Archive for March, 2008

Joshua Allen Harris creates street art from plastic bags that inflates via subway air.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-a607j2dOo

These shirts are made in the USA from 100% organic cotton, grown without pesticides and harmful fertilizers and from non-genetically altered seeds. Better still, for every one you purchase Interwoven donates a shirt to reStart, a Kansas City-based homeless advocacy group. Keeping it local and showing some real style.
$25 plus $5 shipping @ [...]

This is about design. I love the look of this snack set by Sweden’s Sagaform. I hope this comes with instructions. For all you sticklers, I’m calling this ‘reusable’.
$40 @ aplusrstore.com

Love the rain but hate getting wet? Grab a green bumper shoot and go for a lovely stroll instead of darting frantically from one awning to the next.
(above, L)
Canopy is made from 100% recycled PET bottles, frame is from 70% recycled aluminum, handle is made from bamboo and strap is from hemp; Auto [...]

I gotta practice my texting…Study: Mobile Phones More Dangerous Than Smoking - redorbit
Can we try it again…Aussies Turned on by Earth Hour Switch Off: Poll - reuters
Gore Launches Ambitious Advocacy Campaign on Climate - washington post
If nobody put a dam there…Bid Made to Save Sea Lions on Death Row - msnbc
Call for Curbs on Antarctic [...]

Not for the faint of kitsch, this eco fashion accessory will certainly turn some heads at your next car show or breweriana convention. The recycled rubber belt is fastened by an authentic seatbelt buckle and adorned with beer bottle caps from bars and breweries around the Pittsburgh, PA area.
The term ‘fashion-forward’ takes a u-turn.
$31 [...]

The water supply crisis is not just a third world issue. Nevada’s Lake Mead, the largest man-made lake and reservoir in the U.S., could go dry by 2021, according to a pair of scientists at the Scripp’s Institute of Oceanography in San Diego, California. If human-induced climate change and water usage continues [...]

We’re going to the cooler side of the universe today, relax, mellow
out and go all fuzzy.

‘livin’ the truth’ - guy monk (the jazz influence) Kick-back to some contemporary jazziness. Not your daddy’s Dave Brubeck but some vibey new-jazz for mowing that mental lawn…
‘jazzhole’ - free the robots - (free the robots ep) Jazz filtered [...]

I’m swept up by the good karma wave of today’s conservation awareness effort. Who knew the Big Turn-off would be such a turn-on? In light of tonight’s event, I’ll be participating on a very local level, even though my hometown of NYC is not officially taking part. I hope that wherever you [...]

Turn off those lights at 8pm and get busy. Earth Hour: Cities, Landmarks to Go Dark - natgeo
This is bad eco business. Gray Wolf Hunts Planned After De-Listing - breitbart
History books always look back fondly on the industrial revolution…A Toxic Montana Dam, a River Now Runs Through it - reuters
5 Famous Inventors (Who Stole Their [...]

Simple Shoes has gone and created a green sneak for guys that isn’t butt ugly and completely geeky. Superbly green and sustainble in construction, these foot containers feature soles that used to be the tires on your Corvair or Camaro. Laces and beds are made of recycled PET with organic cotton liners [...]

Designer Matt Gagnon creates this modern geometric form from oil-finished recycled paper. Supports your cocktail whilst it holds your Joy Division EP’s and magazines.
40″w x 16″h x 12″d
Not for the weak of wallet but art isn’t cheap.
$3,400 @ mattstudio.com

If I had a tail these sleeping mats would get it wagging — stylish, ultra durable, machine washable, earth-friendly mats made by West Paw Design. Eco Naps are made of 85% post consumer recycled plastic. Over 40 plastic soda pop bottles are diverted from landfills for every extra large Eco Nap; 21 bottles for [...]

This year, three in every four Americans have resolved to lead greener lifestyles, a commitment that branches into several (if not all) facets of everyday living. While recycling at home and biking to work are top of mind, not everyone is eco-focused when it comes to travel.
Luckily, more and more tourism operators are making the [...]

Wildflower, a new site, offers a quality selection of organic, fair trade and sustainably-made essentials and not so essentials for you and your home.
Choose from a wide range of bedlinens — bamboo, in soft shades of green tea, almond or white or organic cotton and Vintage Wash.

This sustainably harvested Tall Sideboard (above) is perfect [...]