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Urban Outfitters’ Faux-Local NYC Storefront Isn’t Ironic It’s Pathetic

Un-ironic NYC, photo: David Trawin via flickr This all just leaves me shaking my head before it falls into my hands: Urban Outfitters is opening three new stores in New York City this year (as if they need another branch, to join the Flintstone’s background of Chase Bank, Duane Reade and Starbucks…) and the one at Broadway and 100th Street on the Upper West Side will get a faux-local treatment–the facade of the outlet being divided up to look like a hat shop, a hardwar… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Urban Outfitters’ Faux-Local NYC Storefront Isn’t Ironic It’s Pathetic

Gucci’s Luxury Packaging Gets a Green(er) Makeover

Gucci’s newly designed packaging is FSC-certified and recyclable. Image courtesy of Gucci. We have been following Rainforest Action Network’s ( RAN ) ” Don’t Bag Indonesia’s Rainforests ” campaign since its inception and it continues to reach new heights in the fight against the pulp and paper industry; Over 20 leading fashion brands including

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Ask Pablo: Which Is Less Bad For The Environment: Wine Or Beer?

Image Source: Riebschlager Dear Pablo: When asked if I prefer beer or wine I am neutral. To help me get off the fence I am wondering: Is beer or wine better for the environment? Like car commercials claiming that 2000 pounds of metal and plastic are “good for the environment” because it has a trunk full of batteries, the choice between beer and wine for environmental reasons is a false one. Hardly anything that we humans do on this planet can be considered good for it. T… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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