Guest guest Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 http://www.grist.org/news/maindish/2006/04/20/earthday/index.html?source=daily It's All in the List Our Earth Day nod to the year's goodies, oddities, and inanities 20 Apr 2006 With Earth Day fast approaching, we're pleased to bring you the First Ever List of Grist Superlatives. It's our modest take on the year past, and a few predictions for things to come. Miffed about what we missed? You're welcome to make additions in Gristmill. -- Soaking up the Sundance. Photo: Eric Neitzel/ WireImage.com.Most improbable movie star: Al Gore Scariest preview of coming attractions: Katrina Species most likely to go extinct within the year: climate skeptic Mega-corporation we love to hate ... or is it hate to love? (tie): General Electric; " Beyond " Petroleum Most hackneyed phrase: " Green is the new black " Political fight most reminiscent of Groundhog Day: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Biggest crybaby: Ted Stevens Place we'd most like to see Grist's name: Chris Martin's left hand And the angels sing. Photo: iStockphoto.Press announcement most likely to be accompanied by music of angelic choir: Evangelical Climate Initiative Greenest Kennedy of 2006: Arnold Schwarzenegger Most hyped weed: switchgrass Second-most hyped weed: hemp Most likely to attempt to smoke own product: Willie Nelson Most likely to attempt to blow smoke up your ass: Richard Pombo Most popular environmental oxymoron: " clean coal " Second most popular: " safe, clean nuclear power " Summer time. Photo: Emily Gertz.Cutest tiny new car: Obvio! Cutest tiny new car likely to be embraced by the American public: Yeah, right Hottest eco-model: Summer Rayne Oakes OK, only eco-model: Summer Rayne Oakes Ex-big-oil executive most likely to show up with a bikini-clad girl on a chain and a grudge against Han Solo: Lee Raymond Best new book on climate change: Field Notes From a Catastrophe Other best new book on climate change: The Weather Makers We are the walrus. Photo: NOAA Photo Libray.Global-warming critter crisis most likely to make us sob (tie): starving polar bear; drowning baby walrus Best green website (besides ours, of course): Treechanging ... uh, we mean Worldhugger Global-warming activist who pops up more often than Zelig: Laurie David Stinkiest eco-innovation: San Francisco's poop power Kinkiest eco-innovation: phthalate-free sex toys Sneakiest way for big ag to make a buck: corn-based ethanol Angstiest question for green community: Are we dead? Second-angstiest: Is it OK to say good things about Wal-Mart? Floatie happens. Photo: POOP.Least photogenic eco-celeb: Mr. Floatie Smartest fine-we'll-do-it-ourselves political move (tie): U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement; Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Most Scientology-esque acceptance of sci-fi writer as source of scientific truth: George W. Bush's tête-á-tête with Michael Crichton Best and worst marketing idea: Make-your-own Chevy Tahoe commercial Head of state whose big talk on climate is most likely to be muffled by Bush's bum affixed to his lips: Tony Blair Most overlooked source of energy: efficiency Web petition most likely to actually amount to something: stopglobalwarming.org Hottest self-defeating anti-Kyoto argument: It costs too much, and doesn't do enough Hottest fake Kyoto: Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate Least significant environmental decision you will ever make, so for the love of god stop worrying about it: paper vs. plastic See ya, wouldn't wanna be ya. Photo: iStockphoto.State most likely to secede: California Hottest seller of 2010: hybrid minivan Green celeb we kind of miss seeing around: Ed Begley Jr. Story we feel most guilty for being bored by: ice, somewhere, melting Best eco-themed folk music album: ... Least impressive way to demonstrate your eco-consciousness: buying stuff Most likely to stock up on bottled water and beef jerky if oil surges past $80 a barrel: James Howard Kunstler Term most likely to wear out the scare-quote key on our keyboards: " eco-terrorism " Daily Grist headline we still chuckle about: Cattle Star Redactica Law least able to protect itself: Endangered Species Act Foaming at the mouth. Photo: iStockphoto.Most depressing acquisition of 2006: Colgate's purchase of Tom's of Maine Worst way to deal with climate change: nuclear energy Easiest way to create appearance of eco-benignity: green tags Democratic senator most likely to stab enviros in the back: Daniel Inouye Country most likely to be oil-free first: Sweden Most likely to be last: don't make us say it Most over-used tool in environmentalist toolbox: fear Tool still in bag with price tag on it: hope Best car of 2006: your bike Grist's favorite source of angry letters to the editor: vegans Mustachiest geo-green: Thomas Friedman Second mustachiest: Roscoe Bartlett Best place to look for ways to reduce ecological impact: mirror Add your own superlatives to the list in Gristmill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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