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Maker Faire 2011: Wooden Ties Make A Solid Fashion Statement

May 23, 2011

Photos via Jaymi Heimbuch

An unusual fashion item at this year’s Bay Area Maker Faire came from Wood Thumb in the form of a tie. A wooden tie, that is. You’d most definitely be the talk of the office if you came to work wearing one. …Read the full …

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Maker Faire 2011: BurdaStyle’s Online Community for DIY Fashion

May 23, 2011

Photos via Jaymi Heimbuch

A staple of Maker Faire is the sewing and needlecrafts section. And where would any good craftster be in this day and age without and online community dedicated to their hobby? BurdaStyle welcomed in sewers, offering a free …

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Turning Waste into Beautiful Green Jewelry: WoodWear by Andrea

May 13, 2011

Photo Credit: Andrea Gabhart.

This is the ultimate in sustainable business: one small business creating a product from the “waste” created by another local business.

Andrea Gabhart’s father is a small businessman who does custom laser wood cutouts. …

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Ask Pablo: Is Barefoot Running Greener?

May 2, 2011

Image credit: John Kochmanski, used under Creative Commons license.

Dear Pablo: I have seen more and more people running barefoot. Do you think it is better for the environment?

Barefoot running, or running with so-called minimalist shoes, is a gro…

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Weekly Greens: Earth Day Edition

April 22, 2011

Image by llee_wu Happy Earth Day! It is estimated that over a billion people in 190+ countries around the world are participating in Earth Day events and activities every year. Some are attending city-wide or local events while others are working on a …

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Ecopreneur Interview Series: five Accessories

April 20, 2011

Part 11 in a series where Krates Ng (co-founder of Mokugift the ecard service) interviews fellow ecopreneurs.  Today, Krates interviews Christine Hutchinson, founder of Five Accessories. Five Accessories offers eco and fair trade unique designer handbags & wood jewelry from FIVE countries. 1) Why did you start your company? We were on our honeymoon in Bali… Read More…

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Ecopreneur Interview Series: OlovesM

April 18, 2011

Part 9 in a series where Krates Ng (co-founder of Mokugift the ecard service) interviews fellow ecopreneurs.  Today, Krates interviews, Merle Obrien, owner of OlovesM.  OlovesM is a line of unique bags created from un-used yoga mats, and other materials that companies were going to throw away. 1) Why did you start your company? I was… Read More…

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Dye-Fed Silkworms Cut Silk Industry’s Water Consumption

March 17, 2011

Photo by Richard Monckton via Flickr Creative Commons

The silk worms above are hard at work doing their thing. After they form cocoons, the cocoons will be collected and processed into silk threads, yarn and so on. However, part of that process inclu…

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DIY Solar Powered T-Shirt Motivates You to Work Out

March 15, 2011

Image via Instructables

Solar powered clothing is nothing new, but solar powered clothing that makes you get off your rear and work out? That is new. The Motivational Moody Workout T-Shirt created by Lingon at Instructables was built with the intenti…

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Sustainable Design from the World’s First Eco Model

February 17, 2011

Source4Style is a site dedicated to sustainable material for clothing and accessories. If eco-fashion is your thing, you’ll love it!

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This is just a brief summary, please visit Environmental Graffiti to see the full, formatted version of the…

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