Los Angeles Gets CONNECTED

Our girl Sarah Shewey of Pink Cloud Events really did her thug thizzle this past weekend at the Abbot Kinney festival. Her execution of the green lifestyle area, CONNECTED, was a smashing success.

The festivities kicked off on Saturday night with a VIP lounge for media and sponsors of the event. The real party started on Sunday, where over 100 thousand people made their way to the festival to enjoy a day of music, food, shopping and entertainment.

GG&S was honored to be a media sponsor for CONNECTED, and we were excited to see so many people taking an interactive part in the lifestlye lounge. A good time was had by all!

Check out our girl Sarah Shewey’s blog at Pink Cloud Events, or peep her appearance on Alter Eco, or contact her for more socially conscious event planning here.

Thanks for letting us be a part of such a succcesful and meaningful movement!

Posted by thuy and jen

Google Transit

On Sept, 23rd, 2008, Google Transit launched a feature which makes it easier for New Yorkers and visitors to the city, to plan trips and locate destinations on one of the largest transit systems in the United States.

Google Transit incorporates the cities subway stops, bus routes and commuter trains to outlying areas with its map features including street views. Simply type in your departure point and your destination and voilà, everything you need is at your fingertips.

No more guessing if the train you hopped on is going to drop you off in Williamsburg instead of the West Village. There’s also a feature called “Google Translate” so the tool can be used for the city’s non-English speaking tourists, visitors or immigrants.

Posted by jen

Go Veggie

Founded in 1977, and taking place on October 1st, World Vegetarian Day, was created to promote the “joy, compassion and life-enhancing possibilities of vegetarianism”. It is a day for meat eaters to give meatless dining selections a try and for vegetarians to celebrate being a “veggie”.

Encourage your friends to give it a try for a day, or even a month (October also marks Vegetarian Awareness Month).

Put down that pepperoni pizza and pick up a veggie burger!!

Via ecorazzi

Posted by jen

Lindsay Lohan- Green Grown And Sexy?

Apparently Lindsay Lohan is on the Britneys Spears diet of cigs, soda and snacks (looks like she prefers Doritos over Britney’s fave, Cheetos), but at least she didn’t take a plastic bag.

I’m giving her credit for this one. Go Lindsay!

Via perez hilton

Posted by jen

Gossip Girls And Great Food

Do Vegetarians Really Do It Better?

VegPorn is not your average YouPorn. The site was started by..um…hold on…wait for it….Furry Girl and has been around since 2003. Damn, how have I been going on without this site for the past 5 years? I kid, I kid.

They don’t care about size or shape and all of their models are vegans or vegetarians. You can join for the low price of $12 a month, although I don’t think I would, even if it were $FREE.99. Be prepared to see lots of trees as backdrops and bushy, unshaved yes yes holes straight from the 70′s. Herbivores delight! Or as they lightly put it, “Eat Pussy, Not Pork.”

Warning- if you happen to be at your desk right now, I highly suggest you look over both shoulders before checking out the two links above. They are VERY NSFW.

Posted by thuy

Walmart To Reduce Plastic Bags

The last time I was in a Walmart was to pick up a couple copies of the Leonardo Dicaprio narrated DVD, The 11th Hour. Having grown up in Canada, Walmart stores are a dime a dozen, while they are few and far between in Los Angeles.

All that aside, Walmart is looking to eliminate 9 million plastic shopping bags per year by the year 2013. Walmart will team up with the Environmental Defense Fund (EFD) to develop strategies to reduce, reuse and recycle an average of one-third of their plastic bags from 2008 levels. This will result in the elimination of an estimated 290,000 tonnes of carbon emissions and energy consumption equal to 678,000 barrels of oil.

Via green daily

Posted by jen

Fey Strikes Again As Palin On SNL

I hope you’ve downed your 3rd Sunday mimosa or bloody mary by now. It will make the clip above funnier than hell and the one below easier to get through.

Source- Gothamist

Posted by thuy

This Is Where 100,000+ Angelenos Will Be Today

Parking will be a bitch so carpool-bike-skate-bus-walk-skeet your way on down towards the beach and hopefully I see your pretty little faces in the crowd.

Details

Posted by thuy

Everybody’s Doin’ It

Next time you’re at Tar-jay doing your household run for Method cleaning supplies or natural beauty products, be sure to mosey on over to the apparel section and check out their line of organic cotton t-shirts for men and women. They have ones with graphics as well as solid colored tee’s. We picked up a few for our workout wear and they are so soft. At $12.99 a pop, you’ll want one in every color. Well O.K., not all of them because that would be excessive. Check out Target online to see their growing list of eco-friendly products.

Posed by thuy

Will You Answer That Call?

How hot is this PSA of Eva Mendes and Scarlett Johansson encouraging people to recycle their used cell phones in a bid to lessen CO2 emissions by limiting the energy needed to create new phones? Muy caliente!

Click here to learn how and why.

Posted by thuy

Banksy Backs Plastic Bag Ban

Whoa, say that 5 times fast.

Posted by thuy

I’m John McCain And I Approve This Message

Pssst… Do Something! Watch this video and pass it along.

Thanks Karl!

Posted by jen

www.thegreatschlep.com

Comedian Sarah Silverman encourages you to get your Jewish grandparents in Florida to get out there and vote for Obama to swing the crucial vote in Florida. “Don’t have grandparents in Florida? Not Jewish? No Problem!” She still encourages you to create dialogue with your relatives about Obama.

An example of her “talking points” when trying to encourage Jewish grandparents to vote for Obama:
Barack ♥ Israel and so do you!

Go to www.thegreatschlep.com for more info.

Posted by jen

What’s the 411?

It’s official. Jan. 1st, 2009, no more texting while driving. Good riddance.- LA Times

Solar is the new gold. Thieves are getting over on panels of goodness, selling on Ebay & Craigslist.- NY Times

Polar bears turning into Hannibal Lecters of the Artic, thanks to global warming- Treehugger

A single large farm can produce more pollution than the state of Texas. – Daily Green

Schools going to 4 day week to save money. We should do the same with work. Mondays suck. -Commercial Appeal

Posted by thuy

Green Your Baby

Two of my dear friends welcomed a baby boy into the world last week. The proud new parents have been eco-conscious way before it was “cool to be green,” so it came as no surprise when I checked their registry online and saw that they listed plenty of eco-conscious baby products.

I was excited that the Born Free glass bottles were still available. They are BPA, Phthalate and PVC free. If I were a parent, I would take the extra precaution and buy these bottles instead.

The FDA won’t admit that the chemicals found in conventional plastic bottles may be dangerous to a child’s health. Remember, Phthalates are believed to make boys have smaller wee-wee’s, among a long list of other things. You wouldn’t want to do that to your future son would you?

I also picked up an organic cotton swaddler, or as some of me and my friends like to call it, an eggroll or burrito wrapper. I got a few other items but I didn’t gift wrap any of them. Why? Because it’s a waste of paper that’s going to be ripped off and thrown away. Instead I bought a 100% recyclable gift bag from Babies R Us, threw the items in and called it a day.

Congrats to Ivana, Greg and earth friendly baby Luka.

Posted by thuy

Pur~lisse

Our girl Jen Yen is making waves in the beauty industry. She is the president and creator of a line of skincare products called Pur~lisse. The line is free of synthetic fragrances, dyes, animal products, allergens, petrochemicals, and parabens.

As a working actress and model, Jen Yen found that her skin was breaking out after long hours under bright lights and heavy makeup. To this end, she created Pur~lisse based upon centuries of chinese beauty secrets, combined with advanced skin science. Check the website to see the whole line of products or hit up a high end retailer in your hood.

Posted by jen

Letterman Disses McCain

Gotta love Dave Letterman! If you have 9 minutes and 11 seconds of free time and your looking for a good laugh, then ch-ch- check this video of Dave rippin’ into John McCain. Priceless!!

Via perez hilton

Posted by jen

The World Needs A Stiff One Right About Now

Is all of this news of the economic meltdown and John McCain dipping out on the upcoming presidential debate getting you down in the dumps? If so, you may want to track down the Makers Mark- Rock the Vote bus tour and get yourself one five of these limited edition, triple-dipped Maker’s Mark bottles, made to remind people to register to vote.

After you get your stash, come over to my place. We’ll peel off that non-biodegradable triple dipped wax, break out the ice and drink to our hearts content. I’ll switch off CNN so we can watch reruns of Absolutely Fabulous and laugh ourselves into oblivion. Once we’re nice and drunk and feeling all warm and fuzzy inside, we can drift off to sleep and dream of a better world.

Preferably one without global warming, animal cruelty and all this f*ckery going on in the politickin’ game.

Posted by thuy

Abbot Kinney Festival Goes Green

The weekend is almost here and we’re looking forward to attending and covering the green living section at the Abbot Kinney Festival called Connected, this Sunday, September 28th.

There will be an art workshop, a gourmet green food court, and an artists lounge featuring works from some of LA’s most talented artists who engage in dialogue about the environment.

Click on the thumnails below to see the other good peeps and fellow greenies that will be also sponsoring and covering Connected. GG&S is excited to be part of the event and we hope to see you all there.

Posted by thuy & jen

Ben & Jerry’s Chunky Monkey Breast Milk Flavor?

PETA has sent a letter to ice cream purveyors, Ben & Jerry’s, urging them to end the needless suffering of dairy cows and their calves, by using human breast milk in their ice cream instead of cow’s milk. This request comes on the heels of a Swiss restaurateur’s decision to substitute breast milk from lactating mothers for 75% of the cow’s milk used in the dishes he serves.

Cherry Garcia à la breast milk anyone??

(If it’s any consolation Ben & Jerry’s now makes organic ice cream. Check out the new flavors here.)

Rad Flick via Missbehave

Posted by jen

Toms Pop-Up Shop

Toms Shoes is launching a pop-up shop on Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Venice Beach on Saturday, September 27th. Toms Shoes provides a pair of shoes for a needy child for every pair sold. There will be a kick-off party for the store on the 27th, with the last day to snatch up a pair of shoes on October 22nd.

Check out the Toms lounge at the Abbot Kinney Festival on Sunday, September 28th.

Click flyer below for details

Posted by jen

Via Racked

Richie-Madden Children’s Foundation

I love to see celebrities using their fame for a good cause. Nicole Richie and her main squeeze, Good Charlotte frontman, Joel Madden, have made donating to a charitable cause super easy. They are looking to raise $25,000 to build a state of the art playground for kids at the Beyond Shelter in L.A.

If you care to donate, all you have to do is text “CHILD” to 90999 and a $5 donation will be made. Hey, if you can pick up the phone to vote for the next American Idol or Dancing With The Stars candidate, then you can definitely put your digits to good use and donate to a worthwhile cause.

Learn more about the Richie-Madden Children’s Foundation here.

Via i’m not obsessed

Posted by jen

Alexander Wang Wants Change

If my whole wardrobe was filled with clothing from uber-designer Alexander Wang, I could die a happy fashionista. Now he’s really rocking my world with his signature loose fitting tanks, this time emblazoned with “Change”.

The tank top was first previewed at the Obama “Runway for Change” during New York Fashion Week and is now available here along with designs by Rag and Bone as well as other designers.

Via racked

Posted by jen

Celebs 4 Whatever It Takes

My New York eco-friendly shopping saga continues. I stopped in at Urban Outfitters looking for a black pleather skirt that I had seen online. No luck with the skirt but walked out with 2 reusable tote bags (it’s becoming an addiction), designed by various celebrities for WhateverItTakes.org

Kanye West, Alexander McQueen, Stella McCartney and Gwen Stefani were among the celebs who lent their designs for the cause.

When you purchase a bag ($38) you are helping the 21st Century Leaders Foundation a charitable organization which funds key global development causes, including poverty alleviation, environmental conservation and the protection of children.

Net royalty proceeds generated by the Whatever It Takes Campaign go to the 21st Century Leaders Foundation, to fund selected charitable projects including those nominated by the celebrity artist.

I copped the bags designed by Kanye and Stella to add to my growing collection. Get out and cop yours!

(Stella and McQueen pictured below)

Posted by jen

Celebs Say Yes on Prop 2

Vote Yes On Prop 2. Join Alicia Silverstone, Russell Simmons, Persia White, Amy Smart, GZA from Wu-Tang and many others in the fight against animal cruelty, to support family farmers, and to protect our health and food safety.

Posted by thuy

Natural In New York

So I’ve been on an extended stay in NYC and aside from eating and shopping my way through the Big Apple, I’ve been impressed with all of the vegetarian restaurants, natural food markets and eco-friendly stores. On my way to C.O Bigelow I got sidetracked by Lifethyme Natural Market (healthy organic food downstairs, all-natural beauty emporium upstairs).

I was transfixed with all of the products that not only smelled great but didn’t contain all of the nasty toxic chemicals of traditional beauty products. I left with a kukui body butter, a super moisturizing face balm and citrus body wash and packed it all up in my organic reusable tote.

Posted by jen

Because Finding A Trash Can Is So Hard

This past weekend I participated in Coastal Cleanup Day, but instead of the beach, I opted to go to the Culver City Creek. Once I did a mapquest, it was either 60 miles roundtrip to Zuma or 12 miles RT to Culver City and with gas prices nowadays….

When I first arrived along the walkway, I didn’t see any trash whatsoever. I kept my eyes peeled for cigarette butts, plastic bottle caps, jack in the crack soft drink cups- nada. I finally looked over the embankment- BINGO.

During my clean up I saw a lot of styrofoam, plastic food coverings, bottle tops, plastic bags, cigarette butts, etc., the usual suspects of litter. The not so usual were window blinds, a broken plastic trash can, part of a bicycle, fishing rods, kids plastic toys and so on.

Unless your throwaway item happens to be dripping in shit, puke or maggots, you should be holding on to it until you find a trash can or get home. Littering is lame and recycling is key.

For G. Yu

Posted by thuy

Will Ferrell As Bush On Global Warming

Bring on the LOL’S.

Posted by thuy

I Love Eco-Friendly Fannypacks

Yup, you read that right, I rock fannypacks and I rock them to the fullest. Thank you Erica for sending me the vegan approved (no) leather Claw Money X Boosted bumbag and laptop case to add to my collection. Mad Steez will no longer be alone.

Thanks for the love! xx

Posted by thuy

Steve-O Says Yes To Drugs But No To Fur

Damn… Where do I come up with these ingenious, witty, original, headline-grabbing post titles…?? Ok, they are usually pretty corny but this one was pretty good, if I do say so myself.

It really just sums everything up perfectly and gets me off the hook from writing a long-winded post. Enjoy!

Posted by jen

Breakin’ It Down: Upcycle

Upcycling is a reinvestement in the environment. It involves the use of waste materials to create new products. Upcycling takes something that is disposable and transforms it into something of greater use and value. Check out this site that shows you some great ways to get the most out of your disposables.

Posted by jen

Source- Wikipedia

Get Yo’ Bump N Grind On With Yes

It’s companies like Yes and Rent A Green Box that get my organic cotton panties wet. Yes is a natural lubricant that is made from organic ingredients, which means it is completely free of parabens, glycerin, hormones, silicones and petroleum products.

Remember, ladies you’re putting this stuff in your honey pot and guys, your love stick is going to be swimming in it, so you may want to go the natural way.

The company is also against testing on animals. Did you know that KY tests their warming liquids by rubbing it on rabbits vaginas and penises? Poor rabbits!

Yes recognizes that global warming is real and they are committed to the 3 R’s in their business practice. They reduce packaging and their energy use. What they can’t reduce, they reuse, and the rest gets recycled. They adhere to a sustainable wood policy and make donations that support a climate change initiative. And of course, all of their packaging and containers are recyclable.

And since YES is the name of one of my favorite dances, I leave you with this video by comedian and dancer, Robert Hoffman. Seriously, get your earphones on if you’re at work, it’s kinda NSFWish and press play, over and over and over again.

“Oh-oh, look at Kiki, she caught the YES. Alright, slow down bitch, that’s enough. Kiki stop, you’re YESING too hard!”

For Kiki, Lexie and Fawnita xx

Posted by Tay Tay

Kooba Green Tote

Organic cotton canvas large tote with metallic cork trim and two exterior zip pockets. On sale now at Barneys. $245 $169.

Posted by thuy

Voting Is Oh So Sexy

Make sure you’re registered, do it here.

Posted by thuy

We Save A Tree, Me Name Ali

Ali G. takes to the streets of London to find out why it’s bad to cut down trees. Innit?

Posted by thuy

8 Pelicans Found With Broken Wings

The birds were found this past week on Bolsa Chica State Beach and 7 of the 8 have died so far. Their wings were deliberately broken.

Unless this was the doing of Dexter (my current serial killer crush in make believe land,) I seriously need to have a heart to heart with the shithead(s) that did this. And by heart to heart I mean I need have a little intentional breaking penis party of my own.

I say penis because serious or repeated animal cruelty is seen more often in boys than in girls and besides that, I like saying penis.

Um ok, back to the matter at hand, animal cruelty sucks a big one.

Posted by thuy

Y-3 Makes A Sexy Sleek Sigg

Love the Y-3 Yohji Yammamato collabo with Sigg. The $90 price tag, not so much. I think we’ve found a fashionable enough water bottle for Madge to rock when she’s being shot by the razzi’s.

She should have her gazillion helper’s pour her $10k per month of Kabbalah water into these sigg’s and at least trick us into thinking she’s finally practicing what she’s preaching.

Source Men.Style

Posted by thuy

What’s The 411?

The FDA still believes BPA is safe, but say they’ll look into it. Give us a freakin’ break, ban it already!- Star Tribune

Coke dealers tack on delivery charge. Damn, you know it’s bad when the pushers are feeling the pinch – Green Daily

Co-op America changing name to Green America, because green is a good look- Co-op America

Norway to give 1 billion dollars to save the Amazon rain forest. Go Oslo! – MSN Green

Iowa pig plant considering installing video-monitors, training employees proper animal treatment and will avoid hiring male rednecks with issues.- Nola

Brad Pitt donates 100K to vote no on prop 8. Now that’s my kind of man. Do it for the gays Bradley! – Dlisted

Posted by thuy

Get Connected At The Abbot Kinney Festival

Next Sunday, the 24th annual Abbot Kinney Festival rolls into Venice, CA. Abbot Kinney Blvd. will be closed to traffic from Main St. to Venice Blvd to accommodate the festivities. There will be 3 stages of live music, dancers and performance artists, a spectacular Family Courtyard, Traditional festival and ethnic foods, a Beer Garden, a Green Living Area and over 300 vendors featuring original handcrafted goods.

Pink Cloud Events has been commisoned to curate and produce a young and engaging green lifestlyle area called CONNECTED.

The “CONNECTED” concept focuses on the motivation for living a green lifestyle: to be connected to your community, your environment, your future and your self.

The Green Living Area will feature a multitude of delicious healthy food and beverage options, a bike valet, eco-art workshops, environmentally focused tours of the surrounding neighborhood, and a community music piece.

The goal for this year is to be a zero waste event. They are encouraging recycling and will not be allowing vendors to use plastic bags or Styrofoam, so bring your fashionable reusable totebags. In the “Green Living Area” there will be environmentally conscious vendors and non-profits, interactive events, workshops and innovative ideas on Green living. They’re asking everyone to bike to the event (there will be a bike valet), or take public transportation.

If you care about the environment and want to connect with others that do as well, you won’t want to miss this event. We’ll be there throughout the day so be sure to come visit us in the Green Lifestyle Area, which is located on Milwood Avenue, next to the G2 environmental art gallery.

• Where: Abbot Kinney between Main and Venice
• When: Sunday, September 28th: 10 am- 6:30 pm
• Link here for the Green Lifestyle section of the Abbot Kinney Festival

Coastal Cleanup Day 09.20.08

Last year I attended my first California Coastal Cleanup Day. It’s not an event I would have normally volunteered my services to. I remember noticing it was on a Saturday morning and thinking to myself, there’s no way I can do that, I’ll be too busy nursing my hangover about that time in the morning.

Well when the day before the event finally came up, I got some crazy hair up my arse and decided to cancel my plans for that night, get to bed early and head out to the beach the next morning to clean up litter off the beach. I’m glad I did it and I’m looking forward to being a part of it again this year.

Every state with a coastline participates, including the Great Lakes states, and even some inland states clean river and lake shores. The one-day cleanup is international—at last count, over 60 nations participated—and may be the largest volunteer day on the planet.

Heal The Bay brings out over 10,000 volunteers to cleanup sites each year in L.A. County to over 50 sites along Santa Monica Bay and along inland creeks and waterways. Go to their site to find a location near you.

I’ll probably pick Zuma Beach again. Holla at me if any of you are planning on going.

Posted by thuy

Carrot Mobbin’ SF

Carrotmob Makes It Rain from carrotmob on Vimeo.

Carrotmob organizes consumers to make purchases that give financial rewards to those businesses who agree to make socially beneficial choices.

In this viral campaign, they choose a liquor store in the Mission District of San Francisco that agrees to put aside 22% of its profit for environmentally friendly improvements, if CM gets shoppers to come in on one day to make purchases that exceeds its normal daily sales.

K&D market brings in between $1800-$2000 a day on average, $3000 on a really good weekend day. On the day of the event, they made over $9000 in less than 3 hours, which allowed them to redo their lighting system to be energy efficient as well as get new gaskets in their refrigerators.

You big corporations better watch out. There’s a new crew in town and they’re about to bust some carrot caps in yo’ asses.

Thanks & Happy Bday Liz. xx

Posted by thuy

High-Rolling Chihuahuas

I need to offset the the depressing post below. I’ve never been a big chihuahua lover, but these ones melted my heart. The pups were born with a congenital defect that left them without front legs. They were rescued from a puppy mill by the North Shore Animal League in Port Washington, NY on Long Island, which is the world’s largest no-kill pet adoption center and is home to many special needs pets.

Donors contributed 1k for custom aluminum-frame scooters for the pups in January. Before that, the dogs were able to hop and walk on their hind legs. They have since been adopted by Donna Imhof who works as a veterinary technician at North Shore. Truly amazing.

via celebitchy

What Would You Title This Post?

I can’t even put into words what this story made me feel. Although I don’t agree with some of Peta’s tactics of getting their messages across, I am always grateful for their undercover videos of animal abuse.

I can’t refrain or apologize for putting these type of pictures or videos (click it, I double dog dare ya) on this blog. Ever. I’m sure these are not the images anyone wants to see while having their morning coffee and breakfast, especially if it consists of bacon, but I feel the need to spread the word to those that want to know what’s really going down in the green pastures slaughterhouses of America.

In this undercover video, workers on a hog feedlot are seen slamming baby pigs onto a cement floor, shocking them with cattle prods, beating them with metal poles and shoving poles into the anuses and vaginas of the animals.

The feedlot is located in Bayard, Iowa and provides meat to Hormel Foods, the maker of SPAM. After earlier Humane Society videos documented cattle abuse at feedlots, Hormel said none of its suppliers abused animals.

PETA will turn its videos over to the Green County Sheriff’s Department and demand the arrest of 18 workers. PETA says the following abuses were witnessed by its investigators:

• A supervisor shoved a cane into a sow’s vagina, struck her on the back about 17 times, and then struck another sow.
• Multiple pigs were beaten with metal gate rods, and lacerations were found on more than 30 sows – which is probably evidence of more abuse.
• A worker hit a young pig in the face four times with the edge of a herding board, and investigators witnessed dozens of similar incidents involving this worker and 11 other workers.
• Two men – including a supervisor – were witnessed jabbing clothespins into pigs’ eyes and faces. A supervisor also poked two animals in the eyes with his fingers.

And this my dear friends, is one of the biggest reasons why I gave up meat on January 2nd, 2008. I can’t understand this type of cruel and perverted behavior. WTF compels human beings to do this to animals?

The thumbnails below are of:

• A pig that had blue toxic paint sprayed into it’s snout and eyes as she nursed her piglets.
• Piglets that were slammed into the ground to be killed but are still alive, suffering til their death.
• Tails and testacles that were cut without any anesthetic.
• A pig forced to farrow in a cage just large enough to allow the sow to lie on her side.

via Green Daily

Posted by thuy

Jump Start To Green Kits

Don’t you wish everything in life came with a “Jump Start Kit”… You know, like a Jump Start to Getting Your Dream Job Kit or a Jump Start to Making all the Right Moves Kit.. I really could’ve used the Jump Start to Not Falling For The Wrong Kind of Guy Kit (on more than one occasion)… Ladies, you know you feel me on that one!!

Anyways the Jump Start to Green Kit, just made your life a whole lot easier. This starter kit comes with all the basics to making that “green” transition. Included in the kit you will find CFL light bulbs, a Kleen Kanteen water bottle, a shower timer (yep, it’s all about the navy showers), insulated reusable grocery bags etc. Get all the details here.

Posted by jen

Terry Richardson Reps For Obama

How great is this flick? Terry Richardson, photographer extraordinaire with a habit of photographing his own private parts in a variety of compromising situations, shaking hands with the homie, Barack Obama. Love the juxtaposition!

Get out there and vote!!

Posted by jen

Madonna Get Stupid

This video was a backdrop on Madonna’s Sticky and Sweet tour for the song “Get Stupid.” It received a lot of backlash and was condemned by John McCain’s peeps. Watch to see why.

Posted by thuy

Volt Revealed

The long awaited Chevy Volt made it’s debut in Detroit yesterday. It is engineered to run purely off an electric motor for up to 40 miles on a single charge from a home outlet. After that a four-cylinder gasoline engine kicks in to charge the battery. The car would get more than 50 mpg if the driver drains the battery and uses a tank of gas. But the company says most drivers commute less than 40 miles a day, so they’ll rarely use gasoline.

It’s supposed to be released sometime in 2010. Actual price for the car is yet to be announced but it’s rumored to be in the 40K range. I’m all for electric cars but I believe Toyota will be coming out with a plug in as well, in 2010, and I doubt it will cost as much as the Volt.

via Business Week

Posted by thuy

Do You Have A Crazy Green Idea?

WIth this whole shift in green thinking, have you ever had a light bulb go off in your head on how to help the environment? If so, our good friends over at the XPrize Foundation want to hear from you.

Your first step should be to watch their introductory video, to get an idea of what they’re looking for. Next, you’ll need to make a two minute video with your crazy green idea on energy and the environment and submit it here. Entries must be made by October 31st, 2008. Simple as that.

Oh and btw, there’s a $25,000 grand prize.

Yup, you better be scurrying on over to your webcam right now. Two minutes, one slamming crazy idea to help mother earth and 25 G’s. Need I say more? Get your thinking caps on GG&S readers! Check out the video submissions they have so far and get in where you fit in.

For general info about the X Prize Foundation, visit here:

• www.xprize.org
• www.genomics.xprize.org
• www.progressiveautoxprize.org
• www.googlelunarxprize.org

Posted by thuy & jen

Economic Comic Relief

Posted by jen