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Galactic Green: How Eco-Friendly Is The Return Of The Jedi?

We’ve been examining the hidden green cred of the Star Wars Trilogy (Eps 4-6, 1-3 don’t count) for the last few weeks here on EarthFirst.com and have come around to the last chapter as we throw down a few of the green things to be found in Return of the Jedi.
1) That Bikini. [...]

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Japanese Hybrid Engineer Died from Too Much Work

The Japanese labor bureau has ruled that the cause of death of one of Toyota’s top car engineers was too much work. The engineer, who had been working on hybrid technology, had been under severe pressure while developing the hybrid version of the Toyota Camry. The 45-year-old man had been getting 80 hours [...]

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Galactic Green: How Environmental is The Empire Strikes Back?

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After the commenters here and on Digg gave us a world-class education in Star Wars trivia, we really felt like there was no choice- if we were going to explore the green cred of one movie, we had better get all three (remember, Eps 1-3 don’t count).
As you might expect, a film so [...]

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Galactic Green Cred: The Environmentalism of Star Wars

Not to make sweeping generalizations, but it’s probably safe to say that if you’re reading this blog you’re more than just a little familiar with Star Wars (and by Star Wars we mean the first three Lucas made). Maybe you can quote the movies at will. Maybe you still have your Return of [...]

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