy this Halloween? Today's Eco-Beat has the scoop on all the latest green news and tips.
Green in a Flash:
 Madonna Plants a Tree in Malawi The Queen of Pop returned to her favorite developing country yesterday to break ground on her $15M girls school in the village of Chinkhota. She wasn't just there to cut ribbons and dig holes, she also planted a Moringa tree (aka a "miracle tree") in the future school yard. |
 South Park Spoofs Whale WarsWho better to explore the ethical and cultural implications of "The Cove" and "Whale Wars" than Stan, Kyle, Cartman, and, of course, Kenny. Tomorrow night, South Park's highly inappropriate satire meisters take on whale hunters and the people who hunt them. |
 Five Tips for a Greener HalloweenGoing green this Halloween doesn't mean you have to be the weird house on the block who gives out organic apples instead of candy. You could promote green power by turning your yard into a haunted wind farm. Or you could check out Inhabitat's green Halloween tips. |
 Do You Use a Clothesline?Good news! By doing nothing particularly drastic, Americans could cut our collective carbon footprint by about the size of France's total output. All we have to do is to take 17 steps, the most drastic of which is to end our love affair with dryers. Can we live without dryers? |
 Know Your Senate Climate Bills According to Grist, Senate climate legislation is kinda like Baskin-Robins, except there are more than 31 flavors. If you wanna learn about all of the crazy concoctions that legislators have mixed up, grab one of those little tester spoons and sample Grist's flavor guide. |
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