Remember to think green when packing school lunches for your children – Green Daily

“Whatever its success in getting new cars off the lots and quickly injecting several billion dollars into the economy, some academics say that the ‘cash for clunkers’ program is an expensive way to help the environment.” That’s some damn fine reporting work there, Lou – Green Inc.

Do you live in Chicago? Do you know the historic Talbott Hotel? Did you know that it is ridiculously green? – Gadling

“Green travel programme offers cars, bikes, buses” and a hilarious photo – Greenbang

Are Clorox Green Works products green? The short answer is yes, but did you know they are a company that has the gall to want to make a profit? – Inhabitat

Tom Savage from CleanTechnica shares his 30 favorite green newsletters. – CleanTechnica

Did you know that Texas is leading the green movement? Hey! Stop laughing! According to the Pew Research Center Texas has the second most green businesses and jobs in the country after California. – cbs11tv.com

Did you know that there may be a new net domain aimed at green groups, .eco, in the near future? Did you know that two groups are fighting to control it? Don’t feel bad, I didn’t either. – Rocket News

Samsung will be introducing a cell phone made from 80% recycled material next week. – earth2tech

Project Green Search is looking for the next green model. Could it be you? – Mother Nature Network

Are you looking for some green iPhone apps? Daniel Hohler at the Matter Network has some reviews. – Matter Network

“A new study by Oregon State University suggests having multiple children may be the most environmentally damaging of all human activities.” Jeeze… That’s a buzz kill. – An Honest Climate Debate

This could be the perfect time to starting investing “green.” With that in mind here are 4 exchange traded funds profiting from green energy – Investment U

Here is a relatively technical article about the development of a new “green” industrial lubricant – Scientific Blogging – Science 2.0

“Let’s be quite clear about this: carbon will be the world’s biggest market and people are set to make a fortune out of it. Some of them might even care about the environment.” – G-Online

There is a company out there (Aakron) making “green” 12 and 17 ounce stadium cups. What a great idea! Cups like these are never going to go away, so they might as well be as green as possible – Ecopreneurist

The bastion of truth and justice that is Fox News has reported that President Obama’s Green Jobs Czar has a history of “anarchism and communism”. I don’t know how stupid Fox News reporters and viewers are, but aren’t communism and anarchism polar opposites of each other? If you really think about it isn’t capitalism much, much closer to anarchy? …I’m just saying… – More About Politics

A nice concise article explaining ways that a “green” automobile will save you money – Online Car Insurance Guide

Every other “green” business article I read seems to be an article about China going green. Now I hear that Pepsi is opening a green plant over there. What are those communists really up to? – TheTradingReport

Happy 4th of July!  Fun facts and triva about the 4th of  July.  4th of July fun facts 

The latest in Green Gossip check it out.   Ecorazzi  

Jessica Alba talks eco chic with Vogue.

Materials needed to make recycled paper.

The Museum of Science in Industry in Chicago has built this fantastic home that you can tour that is advertised as Green and Wired.  The exhibit originally was suppose to last through January 2009, but because of it’s popularity it was updated even more and extended through January 2010.  Take a tour of the Green and Wired House.

I found a great site on ConsumerReports.org that has an interactive Home Improvement Guide , check it out.  Run the mouse over the rooms in the house you are thinking of remodeling and get reviews and  tips on the different materials and fixtures.  Look for energy efficient products. Consumer Reports home improvement guide.

Want to learn how to construct a Worm Farm?  Follow the steps of this activity supplied by the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. Worm Farm activity.

A list of alternative insect repellents. And may I suggest our own natural bug spray – IdeaMarketers

Lamborghini is going green! Now you don’t have any more excuses not to buy one – CARADVICE.COM.AU

The bedding industry is going green. Plus some tips about how to buy green bedding – TreeHugger

“A new study says that the number of green jobs in the United States grew 9.1 percent between 1998 and 2007, about two and a half times faster than job growth in the economy as a whole.” – The New York Times – Green Inc. Blog

Many companies that don’t own their office space are starting to utilize “green leases.” What exactly is a “green lease?” My Green Element has the scoop – My Green Element

“The average green collar worker makes $76,000 per year,” in this economy that’s a good reason to make even a staunch anti-environmentalist go green – The Business Insider

Are WindCubes going to be the big thing that help metropolitan areas to go green? – Earth2Tech

Obama is “less green than he promised.” (or maybe not… is it just me, or is every paragraph other than the first one a non sequitur when compared to the headline? Maybe something is lost in the translation from French?) – Le Monde diplomatique

“China intends to lead the low-carbon race and is already beginning to unleash a low-carbon dragon.” Isn’t that quote at least a little ethnically insensitive? If Ireland was pushing for massive environmental reforms would it be OK to say that “Ireland intends to unleash a low-carbon leprechaun”? – The New York Times – Green Inc. Blog

Does your local sports team have green facilities? Since only 11 facilities in the United States are LEED certified, probably not – Green Guide for Everyday Living

Harvard is hosting a green 25 year reunion this year – The New York Times – Green Inc. Blog

How green is Judge Sonia Sotomayor? Quick answer: it’s hard to tell – Legal Planet

Planning on going to Charlotte in late 2009? Bank of America is opening up an LEED Gold Ritz-Carlton by the end of the year – Luxist

I know it can be hard for artists to find eco-friendly art supplies. But here is a list of 6 green friendly art supply companies – Alease Michelle via The Green Phone Booth

GreenDaily has a new toolbar with the Green Wizard Utility. This utility “will help you fine-tune your computer to save energy.” I’m lazy, and have enough toolbars as it is so I have yet to install this, but if anyone has something to say about it please leave a comment – GreenDaily

“Michigan Will Lead the Green Industrial Revolution,” and all it took was the complete collapse of the automobile industry. – The Huffington Post

Just for fun: the extremely cool looking zeroHouse – zeroHouse via dornob

Canada is trying to make the 2010 Olympics the ‘greenest’ ever – treehugger

“China will spend more than six times America’s green stimulus spending as a percentage of their respective economies – or $13 million an hour” – Business Insider

The Evil Empire that is Walmart is making their suppliers go green – Huffington Post

Nicole Richie is going green! The battle against environmental waste is over! – PopCrunch

Why buy harmful cleaning supplies? Here are recipes for 16 home made cleaning products – Pioneer Thinking

The EPA’s composting page offers a lot of tips of how a first time composter can get started – United States Environmental Protection Agency

Conservation recommendations for shelter, transportation, and consumables. Plus they even let you track your conservation efforts! – Brighter Planet