AM Greenlist: Environmentalism gets laconic
>> Six Word Memoir contest. SMITH and Treehugger want you to define your green life in six words or fewer. What you'll win: A Planet Earth DVD set. Five runners-up get a copy of SMITH's new six-word memoir book. Deadline: February 18.
>> Write eco-inspired spring haiku, win eco-prizes. Get poetic to win this from Low Impact Living: A non-toxic spring cleaning service, green cleaning products, a green personal care gift basket, and biodegradable sponges. Deadline: March 1. Earlier: Green clean week.
>> How to identify and avoid vinyl (a.k.a. PVC). Top of the list: Avoid things that smell like new shower curtains. "Stuff with the distinctive odor is often shower-curtainy in texture as well: thin, rubbery plastic smooshed flat in the package, which kind of peels away from itself like American cheese."
>> How nine cities are going green. L.A. doesn't make the list, but Palm Desert, Calif., does for its effort to slash energy consumption by 30% by 2011 -- saving as much as $40 million a year. (via kottke)
>> De-car, get a free bike. Ripon College in Wisconsin's giving free Trek 820 mountain bikes, with helmets and locks — a $400 value -- to incoming freshmen who vow not to bring a car to campus for a year. (via Grist)
>> H&M launches Fashion Against Aids. Celebrities like Rufus Wainwright and Rhianna designed the organic T-shirts and tanks; a quarter of the selling price will go to HIV/AIDS-prevention projects. (via Treehugger)
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