http://dir.salon.com/topics/green_living/?source=rss&aim=green_living en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT By Bill Bunn Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/env/good_life/2009/08/13/shampoo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/good_life/2009/08/13/shampoo/index.html?source=rss Sure, a couple ingredients clean your hair. But the rest are a veritable toxic dump on your head By Pablo Päster Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/env/ask_pablo/2008/11/24/freight/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/ask_pablo/2008/11/24/freight/index.html?source=rss Let's talk freight: Is it better to ship by train, truck or plane? By Liz Galst Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/env/good_life/2008/08/13/grease_car/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/good_life/2008/08/13/grease_car/index.html?source=rss How to convert a car to run on leftover vegetable oil from your local greasy spoon. By Amanda Griscom Little Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/12/11/kucinich_qa/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/12/11/kucinich_qa/index.html?source=rss The Democratic candidate calls for a new energy paradigm. But are Americans ready to be "in harmony with nature"? By Amanda Griscom Little Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/11/19/huckabee/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/11/19/huckabee/index.html?source=rss The Republican presidential candidate believes it's our biblical duty to stop climate change. By Pablo Päster Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/env/ask_pablo/2008/11/03/lcd_tvs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/ask_pablo/2008/11/03/lcd_tvs/index.html?source=rss Is my big new flat-screen TV killing the planet? By Pablo Päster Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/env/ask_pablo/2008/10/20/ask_pablo_clean_coal/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/ask_pablo/2008/10/20/ask_pablo_clean_coal/index.html?source=rss The presidential candidates keep talking about the evils of China's new coal plants and "clean coal technology" as a savior. What's the real story? By Pablo Päster Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/env/ask_pablo/2008/10/06/save_the_bees/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/ask_pablo/2008/10/06/save_the_bees/index.html?source=rss How can I help save the bees? By Pablo Päster Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/env/ask_pablo/2008/09/22/green_technology/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/ask_pablo/2008/09/22/green_technology/index.html?source=rss I confess: I am addicted to the latest tech gadgets. Can I be green too? By Pablo Päster Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/env/ask_pablo/2008/09/08/printers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/ask_pablo/2008/09/08/printers/index.html?source=rss I've heard reading online uses more energy than printing documents. Can that be true? By Pablo Päster Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/env/ask_pablo/2008/08/25/electric_cars/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/ask_pablo/2008/08/25/electric_cars/index.html?source=rss No, electric cars don't suck down the same amount of energy as gas guzzlers do. By Pablo Päster Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/env/ask_pablo/2008/08/11/ask_pablo_burial/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/ask_pablo/2008/08/11/ask_pablo_burial/index.html?source=rss After the Grim Reaper arrives, what's the greenest way to dispose of our bodies? By Rebecca Clarren Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/good_life/2007/11/05/bamboo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/good_life/2007/11/05/bamboo/index.html?source=rss Bamboo is a wise alternative to wood products. But there are still a few toxic snakes in the grass. By Amanda Griscom Little Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/10/22/tancredo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/10/22/tancredo/index.html?source=rss The presidential hopeful says alternative energies aren't just good for the environment -- they're good for America. By Amanda Griscom Little Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/10/15/mccain/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/10/15/mccain/index.html?source=rss Right or wrong, we have to act, because the risk of not curbing greenhouse-gas emissions is too great. By Linda Baker Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/11/29/digital_metropolis/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/11/29/digital_metropolis/index.html?source=rss Thanks to Wi-Fi networks, cellphones and global positioning locators, there's a new sense of place in the city. By Linda Baker Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/07/07/green_big_houses/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/07/07/green_big_houses/index.html?source=rss Environmentally correct housing has never been more popular. But even the most eco-friendly home may do more harm than good when it is super-sized. By Farhad Manjoo Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/06/16/lightbulbs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/06/16/lightbulbs/index.html?source=rss Edison's 19th century invention still burns on, a wasteful contributor to global warming. There's got to be a better way. By Katharine Mieszkowski Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/06/10/wolf/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/06/10/wolf/index.html?source=rss The return of the gray wolf to the American West isn't just a triumph for conservationists. It's a victory over the darkness in our own human nature. By Katharine Mieszkowski Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/06/03/solar/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/06/03/solar/index.html?source=rss Kenneth and Gabrielle Adelman felt guilty about the fossil fuels their planes were consuming. So they decided to build a huge solar power system in their backyard. The local power utility was not amused.