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A hobbit house in Wales goes green

We're huge fans of The Lord of the Rings here, and 10 years after the first movie came out, we're still quoting lines from the trilogy. So expect us to be thrilled about anything that is remotely LotR-related, such as this cute little hobbit house built by a man named Simon Dale in Wales. Apart from looking like something Bilbo Baggins would live in, the hobbit house is an eco-friendly, off-the-grid structure as well. The house is solar-powered and the family gets water from a nearby spring. Check out Simon's website to learn more about how this type of house is built.

Green fashions at D.C. Fashion Week

Not everyone is aware that Washington, D.C. has its own Fashion Week and that it's currently ongoing. September 19 was the date of the event's eco-fashion show, but today, people can also get a chance to see another eco-fashion show, "Fashion to Fight Childhood Cancer", which will take place from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. tonight at Beauty 360 on 1350 Connecticut Ave NW Washington, D.C. 20036.

Save Wildlife

The Save Vanishing Species stamp is now available at all U.S. post offices. According to the World Wildlife Fund, "all proceeds raised from the premium will go to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Multinational Species Conservation Funds, which support efforts to protect wild populations of tigers, rhinos, elephants, great apes and marine turtles."

Be the Light

A great use for those plastic soda bottles, and a way to save on electric bills. Mabuhay!

C'mon Irene

This September 25, 2011, help local farmers devastated by Hurricane/Tropical Storm Irene by eating out at some New York City restaurants.

Participating restaurants will give up to 10% of their sales to Just Food and Grow NYC.

Check out Dine Out Irene for more information.

Got Smog?

President Obama continues his efforts to cave to the Republicans and disappoint his supporters. The White House has overturned the Environmental Protection Agency's new rules on smog. Brad Plumer states in his blogpost that:

" Right now, most states are still operating under the old 1997 standards. The EPA had earlier directed states not to follow the (somewhat stricter) 2008 Bush standards, because it was working on even tighter rules. But now those tighter rules aren’t happening. As Bill Becker of the National Association of Clean Air Agencies told me, the EPA now has the option of directing states to follow the Bush-era rules, but that seems unlikely, given the White House’s preference to wait until the 2013 review. Which means states would keep operating under the old 1997 standards, which are more lax than even what the Bush administration had proposed. “We would have stricter protections right now if we had just followed the Bush-era rules back in 2008,” says Becker."

Here's the White House official statement if you want to get riled up.

The greener way to eat a hotdog

Now hotdogs aren't necessarily the most healthful food item out there, but many of us can't help having one or two hotdogs every now and then. If you've always wondered whether it's greener to eat a hotdog in a bun or by itself on a fork*, check out the Bun vs. Plastic Fork guesstimation over on design mind.

_{* I myself have debated the environmental issues of eating ice cream on a cone or in a cup.}