Like many of us, I rely on the computer and internet for work and, increasingly, for pleasure. Switching it off is not really an option.

Yet, I am also concerned by the fact that the IT industry is a growing contributor to the world’s greenhouse emissions. I am trying to do my part – cutting back my usage (curbing my addiction) and not indulging my love of gadgets by upgrading to the shiniest new toys as soon as they become available.

Now I have found another solution. Click …

Tags: carbon , Click 4 Carbon , energy , impact , internet , search , social activism , web

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Editor’s note: This is a post by Max Gladwell.

Citizen journalism, open government, status updates, community building, information sharing, crowdsourcing, and the election of a President.

Our children will inherit a world profoundly changed by the combination of technology and humanity that is social media. They’ll take for granted that their voices can be heard and that a social movement can be launched from their laptop. They’ll take for granted that they are connected …

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First up, hate throwing away pill bottles? I do – and ditto the capsules that 35mm film came in before we went digital. Put them all to good reuse instead.

Why are we doing all this? Why go green? Why talk it up to anyone who will listen? According to The Good Human, these are the wrong questions – because there are zero reasons not to want to go green.

At last, the practical yet painfully unhip …

Tags: blogs , conservation , design , fashion , lifestyle , palm oil , sustainability , technology , web

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Do you have your email set up for Google alerts? I do. One of them is for “eco-fashion” (go figure, right?).

A few days ago I got an email talking about Oxfam Great Britain’s secondhand and ethically-produced clothing you can buy online and was flabbergasted by how great the pieces were in both sections.

I’m ashamed to say I never knew the same Oxfam has over 700 shops, including specialist shops for books, clothes and music all over the world, which sell many fair-trade items and clothing. This all started in 1948.

According to …

Tags: eco fashion , ecommerce , oxfam , retail , reuse , shopping , vintage , web

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First, up – let’s hear it for cheerleader calendars! Yeah! (Sometimes I really hate my job, the research is such a burden, and so on).

Since sometimes it seems Treehugger has been around longer than the Earth itself, you’ll know it’s a momentous occasion when it collects together the best of all its posts in one place. Take a look, here at Best Of Green.

If you’re looking for another reason to be proud …

Tags: environment , lifestyle , news , recycling , sustainable , technology , web , wellness

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I’ve always shied away from art that’s hidden away in cold galleries. Rather, I want to see art that is spontaneous, context-driven and made by the imaginations of people like you and me. Learning To Love You More is a website that’s done just that.

Artists Miranda July and Harrell Fletcher have posted open-ended artistic assignments online and anybody can choose one (or more), do the work and post their outcome online.

Paintings, photographs, poetry, video – all forms of media are there, and the results have come from everyone, …

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You own the what? Yes, it’s true – there are some states where you’re breaking the law by collecting rainwater, because legally, it simply isn’t yours to collect. Okay, it’s rarely enforced – but still illegal. (What about accidental collection? Do you have to hand it in to the police? What about condensation or dew? It boggles the mind).

No matter what you think of Alice Waters (here are our thoughts), you can’t deny her heart is in the …

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Gone are the days when you handed your money over to a charity organization…and the relationship ended there. If your heart felt short-changed by this business model, you’ll be happy to learn that we’re in more enlightened times, where the dazzling interconnectedness of the online world allows you to see where your money goes and learn how it’s helping the causes you believe in.

But where do you go first? Today we’re delighted to welcome Kathryn Hawkins, the editor at Razoo – a philanthropic site that can justifiably claim to …

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The self-styled eco fur debate rages on. Is it right to support the fur trade in creatures that are becoming a modern ecological menace? Meanwhile, sales in bushtail possum or “paihamu” furs continue to thrive. Ecopreneurist takes a closer look.

Have you had a look at the new-style Mother Jones, the website of the nonprofit organization whose magazine has won umpteen National Magazine Awards? They’ve gone Open …

Tags: decor , green , lifestyle , news , politics , sustainable , technology , web

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