Maya Lin needs no introduction. The subject of an award winning documentary, “Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision,” a member of The American Academy of Arts and Letters and the National Women’s Hall of Fame, she is one of the great artists of our time. Lin, a dedicated environmentalist, works at the intersection of [...]
Ethos Paris is an eco fashion house founded in 2002 that only uses materials that are both fair trade certified and organic. The collections are mostly made from cotton, raffia and alpaca. While alpaca is an animal-based product, it is sourced and produced by an Indigenous collective in Bolivia. Zippers are free of [...]
Recently, you had the chance to check out the post on “The Great Pacific Garbage Patch.” Now let’s talk about stuff and a few ideas about it. Influenced by planned obsolescence and scarcity, industry will have to come up with new ideas that take into account waste reduction and sustainability. Many industry [...]
Today is National Honey Bee Awareness Day! Where would the world be (no pun intended) without the Pollinators? In honor of the bees who pollinate many crops here are three presentations on bees.
Bringing Back Urban Bees
QUEST on KQED Public Media.
Attracting Native Bees To Your Garden
QUEST on KQED Public Media.
Better Bees: [...]
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Wish I could have several pieces from this collection, don’t you? Well, wouldn’t you like to see Stella’s new resort line for 2010? Okay. Go here. Since I can’t get enough fashion how about two more slide shows both from treehugger – Stewart & Brown Fall 2009 and 20 Under-the-Radar [...]
Rachel Hulan is an Interior Designer based in Santa Ana, California. She specializes in green interior design. Watch this short video on sustainable materials and treatments.
source: blip.tv by Melodiesinmarketing.com by Mario Vellandi
Impressive! Right? This expert has passed the difficult NCIDQ exam and is a member of both [...]
Kudos and heads up to fashion designer, Masako Oka. Oka has been designed eco-friendly clothes for more than a decade. An interest in nature and earth friendly and reusable fabrics, spurred her to create her first sustainable fashion in 1994. Shortly after 1994, I purchased my first “pleather” coat and another made [...]
art for animals
From Grist TV, here is a fun video on “disposable” fashion.
Clothes-Minded? Wear Your Earth Day Suit! @ Yahoo! Video
now that spring is here how about the wonderful painting of wayne thiebaud?
now that you’ve gain several pounds or have a sugar rush from all of that cake. it’s time for some salad: