I am mystified by the stupidity of the Earth Day videos I have just viewed. First, the tips are sophomoric and pointless. It seems everything on these videos aims to satisfy everybody with simplistic notions of what Earth Day is all about. The ad tacked onto the tips is longer than the tip? What's up with that? And the ad is its own special treat; On the one hand you are running a video of Julia Butterfly and at the same time you say “Whether you are the type of person to hug a tree or cut it down” What the heck is that about? Is this the twist? I guess the twist means anything goes, save a rain forest or cut one down. I had to play it several times to believe what I was watching. This is truly the most disingenuous, facile crap I have seen since the Cargill commercial I saw yesterday. ps- Your “green guide” is also riddled with problems. Here are just a few I saw in 5 minutes: 1 Evergreen teas should always be used in moderation, because large amounts can be toxic. Pregnant women should not drink this tea. 2 “ 'Hummus' organic soil” Can I get tabouli with that? Did you mean humus? 3 “Look for paint with no lead” Lead paint? They stopped making lead based paint for residential use in 1978. I'd like to see you find (new) lead paint. 4 “Meat eater? Eat wild, not farm raised” What the heck is “wild” meat? Did you mean natural? Organic? Or should I hunt wild animals? Granted I only listed 4 mistakes in the “Make Earth Day every day” guide but you can be rest assured that I could list 10 more. Was this produced to fill space or really provide useful information on Earth Day?

In “The LIME Guide: Make it Earth Day, every day”. The laundry tip for Earth Day is “Try to dry batches of clothes one after another in the dryer. The residual heat from the first batch will carry-over to the next batch and make the drying time shorter for the next load". How about a clothes line or drying rack? What is “Green” about running a dryer? That is ridiculous!

A clothes line? Hmmmm.....Yeah, let me ask my landlord if I can put one in the hallway. A drying rack? Yeah, practical if you only do a wash with 4 pairs of socks and a t-shirt.

"Hug a tree or chop one down"! WHAT!?, That's Earth Day from a place that cares about the environment, oh I would say... about 1 percent! I have to put a link on crookandliars.com.

If you need some actions or words of temporary famous people just to live a little bit healthier and save some money to use it in a different (better?) way, you probably don't understand the true value and your actions are temorary too. Depending on what some famous do next. I am not a pure "green" but often it make sense to use what they call commonsense. If you really like to change something, ancor a more environment-friendly behavior in the education of young children. Somehow I cannot get rid of the feeling this is another marketing of a second flush for the esoteric movement. A word to "filmy":Is this your private Ad site ? Your comments are more than short but never without picture.

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oh - this clothing rack? made with vinyl? can't you get something more environmentally friendly? don't be lazy, mr new yorker... http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?order_num=-1&SKU=10742749

You are an odd duck, but since you asked, the PVC rack is not the one I purchased. I purchased the "compact laundry drying rack that folds flat so it can easily be stored under a bed, in a closet or even behind a door. It still takes up very little space yet provides 18 feet of drying space for lots of clothes. Constructed of 100% heavy-duty steel with steel dowels. Measures 22 3/4" W x 14 3/4" D x 14" H The link I would direct you to is this one

Will you two just get a room already? You can hang your clothes on the dryer racks.

Got ya'll beat. I can use a clothes rack the size of a popsicle. I beat the organic pants off all of you....literally.