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A.M. Greenlist: Knut's a bit nutty

Knut

>> Cute polar bear Knut's a psychopath. "Knut is a combination of abused child-soldier and abused child-star -- treated as a useful spectacle, with too little regard for his long-term psychological well-being."

>> Deplastickers: Here's how to refill your Brita filter. You'll need a sharp utility knife (and/or drill), a cheap polyethylene plug, and an activated carbon mix from an aquarium store. (via Lifehacker) Earlier:  FilterForGood.

>> L.A. Times environment reporter Elizabeth Douglass finally nixes disposable bottled water in exchange for a BPA-free CamelBak water bottles. It's like she's reading my blog and taking my advice -- though her husband seems oddly comfortable with his plastic bag habit. I wonder what steps the other enviro reporters at LAT have taken --

>> In the market for a green computer? Sony's TZ series of 11.1" subnotebooks gets Greenpeace's nod as the greenest computer. Prices start at $1900.

>> Chipotle's no longer owned by McDonald's, and the Mexican grill's making strides into locavorianism!

>> The Environmental Protection Agency plans to reopen five closed libraries by this fall, after critique over the slipshod decision to close the libraries and the failure to open them on a timely manner once the funding came through.

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jrb

Sad story about the possible future for Knut.

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