by Doug
on March 28, 2008
We made a tongue-in-cheek reference to Casa Diablo, that infamous vegan strip club in Portland, Oregon, a few weeks back. Well, it turns out that owner Johnny Diablo is putting the joint up for sale. You connect the dots…
P.S. The New York Times story mentions the excellent vegan site Post Punk Kitchen, and we suggest […]
by Doug
on March 12, 2008
Most people seem to agree that something needs to be done to halt global climate change and the depletion of natural resources. But do we need to go so far as drinking our own urine in order to conserve resources? Well, not exactly (though we’re oddly no longer surprised by even more outrageous green manifestos). […]
by Doug
on March 11, 2008
SustainAbler interviews Planetwalker Dr. John Francis
In 1973, Dr. John Francis witnessed an oil spill in San Fracisco Bay and wanted to do something about it. His reaction was simple and personal—he stopped riding in cars. For 22, years he walked everywhere, including the length of the U.S. and South America. Along his journey, he decided […]
by Doug
on March 10, 2008
The greenneck boys over at WickedOutdoorsy unearthed this—a “green” ATV. Which begs us to ask you SustainAblers, can an ATV be green? Let us know what you think.
We hate buying cars. A car is an investment that immediately loses value and costs money for the rest of its life. Worse, of course from a “green” standpoint, is the damage burning fuel causes. But Silicon Valley entrepreneur Shai Agassi’s plan to create an electric car system that operates much like a cell phone […]
We wanted to ask the SustainAbler community to sign this online petition asking Google to add a “Bike There” option alongside the “Drive There” and “Take Public Transportation” features on Google Maps. It’s a simple request, but we think it’s an easy way to get people to think about transportation options that don’t require […]