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1. Great Moments in Advertising: This One's for You, Greenies
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2. Is "Pink Gold" Coming To Your Local Grocery Store Soon?
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3. Mexico to Launch Sustainable Housing Initiative
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4. Today on Planet Green
Great Moments in Advertising: This One's for You, Greenies
2008-01-30 01:05
Business & Politics
Image courtesy of Guardian Unlimited Not all green advertisements are created equal: Even as we've seen a few witty, inspired choices, we'd have to say that - for the most part - most eco-oriented adverts have either rung hollow or, at best, seemed laughable by comparison. And while the general trend for advertisers and businesses continues to be to appeal to their customers' green ethos, some companies appear to have opted for an almost diametrically opposed strategy - goading their newfound environmental sensibilities. The Guardian's Leo Hickman has a 
Is "Pink Gold" Coming To Your Local Grocery Store Soon?
2008-01-30 00:42
Food & Health
Growing to a mere 2.4 inches in size, krill are the small shrimp-like creatures which are perhaps one of the planet's most plentiful life-forms in terms of weight, and are now in increasing demand for use in fish feed (less need for those artificial colorants for pinker salmon flesh), fish oil supplements, soy sauce and medicines. And now, they may also appear as an ingredient in your food. Though krill are found in all oceans, they are aptly named "pink gold" for their abundance in the Southern Ocean. They are the keystone species of the regional ecosystems here – in effect, acting as the basic dietary staple for seals, whales, penguins and birds such as the tenacious snow petrels, which fe...
Mexico to Launch Sustainable Housing Initiative
2008-01-30 00:02
Design & Architecture
We've lauded the initiative taken by Mexican developer Geo to provide eco-options like solar panels and passive solar water heaters, and now the Mexican government seems to be getting with the program as well. Mexico's President Felipe Calderon is under pressure to address Mexico's chronic housing shortage and significant greenhouse gas emissions. This week, Calderon is slated to announce a new goal of building one million green homes that he claims will save one million tons in carbon dioxide emissions during the 16th Forum of Latin American and Caribbean Environment Ministers in the Dominic... 
Today on Planet Green
2008-01-29 23:51
TH Exclusives
:: Serve up this economical kale and white bean stew. :: Say it with organic flowers. We have more options than ever. :: Cook cabbage in two delicious ways. :: Okay, ladies, let's talk about feminine hygiene and how it relates to your health and the environment. :: Fix up your home to make it greener, not to turn a quick buck. 
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