>> Tree People founder Andy Lipkis rides the bus — and explains how rapid and local buses work for total bus newbies. He doesn’t seem to have discovered Google Transit yet tho. Andy — You can get easier Metro directions on Google!

>> Katherine Butler at EcoSalon’s put together a fantastic list of the best green deodorants, all of which she’s tried out herself before ranking them. Anyone who’s tried Tom’s of Maine deodorant will be happy to know that the useless crap’s at the very bottom of the list, right under this headline: “The Reason No One Thinks Natural Deodorants Work.”

>> Earlier, Kate Sheppard at Grist also ranked greenish eco-deodorants. Naturally Fresh Deodorant Crystal won out there. The comments are pretty entertaining too — complete with dust-pits-with-baking-soda advocates and the inevitable vegan professing one doesn’t even need deodorant after cutting out animal products.

>> Missed the great lectures about Local Government Climate Action Policies at UCLA? Hear them on iTunes.

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