http://www.environmentaldiva.com Because a diva cares Wed, 10 Oct 2007 03:51:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Did you know we're facing a food shortfall for the 3 billion additional people expected to grace Earth by 2050?  That's a heck of a lot of people needing a heck of a lot of food.  One of the solutions to feeding all those phantom people is Vertical Farming, which ... http://www.environmentaldiva.com/2007/10/09/future-of-farming/ I spent quite a bit of time in the cosmetics aisle at Whole Foods today.  I was looking for a natural shampoo that doesn't smell horrible, but was quite unsuccessful.  It wasn't a complete loss because I found a new nailpolish alternative!  (Their claim, not mine.) The No-Miss "Healthy Alternative Product" ... http://www.environmentaldiva.com/2007/09/19/product-review-no-miss-nailpolish/ Discuss. http://www.environmentaldiva.com/2007/09/12/is-environmental-diva-an-oxymoron/ Cargo Cosmetics brings you Plant Love, a lipstick packaged with biodegradable materials. I heard about Plant Love a few months ago and have been meaning to try it. Since I was at the mall this weekend and have been looking for a daytime lipstick, I thought I'd give Plant Love ... http://www.environmentaldiva.com/2007/09/05/product-review-plant-love-lipstick/ I've never been a Spice Girls fan, but I've developed a fascination for Posh Spice after the hype from her move to Cali.  It's not that I care whether America likes her, it's that she's consciously trying to win us over.  Of course, divas don't like competition, so I secretly hope ... http://www.environmentaldiva.com/2007/09/03/wheres-diva-spice/ Some of you kindly (note the sarcasm) mentioned the problem with CFLs is the mercury content and that I didn't discuss that in my last blog entry.  So, I've taken the criticism to heart and the result is the Environmental Smack Down Challenge. Environmental Smack Down Diva (ESDD): *in best announcer voice* Welcome to ... http://www.environmentaldiva.com/2007/09/02/mercury-myth-vs-cfls/ By now you've seen "An Inconvenient Truth," and if you haven't - shame on you. After turning the DVD player off, did you run out to buy CFLs to replace your lightbulbs?    I saw "An Inconvenient Truth" with a group of like-minded environmental types.  After the movie finished, we turned ... http://www.environmentaldiva.com/2007/08/28/lighting-up-the-cfl-way/ How to achieve diva status and maintain a clear conscience? Slowly, that's how. I started easy, with a "low energy" theme - just to get into the groove, you know? My next step was to check out the competition - who are the other environmental divas out there? There's not much, ... http://www.environmentaldiva.com/2007/08/26/go-diva/ Let's play "Guess That Tune." I'm too diva for hum vees too diva for hum vees vees ain't going to seat me I'm too diva for M-hertz too diva for M-hertz So diva it hurts And I'm too diva for spray cans too diva for spray cans light bulbs and fake tans And I'm too diva for ... http://www.environmentaldiva.com/2007/08/17/sing-my-song/ You found me! I'll admire your typing skills as we ponder your environmental diva edification (e-diva-cation, get it?). Let's start simple with the black-screen/white-text-reduced-energy phenomenon. The idea behind this phenomenon is that black backgrounds and white text use less energy to load on a page. Hence, environmentaldiva's black background (although black ... http://www.environmentaldiva.com/2007/08/13/now-for-a-bit-of-e-diva-cation/