Living Roundup: Flirting in Yoga Class, Eco-Fashion for the Office, Virgin’s Biofuel Plane & More

Every week we highlight the best articles, blogs, news, videos and interesting Web tidbits to help you live green, be healthy, and connect with your sense of spirituality. Read our roundup for info that just helps you live better.

America’s 10 Best Eco-Neighborhoods

As the real estate meltdown continues to deepen, some places may hold their value better than others. Perhaps those communities that were designed to be green will be among the best- they cost less to operate, and are designed more densely to make it easy to get around without a car. (Treehugger)

America’s Nastiest Toxic Waste Dumps (And Whether Or Not You Live Near One)

Superfund is both an actual fund and a shorthand term for the list of America’s nastiest toxic waste sites. One in two Americans lives within ten miles of a Superfund site. Currently, there are about 1,300 sites on the list, although it fluctuates. (Mental Floss)

Chat Up that Yoga Class Cutie: Do’s and Don’ts

It’s no secret that people who practice yoga regularly have some of the best bodies around. Also, people in class have or are working towards a deeper self-awareness, a nice quality to cultivate. We’re off to a great start for an ideal mate, or at least a date! Here is a quick list of 10 Do’s and Don’ts for talking to that cute yogi on the next mat. (iYogalife)

Healing Our Bodies

Sometimes we might concentrate so much on our spiritual lives that we overlook the wonders of being present in our physical form. When we are more aware of the fact that our bodies are also important in terms of our personal growth, we may find it easier to nurture them. (Daily Om)

What do you wear when you wanna dress to the nines (to fives)?

An eco-power suit, of course. Unfortunately for some of us, Casual Friday comes only once a week. So when wheelin’ and dealin’ in hemp sweatpants isn’t gonna get you any closer to nabbing that corner office, show up to your next meeting in eco-style. (Idealbite)

FDA Approves Cloned Food

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved cloned beef, pigs and goats for human consumption. Cloning advocates expect it will be the offspring of cloned animals, not the costly clones themselves, that will eventually provide meat or milk to U.S. consumers. Experts say it could take four or five years before cloned products reach American supermarkets. Lindsay Claiborn reports. (Reuters on Youtube)

A Greener Kitchen Needs Composting (Let it rot!)

When food biodegrades, it makes a great fertilizer for your plants. Think about all those fruit and vegetable scraps, coffee grounds, lettuce and dead flowers you see daily. There’s no good reason for that to take up space in a landfill. The less we all send to the landfill, the longer it stays open. The longer its open, the less need we have to find somewhere else in town to build a new landfill in someone’s backyard. (Enviromedia)

Virgin Atlantic Plans a Biofuel Flight

Responding to long-standing criticism of air travel emissions,Virgin Atlantic announced plans to conduct a demonstration flight next month of one of its Boeing 747 jets using biofuel — the first airborne test of a renewable fuel by a commercial jet. (The New York Times)

Google philanthropy targets global warming, poverty, and disease

Google’s philanthropic arm on Thursday said it is taking aim at global warming, poverty, and pandemics with millions in cash and the Internet giant’s global resources. (AFP)

Give a hand to wildlife

You’ve heard the expression “a picture is worth a thousand words,” but this remarkable ad by the World Wildlife Fund just might leave you speechless. (Ads of the World)