Pop Culture
Hulk Tries For Green Connection, Launches Carbon Calculator June 16th, 2008
The marketing folks at Universal Pictures are trying to create a relationship between the green star of its latest action movie and the green movement. The studio and the World Land Trust have developed a...more
Sex and the City Lingerie Line Uses Bamboo June 1st, 2008
You Can Watch the Movie and Join the Green Fun..
The media blitz surrounding the "Sex and the City" movie has been relentless, and until now RiverWired was one of the only sites on the Internet that hadn't mentioned it. Until now! But there is...more
Hollywood's First Eco-Friendly Nightclub Opens May 30th, 2008
Hollywood is set to be the home of California's first eco-friendly nightclub when the Ecco Ultra Lounge opens its doors. Rather than being a new build the club is recycling the Asian themed Tokio nightclub and...more
Bicycle Film Festival Kicks off in NY May 28th, 2008
The eighth annual Bicycle Film Festival begins in New York tonight, before touring around the US and across the world. The Festival celebrates all styles of bikes and biking, from Tall Bike Jousting through to Recumbents,...more
Top 10 Green Complaints about Hollywood May 23rd, 2008
Killer Glaciers, Prius Envy, and Organic Botoxing
Hollywood has long been a supporter of green issues. But what happens when the entertainment industry falls short of eco-expectations? TOP TEN GREEN COMPLAINTS ABOUT HOLLYWOOD 10. When an agent buys a Prius and nobody notices. 9. That...more
Fenway Installs Solar Panels May 21st, 2008
Fenway Park — the home of the Boston Red Sox — has installed 28 solar panels which are expected to save the park an estimated 18 tons of CO2 emissions annually. Energy generated from the...more
NYC Photo Exhibit at United Nations: Climate Change, Poverty and Hope for Avoiding the Sixth Great Extinction May 20th, 2008
A photographic exhibition entitled Hard Rain: Our Headlong Collision with Nature is on display at the United Nations May now through June 12th. Hard Rain is a photo essay by Mark Edwards, a photographer and...more
Top 10 Lesser-Known Myths about Global Warming May 19th, 2008
Who is Really Responsible for our Biggest Environmental Issues?
Sure, there’s lots of finger pointing when it comes to who is to blame for global warming. Kyoto Protocol aside, there are whispers of other mysterious figures who may responsible for August arriving in May....more
Wedding Dresses Made From T.P.! Don't Squeeze the Charmin May 16th, 2008
Oh So Biodegradable -- But Let's Hope it Doesn't Rain...
Seven New Zealand brides competed last month before a wedding expo to see who designed the best toilet paper wedding gown, according to the website Stuff. Flushing bride (I wish I made up that joke,...more
New Report: Doubts Grow about Global Warming May 14th, 2008
Divide Deepens between Dems and Repubs
If you thought the red state/ blue state divide was extreme in our nation’s politics, now there’s evidence for increasing polarization between green states and grey states… of mind. How you feel about global warming...more
