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Sophisticated, Responsible T-Shirts Help Rural Schools In Argentina

Photos: La Remera. La Remera is a new company from Argentina that makes basic t-shirts from noble materials such as Pima cotton under a responsible production system, adopting the BoGo model: for every purchase, it’s committing to donate one t-shirt to children from rural schools in the country. The company was founded by Ariel Estanga, an Argentine designer that worked for huge fashion companies like Zara –guilty of producing tons of cheap cl… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Sophisticated, Responsible T-Shirts Help Rural Schools In Argentina

Powerful and Deadly Hurricanes, As Seen From Outer Space (Slideshow)

Photo credit: NASA Goddard For coastal regions around the world, the threat of hurricanes —strong storms fueled by warm air and water—is a seasonal reality. Each year, storm cells form over the ocean and begin moving towards land, sometimes growing into massive tropical cyclones—like Hurricane Gordon, seen here—capable of causing damage with heavy rain,

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