http://www.newgreenbasics.com Greener ways to cook, shop or clean Thu, 13 Nov 2008 04:47:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en How Science Will Solve the Next Global Crises Stephen Doyle and Zack Zavislak have created a visual article (they call it an "atlas") for Wired Magazine (Issue 16.11) that illustrates possible "green" solutions to the world's future food shortages. Charts describe topics like Global Crop Yield, Corn, Beef Steer, Future Farming, ... http://www.newgreenbasics.com/green-news/future-of-food/ by Kate Heyhoe This year I've picked gifts with either a green sheen or a very practical profile - from stocking stuffers to big family gifts, including handy tools for Thanksgiving and holiday parties. For more ideas: The Global Gourmet Store and the New Green Shopper are filled with tasty treats, ... http://www.newgreenbasics.com/product-reviews/holiday-gifts-go-green/ Obama vs. McCain on Oil by Kate Heyhoe   If high food prices are cramping your wallet, then pay attention to what the candidates are saying about one key issue: oil and energy. Oil is tied to everything—and it may be the single most important issue of the election. To understand rising ... http://www.newgreenbasics.com/green-news/saving-at-the-grocery-store/ Thousands Of Children Give Back Quarter Million Halloween "Treats" In U.S. And Canada Halloween 2008 is First Since Failure to Meet International Child Labor Deadline on Cocoa Production; Push Focuses on Child Labor Abuses in Cocoa Fields, Poverty, Enviro Damage.   Thousands of children across the US and Canada are turning the ... http://www.newgreenbasics.com/green-news/reverse-trick-or-treating/ by Kate Hehyoe Recently, BPA's been making headlines, but often with incomplete information. BPA, or bisphenol A, is a widely used chemical that can leach from packaging into foods and liquids. As canned and frozen packaged foods go, BPA presents a real dilemma. It's so ubiquitous, it's even in soda cans. ... http://www.newgreenbasics.com/green-news/bpa-in-your-bottles-cans-and-frozen-containers/ (and affordable organics and pet food, too) Brown bag lunches, wrapping up turkey leftovers, fall potlucks and festive tailgatings ramp up our use of plastic wrap, storage bags, trash bags, and paper products—all of which have greener options these days. But some can be pricey. Natural Value makes a full line ... http://www.newgreenbasics.com/product-reviews/dont-forget-green-food-wraps/ by Kate Hehyoe I've always thought the typical process of plastic recycling was more labor and resource intensive than it needs to be. Apparently, some brilliant students at Princeton thought the same thing and in 2001 launched a poster-child for zero-carbon eco-businesses, known as TerraCycle. Essentially, they pay consumers and school groups ... http://www.newgreenbasics.com/product-reviews/terracycle-recycles/   Here is a selection of vegetarian cookbooks with sample recipes that have appeared recently on the Global Gourmet website.   100 Best Vegetarian Recipes Baba Ghanoush Frijoles Szechuan Shredded Vegetables     with Pressed Tofu   V Cuisine: The Art of New Vegan Cooking Superior Spring Rolls Colorful Black Thai Rice Panko-Stuffed Portobello Caps   Vegetarian Times Fast and Easy Cheese Beignets Edamame Succotash Tempeh Triangles with ... http://www.newgreenbasics.com/cooking-and-food/vegetarian-cookbooks/ Emission-free Cooking with a Boost Solar ovens are obviously not standard kitchen appliances, yet more people are turning to them for emission-free, guilt-free cooking. You can use them for everything from cooking rice to roasting chickens to baking desserts, and not just in Death Valley weather. Even when the mercury stays ... http://www.newgreenbasics.com/product-reviews/solar-oven/ Cuisinart has launched a new Green Gourmet cookware line of anodized clad pans with an aluminum alloy core, and get this, a ceramic-based nonstick interior that is indeed truly nonstick and safe. The cookware contains no petroleum products, no PTFE or PFOA, the pans and their metal handles can ... http://www.newgreenbasics.com/product-reviews/green-cookware/