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Shopacolypse Now

Kerry Trueman — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:36:08 -0500

I've tried to put myself in the shoes of the Long Island lemmings who stomped the life out of Jdimytai "Jimbo" Damour in their rampage to ring up a bargain, but I just can't seem to fit into their frenzied footwear. Black Friday--this travesty of a tradition of dashing out the door to score a discounted tv or dvd player before you've even begun to digest your Thanksgiving dinner--is a sign of how badly we need to heed the Reverend Billy and seek salvation at the Church of Stop Shopping. Damour's death was shocking but not surprising. Isn't the whole point of this retail ritual to feed a shopping stampede? Hopped-up Black Friday buy-bunnies pawed their way through the madding crowd at big box brouhahas all over the country this year; the fatal mall mauling on Long Island was just a new nadir for our nation. Make no mistake--this was not a tragic accident.

Getting Real on Climate Change

Ted Nordhaus and Michael Schellenberger — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:26:48 -0500

The wave of optimism that American environmentalists rode into 2008 reached its zenith sometime around April 22 -- Earth Day. Green was everywhere, from the pages of Sports Illustrated to NBC's Green Week to a new cable channel, Planet Green. Armed with an Oscar and a Nobel Prize, Al Gore announced a $300 million global-warming advertising campaign.

How to Plan a Green Thanksgiving

Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:04:50 -0500

Give yourself peace of mind and make your holidays eco-friendly with these green Thanksgiving ideas. These 10 steps to an eco-friendly holiday party also include a few eco-friendly gift ideas.

Survey: Consumers Rank Climate Concerns over Economic Concerns

Tim Einenkel — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:05:38 -0500

According to a new survey created by the HSBC Climate Partnership, a collaboration between the international bank and climate NGOs including WWF, the Climate Group, Earthwatch Institute and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, consumers around the world rank climate concerns over economic concerns. The Guardian has more:

Top 18 Green Companies

Tim Einenkel — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:47:28 -0500

Greenpeace has just released its 2008 Guide to Greener Elections. The purpose of this guide? To rank “the 18 top manufacturers of personal computers, mobile phones, TV's and games consoles according to their policies on toxic chemicals, recycling and climate change.” Below is the list of companies from greenest to least green. 1 being the least green and to 10 being the greenest:

Palin Pallin' around with PETA

Kerry Trueman — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:47:58 -0500

Looks like plucky Sarah Palin is expanding her fan club from evangelicals to vegangelicals. Seriously, how could any animal rights activist not love the sight of Palin blathering to the press while a worker in blood-spattered overalls blithely slaughters turkeys a few feet away?