Photo via the New Republic It's a widely held notion that politicians have long been in the pocket of Big Oil. And there's good reason for that perception: oil companies' huge campaign donations, vast lobbying power, and close ties to politicians have ensured that their taxes remain low , that hidden subsidies are around to provide extra funding, and that they receive preferential treatment in US energy policy. But there could be a new, ... View original post here: The Next Big Oil: Big Smart Grid?
So there really isn't anything that deep to this image. It's just a (more or less) life-sized blue whale eye. And on the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society site you can educate yourself/be mesmerized/ waste some time for a while staring at it while the entire life-sized animal scrolls across your browser window. Believe me, it's way cooler than you might think:... Read more from the original source: Ever See a Blue Whale Life-Sized on Your Computer? Now You Can
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The Gwen in Air Wash by J Brand. Photo: J Brand A fan of J Brand' s hip-hugging fit and complimenting washes, we were bummed to find that the jeans company discontinued their Green Label. Fortunately, they introduced Air Wash, a new specialty wash that uses 30% less water than traditional denim laundering, which J Brand describes as "bright ...
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Photo via Flickr Creative Commons / petercruise Pop icon Lady Gaga will launch a line of meat-based clothing this Fall using food waste. The line will be a "contemporary interpretation of her stage outfits," according to the Haus of Gaga. Exactly... Read the full story on TreeHugger Go here to see the original: Lady Gaga Launches Fashion Line Made from ...
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Turkish denim worker Mehmet ?ah Yalç?n, who died last week of occupational silicosis. Photo: Kot Kumlama ??çileri Dayan??ma Komitesi . With the recent death toll among Turkish denim sandblasting workers due to the lung disease silicosis nearing 50, one local firm has decided to abolish the practice and use a laser-based system to create the same "worn-out look" for ...
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Photo courtesy Urshuz. In promotional material, Urshuz touts the fact that "2 Uppers + 2 Soles = 4 Options." Grant Delgatty was a shoe designer for over a decade - working with K-Swiss, Puma, and Vans -before he decided he'd had enough of trying to think of what consumers would want in a season or two. Instead, he endeavored ...
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Photo Credit: Marielle van Leewen for Oat Shoes We've written a bit here on Treehugger about the quest for a more sustainable sneaker. We've covered sneakers made from recycled materials and talked about how to recycle your sneakers when they're worn out. But now, thanks to OAT Shoes , you can marry your love of sustainable clothing with your ...
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Photo: Chloe Crespi The Christie's Bid to Save the Earth second annual auction--don't miss our video interviews from last year's red carpet --to benefit environmental non-profits has an eco-fashion spin this year, Vogue reports, with new program, See more here: Top Luxury Designers Join "Runway to Green" Fashion Show
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All images from NikeBetterWorld.com Time was when it was difficult to write about Nike on TreeHugger without reminding everyone how blackened their ethical record was. Times have changed people. Being one of the biggest apparel companies in the world, whose mission is all about competitive excellence, it's clear they want to be the best. Long past playing catch up ...
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Natural dyes from agricultural waste in dust form. Photo: INTI. Although natural dyes for textiles are widely spread in the green world (with a production house in Chicago and many DIY tutorials around ), the Argentine National Institute for Industrial Technology (INTI) is taking an interesting alternative approach: they're experimenting with the extraction of pigments ... Read the full ...
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Photo: iStockphoto It is now 2011 which means Fashion Week in New York is just around the corner. Making news abroad, Norway has banned fur from the biannual Oslo Fashion Week , Ecouterre reports (via Huffington Post ) making them... Read the full story on TreeHugger See more here: Norway Becomes First Country to Ban Fur from Fashion Week
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Photo: North Circular The North Circular 's chic knits are perfect for current winter temps, but they're dually suited for cooler spring days and breezy summer nights. We've covered the UK-based knitwear label that uses only ethical wool-- knitted by grannies, supported by supermodels --from Wensleydale sheep that graze on organic land before, but their most recent collection of ...
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The office building, going for LEED Platinum, is built on top of a brick factory from another era. It rises to the challenge. Go here to read the rest: The Centre For Green Cities At Evergreen Brickworks Demonstrates How To ...
"The stakes are very high and scientists are not the best people to deal with the social, ethical or political issues that geoengineering raises." View original here: Geoengineering is a Technical Fix for a Political Problem
