Photo: lululemon athletica /Flickr, Creative Commons Scientists at the University of Bolton in the U.K. are developing a textile fiber, called hybrid photovoltaic-piezoelectric material , that absorbs energy from its wearer’s body movements and the surrounding elements, including the wind, rain, and sun — Captain Planet would be proud!
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Photo: Top Felt There’s something about the weather cooling that has me seeking the perfect pair of slippers. Granted, my last two posts on cute, cozy slippers for WeeHuggers and handmade kids booties hardly fit, these industrial wool felt slippers by Top-Felt just might be the ticket! Their aesthetic is si… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Wool "Barefoot" Slippers by Top-Felt Can be Worn Year Round
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Photo: As You Sow When it comes to sweatshop-free supply chains, does your favorite fashion brand make the grade? More than a decade ago, in response to controversy sparked by sweatshop conditions in the U.S. companies’ global supply chains, apparel brands adopted vendor codes of conduct to avoid risks. To date, it’s been unclear which brands have actually adopted effective policies and programs to address the issue. A new report, released by corporate responsibility group As You Sow re… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Sweatshop-Free? New Report Grades Levi’s, Gap, and Wal-Mart’s Supply Chain
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A young Cambodian student wears Cambodian Threads’ silk scarf. Photo: Cambodian Threads For Cambodian Threads , a small, socially responsible company that sells fair trade silk scarves , they’re set set on making a difference in the small Cambodian village that inspired the founding of their company: for every silk scarf they sell, they purchase basic school supplies for ten chi… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Fair Trade Artisan-Made Silk Scarves Support Education in Cambodia
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Milliners Guild, Spring 2011 Hat Collection at The GreenShows, New York Fashion Week. Credit: Elisa Hyman From Alice in Wonderland’s Mad Hatter to Lady Gaga , Milliners Guild is sure to set hat lovers’ hearts a flutter. Their Spring 2011 Hat Collection, which premiered at
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New York Green Fashion Week: 18 Wacky Spectacular Handmade Hats by Milliners Guild (Slideshow)
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Lavuk designer Natasha Gindin (center, right) with models wearing her spring 2011 collection at New York Green Fashion Week. Credit: Elisa Hyman At the GreenShows during New York Fashion Week we saw a wide range of green fashion , from elaborate gowns made from lamp shades by
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New York Green Fashion Week: Lavuk Brings Casual Eco-Chic Style from L.A. to the Runway (Slideshow)
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Timberland’s Earthkeeper boots use one and a half plastic bottles in each pair. Image courtesy of Timberland. Timberland ‘s latest marketing campaign for their Earthkeepers footwear collection , which uses recycled rubber and recycled PET (one and a half plastic bottles are used in each pair of Earthkeepers™ boots), asks consumers to consider how they can be “heroes” for the great outdoors–hence it’s name: “Nature Needs Heroes.” To kick off the campaign and showc… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Timberland Kicks Plastic Bottles Into their Boots, Says ‘Nature Needs Heroes’
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Palm oil plantation and processing plant, photo: Marufish via flickr Good that this loophole’s been closed: As Wetlands International reports agricultural plantations on peat soils –those in Southeast Asia for palm oil or other industrial agriculture are the perfect… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Palm Oil Plantations on Peat Soil No Longer Qualify for Clean Development Mechanism Carbon Credits
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Images via Inhabitat Whenever there is a discussion about wine packaging, TreeHugger comes down on the side of local and refillable. We return often to TreeHugger Emeritus Ruben Anderson’s article in the Tyee: New Wine in Old Bottles , where he notes that in France, wine bottles are refilled an average of eight times. Now they even have computerized wine dispensers where you can fill your own jugs with vin de table for about two bucks a litre…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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New Wine In Old Bottles: The Greenest Way To Drink
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Images by Paul Perksy via Ecover Ada Zanditon , winner of this year’s Ethical Fashion Forum innovation award and ethical fashion’s fastest rising star, wowed the fashionistas at London Fashion Week yesterday with the presentation of her Pyramora collection for Spring Summer 2011. Held at the On… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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London Fashion Week SS11 – Catwalk Like An Egyptian – Ada Zandition Shows Pyramora Collection at On|Off (Photos)
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