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3D Portraits of Celebrities Created With Their Own Garbage

Images via Jason Mercer via 1800recycling This art piece featuring Conan O’Brien is made with remote controls, electronic boards, cellphones and cables, among other pieces of garbage. And it is just one of a huge collection of incredibly realistic, detailed portraits made by Jason Mecier, an artist who puts a lot of stock into the potential of stuff that seems to have reached the end of its useful life. Check out some of his impressive work after the jump. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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What Are More Eco-Friendly Ways For Measuring the Economy Than GDP?

photo: Tracy O via flickr With Earth Overshoot Day 2010 coming up fast upon us, and every day’s activities past that unsustainably depleting the planet’s resources, it seems appropriate to ask whether there ought not be a better way of assessing the impact of the economy on the environment. After all, chasing Gross Domestic Product hasn’t served particular well so far creating an ecologically sustainable society. Surely there’s a … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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