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  1. Will Algae Run Your Car?

    3/16/07 6:19pm by mipmup
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    The quest for renewable energy sources is on and you've probably heard about the major players: solar, wind, hydrogen, ethanol. But who is writing about some other innovative sources you may not know about?  Read more >

  2. Banning the Bag: Plastic Gets the Boot

    3/12/07 1:33pm by mipmup
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    Areas around the world including Australia, the United Kingdom, Paris, San Francisco, Bangladesh, South Africa, Shanghai and Taiwan are addressing the negative environmental impact of plastic bags head-on. Through taxation or outright banning, the bags that pile on the litter, take 1,000 years to decompose and despite being resuable and recyclable, are thrown away to the tune of 100 billion each year in America alone, are being edged out. Some statistics from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which urges consumers to buy reusable bags (I highly recommend reusablebags.com):  Read more >

  3. Home Sweet Home: Green Buildings

    3/8/07 9:30pm by mipmup
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    The U.S. Green Building Council lists the following environmental benefits of green building. Green building will: Enhance and protect ecosystems and biodiversity Improve air and water quality Reduce solid waste Conserve natural resources Let's find out who's blogging about green buildings.  Read more >

  4. Squeaky Clean?

    3/5/07 5:30pm by mipmup
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    "The average American uses about 25 gallons of toxic, hazardous chemical products per year in their home [and] a major portion of these can be found in household cleaning products," according to the book "Prosperity Without Pollution: The Prevention Strategy for Industry and Consumers" by Joel S. Hirschhorn and Kirsten U. Oldenburg. How can we get the toxins out of our home? Is it difficult? Let's see what these writers have to say.  Read more >

  5. Global Warming: What will a little gold statue do for the planet?

    3/1/07 7:55pm by mipmup
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    "An Inconvenient Truth" was awarded an Oscar for best documentary feature last Sunday. The film addresses global warming and features Al Gore discussing our current "planetary emergency." Here are some writers exploring the film and its issues.  Read more >

  6. Going Social: Do-good entrepreneurship in London, Malaysia

    2/26/07 7:49pm by mipmup
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    What is social entrepreneurship? These entrepreneurs "act as the change agents for society, seizing opportunities others miss and improving systems, inventing new approaches, and creating solutions to change society for the better," according to Ashoka, an association of social entrepreneurs. Who's writing about this growing business area?  Read more >

  7. Green Trends: Restaurants and banning incandescent bulbs

    2/22/07 3:40pm by mipmup
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    Recently, an ad agency published 70 top product and services trends, many of which were "green." Here are some trends worth tracking.  Read more >

  8. Blogging Climate Change: Richard Branson's Virgin Earth Challenge and a Live Earth concert.

    2/15/07 6:59pm by mipmup
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    Climate change is top of mind of late to say the least. Here are some writers addressing the topic.  Read more >

  9. Good Green Reads

    2/12/07 8:04pm by mipmup
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    The world of green blogs is wide and deep and can often be daunting for even the most dedicated blog reader. "Good Green Reads" is an occasional series highlighting three good green spots to start your adventure. Check out these writers to learn about sustainability.  Read more >

  10. Beyond Organic?

    2/9/07 12:38pm by mipmup
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    According to the National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service (which uses the curious acronym ATTRA): "Biodynamic agriculture was the first ecological farming system to arise in response to commercial fertilizers and specialized agriculture after the turn of the century and is...an advanced organic farming system [with an] emphasis on food quality and soil health." I've often heard it referred to as "beyond organic." I learned more about biodynamics from these blogs.  Read more >

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Most recently, mipmup served as editor for Blogher's Green and Eco-conscious topic, where she focused on all things green living. Previously, she was contributing editor for Health and Wellness. She has been blogging since 2003 from Southern California, where she is a full-time editor, writer and designer and part-time home chef. Her personal blog is mipmup.com.

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