Yesterday I finally made my way through Greg Rutter’s Definitive List of The 99 Things You Should Have Already Experienced On The Internet Unless You’re a Loser or Old or Something. I’d like to think that I’m now the younger for it. Almost all of the 99 things are videos R...

Tomorrow happens the L.A. Bike Summit , a bicycle-centric day with big goals! Organized by Joe Linton, aka one of the L.A. Creek Freaks, the Bike Summit will bring together people from Portland to New York to Mexico City with Angelenos to work on strengthening bicycle advocacy, growing bike organiza...

While actual environmentalists look at the drought for an opportunity to increase conservation efforts, graywater recycling, drought-tolerant homes, etc., others are using the drought as an opportunity to push un-eco projects : Those who would like to build new reservoirs and canals and to weaken en...

Yes, eco-friendly cleaning products are better for your health — especially if you’ve got allergies or asthma. And yes, green cleaning products are better for the environment, since “conventional” cleaners put unnecessary bleach, petrochemicals, and other toxic stuff into our...

Tomorrow, LA County Board Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich’s expected to declare the first week in March No Cussing Week. (via LAist) Some links to help you prepare: Why Washington’s crusade against swearing on the airwaves is f*cked up . “People believe, contrary to logic, that certai...

Late adopters will often say they haven’t switched to energy-efficient CFL bulbs because of the mercury content. And while this mercury issue really shouldn’t hold people back from switching, forward-thinking environmental organizations are working hard to reduce the mercury in CFL bulbs...

Angelenos will start paying a 9.25% sales tax , up from 8.25%, come April 1, thanks to the finally-passed state budget. Come July 1, the sales tax will go up to 9.75%, with the extra money going towards Measure R, passed in November to help build the Subway to the Sea and address other LA County tra...

Want to take your iPod off the grid? Read the promises of solar charging devices, and you’ll be led to believe that solar powering your favorite playlist’s a piece of cake. However, I’ve discovered the hard way that not all personal solar chargers are created equal. What I tried wa...

How to repress bad memories of Bush’s presidency : Read an imaginary retrospective of Gore’s presidency. (via kottke) “Of course, the biggest disappointment was Gore’s failure to handle Hurricane Katrina properly. Not only did the massive evacuation of New Orleans prove a cos...

Today started off with my reading Tom Philpott’s post in Grist about how our banking system’s totally fucked, which made me want to crawl back into bed with a bottle of tempranillo. I resisted that urge and made it through my Google Reader — and here’s the more upbeat stuff I...