Green Colored Glasses- Green Kids Clothes: Electropura ReviewElectropura is run by fashion designer Lynn van Gastel who creates fashions for kids in sizes o-5 from existing materials. In today’s world where nearly everything seems to be disposable, these fashions rescue fabrics that still have tons of wear in […]
- Skateboard Sculptures of HaroshiCheck out these fantastic skateboard deck sculptures by Japanese artist Haroshi. He’s got an extremely varied portfolio of artwork made from old beat up decks. These five pieces shown here are just some of his latest sculptures. His method of wooden […]
- Eco-Friendly Gift Ideas — For the CookLooking for a green gift idea for the eco-chef in your life?? Check out these kitchen spice racks available in bamboo. Bamboo is a great wood to use because it grows extremely quickly with little water and no use of pesticides […]
- Beads For ChangeAre you looking for an eco-friendly product for the fashionista on your shopping list this year? Check out Beads for Change. This program employs women of Uganda who live in hillside slums. They are refugees after decades of war in […]
- Oil Town LivingI’ve got to admit that I live in the middle of a city fueled by oil. Make no mistake about it, Calgary is definitely an oil town. We’ve got a terrible reputation as red necks with out Stampede and a […]
- Penguin SweatersTo be clear, this post is about tiny sweaters for penguins such as pictured on the left. I am not writing about sweaters for humans with penguins on them such as this one from Chanel pictured on the right. It’s […]
- Getting In Bernie Madoff’s PantsThey say you can’t judge a man until you’ve walked a mile in his shoes so can you judge him after using his pants?? Check out the Bernie Madoff collection on Fredrick James for a cool selection of Ipad covers […]
- The Ultimate Solar LightHere in the Western world, solar lights are a novelty not a necessity. It’s easy to forget about people living on other places of our small planet that aren’t going green to save the world. They’re simply living hand to […]
- Etsy Find: Talking Squid Recycles TeesTalking Squid is not just saving the planet by recycling t-shirts, they’re also helping you save money with their huge 50% off summer sale. Yup, half off! So, what could you spend half as much on?? Well, they’ve got an outstanding […]
- Quitting SmokingQuitting smoking is one of the best things that you can do for the health of the environment and yourself. Cigarette butts make up about 80% of litter commonly found on streets. The exhaled fumes from cigarette smoke are a […]
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ONDU Wooden Pinhole Cameras Bring Craftsmanship Back to Photography
Digital cameras have revolutionized the art of photography. Gone are hours in a darkroom, film, and treasured cameras passed down from one shutterbug to another. Slovenian industrial designer and artist Elvis Halilović has created a series of six wooden pinhole … Continue reading
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Purchase Tickets for the Bay Area Screening of Studio H’s New Documentary “If You Build It”
If you find yourself in the Bay Area on May 28th, don’t miss out on your chance to attend a sneak peek screening of If You Build It—a full-length documentary film about Studio H‘s revolutionary design/build program at a rural … Continue reading
4 Sustainable Fashion Films: The Power of Storytelling to Captivate & Convince
Is sustainable consumption an oxymoron? Forward-thinking companies are increasingly using storytelling as a branding device to educate and engage consumers who want to know the impact of their purchases. Another fire in another factory. The murder of a labor leader … Continue reading
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VICE Launches a New HBO TV Series Exploring Global Issues Overlooked by the Press
VICE is probably best known to most for its Dos & Don’ts, but the characteristically “hipster” publication has been cementing its place as an important journalistic outlet recently with some hard hitting articles and documentaries produced by its ambitious, and somewhat quirky, team of reporters. Their latest … Continue reading
5 Essential Documentary Films for Anyone Who Cares About Women
When it comes to storytelling, film is a powerful medium. With visuals, we get pulled into the heart of a story; we take part at the same time that we learn. Skilled documentary filmmakers know the art of getting across … Continue reading
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Rachel Maddow’s Hubris: Selling the Iraq War Re-airs this Friday Night
Share This: It is often said that those of us who do not remember history are forever condemned to repeat it. Could a film that deftly explains how the United States was intentionally lied into an entirely unnecessary, deadly, … Continue reading
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The SpamCam is a Clever Pinhole Camera Made from a Can of Spam
For most of us, it might be difficult to figure out what there is to see in a can of Spam. However, what there is to see through a can of Spam is an entirely different story. F295 user ‘underbyte’ … Continue reading
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Rachel Maddow Bombshell Documentary: Hubris, How Bush Lied the US into War
Share This: Those of us who do not remember history are forever condemned to repeat it. Could a movie prevent our nation from waging another deadly, unnecessary war? Rachel Maddow’s new documentary on MSNBC, HUBRIS: Selling the Iraq War, might be … Continue reading
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The Recycled Orchestra Performs Using Instruments Made from Landfill Trash
Read the rest of The Recycled Orchestra Performs Using Instruments Made from Landfill Trash Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: cateura, Graham Townsley, landfill art, Landfill Harmonic, landfill redesign, Paraguay, Reclaimed Materials, recycled instruments, Sustainability, The Recycled … Continue reading
Why Our Failed War on Drugs was Never Actually about Drugs
Share This: Filmmaker Eugene Jarecki’s new documentary, The House I Live In, examines our nation’s enormous prison industrial complex, and also illustrates why our decades long War on Drugs has never been about drugs at all. Increasing US incarceration … Continue reading
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