Archive for 'Fashion & Beauty' Category
Mar 1st, 2009 by Frederick Carle |
In this video learn step by step how to make soap with the basics of cold processes soap making. This process uses raw materialsand hand stirring to create gentle and mild soap. For more information click Here<
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Feb 26th, 2009 by Brian Snedeker |
Several better-read (but not better-written!) online green-news destinations (HuffPo Green, Planet Green) have lately discussed a new way — based on a decades-old way — to save water. It’s called the Navy Shower.
Due to an obvious shortage of freshwater on Navy ships (at least in the past), dirty sailors would get in their tiny shower [...]
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Jul 30th, 2008 by Tara Benwell |
If there’s one thing new mom Paola Pena and I agree on it’s this: “It’s never too early to practise socially aware and environmentally conscious habits.”
The owner of LITTLE BODHI makes the above statement on her new e-boutique website, which features an assortment of eco-friendly basics for babies including toys, clothing, and music. At [...]
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Jul 18th, 2008 by Tara Benwell |
Do you ever stop to think where your old T-shirts and blue jeans end up after you donate them? If your clothing is adopted by Canadian fashion designer, Kim Munson, chances are your favourite threads of yesteryear could now be worth more than you paid for them. Orphanage Clothing is a Halifax based business that uses [...]
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Jul 16th, 2008 by Frederick Carle |
On June 4th, Billabong hosted their 2nd Design for Humanity charity event. The first event was an opportunity for Billabong to give back to a non-profit close to the heart of their industry.
This year Design for Humanity will donate to the Surfrider Foundation. Retailers, celebrities, artists, and the general public had the opportunity to [...]
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Jun 3rd, 2008 by Tara Benwell |
A high school teacher I know showed “The Story of Stuff” to a group of students the other day. It’s nothing they probably didn’t already know (except maybe some scary statistics that are worse than most people realize), but the way it is presented really makes you want to stop shopping for anything that is [...]
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Apr 9th, 2008 by Frederick Carle |
You want environmentally friendly clothing? Green Is Black as it for you. They create quality clothing from recycled materials, 100% pure organic cotton and use only vegetable dye. But quality doesn’t come cheep. $50 t-shirts and $250 jeans is what you will be buying at the Green Is Black store.
The one thing that seemed to [...]
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