Living Roundup: Al Gore’s New Slideshow, Hybrid Rental Cars and More

Al Gore: New Thinking on the Climate Crisis

In his update to the legendary slideshow featured in An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore presents evidence that the pace of climate change may be even worse than scientists were recently predicting, and challenges us to set it right. (Technology, Entertainment, Design)

Enterprise Opens ‘Green’ Branches

Enterprise Rent-A-Car, the nation’s largest car rental company, launched one of its more ambitious efforts Wednesday, opening four new “green branches” in Atlanta. About 60 percent of the vehicles at the chain’s stores will be hybrids or other fuel-efficient vehicles. (Associated Press)

Meditate on This: You Can Learn to Be More Compassionate

Like athletes or musicians, people who practice meditation can enhance their ability to concentrate—or even lower their blood pressure. They can also cultivate compassion, according to a new study. (Scientific American)

Six Ways to Green Your Pantry

Watch a slideshow that shows you how to cut the clutter and chemicals in your pantry in six easy steps. (Daily Green)

Dealing With Dandelions…for Dinner!

Spring is finally in the air, and that means dandelions — a menace to some, but to an urban forager, they’re a delight. These yellow-haloed herbaceous plants can be used virtually in their entirety, are packed with essential vitamins and minerals (including calcium, potassium, iron, and vitamins A, B-6, C, and E) and best of all, are absolutely free. (Lime)

The Spy Who Greened Me

Everyone’s favorite secret agent is at it again — and this time he hopes to live and let Greene die. Daniel Craig is busy filming the next Bond movie, which will feature a greenwashing eco-villain. (Grist)

In Videos: Charlton Heston in ‘Soylent Green’

In memory of the late actor Charlton Heston, watch one of his most memorable roles in the dystopic science fiction movie, Soylent Green, about a future in which overpopulation, global warming, and severe damage to the environment have led to widespread unemployment and poverty. Real food is a rare, expensive commodity, and people survive on processed food rations, including “Soylent Green” wafers. But what is Soylent Green made of? Why does Soylent Green mean life? Why does Soylent Green mean death? Charlton Heston finds out. (Serious Eats, Wikipedia)