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  • Mar 01 2010
    NOT TO SHABBY: A VEGAN HEEL FOR THE LADIES
    Wouldn’t it be amazing if we could turn our humongous e-waste problem into a source of something we all need – like shoes? Well, vegan footwear company extraordinaire, Olsenhaus, is doing just that with their Fall Winter 2010 collection. Their always fashion forward heels, peep toes, and booties are all going to be...
    Archived in Fashion
  • Mar 01 2010
    ECO HIP-HOP SHOW TEACHES ABOUT RENEWABLE ENERGY (VIDEO)
    Geothermal energy, which harnesses the natural heat under the earth’s surface, has support from a lot of people: the US government, Google and even Ralph Nader. One city using a lot of geothermal energy already is Beijing. In this video, you can learn a bit about how geothermal works, and about its use...
    Archived in Entertainment Music
  • Mar 01 2010
    T-SHIRTS UPCYCLED INTO LAPTOP SLEEVES
    Is your favorite t-shirt in such distress that it garners more attention for its rips and holes than its clever declaration against CO2 emissions? There is no reason to despair over your cherished threads, because your loss is your computer’s gain. The people at Hello Rewind have come up with a great...
    Archived in Fashion Take Action Technology
  • Mar 01 2010
    Oprah Narrates Discovery’s New ‘LIFE’ Nature Series
    Looking to follow-up on the success of Planet Earth, Discovery Channel is prepping the launch of LIFE — an 11-part series more than four years in the making and focusing on the planet’s living things and their spectacular, bizarre and fascinating behaviors. All of this will all be presented in delicious high-definition...
    Archived in Entertainment
  • Feb 28 2010
    DRAKE ANNOUNCES ECO-FRIENDLY COLLEGE TOUR
    For college students eagerly waiting for their chance to see Young Money’s golden child they’re in luck. Right before his commander in chief leaves for jail, Drake is announcing a 25 date college tour around the country. His first solo tour dubbed the “Away From Home” tour will be part...
    Archived in Entertainment Music
  • Feb 19 2010
    ROCK N GROW -W- CENYC!
    This is for sure something for you to mark on your calendars. The Council on The Environment of NYCEEE (CENYC) is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. Yes the environmental movement seems all so recent to some of you but organizations like CENYC have actually been around for quite a...
    Archived in Events Take Action
  • Feb 19 2010
    FROM RECYCLED COMPUTER WASTE: THE 2010 OLYMPIC GOLD METALS
    Who knew? The Vancouver 2010 Olympic medals, designed by Omer Arbel and Corrine Hunt, were cast from metals recovered from discarded computer motherboards! Check it out:...
    Archived in Art/Architecture/Design Sports/Health/Fitness
  • Feb 19 2010
    CLIMATE REFUGEES, A DOCUMENTARY
    The changing climate is causing upheaval and unrest on a large scale–rising sea levels, more severe storms and flooding, and worse droughts are already rendering populated parts of the world uninhabitable. In some places, this is occurring just around, oh, right now. In order to raise awareness of their plight...
    Archived in Art/Architecture/Design Take Action
  • Feb 19 2010
    LACE UP FOR AIDS WITH NIKE
    It’s time to stop wishing for a medical answer to Africa’s medical crisis. Because one already exists. And while it’s only part of a larger solution, it can help millions already dying from AIDS to live dramatically longer and fuller lives. You can contribute to this just by lacing up...
    Archived in Sports/Health/Fitness Take Action
  • Feb 18 2010
    FLIGHT CLUB & GREEN JAR TEAM UP WITH THE NBA
    LA/NY based sneaker company FLIGHT CLUB & GREEN JAR have teamed up to COLLECT worn sneakers from some of the NBA’s most environmentally conscious teams in an effort to recycle product that would otherwise be disposed of as material waste. Mission “COLLECT” has thus far received the most generous and...
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