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  • Oct 04 2011
    READ: MASSIVE NYTIMES STORY ON FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
    New York Times reporter Justin Gillis recently put out a story titled “With Deaths of Forests, a Loss of Key Climate Protectors,” a recommended read for anyone concerned about how climate change is affecting the planet and what it means for the present and future. Gillis looks at the warning signs...
    Archived in News & Features
  • Oct 04 2011
    THE SXSW ECO CONFERENCE STARTS TODAY!
    SXSW Eco is a three-day conference acknowledging the need for a concerted, cross sector approach to solving recognized sustainability/environmental challenges! The inaugural edition of SXSW Eco will be start today October 4th and go til October 6th at the Hilton Hotel in Austin, Texas! The eco conference will host an...
    Archived in Music
  • Oct 04 2011
    FROM SNEAKERS TO SUSTAINABILITY: NIKE’S NEW VENTURE CAPITAL FUND
    From sneakers to sustainability, Nike has been promoting its “Better World” platform to focus its eco-conscious, people- and planet-improving goals. Now, it’s putting its money where its mouth is. The apparel giant last year established a Venture Capital arm focused on alternative energies and more efficient manufacturing, called the Sustainable Business and...
    Archived in Business Sports/Health/Fitness
  • Oct 03 2011
    GISELE BUNDCHEN BRINGS AN ECO CARTOON TO CARTOON NETWORK
    As if we needed another reason to remind ourselves of why we can’t get enough of the lovely Gisele (Who by the way appeared in Paris Fashion Week exclusively for Givenchy). Well, earlier this week  Gisele Bündchen, took off her runway heels to plant trees in Sao Paolo, Brazil with a...
    Archived in Entertainment
  • Oct 03 2011
    BMW TO RELEASE HYRBID 5-SERIES SEDAN
    BMW AG introduced a hybrid-powered version of its new 5-Series sedan, called the ActiveHybrid 5. This marks a significant change in the company’s philosophy in the last several years. When the Toyota Prius and a few other hybrid models began to take off, the German car maker said it wanted to avoid the...
    Archived in Technology
  • Oct 02 2011
    JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE EARNS AWARD FOR ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP
    On October 15 Justin Timberlake will be awarded by the Environmental Media Association with a “Futures Award.” This accolade, which Edward Norton, Rosario Dawson, and Maroon 5 have also received, honors future environmental leaders in entertainment. The EMA pointed out that in addition to J.T.’s eco-friendly golf course in Tennessee he...
    Archived in Entertainment Music
  • Oct 02 2011
    iPhone Cases Made from Agricultural Waste and Recycled Plastic
    The next time someone says your iPhone case looks like you found it in the trash, you can take it as a compliment. But that’s only if you’ve got a ReCase from Miniwiz, made from 100% recycled agricultural waste and post-consumer plastic. The Miniwiz iPhone cases are also made to carry credit...
    Archived in Technology Uncategorized
  • Sep 30 2011
    DR. MARTENS RELEASES A VEGAN SHOE!
    Doc Marten has officially come out with an all new vegan line of your favorite classics: the popular 1460 8-Eye boot, and the 3-Eye Gibson shoe. The new line called “Vegan 1460,” is a promising and happy development, for animal loving doc marten fans such as myself. Both styles, high and low come...
    Archived in Fashion
  • Sep 28 2011
    VANS x HOLDEN DOES AN ECO SNEAK COLLAB THE RIGHT WAY!
    The latest project from two of action sports’ most influential companies, the Holden and Vans collaboration snowboard boot and sk8-hi shoe are sure to pique the interest of any style-conscious boarder. Unlike most collaborations, the two pieces take a subdued design approach with an all-black upper and minimal branding. But their...
    Archived in Fashion
  • Sep 27 2011
    NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNER WANGARI MAATHAI DIES AT AGE 71
    Environmental and human rights activist Wangari Maathai passed away on September 25th at the age of 71. She was the first woman in east and central Africa to earn her doctorate and the first woman in Africa to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Her organization, The Green Belt Movement, said this on...
    Archived in News & Features

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