the greener side

Green this

In honor of Earth Day, I wrote what may start off as a pessimistic run-down of how to green your life, as well as a guide to green labels. So there. Everybody guzzle plastics! There's no escaping them. But what do they mean? Still, the planet will probably do just fine without us. Maybe we should have a "People on Earth Day," since the resources we seem to be ruining are what keep us hanging here.

Plastic oysters, housewares, and data centers

Here's some more stuff I wrote recently for work:

San Francisco's greenest home?

Killing the oyster pack: An end to 'wrap rage'? (photos)

Treasure trove for the pocket protector set

How data centers are cooling down (photos)

Mapping the U.S. carbon footprint

Shadow falls on San Francisco solar rebates

International Home & Housewares Show (photos): Housewares makers seek greener products

Tiny, greener kitchen tech

Gadgets to fight germs, fat, and frizz