Rock Out and Recycle Luxembourg’s Rock-A-Field music festival sets an impressive president for how to reduce the environmental impact of events that attract the masses. Soft drinks were served in reusable bottles, food in biodegradable containers, and the festival ticket served as a voucher for using public transit to get to the fest. All in

Both the NY Times and the Inquirer gave space this week to TV set-top boxes, which guzzle energy and cost consumers major money. The issue is that, at least with boxes produced in the U.S., these devices are perpetually running, even after you turn off your set after a rousing episode of True Blood. In

In honor of our upcoming September Back to School and Fashion issue, GRIDtern Kelly Clayton dove into the exciting world of thrift store finds.
Why is thrifting great? Purchasing previously worn clothing keeps discarded fashions out of the landfill, and does not contribute to the wasteful, mass-produced practices of the mainstream fashion world. Conveniently, turning to the fashions of

Bike Fixation stations help you help yourself | Image via bikefixtation.comEurope; Where Tormenting Drivers is Law European cities, including Vienna, Munich, Copenhagen, Barcelona, and Paris are creating hostile road environments to make driving expensive, and just down right miserable. Hope is to tilt drivers to more environmentally friendly modes of transport. NY Times “Blood, Sweat,

Yesterday, Mariposa Food Co-op held its much anticipated groundbreaking ceremony to kick-off the renovation of their new location on Baltimore Ave. We first made mention of the community-owned grocery’s big move in our January ‘11 issue. With 2.3 million dollars raised, 90 percent of the total expansion project’s budget, construction is set to begin.
The ceremony

Pollution reducing billboard in the Phillipines. Image via good.isLiving Billboard A new billboard in the Philippines is adding to the city’s green space. The ad for Coca-Cola is made of 3,600 potted Fukien tea plants and will absorb close to 46,800 pounds of carbon dioxide annually. GOOD Fracking Skeptics Is the natural gas industry all