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Pig Business Exposes the Grisly Inner Workings of the Pork Industry
Pig Business Exposes the Grisly Inner Workings of the Pork Industry
Image credit: Grist Pig business is not an easy documentary to watch. First of all, the images of the inner workings of pig farms and slaughterhouses can turn the stomach of even the most steadfast meat-eater. Second, and more significantly, the film has not been—and likely never will be—released...
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Riding in New York with Village Voice Columnist Michael Musto (Video)
“Nobody used to ride a bike in New York, but now it’s becoming mainstream” Our friend Clarence at Streetfilms rode around NYC with Village Voice entertainment columnist Read more here: Riding in New York with Village Voice Columnist Michael Musto (Video)
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Young Farmers are Combining Politics with Pitchforks
Young Farmers are Combining Politics with Pitchforks
Image credit: Good The life of a farmer is a difficult one—meaning, for most, years of hard work, little money, and even less appreciation. Maybe it is this reason that passing down the family farm has become an increasingly difficult proposition…. Read the full story on TreeHugger Go...
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Best of Ecouterre: 7 Celebs Spotted Wearing Eco-Fashion
Best of Ecouterre: 7 Celebs Spotted Wearing Eco-Fashion
+ Is Lady Gaga a stealth refashionista? The empty soda cans in her hair could be the next haute hair accessory. + Woody Harrelson, Food Inc.’s Robert Kenner, Suzy Amis Cameron (wife of James), and Livia Firth (wife of Colin) were just some of the Oscar red-carpet attendees decked in sustainable...
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Major National Homebuilders Launch ‘Green’ Lines
Major National Homebuilders Launch ‘Green’ Lines
Lennar and KB Home, two prominent national home builders, have launched energy and water-efficient home lines that they are marketing as “green,” reports EcoHome Magazine. Lennar’s launch of its energy-efficient PowerSmart line is designed to save up to 40 percent on energy use. The...
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Retail Ring Lower for Eco-Label Wines
Retail Ring Lower for Eco-Label Wines
In something of a paradox in green marketing, a study of California wine prices shows that bottles carrying an eco-label tend to bring about 7 percent less at the register. The average price for California wines with eco-labels was $37.65. By contrast, an organically certified wine without an eco-label...
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Arctic Doomsday Vault Now Has Half Million Samples - Becomes World’s Most Diverse Collection of Saved Seeds
Arctic Doomsday Vault Now Has Half Million Samples - Becomes World’s Most Diverse Collection of Saved Seeds
photo: Mari Tefre/Svalbard Global Seed Vault The doomsday Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway–begun as protection against any potential future calamity that threatens global food production–just turned two years old and has also just passed the half million mark in terms of seed varieties...
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Ten-Year-Old Fashion Designer with an Eco-Conscience
Ten-Year-Old Fashion Designer with an Eco-Conscience
Credit: Cecilia Cassini Ten-year old Cecilia Cassini might just be the youngest fashion designer in the world. The California-based fifth grader has been sewing since she received her first sewing machine at the age of six. She now makes a profit from her collection of one-off garments made with fabric...
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‘Capture The Rain’ skyscraper harvests rainwater to the maximum
‘Capture The Rain’ skyscraper harvests rainwater to the maximum
Eco Factor: Sustainable skyscraper designed to harvest rainwater. Architectural students of H3AR have received a special mention for their proposal in the 2010 skyscraper competition, for a sustainable skyscraper that maximizes rainwater harvesting. Dubbed Capture The Rain, the skyscraper features an...
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Yokohama Tires funds Sunstang solar car program
Yokohama Tires funds Sunstang solar car program
Eco Factor: Zero-emission all-electric vehicle fueled by solar energy. Yokohama Tire Canada is funding the Sunstang car program at the University of Western Ontario. The program, which is being developed by a team of engineering students, will be exploring a new approach in the development of solar-powered...
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