Archive for May, 2009
When you do get to choose between paper and plastic, don’t let green guilt necessarily pull you toward paper. Consider that both materials have drawbacks for the environment. For the battle over which is greener, neither paper nor plastic have it in the bag. ENVIRONMENTAL DISADVANTAGES OF PAPER: Causes pollution: Paper production emits air pollution, specifically 70 percent more pollution than the production of plastic bags. According to certain studies, manufacturing paper emits 80 percent more greenhouse gases. The paper bag making process also results in 50 times more water pollutants than making plastic bags. Consumes energy: Even though petroleum...
PARIS (Reuters) – LVMH (LOUIS VUITTON MOET HENNESSY) is to take a minority stake in Edun, the ecological and ethical fashion start-up founded by Irish singer and campaigner Bono and his wife, the world’s biggest luxury group said on Thursday. Launched in 2005, Edun aims to promote sustainable development and fair trading by selling T-shirts and dresses in organic cotton made in countries such as India, Peru, Uganda, Kenya and Lesotho. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. “We are proud to contribute to the operational development of Edun and to the improvement of living standards of local communities,”...
Last week Island Def Jam’s Environmental Committee and JUELZ SANTANA’S crew met up for dinner at NYC’s BBQ and then headed to FABOLOUS’ video shoot for the dvd component to his upcoming album LOSO’S WAY. Stars on set included ADRIENNE BAILON, RYAN LESLIE, SWIZZ BEATS, UNIQUE, FAB, JUELZ, & Family… Check out the pictures below:...
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE , rapper LUPE FIASCO and singer KENNA are teaming up to climb MOUNT KILIMANJARO in Tanzania, Africa, in an effort to raise awareness for the worldwide water crisis. “My dad almost died as a child from waterborne diseases in Ethiopia, and he had talked to me about digging a well there, and I thought, ‘I have too many friends who would be concerned with the subject of clean water. Maybe I can help out,’ ” Kenna told Elle magazine in a recent interview. When asked about his motivation to hike up the 19,000-foot peak, Lupe Fiasco joked, “Part of the motivation is...
URBANGOGREEN helps you connect to people, companies, jobs, products and services in urban green culture. Tonight, May 20th, URBANGOGREEN will be hosting a NYC Downtown GREEN MIXER at Downtown LES hot spot LE LUPANAR which just happens to be one of the city’s first ECO-LOUNGES. Below is the invite. If you are at all interested please go and check it out! You are invited to the UrbanGoGreen’s Downtown “Greening the Culture” Networking Mixer Connect w/ career opportunities in President Obama New Green Economy and learn how to benefit from the UrbanGoGreen Network featuring vintage recycled fashion show by WORN REVOLUTION &...
IT’S GRIND TIME AGAIN!!!!! Calling all emcees, singers and producers: The 2009 Grind for the Green Hip-Hop Competition is here!!! Grind for the Green is a 100% solar-powered annual hip hop concert designed for and organized by youth. The GRIND FOR THE GREEN competition is looking for talented artists ages 14-24 with a positive message to compete in this year’s eco-music festival competition and be a part of the largest youth green hip-hop event series. “Two lucky contestants (one emcee and one producer) will win $500 each and will have their music featured on the upcoming G4G documentary. If you are...
Outside of RIO DE JANEIRO, on a beautiful little beach with amazing blue water, sits a little house with a flowering roof that shades and protects like a big tropical banana leaf. Yes a tropical banana leaf. Designed by MAREINES + PATALONO, the open air pad is meant to encourage interaction and connection between man and nature. And if my small soho studio looked like this, I would be all over nature! With verandas and open spaces in between rooms and no corridors, the tropical beach house is an ideal place for social gatherings and parties. The open layout also...
Solar Chargers …Stylish? Sometimes it seems like you have to learn an entirely new language to understand what is going on with the environment and the technologies that are being created in order for us to adapt to these changes in the most positive and sustainable way possible. Unfortunately a lot of these products are not the most swagger filled. But in the words of the wise Mr. KANYE WEST, “Ralph Lauren was borin’ before I wore him.” Can the same be applied to eco-gadgetry? I recently came across a couple different models of Solar Cases that are actually pretty dope. They...
