Archive for June 2009

look great in green

At AirDye®, we possess a fundamental belief that sustainability and style can marry well together with the right innovation.

Want proof of concept? Check out the best eco-fashion blogs from around the Web:

  • Ethicalstyle publishes monthly issues about ethics in the fashion industry.
  • Evolvedfashion covers the girly side of going green, featuring everything from handbags to nail polish.
  • Fashiontakesaction—a Canadian-based operation—believes in the story behind the style. They’re all about textiles: considering the cumulative effect of producing a single garment, from the water it takes to grow a crop to the dye used in production.
  • Ecosalon covers green living as a whole, but offers a healthy dose of eco-clothing coverage. Plus, we just think their website is cool.
  • Fabgreen highlights indie-inspired pieces with a conscience.

link love

Our favorite links from around the Web:

water

+ Treehugger investigates how many gallons of water it takes to make common objects.

Mr Natural's Hemp Tea Bag

+ CNET tips us off to reusable hemp tea bags. Ultra hippie vibe notwithstanding, we still think they’re pretty cool.

+ Earth2Tech follows a house that tweets its energy use.

Man carrying solar panel

+ GreenBiz tracks the $500M grants available for green job training, while Oakland’s Ella Baker center celebrates its first graduating class.

the water channel

We just discovered waterchannel.tv, a rich online resource that hosts hundreds of videos about water issues and global warming. Videos run the gamut from water quality to education, all submitted by an active  community of experts and advocates.

Here are a few of our favorites:

At the Water’s Edge

Blue Gold: Water Wars

Advancing Sands: Deserts and Migration

Groundwater: A Borderline Case

Have you found any great videos you’d like to share with us?

what’s the biggest threat?

This week’s headlines seem more ominous with each passing day: increasing unrest in Iran, missile threats from North Korea, waves of bombings in Iraq, displaced Pakistanis fleeing from the Taliban, and climate change forcing migration. Tell us what you think:

Which of these is the greatest threat to global safety and security?

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link love

+ Wired rounds up all the gadgets you need to work outdoors—including a tandem bicycle. Unfortunately, no instructions on how to convince your boss it’s a good idea.

LA Film Festival 2009

+ Treehugger is on the prowl for green documentaries at the LA film festival this week.

Bride and groom in Zion National Park

+ ‘Tis the season for love. Inhabitat puts together a green wedding guide. This week’s topic: finding an eco-friendly location.

A Green Roof

+ Apartment Therapy tips us off to a Greenroof Workshop in NYC, where you can learn how to build your own green roof—and enjoy tax breaks and lower energy bills, too.

What have you noticed this week? Share your discoveries with our readers.