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Smug Eco Shoppers More Likely to Cheat and Steal

You might think that because eco-conscious shoppers care about the earth, they also have strong morals. But according to a recent study, that isn’t true – in fact, greenies are more likely to cheat and steal.
The study, conducted by by Nina Mazar and Chen-Bo Zhong at the University of Toronto, found that “subjects who made [...]

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Exxon-Paid Scientist Claims Earth Doesn’t Have Enough Greenhouse Gases

A scientist on ExxonMobil’s payroll is trying to convince people that all those greenhouse gas emissions flowing freely around the world are nothing to worry about – in fact, we need more! Princeton University Atomic Physicist Dr. William Happer testifed before the Senate’s Environment and Public Works Committee on the 25th, claiming that the real [...]

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Smug Self-Important San Francisco Stereotype Springs to Life

There’s a certain stereotype that San Franciscans just can’t seem to get away from. Smug, Prius-driving, Whole Foods-patronizing with a my-shit-don’t-stink attitude that is unleashed upon anyone who isn’t flawlessly green 24 hours a day. That stereotype doesn’t actually fit most residents of this beautiful California city, but it came to life in a maddening [...]

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7 Green Ways to Lose Friends and Alienate People

You may take a lot of pride in being deep, dark green – but what you see as shining examples of eco-sainthood may come off to the rest of the world as rude, condescending and downright disgusting. Nobody wants to be friends with a sanctimonious bastard that looks and smells like he just rolled out [...]

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Earth Day Awesomeness, from Conception to 2008

Smug Alert! It’s Earth Day, people!
Obviously, if you’re a fan of EarthFirst.com, you act as if every day is Earth Day (you do, of course, don’t you?), but that doesn’t mean the symbolism of the holiday isn’t significant to all of us. No, not because we get to go on Smug Alert. Luckily, for the [...]

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