EarthFirst Blog Week in Review March 31 -April 4

Hi Friends! This week on the ole’ blog we been acting a fool. What with April fools and whatnot. Also, we’ve been renovating, so check out our new look and let us know what you think! (Pub note: Please don’t let us know what you think of the site yet, we’re still stuck in a bit of an ugly phase and we know it) We are going to be shooting a new writer down the EarthFirst pipeline, Ms. Stephanie Rogers will be joining us in creating the snarky, yummy hotness. If you haven’t been watching our every move, flip through the past links and take a gander at Austrialian Whack-a-toad, a shocking new light-switch, the cutest little girl you ever did see reciting Shel Silverstein with a green message, and a Penis-shaped green building. Love your mother!

Dastardly Seal Hunters Die After Boat Flips in Rough Water- No Miracle Seals Come to the Rescue

As The Boos Rained Down: President Bush Throws Out First Pitch in Green(er) Stadium<

Guess What I’ve Done? I Invented a Light That Plugs Into the Sun

When Kenyan Greenbeans Are Better: Why Local Food Isn’t Always The Best Choice

Pavlov’s Fish: Researchers Train Fish to Swim Into Nets For Harvest

Can a Power Company REALLY Be Carbon Neutral?

Electric Feedback: Use Too Much Energy and This Light Switch May Shock You

Happy April Fool’s Day From EarthFirst

Five Star April Fools From the BBC: Flying Penguins

From The ‘Not An April Fools Prank’ Files: FBI’s #1 Priority is Eco-Terrorism

Pranking on The Coal Industry: NRDC Spoofs “America’s Power”

Ann Coulter’s Girlfriend Thinks of Dumbest Law Ever: Lightbulb Freedom of Choice Act

What Are The Other Green Blogs Are Doing Today for April Fools Day?

New Invention Proves Even Old People Can Be Effective In Saving The World

Stealing Copper is the Old Hotness: All The Cool Crackheads Are Swiping Catalytic Converters

It’s So Simple It’s Genius: Green Affordable Homes From Landfill Scrap

The Solar Briefcase Makes You Look So Much Cooler When Searching For Lost Cities

Crying Out For Greener Office Pranks: What Does 187,000 Post It Notes Look Like

Excuse the Mess as We Renovate the Ol’ Site

Billy Knows a Tree When He Googles One: The Soccer Mom Syndrome

Drastic Plastic: From Floating Plastic Crap to Toxic Food Chain Bomb

Get Your Whacking Sticks Out: Australian MP Proposes National Cane Toad Killin’ Day

An Insult to Sewage Plants Everywhere: Renaming the San Fran Zoo Sewage Plant after George Bush

Extremely Phallic, Clean Techonology Skyscaper makes our Editorial Intern Think Dirty Thoughts

Nature Deficit Disorder in the UK: 25 Percent of British 10-Year-Olds Never Play Outside by Themselves

Al Gore on 60 Minutes: Dick Cheney and Other Global Warming Deniers Are Flat Worlders

Gut Buster of the Week: Lindsey Graham Says John McCain Has Done More Than Al Gore for the Environment

The Pedal Powered Flintstones Car Rides Again! Case Tossed Out of Court

What Are The Other Green Blogs Are Doing Today for April Fools Day?

Here’s a round up of some of the April Fools Day fun bouncing around the green blogosphere today.

Plenty Magazine: ExxonMobil creates new oil based sports drink that sequesters CO2 within anyone who drinks it.

Environmental Graffiti: Al Gore and Crew Admit: Global Warming is a Big ol’ Hoax.

Ecorazzi: PETA will be changing their name after a disastrous pita bread lunch mixup.

EcoGeek: Virgin and Google announced plans to colonize Mars- Sergey Brin and Larry Page will join Richard Branson as some of the first colonists.

Inhabitat: Scientists have made a technological breakthrough in the development of super efficient rainbow panels.

Treehugger: TH takes a look at the carbon footprint of carbon footprint calculators. We wonder what the carbon footprint of the post is.

Pranking on The Coal Industry: NRDC Spoofs “America’s Power”

The good folks over at NRDC have taken America’s Power website (Coal Industry Front) and added a varnish of truth to it for today’s Prankstivities.

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After:

Coal is the Enemy of Mankind. Anyone who rips on the purveyors of humanity’s destruction is good in my book. Nice Work NRDC! Swing over and check out their spin.

Thanks to Michael for sending this one over.

Links [Evil Coal Baron Fronted Shill Group] & [Fun Loving Green Pranksters Spoof Page]

Do Your Part- April 1st is Energy Wasting Day

Don’t forget, April 1st is Energy Wasting Day. Here at EarthFirst HQ we’ll be cranking up the thermostat to 95, opening the windows, and idling our cars all day long in the parking lot. How much energy can you waste in a day?

Link [Energy Wasting Day] via [Trend Hunter]