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10 Hottest Sustainable Denim Companies for Men’s and Women’s Jeans
As The New York Times pointed out last year, organic cotton isn’t the up-and-coming fabric for denim that it once seemed to be — but that doesn’t mean your eco jean options have disappeared.
Here are 10 denim options that take sustainability beyond organic by looking at the entire process from start to finish.
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The most sustainable...
Eco Wine Review: Wrath 2010 Ex Vite Pinot Noir
Wrath’s 2010 Ex Vite Pinot Noir is complete, with lots of black cherry and red raspberry. A bit fuller than your typical Pinot, this wine is as drinkable as it is food friendly. It’s also vegan. It retails for $38 and can be purchased at Wrath’s website.
If it were a sunny 75 degrees here in San Francisco, this is the wine I’d...
Soul-Talk: Let Go of Toxicity and Restore Balance to Your Life
Last week, just after I put up my article asking if you are using your soul’s energy to expand or contract, I was given the gift of meeting with Chan Luu, the world-renowned fashion jewelry designer. After sharing with Chan Luu the work we are doing to create our GPS for the Soul app and go-to-guide for getting back on course when stress overtakes...
How to Overcome Performance Anxiety: Don’t Think of It as a Performance
“Whenever you do a thing, act as if all the world were watching.” — Thomas Jefferson
Yikes. Is that a solution, or the DSM-IV definition of social anxiety disorder?
The house lights dim, the stage is dark save for one spotlight, the kind that follows your every move. You stand up to your moment — your big moment — to make...
Instant Solar: Modular Solar Arrays are Fully Assembled and Ready to Power Up on Delivery
For many solar power projects, a permanent installation and a custom design makes complete sense. But it’s a complex process, and the entire project needs to be set up before you can get any power from it – it’s not exactly plug ‘n play. However, if you need temporary power on a jobsite, or a renewable energy install at a location...
Bikini Made of E-waste Makes Bold Statement About Women in Technology
This project first caught my eye as a fairly dumb reuse of electronic components — after all, in what world would a bikini like this be considered practical or even safe to wear? We’ve seen our share of shoes, bras and even boxers made out of old computer parts but they’re sculptures, not actually wearable. But when I looked a little...
Property Management Firm Capitalizes on Growing Demand for Earth-Friendly Apartments
Philadelphia-based multifamily property management firm Korman Residential has converted hundreds of apartments into KindSpace earth-friendly apartments in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Florida. These KindSpace apartments incorporate renewable materials, energy efficiency, water conservation, and a reduced carbon footprint thanks to locally...
When the Wind Whispers, Whose Name Does it Call?
Acciona, a big renewable energy company based in Spain, says it is naming its new 32-megawatt wind farm in Oklahoma “Big Smile.” The name is an oblique reference to an Acciona employee who died last year, the company says.
That makes the wind farm one of the few in the United States not named for its location or a nearby geographic feature. Google...
As Earth Month Winds Down, Honest Tea Recycles Old Facebook Posts
Last week Honest Tea launched a Facebook app that may just encourage you and your peers to recycle. The company is working with an ad agency to embed more sustainability thinking by bringing up your old Facebook postings.
The Great Recycle is part of Honest Tea’s campaign to recycle every bottle the company produces by 2020. This new campaign will...
How India’s creating the next big solar market
With nations around the world vying for clean energy leadership, India has taken a bold step toward becoming a leader in solar development. In only two years under India’s ambitious national solar policies, prices for solar energy in India have dropped dramatically, approaching the price of traditional energy from fossil fuels. While the Indian government...
