OK, if you didn’t get anything on our Green Gifts for Guys list or our Green Gifts for Girls list and you put off buying a Christmas gift for someone (or more than one person) altogether up until now, here are 7 green gift ideas that you can create or purchase to save your ass. … [Read more...]
Apparently unicorns exist in Banff, Alberta, Canada. See for yourself: Ok, so this wonderful individual is obviously a wee bit confused. "I thought unicorn was so extinct, buuut unicorn live in Banff," says the narrator. I don't know if unicorns live in Banff, but caribou do...and certain subspecies of North American caribou are endangered. Find out what you can do to help endangered caribou (and maybe even unicorns) at Caribou and You. [Photo: Glitter Pissing] … [Read more...]
If polar bears had a labor union they would probably go on strike until the usage of their white fluffiness as a means to impart environmental guilt came to an end. Nissan's new LEAF commercial is a clever bait and switch that polar bears everywhere would be happy with. Move over Lance Armstrong, it's the polar bears' turn in the Nissan spotlight. Our friends at Ecorazzi say, Nissan has released their latest commercial for the upcoming all-electric LEAF. It features a polar bear searching for … [Read more...]
Mowing the lawn is a very time-intensive and also energy-intensive activity. I've heard of people using goats for this job, which seems like a cool and more sustainable way of trimming your lawn and dealing with weeds, but how many people have goats to use for such a task? And it doesn't make much sense for most of us to get a goat just for trimming the grass.Nonetheless, where there's efficiency, there's money to be made, and some creative, environmentally caring entrepreneurs have decided to … [Read more...]
Wild foxes discovering and jumping on a trampoline is the only motivation anyone could possibly need to minimize their impact on the planet. Don't you think? My favorite part in this video is when the foxes stop playing with each other, look down at the trampoline for a long second, then start jumping. You can almost hear them thinking, "Whoa, WTF?!" Thanks to my friend Jerry James Stone for tweeting this awesome video from Animal Planet. … [Read more...]
Our friends at Eat Drink Better are giving away 5 copies of Gristle. What's the book about? They Becky Streipe says, "GRISTLE is a collaboration between pop superstar and political activist, Moby, and Executive Director of the Global Animal Partnership, Miyun Park. The book tackles more than just the animal rights and environmental aspects of meat. It also looks at factory farming’s impacts on agricultural workers and communities. It features essays from 15 contributors who run the … [Read more...]
213 weeks ago the Carnival of the Green began with just 2 guys and over a pint of beer in London. Now it bounces around from green blog to green blog around the world. Last week it made its stop at the wonderful Enviroblog. This week its tents raise right here over The Fun Times Guide to Living Green. This week's submissions were truly some incredible ones. In the following 17 stories, you'll find everything from info on how to plan a green burial to natural home remedy tips to … [Read more...]
I'm not a very big fan of zoo's or aquariums. And neither are the animals that have been captured and live there. You know what? The animals are finally acting out about their distaste for being on display in captivity: Polar bear: "You people destroy my homeland, take me away from it, and now want to gawk at me all day long. Well, take a look at this..." Read on for more crazy (and gross) videos of the animal union taking a stand against being on … [Read more...]
Tired of mowing the lawn altogether? Get a wallaby. Yeah, you read it right. Those cute little mini-kangaroos from down under can cut your lawn maintenance down to zilch -- and they're already being used for that in the UK! … [Read more...]
Have you ever had a connection with or love for someone that was too strong and natural to ignore...despite the fact that it makes no sense whatsoever for the 2 of you to be together? Well hey, it ain't just us homosapiens that have that going on. Check out the video of best friends for life, Suryia the orangutan and Roscoe the dog. … [Read more...]
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