SatoriLab Lighting: More Than Just Neat Lamps From Discarded Materials (Photos)
December 28, 2010 No Comment
Computer shell turned into lamp. Photos: Satori. The result of a new workshop by SatoriLab , these cool lamps were designed and produced by design students with discarded cosmetics and computer materials donated by brands like SANYO and Natura. But before you think this is just another case of recycled crafts pilling up , think again: designer Alejandro Sarmiento and journalist Lujan Cambar… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Heather Heron Designs Durable Accessories with Army Surplus Fabrics (Photos)
December 28, 2010 No Comment
Heather Heron’s California Street Laptop Sleeve. Photo: Heather Heron In her second collection for Environment Furniture –don’t miss her first –California-based designer Heather Heron has mastered the art of repurposing. Using mainly vintage Swedish army fabrics, Heron has constructed street-smart laptop sleeves, flouncy pleated and structured clu… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: beulah london Sometimes one can’t help thinking that the world does not need another eco-fashion label. But then the story behind the brand comes out, and you realize, again, that there are so many people out there trying to do their bit for the environment and the world. Beulah London starts with two rich upper class women who went to Delhi, India, and were so moved by their experiences that they started an ethical designer clothes business to employ former sex workers. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: Tambako the Jaguar / CC There was once a time when seals thrived in the cold waters of the Baltic sea, near the coast of Poland, but fishermen in the region didn’t appreciate the competition. For decades, they drove away and killed thousands of seals until eventually there were none to be found. Now, after almost 50 years of absence in these waters, the animals are finally makin… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Sarah Palin Tells Americans Who Care About Conservation to Shut Up (video)
December 27, 2010 No Comment
Proving that Facebook alone is not enough to share her deep and carefully argued opinions and thoughts on pubic policy, Sarah Palin now has her own reality show, “Sarah Palin’s Alaska,” to spread her good cheer. She’s used the platform to taunt Michelle Obama for her work on ending childhood obesity and shown America how to shoot a moose for sport . Now Palin is going after conservations, who don’t seem to understand how the world really works. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Hey Ford, I think you need a better graphic designer. The SUV looks like it comes from a GIF file, and the logo on the left isn’t even centered. Image: Ford Cars That Truly Stop at Red Lights Stop-start technology, aka anti-idling or idle-stop, turns off the engine of a vehicle when it stops at a red light or in traffic. This makes a lot of sense since you get 0 MPG when idling, but unfortunately, it hasn’t been available in North-America except in hybrids. But that’s about to change: Starting in 2012, Ford will bring stop-start to its conventional gasoline-powered vehicles, with the eventual goal of offering … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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A new year is nearly upon us, and it will likely be a yet another year in which we see slowly increasing average global temperatures. With 2010 likely to be the hottest on the temperature records yet , the trend is only projected to continue. Unfortunately the consensus among
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Photo: Qinetiq , CC The ‘Eternal Plane’ Makes History Last summer, I wrote about the Zephyr solar plane’s attempt and success at breaking world records for longest flight, but until now it wasn’t truly official. But the Fédération Aéronautique International… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: Kelly Rossiter Like many people, my mother serves turkey for Christmas dinner, and she just can’t cope with the fact that my son is a vegetarian, so we have to provide a main course for him ourselves. I had just received Appetite for Reduction by Isa Chandra Moskowitz the day before, so I handed him the book and told him to choose what he wanted to eat. He’s very partial to Asian food, so he chose the Hoisin-Mustard Tofu…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Blizzards & Blustery Wind Don’t Mean Global Warming Is Fake – Say It With Me (Again) People
December 27, 2010 No Comment
photo: Matthew McDermott I have to say that I haven’t yet heard some wrong-but-glib media personality exclaim that the blizzard that just whacked the East Coast proves that global warming isn’t happening, but no doubt it’ll be said or has been said and I missed it. Which means it’s worth saying again: Just because it’s snowing out doesn’t mean global warming is fake . Since that meme (and basic understanding of climate versus weather, not… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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