In an article in BBC News, Dr. George Wilson, an Australian scientist, has come up with a grand solution to reduce Australia’s carbon footprint: eat more kangaroo.

Apparently the sheep and cattle that are herded for livestock in Australia account for 11% of the country’s methane gas production, no thanks to their continuous belching and gas-passing.

That’s a lot of toxic gas!

But kangaroos produce very little methane gas because they have completely different digestive systems.

And they are the perfect alternative to traditional cow burgers.

I think these guys would agree:

Only 2 days after writing my first post on green characters, I found this: The Incredible Hulk Carbon Calculator!

This is beyond cool! Not only do comic fans get to see Ed Norton go even more ballistic than he did in Fight Club and teenage boys get to see Liv Tyler play, yet again, another slow-witted yet angelic love interest, but eco-friendly fans can learn how to reduce their carbon footprint. Read the rest of this entry »

When I was younger I remember that all my friends liked the cute cartoon characters that were associated with the colors of red, pink or purple… or some other horribly bright girly color. I guess that’s why Strawberry Shortcake, Barbie, Elmo, Big Bird and those adorable My Little Ponies were so popular.

But being the tomboy that I was, I was always drawn to colors like blue, black and green. I loved the Smurfs and their evil tormentor Gargamel, who looked more like a goofy Adams Family character than an evil sorcerer.

I also happened to like green characters, like Oscar the Grouch, Kermit the Frog, the Grinch and the Incredible Hulk. Maybe that’s why I got drawn into the green movement. Read the rest of this entry »