Photo courtesy Urshuz. In promotional material, Urshuz touts the fact that “2 Uppers + 2 Soles = 4 Options.” Grant Delgatty was a shoe designer for over a decade – working with K-Swiss, Puma, and Vans -before he decided he’d had enough of trying to think of what consumers would want in a season or two. Instead, he endeavored to create a line of shoes consumers could customize for themselves, by choosing soles and switching out uppers when they were worn, out of style, or didn’t match a wearer’s mood. Even better, Delgatty made the soles of the shoes recyclable. Thus, Urshuz (pronounced ‘Yer shoes’) were born…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Image: The Transport Politic I don’t want to perpetuate the US vs. China who-will-be-the-economic-superpower narrative that’s already rampant in our press enough these days, so let’s frame this one from another, even simpler angle — China is doing a bunch of really great stuff in clean tech that we should be doing too. The nation’s commitment to clean energy grabs most of the headlines, but China is also pioneering a massive high speed rail system that will help connect what will soon be some of
Continue reading …Power-Plant CO2 Emissions Up 5.6% In 2010 – Top Ten Emitter States Named
February 21, 2011 No Comment
Top-ten US states for power plant CO2 emissions, 2009 & 2010. Image credit:Environmental Integrity press release and final report. Citing USEPA-gathered data, the non-partisan, activist group Environmental Integrity reports that in 2010, carbon dioxide emissions from US power plants rose 5.56% over year prior. The top-ten states for cumulative CO2 emissions from power plants are as listed above. The top-seven listed States also are major coal producers . Thar’s also some politics in them numb… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Image credit: Ecco Publishers/Anthony Bourdain When I wrote about Anthony Bourdain’s account of famous chefs feasting on an endangered species , commenter downdrive was disappointed that his favorite travel writer would stoop so low. But as I continue to read his new book Medium Raw , I thought it important to share that Mr Bourdain—hardly your typical TreeHugger… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Maersk Goes Big & Really, Really Energy Efficient With Massive New Container Ships
February 21, 2011 No CommentNot much opining to add to this other than the say the energy efficient improvements and carbon emission reduction are certainly impressive: Shipper Maersk has announced that it will be buying ten of the world’s largest, most efficient container ships ever built. Dubbed the Triple-E, the massive ships will be the largest seagoing vessels every built at 400m long and a capacity of 18,000 shipping containe… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Top designers, including Vivienne Westwood and Paul Costello, take time out from London Fashion Week to talk about the most anticipated outfit of the year, Kate Middleton’s Royal wedding dress (Feb. 21)
Continue reading …New York Fashion Week: Christopher Raeburn Nails Reconstruction in Victorinox Collaboration (Slideshow)
February 21, 2011 No Comment
Christopher Ræburn for Victorinox, New York Fashion Week Fall 2011. Photo: Victorinox Christopher Ræburn ‘s collaboration with Victorinox –maker of the original Swiss Army knife–is up next in our on-site coverage of the best of green ready-to-wear at New York Fashion Week Fall 2011 . On February 10, the London-based designer debuted the capsule collection ” Remade In Switzerland
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Montana State Representative thinks global warming is a good thing for Montana. He has even proposed legislation called ” an Act Stating Montana’s Position on Global Warming ” that says: (a) global warming is beneficial to the welfare and business climate of Montana; (b) reasonable amounts of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere have no verifiable impacts on the environment; and (c) global warming is a natural occurrence and human activity has not accelerated it. What could be more reasonable and sensible? That’s why I’m
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