Planet Green launches June 04, 2008
 
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    Hollywood Green

    Hollywood Green is a one-hour entertainment news magazine that delivers eco-conscious lifestyle segments combined with up to the minute Hollywood news and expanded stories highlighting how celebrities live green

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    Home & Garden

    Ready, Set, Green, Week Three: Oh Baby!

    I may not have any children, but that doesn't mean I never cruise the baby aisle at the toy store: With five of my friends giving birth to daughters last year and my cousin and sister-in-law both scheduled to deliver before the end of 2008, I've blown my baby-gift budget by more than I care to

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    Supper Club

    Check out the recipes from the world-renowned chefs of Supper Club. Each week, a chef makes a fabulous meal while Tom Bergeron hosts a dinner party of green conversation. You don't need to cook to take a look

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    Food & Health

    Green Your Barbeque: Serve Green Drinks

    No barbeque would be complete without some cool drinks to wash down the carefully-considered eats enjoyed by you and your guests. And, while the temptation to fill your cooler with exotic drinks from far-reaching locales might be strong, we have a few ideas to help make your drinks as green as the

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    Greensburg

    On Greensburg, city manager Steve Hewitt decides to rebuild his devastated city green. He says one of the main inspirations for going green is that Greensburg is an agriculture town and that it's in the town's spirit with all the wide open spaces.

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    Food & Health

    Bagging the Bag: A Revolt Against Going Green

    Blair and I have been friends ever since I moved to New York. We both hosted a talk show when the Oxygen Network first launched. It was a two-hour live daily talk show, so you can imagine how much time we were forced to spend with each other. Thankfully, she's the funniest, sweetest, meanest person

 
 
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Green Your Workout!

POSTED  4 Jul 2008   IN FOOD & HEALTH |   COMMENTS

We all know that exercise is a crucial part of a healthy lifestyle, but as we saw on the G Word recently, not all exercise is eco-friendly.Consuming tons of power with your treadmill or using bicycles that COULD have been constructed out of materials that are more green are not the best exercise... + READ MORE

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Green Beer: Not Just for St. Patrick's Day

POSTED  42 MINUTES AGO   IN FOOD & HEALTH |   COMMENTS

Most people enjoy a good pint of beer. Usually, we obtain the beer at the local pub or in the beer aisle at the grocery store. There are those among us who brew their own beer as a hobby. This raises a question. Is home-brewing better for the environment than buying beer straight from the store? + READ MORE

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Put Some Green In Your Gas Gulper

POSTED  1 HOUR AGO   IN TECH & TRANSPORT |   COMMENTS

As the G Word recently showed us, it'd be very cool to convert your existing gas guzzler to an electric car.Don't be blue if you can n't 'electrify' your ride: there's other things you can do on the fuel-efficiency front, like Drive Steady: According to Treehugger's Ready, Set, Green, driving 65... + READ MORE

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What Do the Buzz Words Really Mean?

POSTED  2 HOURS AGO   IN WORK & CONNECT |   COMMENTS

It's easy to get lost in the lingo when liberal radio host Stephanie Miller and her conservative opponent Doug McIntyre fervently debate a host of pressing environmental issues on Supper Club with Tom Bergeron.Massive steps to alter social norms through the development of alternative energy, the use... + READ MORE

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Company Profile: IZIP

POSTED  3 HOURS AGO   IN TECH & TRANSPORT |   COMMENTS

Ed already owns one kind of electric bicycle ... you know, the one that's bringing home the bread... but Rachelle decides to give him a different kind of charged-up bike for his birthday: an IZIP hybrid bicycle.In 1997 he started IZIP's parent company, Currie Technologies, believing that... + READ MORE

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Formula One Racing Meets Hybrid Technology in 2009

POSTED  6 HOURS AGO   IN TECH & TRANSPORT |   COMMENTS

We have seen several vehicle competitions on Mean Green Machines end in the favor of the hybrid.There are still vehicles with low fuel efficiency, and we are talking 12 mpg... we could achieve that some 50 years ago.The idea of a hybrid race car would have been laughed at 10 years ago, but today it... + READ MORE

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Ready, Set, Green, Week Three: Facing My Furniture

POSTED  8 HOURS AGO   IN HOME & GARDEN |   COMMENTS

I've never put much thought into the green qualities of the furniture I'm buying--most likely because almost all of my furniture has been the flat-packed, build-it-yourself kind.How to Go Green: Furniture More Eco Friendly Choices Restore Thrift Store, Second-Hand Furniture Domino and Treehugger's... + READ MORE

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The Green Laundry Experience

POSTED  8 HOURS AGO   IN HOME & GARDEN |   COMMENTS

When you're washing your favorite pair of jeans or your lucky t-shirt are you thinking of your impact on the planet?Many times the detergents which claim to give you brighter brights, whiter whites, and sweet smelling socks also contain dye, petroleum, and other toxic material. + READ MORE

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5 Reuses 4: #3 - Handbags

POSTED  8 HOURS AGO   IN HOME & GARDEN |   COMMENTS

Do you have a bin full of old pocketbooks you'll never use again, but just can n't toss?Welcome your favorite overnight guests with a gorgeous bag filled with fresh towels and bath supplies. + READ MORE

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Going Tank-less

POSTED  9 HOURS AGO   IN HOME & GARDEN |   COMMENTS

On Wa$ted, an analysis of a couple's home revealed that their biggest energy hog was their water heater.On demand water heaters use a heat exchanger to deliver a high dose of electricity to the water only while it is being used. + READ MORE

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