Eco ski feminism
Who would have thought that Rossignol would not only be making the first eco-friendly ski (Attraxion echo for life) for women from natural flax fibers rather than fiberglass but that they’d also apply Feminine Intuitive Technologies (FIT). Making a totally girlie eco-friendly set of skis that is designed especially for a women’s center of gravity [...]
Continue reading...Used billboards
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Over 100,000 tons of vinyl billboards are produced worldwide every year. And they are huge contributors to industrial waste: while an advertising campaign only lasts three months, the discarded billboard will be at least 100 years in a landfill. That is where US based Vy&Elle come in. They’ve managed to reclaim and recycle over [...]
Continue reading...Waste: Uncovering the Global Food Scandal
Sunday, March 28, 2010
How can pigs help alleviate world hunger? Author Tristram Stuart says let’s start by feeding them the scraps from wealthier countries. In Europe and North America, we throw away around half of our food. Yet even in nations with scores of hungry and malnourished people, there are staggering levels of food waste. India alone wastes [...]
Continue reading...Phthalates
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Phthalates are reproductive toxins that can affect the development of children, yet are so prevalent that repeated studies by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found phthalates in the urine of nearly every test subject. Unfortunately, phthalates aren’t always included ingredient lists; typically they’re referred to as “fragrance” in perfume, hair spray and deodorant.
Continue reading...Parabens
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Parabens are a common preservative found in most conventional beauty and personal care products; look for the words ‘methyl-’, ‘ethyl-’, ‘propyl-’, ‘butyl-’ and ‘isobutyl’. They have been linked to breast cancer and reproductive disorders.
Continue reading...Quirky books for kids
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Caren Trafford is a children’s book writer and publisher, whose environmental books have reached over 200,000 children in Australia, New Zealand, Korea, the UK, the US and Canada. They have been translated into Korean, Thai and Indonesian. She visits schools and libraries around the world to talk to students about what they can do to [...]
Continue reading...Wedge Card Loyalty Scheme
Friday, January 16, 2009
The Wedge Card Loyalty Scheme gives people the chance to support local shops and services that might otherwise disappear. It’s simple: you buy a Wedge card for £10 (£5 of which goes to local charities); in return you get special offers and discounts at over 800 shops, restaurants and museums across London. www.wedgecard.co.uk
Continue reading...Here comes the Sun
Friday, January 9, 2009
Crossing the Serpentine Lake in London’s Hyde Park in total silence is one of life’s more pleasant experiences. The fact that one is moving at only five miles per hour could, in theory, taint the experience, especially in the speed-driven society we live in, but somehow it doesn’t. After all, when have you ever been [...]
Continue reading...Guerrilla Gardening
Thursday, January 8, 2009
“Let’s fight the filth with forks and flowers” is the London-based Guerrilla Gardening rallying cry to action. GGers (guerrilla gardeners) locate neglected and dilapidated green spaces – from traffic islands to parks - and fill them with flower bulbs, seeds and plants. UK. www.guerrillagardening.org
Continue reading...UK Pesticides Campaign
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Georgina Downs runs the UK Pesticides Campaign to highlight the adverse health and environmental effects of pesticides. Downs has lived next to regularly sprayed fields for most of her life. For the last 7 years she has been making her case to the UK Government for a change in the regulations and legislation governing crop [...]
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