Take the stairs instead of the elevator. It's the calorie-burning way to avoid awkward silences (or worse, accidental groping), children who press the buttons for all the floors, Muzak, and unnecessary energy use.

The Benefits
Buns of steel. No surprises here: Climbing stairs burns up to ten times more calories than standing in an elevator.
Step-by-step conservation. Depending on type, capacity and usage, an elevator's yearly energy use can equal that of seven homes.

Radio serves as a powerful discovery engine for new music. However, the medium today is one-way. That's about to change thanks to sophisticated mobile devices. All you need to do to see this yourself is buy an iPhone and download some of the free streaming audio applications, such as Pandora and Last.fm.

Verizon Wireless has stepped into a steaming pile of complaints from animal lovers over commercials for its LG Dare phone, but the marketer is sticking with the 30-second spot. Have you seen it? What do you think of it?

Do we really know what goes into our eco-friendly cleaning products? Where they're made and why they work? Despite being a loyal Ecover
customer for many years I must confess ignorance. Like many people I
trust what it says on the label and the reputation of a brand name. So
when the call came inviting me to take a trip on the Eurostar

T. Boone Pickens flew into Sweetwater, Texas, on his Gulfstream G550
private jet last Thursday, then made his way to one of the biggest wind
farms in the country.

As cameras rolled, Mr. Pickens walked amid the hundreds of wind
turbines that dot the flat Texas plains, his slow Okie drawl once again
the star of a TV commercial promoting his "Pickens Plan," which aims to
turn Texas into the Saudi Arabia of wind.

Unlike some "green grand-standing celebs", Demi and Ashton keep their do-good work low-key. According to ecorazzi, the power couple quietly slipped off to Guatemala to help build houses for Habitat for Humanity

Fact: Your Life is Worth 4 Barrels of Oil ...from an energy standpoint, that is. Folks over at The Oil Drum are running the numbers on comparing human labour [sic] to oil. Turns out that running the human machine for 45 years on food-calories uses just about the same amount of energy as contained in four barrels of oil, each of which has a whopping 5.8 million BTUs of energy.

Admitting to problems with franchisees over a platform that's behind much of its turnaround, McDonald's is determined to tweak its dollar menu until it's profitable. In a second-quarter earnings call with analysts Wednesday, Ralph Alvarez, the chain's president-chief operating officer, cited increased commodity costs, declining margins and franchisee profitability for the change.

i think i have about 6.

It was a pilot show on ABC but didn't make the cut!! I liked it though.

You pick! I haven't seen either.

It's official. Sen. Barack Obama's campaign will be among the TV sponsors of NBC Universal's Olympics coverage. In the first significant network-TV buy of any presidential candidate in at least 16 years, the Obama campaign has taken a $5 million package of Olympics spots that includes network TV as well as cable ads.

Justin Timberlake, The Pop Star Will Be Featured in Online Films, Print Effort for His Fashion Label

NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- William Rast, a clothing label founded in 2005 by Justin Timberlake and his best friend, Trace Ayala, is for the first time cementing its ties with the pop superstar via a fall campaign it hopes will quickly go viral. Mr. Timberlake will star in the campaign, which includes a series of short online films, as well as print and outdoor media. He also co-wrote the screenplay and wrote an original score for the films.

If so, what was your favorite food at the BBQ? I am going to one later and I can't wait!!! FREE FOOOOD!

If you haven't heard, GREEN is the NEW IN. Read more on this topic at my fav blog: http://planetgreen.discovery.com/green-guides/ultimate-green-guide/index...

This thread is for my friends who are going to college and can't decide on a major! This is serious stuff...

Top 10 Paying College Majors according to: http://education-portal.com/articles/Top_10_Paying_College_Majors.html

The Story of Stuff with Annie Leonard

A
20-minute animation of the consumerist society, narrated by Anne
Leonard, to view online or download. Will make you think twice about buying those new shoes.... lol

I think its kind of dumb that everytime i go into a section under the x-change, and want to post a new thread, it always posts in cage match!!! i think there should be a automatic detection that i want to post a thread within the category that i selected.... excuse my thoughts.. just expressin how i feel about this website!! i only wanna see it get better. and there are some basic features that seem to be missing.

You might think twice after watching this video. =(

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQZfIrqnTEc

I am excited. Let me share with you my experiences! I just updated my 2G iphone software from 1.1.4 to 2.0 (the latest software version). All my contacts inact, my call history, and my website favourites!!!! I AM SOOO EXCITED!

website is being removed by me becus it is a scam.. sorry friends!

Can we please have a contest for the best new design suggestion????? I think this site could seriously benefit from a web redesign... content already ROCKS!!!

I love reading hints and tips to help me save money or cut back on time consuming jobs.  Do you know of any that are helpful. If you do please comment and add them.  Here are the ones I can think of right off the top of my head and then I'll comment more as I think of them.

 1>If you use dryer sheets you can cut them in half and only use half a sheet per load.  It works just as good.

2>If you use liquid fabric softener then just get an old rag and pour a dab on it and throw it in the dryer.

if you would would you please pray for me. If you go to my blog MeeMee's & PopPee's Place and read my article on How to Grieve it has my story up to now. This weekend we will finish getting everything out of my parents' house. They both have passed away and I am an only child. My hubby and kids and their families have helped me get things moved out. This weekend should end the move.

I hope my friends and acquaintances can declutter their minds and see what is really important.  Matters can be so simple if folks would just give it a chance.

when folks come straight, other folks can respect that.  Just be up front and transparent.

Giving somebody the benefit of the doubt is a way to help self and others overcome disappointments in life.

Would like to give a shout out to fab50, new member.  I think I saw a question about the acronym.  I don't know.  Also, the group name doesn't show in Revolution.  As I understand, the techs are working on that part of the system to find a solution.

When I see a young person unsettled by words spoken against him or her, I think they need some positivism sprinkled on them so they can quickly pick themselves up, dust themselves off and keep on keeping on.

One way to build on life disappointments and turn adversity into opportunity is to validate and affirm.  It may not be easy, but if we can turn the situation around, build up the other person, uplift them, this is an opportunity to spread love throughout the human race.

BOLD "Building On Life's Disappointments" Turns adversity into opportunityA