Get informed and rock the vote!  Nearly all the presidential candidates support policies that help curb global warming.  But what do they plan to do?  See how your favorite politician, if there is such a thing, stacks up against their competition on green issues with Grist’s Candidate Comparison Chart.  And while you're there, check out some of the other info at Grist, a fun enviro-site.

-Jess 

Over 30 billion metric tonnes of waste are produced around the globe each year. In all that waste, there's bound to be something worth keeping. Or at least that’s the idea. The act of dumpster diving is probably as old as the trash bin itself and was just called something else before that, but with increased amounts of trash coupled with environmental awareness, it has taken on new life.

Buddhist monks make treasures out of trash by repairing and cleaning tossed items and selling them to raise money for charity.  And going to the extreme are the freegans, who look to dumpsters behind grocery stores and restaurants for food that has been thrown out.  It doesn't have to be that intense. Dumpster diving can be as simple as grabbing boxes and crates for an upcoming move.

If this sounds interesting, check out the Dumpster Diving Meet-Up site to find groups that meet all over the world.

-Jess

Here are more mind-boggling pictures; I love them.  Where do we fit into life, the universe, and everything?  The Powers of Ten pictures give us a glimpse.  We are both amazingly complex organisms and insignificant specks in the cosmos.  That’s deep.

Try and unscramble the pics...Another example of ourselves - and the world - in perspective.  How cool.

-Jess