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Couple to Wed Thanks to 400,000 Recycled Cans

Photo via TinyTall After Pete Geyer and Andrea Parrish became engaged, they decided to say “I can” before saying “I do,” and in more ways than one. The couple worked to make their wedding not just a celebration of the love they have for each other, but to show a bit of love to the planet as well–by funding the ceremony solely through the recycling of aluminum cans . With a modest wedding bu… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Ethical Consumer Asks: Who Makes Ethical Outdoor Gear?

Images: Ethical Consumer Ethical Consumer is a British not-for-profit co-operative, who are, in their own words, “dedicated to the promotion of universal human rights, environmental sustainability and animal welfare. We produce independent research into the social and environmental records of companies, and to inform the development of ethical consumerism.” One of their latest such reports is their 62 page Outdoor Gear Special, which rather than ranking individual products, scores the companies behind the gear. And it sure makes for intriguing reading. Nearly 30 brands are assessed for their waterproof jacket… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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7 Crazy Ways People Made Millions From Trash

Photo via pneumatic addict Whoever said “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure” might not have been speaking literally — but these seven dumpster divers prove that a little luck, a lot of patience, and a high tolerance for ickiness could mean big financial rewards. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Upgrading to iPhone 4? Gazelle Launches Mobile Site for Selling Your Old iPhone

Photo via Jaymi Heimbuch If you’re excited about the news of the iPhone 4 and are itching to upgrade, Gazelle – one of our favorite gadget resell companies – has made it ridiculously easy to do soy creating a mobile site for customers to set up a trade in right from their old phone. It’s all in preparation for the rush of new customers sure to be switching from their old 2G and 3G models to the newest device Apple has to offer. But the launch of a mobile site like this, especially in preparation for a big rush to Apple stores, has a bittersweet tinge… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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New Uses For Old Malls: Urban Farms

Ever since Architect Eb Zeidler riffed on the Galleria in Milan for his Eaton Centre in Toronto in the ’70s, a lot of malls have been covered with glorious glass roofs. Many downtown malls were built as urban renewal and revitalization projects, but few of them thrived; after killing off the main street retail around them, they most have died on their own. But they still have those glorious glass roofs. PSFK points us to Cleveland, where … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Recycling Artist Creates Portraits From Old Cassettes

Photo via Iri5 While reusing the licks, riffs, and lyrics of other artists is fairly common practice in the music world today, one visual artist has begun recycling aging music collections and turning them into truly original creations. Nary a music connoisseur alive doesn’t have a few cassette tapes floating around or tucked away in a closet somewhere, safely out of sight. Tubthumping, anyone? But instead of letting those tapes rot away, or worse, fall into the hands of future generations–w… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Glassphemy Project Lets You Pitch Glass Bottles At Friends, and Not Get Arrested

Image via Macro Sea When I was a little kid and recycling went mainstream, the only thing I loved more than the idea you could actually get money for taking your squashed soda cans down to the recycling shed at the grocery store was the squashing part. It was so satisfying to set a can upright, jump on it, and feel it completely flatten under your foot – especially when it flattened into a perfect little hockey puck. That release of pent up energy is part of what’s behind the Glassphemy project by Macro Sea , which lets you send your anger, frustration, or gi… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Bottle-Boat Plastiki Sets Sail Across Pacific

The bottle-boat named Plastiki has already set sail into the Pacific. It is 60-foot (20m) catamaran made out of 12,500 reclaimed plastic bottles and other recycled PET plastic and waste products. They will sail from San Francisco to Sydney to spread awareness about pollution in the world’s oceans. David De Rothschild an environmentalist and expedition leader together with Co-skipper David Thompson, expedition diver Olav Heyerdahl, filmmakers Max Jourdan and Vern Moen will sail for 3 months passing the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. The expedition has an aim to promote awareness of the amount of garbage disposed in our ocean and how it has greatly affect our environment as evidenced by current sea level rise, ocean acidification and marine pollution. Bottle-Boat Plastiki Sets Sail Across Pacific is a post from: Daily World Buzz Continue reading

Update: Men’s Health Stopped Writing New Cover Lines Years Ago

Yesterday, Men’s Health editor David Zincenko got caught cutting and pasting old cover lines onto the new issue of his magazine . Today, he explained that it was a deliberate “overall branding strategy.” Boy, was he right. It goes far beyond the similarities between the December 2007 and December 2009 covers that was discovered yesterday

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Jenna Haze Shit Herself in a Bikini of the Day

Jenna Haze is one of the more popular pornstars around from what I remember someone in the industry telling me and I guess it has to do with her having natural tits and possibly lookin’ young compared to the other haggared bitches who fuck on camera for money, but I like to think it has to do with her anal sex scenes, which as you can see have damaged her enough to lose all control of her bowels….. Here she is in her fucking bikini, which none of you really give a fuck about because you’ve seen her have dirty fucking sex of all varieties

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