We're midway through the busy working week. Grab some chocolate, kick your shoes off and click a few of these...

For the Brits among you: make sure you close your windows at night....or tigers might get in.

Oprah's going vegan. For 3 weeks she'll be avoiding meat, eggs and dairy products (reports PETA). Heartfelt stance or publicity stunt? Decide for yourself by keeping track of her progress via her blog.

Those big, flashy hybrid SUVs aren't proving so popular. Roland Jones over at MSNBC has a few theories why.

Building your own dream eco-house, or thinking of doing so? Want to learn from the experts? Buy an eco friendly house plan. (Here's more detail).

AzSustainably have this handy run-down of ways to prevent wasted food, along with a very handy food storage chart. (And there's Mihail Aleksandrov's brilliant/hideous waste chart again!).

Gossiping isn't big or clever. Too bad it's so much fun, then. Indulge in this oldest of human vices, but with a fashionably new twist of green, over at Ecorazzi.

An Inconvenient Truth - The Opera? Milan's La Scala Opera House aims to raise awareness - and more than a few eyebrows - through the world's first global warming operatic tribute, reports The Guardian.

Sara Lin at the Wall Street Journal runs a great piece on cutting-edge artistic recycling (and mentions sponsor VivaTerra)...then gives the article the slightly unappealing title "Designer Trash". D'oh.

Nothing sums up the spirit of conservation like a whale. Alessandro Bêda wants whales surfacing from our sills and mantlepieces, spouting flowers. Drop him a few words of support here.

Crow Clothing have just released an impressive sustainable range of hip togs for men and women alike. Have a browse.

(Have a great second half of the week!)

Image: Randy Son of Robert