Carbon Neutral: Word(s) of the Year
The New Oxford American Dictionary’s Word/Phrase of the Year for 2006 is carbon neutral. Largely a result of Al Gore’s influential An Inconvenient Truth, we have to say that the OUP choices were much more goofy and appealing than those found at Merriam-Webster. However, we may be impossibly geeky in such matters: we received two OEDs for our wedding. In any case, to educate and encourage your loved ones to pursue carbon neutrality, consider our Global Warming Mug (9.95)–watch the polar ice caps melt as you drink coffee–and a copy of An Inconvenient Truth (oversized paperback, 21.95).
