Every Lamp In Buenos Aires Restaurant Made With Recycled Wine Bottles (Photos)
February 17, 2011 No Comment
Photos: Paula Alvarado. Although we’ve seen wine bottles reused in lamps bases , other forms of lightning and even in gardens , La Dorita restaurant chain in Buenos Aires went all the way with them and its restaurants offer an impressive spectacle: bottles are e… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Jay Walljasper Shows Us All That We Share & How We Can Reclaim the Commons (Book Review)
February 17, 2011 No Comment
It may not make mainstream news headlines all that often, or indeed non-mainstream news headlines all that often either, but there’s been a long-running battle being fought around the globe. You may not have thought of it as such, the casualties mostly don’t occur en masse, but rather die slowly–so slowly in many cases that you might not realize they are dead until they are gone. On one side, and in the ascendent for decades now, are the dominant economic and political ideologues proclaiming that so-called market-based solutions and privatization of all aspect of civic life, public… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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A crime is in progress… Image credit: meaduva , used under Creative Commons license. Back in 2008 we heard about a man arrested for stealing waste grease to make biodiesel but as Kristin noted in her post about the freegan documentary Dive! The Film , dumpster divers eating from the trash also run the risk of prosecution. For most… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Image credit: CHOW I’ll admit it, I’m on a bit of a CHOW kick of late. From their video introduction to beekeeping to footage of the coolest seed bank ever , these guys manage to capture people’s passion with a sense of both respect and charm. This latest video is no exception, as we explore how tofu is made, why so much tofu in the West sucks, and how to really enjoy this “noble prot… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Yes, as mentioned on Glee last night I have named Brittany the “Trendiest Teen in America” or something like that.
Continue reading …Host a Party, Help Oscar-Nominated Sun Come Up Raise Money For Climate Change Refugees
February 16, 2011 No Comment
While all the green-themed films currently up for Academy Awards are worthy contenders, and I’d really encourage you to see all of them if you get a chance, the producers of Sun Come Up –a beautifully shot documentary which follows the relocation of the Carteret Islanders to neighboring islands as their ancestral home gets submerged by climate change–recently contacted me to give a plug for their House Raiser campaign to raise money fo… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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