Film Review: To Buy, To Throw Away, To Buy; the Secret History of Planned Obsolescence
Last month, Catalan TV3 just aired a new documentary called "comprar, llençar, comprar", meaning "to buy, to throw away, to buy" in Catalan, right on time for the christmas shopping and the winter sales which started this week. You can now watch the
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TreeHugger Tip: Christine Lepisto on her Small Refrigerator and Bio Foods
As part of our ongoing TreeHugger Tips project our very own Christine Lepisto has provided us with a great eco-tip on her small refrigerator. Not only did she choose a size that works for her lifestyle but she also fills it with her favorite
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TreeHugger Tip: Alter Eco's Angela Lindvall on Composting
Angela Lindvall co-host of Planet Green’s Alter Eco is making sustainability sexy with her green tip on composting. Angela is also the founder of Collage, a non-profit, multi-platform communication platform, that brings together ideas on issues on the
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TreeHugger Tip: Dirty Jobs' Mike Rowe on Flipping the Switch
While Mike Rowe’s tip was nothing dirty, compared to his downright dirty job as host of the Discovery Channel's Dirty Jobs, he does bring us back to the basics of living green. His show explores work beyond the monotony of the 9 to 5 and takes his
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TreeHugger Tip: Alter Eco's Boise Thomas on Reducing the Population
Our very own Meaghan O'Neill, co-author of Ready, Set, Green, interviewes Boise Thomas on the "green" carpet at the launch of the Planet Green. Boise is building an eco-oasis with his wife in Kansas and hopes to educate people about the importance of
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TreeHugger Tip: Eco-Friendly Way to Kill Fruit Flies
How do you get rid of fruit flies? Recently, I've been suffering from a fruit fly invasion of impressive magnitude. And despite a few attempts at ridding myself of these flies, I haven't been able to get things under control. I'll swat and kill as
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TreeHugger Tip: Ludacris in the Bathroom
You might have heard of Ludacris from his upcoming show, Battle Ground Earth, on Planet Green" or maybe because he is a three-time Grammy Award-winning rapper. Either way, I am sure you haven't heard his latest green-tip. Ludacris jokes around with
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TreeHugger Tip: Tomm Stanley With an Energy Saving Tip On Flooring
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TreeHugger Tips: SuChin Pak on Eco-Friendly Cleaners
SuChin Pak, host of The G Word on Planet Green , spoke with TreeHugger Editor, Meaghan O'Neill before the Planet Green launch party and shared one of her TreeHugger Tips.
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TreeHugger Tip: Craig Newmark on Using Less
Craig Newmark, Founder of Craigslist, was kind enough to send in a short video for our TreeHugger Tips series explaining the small things he does out of concern for the environment. He touches
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TreeHugger Tip: Tomm Stanley on Refrigerator Efficiency
Tomm Stanley is the author of The Big Tree at George and Charlotte's House and Going Solar and we are happy he has submitted yet another green tip for our TreeHugger Tips project. Tomm's tip helps your refrigerator maintain its normal operating
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Tommy Lee On Going Vegetarian
Tommy Lee's name is departing from being synonymous with Pam Anderson and the Mötley Crüe to his role in the Green movement. His most recent venture, co-hosting Planet Green's Battleground Earth with Ludacris is just one of the ways he is "going
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Author Tomm Stanley With A Green Tip That Will Save You Water
Tomm Stanley is the author of The Big Tree at George and Charlotte's House. This book inspires both children and adults to appreciate the importance of their surrounding environment. Tomm is also the author of Going Solar which is both a historical
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TreeHugger Tip: How to Bike to Work (without all the sweat!)
If I wasn't fortunate enough to work from home, I'd certainly try to work near enough to be able to ride my bike to the office everyday. Saving money on gasoline, getting some early-morning exercise and breathing some fresh air on the way to the
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TreeHugger How-To From Tomm Stanley on Gardening
We are happy to share this TreeHugger tip from Tomm Stanley as part of our TreeHugger Video Tips project.
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TreeHugger Tips: How-to Manage Humanure Composting
Our Green Tips project just keeps on rolling forward., with plenty of useful, inspiring video tips being submitted. From Gary Vaynerchuk's thoughts on car pooling to Lee Welle's musings on how to inspire environmental stewardship in kids, our readers
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TreeHugger Tips: Max Gladwell on using Twitter's GreenStream
Last week I wrote about a new project we're starting here at TreeHugger — collecting all the great eco-tips from our readers. So far, we've shared three with you. Gary Vaynerchuk talked about carpooling. Lee Welles explained how it's
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TreeHugger Tips: Hacking a Composting Toilet
All the TreeHuggers have been asked to make a video tip for our new Video Tip project - readers are highly-encouraged to send in their eco-tips, as well. In our last phone meeting one said "now I will finally get to see what everyone looks like!"
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Author Lee Welles on Being Green By Inspiring Children
Lee Welles is the author of the award-winning Gaia Girls book series and was kind enough to send in a video tip for our TreeHugger Tips project.










