A.M. Greenlist: The lifecycle assessment of all things

>> Get the life cycle assessment of any product. Well, a rough calculation, at least. I tried to do one for my wine glass -- apparently, it'll put 47.2 kgs of CO2 emissions in the environment over its lifetime! (via Treehugger)

>> Author of "The Omnivore's Dilemma" Michael Pollan visits Portland, inspires haiku-esque poems. Taking Pollan's "Eat Food. Not Too Much. Mostly Plants" instructive as the basis for a new poetic form, Portland peeps came up with their own 2-word, 3-word, 2-word stanzas. Sample: "Sweet beet / Dye my mouth / Winter red."

>> Redesign the historic L.A. Jail greenly, get a free trip to Greenbuild 2008. That's the L.A. chapter's challenge for the U.S. Green Building Council Natural Talent 2008 Design Competition, which challenges you to consider "integrated design, sustainability, innovation, and social consciousness." The local winner will compete for a national award at Greenbuild 2008 happening November in Boston.

>> Fish get unnaturally feminine. Chemicals from wastewater are getting into oceans and making male fish produce more estrogen. Some boy fish are developing eggs! "Although some of these contaminants may be in urban runoff, the main source appears to be the 1 billion gallons of partially treated sewage that flows into the ocean every day from the region's four major sewage outfalls."

>> Remember how those big corps made the news by demanding to be eco-regulated? Turns out some are working behind the scenes to unwalk their green talk. Most take un-eco action surreptitiously by getting behind organizations that resist the green movement.

>> Missy Higgins goes green. During a green tour, she talks to guy from the National Center for Atmospheric Research, travels in a Prius, and learns about composting at Mountain View Montessori School.