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Hessnatur & Planet Green Winning Eco T-Shirt Available Now (Video)

March 9, 2010

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We announced the Planet Green and hessnatur Eco-Tee Design Challenge winner, Lindsay Seligman for her One Life design, back in September 2009 and we are happy to report that the organic cotton t-shirt is available now. Click through to watch a video with the designer and to find out which animal outlines are “hidden” in the final design, above. …Read the full story on TreeHugger

Green Gowns on Oscar’s Red Carpet

March 7, 2010

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Jillian Ganz overlooking Suzy Amis Cameron’s green dress fitting. Photo by Jim Peck

Even with Linda Loudermilk and Stella McCartney’s high-end sustainable clothing, it is still an effort to get eco-minded celebs into black tie worthy gowns. A couple years ago, retro Chanel was all the rage, which was a great idea, until Reese Witherspoon discovered hers wasn’t a one-and-only dress, as she’d been told, and her ’50s number showed up on somebody else. These are problems we don’t have to worry about, thankfully. To avoid the whole thing, actress Suzy Amis Cameron (wife of Avatar’s James Cameron) held a contest f…Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Recycle Old Jeans Into Insulation at the Gap, this Weekend!

March 6, 2010

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UltraTouch Jean fiber insulation. Credit: UltraTouch

Today through March 14, bring your worn down denims to Gap stores across the United States and they will be recycled into UltraTouch Natural Cotton Fiber Insulation. The retail chain has teamed up with Cotton Incorporated for their COTTON. FROM BLUE TO GREEN.® denim drive; once jeans are converted into insulation they will be donated to communities in need. Click through for discounts and more on the pro…Read the full story on TreeHugger