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Jun 08 2009

Old Jeans Get The Boot: LEVI’S Make Reused Jeans Shoes!

Lurking amongst Levi’s new Red Tab footwear collection is their Reused Jean Shoe. Basically a Converse style sneaker styled around “pre-loved authentic Levi’s jeans.” Apparently it takes a couple of pairs to make a pair, with many of the components of the famous pants being incorporated into the shoes,...

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Jun 08 2009

YVES SAINT LAURENT Recycles Old Looks Into New

Hot on the heels of its limited-edition organic cotton collection for Yann Arthus-Bertrand’s Home, one of luxury fashion’s old guard is dipping its toes even further—if ever so gingerly—into the sustainable style pool. Today, Yves Saint Laurent will be unveiling “New Vintage,” an eco-friendly capsule collection comprising remnant fabric from past collections that...

Archived in Art/Architecture/Design Fashion
Jun 08 2009

SQUARED TOILET PAPER = LESS WASTE!

Whether it’s quilted, cottony-soft or recycled, toilet paper still has a long way to go before it eschews the dubious honour of being an ubiquitous symbol of a wasteful society. So it’s always a good idea to: a) not use too much; b) to get treeless TP; or c) to just...

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Jun 08 2009

Slugger RYAN HOWARD Tours The WHITE HOUSE Garden

PHILADELPHIA PHILLES slugger RYAN HOWARD recently took a tour of the WHITE HOUSE GARDEN and clearly came away impressed. Howard, who was baseball’s Rookie of the year in 2005 and then MVP the following year, said he has been eating organic and dropped 20 pounds! White House chef/gardener Sam Kass...

Archived in Sports/Health/Fitness
Jun 04 2009

SAY GOODBYE TO PLASTIC

San Francisco is the first U.S. city set to ban plastic bags and Los Angeles City Council followed suit, approving a ban, effective July 2010. Last week, they also tacked on a 25-cent fee on paper or plastic bags—including biodegradable versions—after next year’s ban. Seven cents will go to stores and 18 cents...

Archived in Uncategorized
Jun 04 2009

KAIJA: Glamorous, Global & Green

This is the first time I have seen fashion and eco-sensibility come together in a tasteful and flawless way in a very long time, if not the first. Especially in the accessory world: Kaija has created a line of totes and clutches that are handcrafted from organic and eco-friendly materials-...

Archived in Fashion
Jun 04 2009

RIDE in STYLE: GUCCI v. CHANEL v. HERMES

The newest trend from high-end designers is posh bicycles. Why does GreenJAR.net love this, because hey, you can spare the air the effects of guzzling gases and CO2 emissions while maintaining that swaggerlicious style of yours. And the best part about all of these bicycles is that they are cruisers....

Archived in Art/Architecture/Design Fashion
Jun 02 2009

Join THE BLAZED & CONFUSED TOUR

Reggae, hip-hop and punk acts will go hand in hand this summer asSlightly Stoopid [ tickets ], Snoop Dogg [ tickets ] and Stephen Marley [tickets ] join forces for the “Blazed and Confused” tour of North America. Alongside them will be none other than your favorite Environmental site out there GREENJAR. GREENJAR will...

Archived in Entertainment Music
Jun 02 2009

LEAVE FEEDBACK HERE!

Hello GREENJAR.NET readers. It has been a month since the launch of the URBAN COMMUNITY’S FIRST ENVIRONMENTAL LIFESTYLE SITE. The #’s show that you are digging the site, as we receive around 2,500 hits a day! But we would like to hear more of your feedback on what you are...

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Jun 02 2009

Queen of Green: CAMERON DIAZ

Cameron Diaz supports environmental awareness as she takes the June 2009 cover of Vogue magazine. In the interview, the 36-year-old actress talks about her movie career, her childhood, her upcoming film, My Sister’s Keeper and a whole lot more. On her movie career: “It’s been fifteen years now, and I really feel like I’m just understanding...

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