Yahoos are always looking for new information, websites, articles, and videos to share. Yahoo! Green editors are a diverse bunch interested in all kinds of Earth-friendly stuff, like organic food, green parenting, recyclable crafts, biking to work, eco-travel, and sustainable holidays.
Put these groups together and you get this blog, Green Picks. We're highlighting useful and interesting things we find around the Internet as we try to change our lives and our planet for the better.
Let us know what you think about the blog and give us your feedback on Yahoo! Green.
Recent Blog Entries
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The green Olympics leave us with high-tech, eco-uniforms
By Trystan L. Bass for Green Picks
Athletes wear 100% recycled polyester uniforms and shoes that use dramatically less materials than usual -- and they're still breaking records. Nike shows how environmentalism and high-performance can go together. Read full post »
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Didn't we learn anything from the 1970s energy crisis?
By Trystan L. Bass for Green Picks
This summer of high gas prices isn't a first -- America experienced a major energy crisis 30 years ago, and we rose to the challenge. Read full post »
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How green is your college?
By Trystan L. Bass for Green Picks
New rankings evaluate how eco-friendly universities are, based on green buildings, renewable energy, recycling, and sustainable practices. Read full post »
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Clean your car without toxics or water
By Kastle Waserman for Green Picks
Cheaper than the car wash and kinder to your water bill, the Eco Touch spray will shine your car without harming the environment. Read full post »
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Does that gift card keep on giving?
By Trystan L. Bass for Green Picks
Stuck with a pile of plastic credit-card-like thingies leftover from the holidays? Plenty Magazine knows what to do. Read full post »
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17 reasons why biking is a good idea
By Trystan L. Bass for Green Picks
Biking is healthy, saves money and emissions. What else made the list? Read full post »
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Sew green, save green, look fab
By Trystan L. Bass for Green Picks
Add flair to your wardrobe while recycling clothes into new fashions in a home-grown version of 'Project Runway.' Read full post »
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Green junk mail? Get real
By Trystan L. Bass for Green Picks
Now the New York Times reports that direct-marketing companies think they can make junk mail "greener." As if! Read full post »
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Kitties love the planet, too
By Trystan L. Bass for Green Picks
Kittens who care about climate change now have a website to call their own. Read full post »
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Saving gas isn't just for tree-huggers anymore
By Trystan L. Bass for Green Picks
No matter if you drive a Prius or a Hummer, you can probably stand to save a few bucks on gas right now. Here is our collection of tips for getting the most out of each gallon. Read full post »
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Drive slow, save money -- really
By Trystan L. Bass for Green Picks
Is it really true that driving slower saves gas? In a word: yes. Read full post »
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Getting there
By Sam Silverstein for Green Picks
Green options for getting to and from school abound, if you do your homework. Read full post »
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Beady little plastic doesn't make your skin smooth
By Trystan L. Bass for Green Picks
Some facial scrubs use teeny beads of polyethylene plastic to help clean out your pores. Eww! Read full post »
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Greening your school
By Trystan L. Bass for Green Picks
Does your kid's classroom recycle all those worksheets? What about cafeteria waste? These sites will help raise a generation that is committed to a clean, healthy environment from the start. Read full post »
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Think outside the lunch box
By Trystan L. Bass for Green Picks
Want to help your school make lunchtime greener? These links will help plant the seeds. Read full post »
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Think globally, eat locally
By Michelle Heimburger for Green Picks
The local food movement is based on a simple idea: Food that is shipped long distances isn't as fresh, and therefore isn't as flavorful or healthy -- and produces a bigger carbon footprint than those produced locally. Read full post »
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Keeping cool indoors
By Trystan L. Bass for Green Picks
If you don't have air conditioning -- or if you want to keep your power bill from going gangbusters -- you still can lower the temperature inside your house or apartment. Read full post »
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Trading carbon for green
By Michelle Heimburger for Green Picks
Leaving on a jet plane? Learn how to offset your travel's impact. Read full post »
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Eco-cocktail, anyone?
By Trystan L. Bass for Green Picks
Serve up sustainable sangria and organic vodka cosmos at your next party. Read full post »
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Bluetooth? iPhone? Don't just ditch the old phone
By Trystan L. Bass for Green Picks
When it's time for a new cell phone, recycle the old one. Turn it in to the manufacturer or donate it to charity. Read full post »
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