AlterNet recently posted Mike Sowden’s piece on the eight weirdest ways to go green. From eating free-range snails from your garden to solar-powered bikinis that charge your ipod, some people are getting really creative in the ways they can care for this earth. And of course, some of these eco-option fall into the “you gotta be kidding me” category. As Sowden writes, there’s “a dilemma for the eco-conscious military man: is there a sustainable way to bomb 10 shades of cr*p out of the enemy? Now …

As the school year gets ready to kick-off, it’s time to consider how we can seek everyday justice through something as simple as how we pack our lunches.  Those plastic baggies and juice boxes add up and head straight for our landfills, but there are environmentally friendly options available.
ReusableBags.com has put together a fantastic guide to how to pack a waste-free lunch and what the benefits of doing so are -
From brown-paper lunch bags to plastic wraps and baggies to the unnecessary packaging of single-serving foods, our addiction to fast …

In their promotion of their “Eat This, Not That” diet, Men’s Health Magazine has a new article titled “The Truth About Bottled Water.” It’s a basic intro to the various issues with bottled water – from heath concerns to environmental issues. Their recommendation is to drink this (tap water) not that (bottled water). Kudos to pop culture for getting the word out about the negatives of buying bottled water.

A few weeks ago at the Austin Farmer’s Market I saw a flier for the documentary Fuel – a film about (you guessed it) alternative fuel sources. It seemed like the sort of film I would like so I decided to catch it during its limited engagement here in Austin. My first attempt didn’t go so well. I pulled up to the theater and saw that it was surrounded by news crews. At first I thought they were doing coverage of the film. Yeah …