The Story Of Cosmetics

The Story of Cosmetics, examines the pervasive use of toxic chemicals in our everyday personal care products, from lipstick to baby shampoo.

Produced with Free Range Studios and hosted by Annie Leonard, the seven-minute film by The Story of Stuff Project reveals the implications for consumer and worker health and the environment, and outlines ways we can move the industry away from hazardous chemicals and towards safer alternatives. The film concludes with a call for viewers to support legislation aimed at ensuring the safety of cosmetics and personal care products.

I Quit This BITCH!

This false killer whale, a species of dolphin, leapt out of its tank during a marine show at the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in southwestern Japan

Ric O’Barry, 70, who now makes a career out of freeing dolphins, said the video highlights the cruelty the animals suffer while in captivity.  Mr O’Barry said: ‘The habitat of that false killer whale is so unnatural it leapt out in desperation.

The footage shows the stricken dolphin, called Kuru, lying on the floor as staff desperately wrap it in a mat and use a crane to lift it back into the water.

The other dolphins in the tank appear to be distressed and gathered around the side where the Kuri leapt out.

Hideshi Teruya, who manages the dolphin section at the park said: ‘It was playing around and jumped out by accident from the momentum.’  Mr Teruya denied the captivity was cruel and said the tank was not overcrowded and followed aquarium guidelines.

BULLSHIT!

But Mr O’Barry said the guidelines were inadequate and that dolphins were used to roaming for many miles a day, not swimming in a circle and doing flips at shows.

Two words: The Cove

Deborah Lindquist Sonic Fabric Bustier

We’ve covered ties and a fedora made from recycled cassette tapes and now Deborah Lindquist has followed suit with a bustier for the ladies.

Sonic fabric is woven from 50% recorded audio cassette tape and 50% colored thread.  The fabric is actually audible if you run a tape head over it! (Visit the youtube channel for a demo here: alyceobvious.)

Recycle-A-Flask. Can I Get An AMEN!?!

When I first laid my hands on the solar powered G-spot vibrator, I was blinded by a thousand white glimmering lights that shined upon me from the skies above..and when I first tasted organic vodka bought from my local BevMo!, I felt blessed knowing I was sipping on bottled up tears from the angels up in heaven..but now I KNOW for a fact that baby jesus is answering my prayers one by one from that time my mom forced me to go to church 2 Easters ago because of this new find– Recycle-A-Flask!

Recycle-A-Flask is 100% recyclable, reusable, BPA-free and sexy as hell!  It carries 5 oz of gods nectar, comes with a funnel and has a clear window on the side so you don’t overfill and waste one drop of the precious juice.  That would be cardinal sin.  See, I learned something from all those years spent in catholic school.

These would make perfect gifts for groomsmen, lushy bachelorette participants or at company holiday parties.  You can even get custom logos or images put on them through Fun Flasks.  They’re also very affordable (under $5) and can be found at Hot Topic, Aahs!! and various liquor stores around town.

Now I’m a believer that miracles do happen!  I have a collection of flasks and I’ve always wanted a plastic one.  Yeah, yeah, I know, not very GG&S of me but the metal ones weigh heavily in my small hand clutch during a night of debauchery.  Plus, plastic goes undetected through those pesky metal detectors.  But the fact that these are recyclable and BPA-free clears my guilty conscious and the liquid gold that goes inside of them helps to clear the catholic guilt I was raised with most of my life.  Ok, it only clears it for one night but thats why I keep on drinking.  Chu’uch!

Welcome to the family Recyle-A-Flask!

Tatjana Patitz: For The Love Of Horses, Coco Eco Magazine Issue 11

Never in my wildest dreams would I have ever thought that I would one day style a model I used to love as a teen.  Ever!  But I did and to boot, we wrapped up the shoot afterwards, drinking wine and talking about rescue animals, chicken coops and the plight of mustangs in the wild.  Swoon!

The concept of the story was simple.  Tatjana’s passion for saving wild horses.  No emphasis on high fashion.  Just beautiful, simple, equestrian style clothing, Tatjana and the horses.  The shoot took place at the Return to Freedom ranch located in Ojai, in which Tatjana is a spokesperson for.

RTF is dedicated to preserving the freedom, diversity and habitat of America’s wild horses through sanctuary, education and conservation, while enriching the human spirit through direct experience with the natural world.

Russell Brand To Host Swap Meet At Beverly Center 5/27

Attention all actors and hoarders in LA:  Comedian and actor Russell Brand is scheduled to host ‘Buy Love Here,’ a swap meet type event on Thursday.

“Buy Love Here‘ is a pop up and exchange shop, where for one day money will have no currency. The shop is the brain child of British comic Russell Brand and will take place between 2pm and 6pm on Thursday the 27th of May 2010, at The Beverly Center in Los Angeles.

The idea is to raise debate about the scale of consumer culture and to promote the re-use of products in a surplus society. It is a social experiment to examine shopping habits whilst providing an opportunity for Russell to speak directly with the public and gauge opinion. The day will be filmed as part of an ongoing documentary Russell is currently filming about the pursuit of happiness.”

Katy Perry, Adrian Grenier and Perez Hilton are scheduled to be part of the event. Art by Shepherd Fairey will be on display.

Via Perez, ABCLocal

Follow BPGlobalPR On Twitter

#bpcares  Follow them here.

And for more shits and giggles, here’s a live stream of the oil spewing into the ocean.  Who needs puppy cams when we have this to warm our hearts?  Happy Tuesday!  xo

Mess With The Bull, Get The Horns…In The FROAT!

WARNING:  GRAPHIC IMAGES for you to enjoy…

This sucks…FOR THE BULL!  Unfortunately, the world famous matador dude survived and the bull was later slaughtered. Read about it on the Huffington Post.

Photos via Getty

Thanks Dante!

Happy FTW One Month Anniversary Of The Gulf Oil Spill

Boo to the ocean killers!   Here’s a celebratory virtual scrapbook in their honor.

DICK QUOTE OF THE YEAR: “We will fix it. I guarantee it. The only question is we do not know when. The Gulf of Mexico is a very big ocean. The amount of volume of oil and dispersant we are putting into it is tiny in relation to the total water volume.”  ~BP CEO Tony Hayward

Thanks for the vid Justin H.

More pictures via Huffington Post.

Cardboard: Music To Your Ears

Two types of cardboard can be recycled: flat cardboard, which is typically used in cereal and shoe boxes, and corrugated cardboard, which has a ruffled layer between the two flat pieces of cardboard and is often used in packing boxes. Check out these audio gadgets that come packaged flat and require assembly, for the geek in you.

Serato lovers, can you handle this?  Human powered record player by GGRP Sound.

Cardboard boombox for your iPod by Suck UK.  Comes with speakers and 4 AA batteries, which I’m sure you’ll want to replace with rechargable batteries.

The cross radio by Ewa Bochen.

To see more cool gadgets made from cardboard, visit Eco Friend.

Elaine Kim Studio

Fashion designer Elaine Kim has taken an eight year hiatus from the design world after creating for her previous line Product. After much reflection and unstoppable creativity she is back with her own line of eco-fashion that blends modern design with environmental awareness.

Elaine’s new designs use the new cupro cotton material. Cupro cotton is a soft fabric that is made from regenerated cellulose fibers from discarded cotton husks and wood pulp. The husks and pulp that provide the cellulose fibers come from the linter of the cotton boll which is a renewable source material and is regenerated on a yearly basis. By using the cupro cotton, Elaine is choosing to forgo both petroleum and forest depletion making the source of the fabrics she uses as environmentally sustainable as the fashions she creates from them.

Via Bright Hub

The Gorilla Version Of ‘Christian The Lion’

Have your tissues handy and get ready for a river of awwww’s to come spewing out of your mouth!

In the African jungle, conservationist Damian Aspinall searches for Kwibi, a lowland gorilla he hasn’t seen for 5 years. Kwibi grew up with Damian at his Howletts Wild Animal Park in England. When he was five, he was released into the forests of Gabon, West Africa as part of conservation programme to re-introduce gorillas back into the wild. Now Kwibi’s 10 years old, much bigger and stronger. Will Damian find him? Will Kwibi attack him?

Watch the whole story of the amazing UK gorillas who are making a comeback in Africa in Gorilla School on Animal Planet narrated by Kevin Spacey from 4th May 2010 at 8pm.  Adopt a gorilla school baby at the Aspinall Foundation.

Via Huffington Post

Tatjana Returns To Freedom

Styling Tatjana yesterday was AMAZING!  She was down to earth and stunning in person.  We shot at the Return to Freedom sanctuary which Tatjana is a spokesperson for.

Return to Freedom is a non-profit wild horse sanctuary founded in 1997 by Neda DeMayo, and is the realization of her life-long dream: to protect the freedom and natural lifestyle of America’s free ranging wild horses.

Return to Freedom provides a safe haven to nearly 200 wild horses and burros recognizing that wild horses live in tightly bonded herd groups. They became the first sanctuary with a focus on rescuing entire family bands. Designed to be a model program, they implement alternative and minimally intrusive management philosophies.

Thanks to the Coco Eco team, Tatjana, John and everyone at RTF for all their hard work!

I cannot wait to see the final images.  Stay tuned!

Speaking of Freedom- remember this video and the familiar faces?

Donate Hair/Fur/Wool/Hose To Help Oil Spill

Matter Of Trust is providing a safe, non-toxic, effective way to participate in the Gulf Spill clean up. Donors from every state in the US, from Canada and beyond are sending in hair, fur and wool clippings as well as nylons and funding for outer mesh. This is used to make Booms that can protect beaches and coastal waters.

For over a decade, Ottimat has partnered Matter of Trust to orchestrate an International Natural Fiber Recycling system and stimulate green jobs and the textile industry. To participate please sign up here. More

Adrian Grenier Launches Pop-Up Shop in DTLA Art Walk

Adrian Grenier and producer, Peter Glatzer (“Alter Eco”), are opening a “green” pop-up art gallery and store for two weeks beginning this Thursday, May 13th during this weeks Art Walk.

The gallery will include more than 50 pieces by Los Angeles-based artists including Tierney Gearon, Jay Mark Johnson, Lauren Bon, Rebeca Mendez, Ramon Coronado and Jay Mark Johnson.  The store will offer eco-friendly products from SHFT.

Get Your Volunteer On

Find volunteering opportunities with nonprofit organizations by location and interest area by checking out some of these sites.

• Volunteer Match
• Serve.Gov
• Volunteers of America
• Volunteer Abroad

GOOD

Rojas Parking Lot Sale 5.8.10

Pizza, cocktails and shopping?  Yes please!   Come meet us next Saturday and get yourself some fabulous pieces from ROJAS, Boos & Besito, Ashton Michael and more.

Munn + Skin = Boycott The Circus

THE CIRCUS SUCKS!  This PSA, not so much.

Learn more about circus cruelty here:  Circuses - Animal Defense - PETA

And in case you need a few reminders of why they suck, please see below.

Via Raymond + Yuhmm

Puma.Safe Launches Sustainable Packaging By Yves Behar

After more than ten years of successful implementation of its social and environmental standards (puma.safe), PUMA launched the next pivotal phase of its ambitious long-term sustainability program on April 13th at the Design Museum in London. By introducing its cutting-edge sustainable packaging and distribution system by renowned industrial designer Yves Béhar, PUMA set new standards within the retail industry.

The new innovative solution will significantly reduce the amount of waste and CO2 emissions that traditional product packaging such as shoe-boxes and apparel polyethylene bags generate and underpins PUMA’s target of reducing carbon, energy, water, and waste by 25%, and developing 50% of its international product collections in footwear, apparel and accessories according to best practice sustainability standards by 2015.

Read more about it here.

Thanks Jesus and Candy!!

Biz Markie Reworks Classic For Mother Earth…?

I don’t know how I missed this last week- maybe I was out boozing celebrating.. but hundreds of supporters from all across the country joined hip hop legend DJ Biz Markie to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day by recording a clean energy remix of his classic song, Just a Friend.

Ummmm…?

Sonic Fabric

For the dapper DJ in you.  The sonic fabric neckties and fedora are a limited-edition collabo project between Alyce Santoro and Julio Cesar.  Sonic fabric is woven from 50% recorded audio cassette tape and 50% colored thread.  The fabric is actually audible if you run a tape head over it! (Visit the youtube channel for a demo here: alyceobvious.)

GILT-Free Shopping

Today on Gilt:

• Matt & Nat
• Loomstate
• Baggu
• Environmental Living
• Alex & Ani
• Edun
• And many more!!  Go shop- GILT-free now!!!!

Mahalo Shima!  xx

Earth Day Playlist

If Mama Earth had an iPod…

MARVIN GAYE: Mercy Mercy Me

Earth FML (On Chatroulette)

WTF?!?!

Shout out to McDreamy Josh from The Discerning Brute.

Grist

Earth Day At Malibu Eco Country Mart 4/24/10

Thanks Candy!

Earth Celebration At Environment 4/22/10

We hope you will join us for an evening of cocktails and pampering this Earth Day, Thursday, April 22.  Among the amazing list of festivities, Josie Maran Cosmetics and STEAM Salon will offer complimentary makeovers and blowouts, guests can shop deals from ecoSkin, Deborah Lindquist, Wellness Bags, Necko Designs, Environment by Heather Heron, ecover, and more, and enjoy beverages provided by IZZE and VeeV Acai Spirits.  Anna Getty will also be signing copies of her cookbook “Easy Green Organic.”  You won’t want to miss!

Please RSVP to: mmalbas [at] environmentfurniture [dot] com.

Environment Furniture Showroom
8126 Beverly Blvd.  Los Angeles, CA 90048

**Shopping Event!  Some vendors will be cash-only!  Border Grill truck also stopping by!

Last Minute Discount Greyhound Deals To Coachella

Looking for a last-minute ride to the Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival?  Greyhound is offering a price break aimed at people traveling to the festival from other Southern California cities, the company announced this week.  The bus line is offering $39 round-trip travel to Indio or Palm Springs from the following cities:

Anaheim, Claremont, El Monte, Glendale, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Long Beach, North Hollywood, Norwalk, San Fernando, and Santa Ana.

Coachella attendees can still get the lower price for travel between now and Sunday.  The price break is available for tickets booked on www.greyhound.com as well as those purchased at Southern California bus terminals, the company said.

See you in the desert!!!

My Desert

Vegan KFC Double Down

I’m sure all you vegans have been totally fiending for the safe version of the KFC Double Down.  Ok, I know most of you really haven’t been but for the few unhealthy vegans (is there such a thing?) that want to have that same stomach erupting experience as the meat eaters,  find your recipe here.

Ate-Bit Vegan

Happy 2nd To GG&S

Two years + over a thousand posts and we’re still here on the interwebz!  Happy Bitchday to us!

No Questions Asked Drug Drop-Off Locations In So. Cal

After just posting about the NY E-Waste event, I started to research where to recycle electronics  in LA and guess what I came across?  A website for safe drug drop-offs at local sheriff stations.  Shit, I’d normally be too paranoid to post anything having to do with drugs and the po-po but this is for a good cause, right?

From the website No Drugs Down The Drain:

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, in conjunction with the Los Angeles County Departments of Public Health and Public Works present the “Safe Drug Drop-Off” Program.  The program provides an opportunity for residents to safely and anonymously surrender any unused or expired prescriptions, over the counter medications, “SHARPS” (needles), or any other controlled substances.  There will be no questions asked (wink*wink).  We just want to get it off the streets.

Drop off  at your own risk!

NYC E-Waste Recycling Event 4/10/10

For all my NY friends and readers that write me from time to time asking where they can recycle electronics- here you go.

Tekserve has teamed up again with the Lower East Side Ecology Center to offer FREE electronics recycling on Saturday, April 10th, from 10a-4p. Recyclable items include computers, monitors, fax machines, copiers, DVD or VCR players, radios, telephones, cell phones, televisions, cameras, and stereo equipment.

Certain fully working electronics can also be donated to Materials for the Arts, a reuse initiative to get lightly-used electronics into the welcoming hands of NYC Department of Education classroom students and arts and cultural programs in-need throughout the five boroughs.

WIN A MACBOOK FOR RECYCLING:  Anyone bringing electronics to be recycled can register at Tekserve for a raffle to win a new MacBook ($999 value). All participants in the event will also receive a coupon for a $25 discount on any new current model iPod (except Shuffle) or computer purchased within 30 days after the event.

Save My Oceans Tour Is Coming To LA

The Save My Oceans nation-wide tour is coming to USC!  Save My Oceans is working alongside student organizations to bring you an exciting week of eco-friendly programming for a great cause. The tour will include an art installation, a concert, and an advanced screening of Oceans. See details below.

Concert: Participant Media in association with the USC Program Board at USC present the 2010 Springfest.  04/10/10
6pm – 10pm  McCarthy Quad

Screening: Participant Media and Disneynature present an advance screening of Oceans. 04/16/10 Location TBD

Art Installation: Participant Media in association with Planet Illogica and USC Sustainability present “Infiltrate”  4/14/10 – 4/16/10 Location TBD

Join the Oceans movement! You can get a FREE ticket to a special advanced screening of the film Oceans. Tickets are limited and entry is on a first come first serve basis.  Get them here.

True Life Story Of A Plastic Bag

Sweet.  Sad.  Scary.   : (

Port-A-Pint Retractable Beer Cup

Summer is almost here and that means backyard bbq’s and kegs galore.  Be the envy of all your lushed out friends and pop one of these babies out.  At least when you’re ten sheets to the wind you’ll be able to find your BYOC out of the sea of unclaimed red cups.

Joaquin Phoenix Is BACK! And Hot. But Will Still Make You Cry

When I saw this link sent to me from a gf, I went giddy seeing Joaquin cleaned up, the crazy washed out from his eyes and ready to be my baby daddy again.  My thrill was immediately replaced by horror.   I have forced myself to watch Earthlings and many other animal cruelty videos but I had to close my eyes several times while watching this one.

It’s one thing to kill an animal humanely (is there such a thing?) for our luxury fashion addictions but to cut up and skin an animal while it is alive and leave if for dead, sometimes for up to 4 days???….words just can’t explain.

I just checked all of my shoes and bags and realized I do have a clutch made from what looks like alligator skin- I got it from a styling gig.  It’s getting donated TODAY.

WARNING:  This video is EXTREMELY GRAPHIC!!!  But, I still suggest you watch it.  You don’t have to stop buying or throw anything out- but at least you’ll be conscious of how it came to be.

Octomom Says No To Porn, Yes To PETA

Nadya Suleman has fourteen mouths to feed and is rumored to be running behind in mortgage payments. Well guess who’s come to the rescue by offering her 5 G’s and a months supply of veggie burgers? PETA!  FTW!!!  From their website:

It seems like everybody has an opinion about “Octomom” Nadya Suleman, who gave birth to eight babies last year. No matter where you stand on that decision, starring in porn isn’t Suleman’s only option to remedy the recently rumored foreclosure proceedings on her home in La Habra, Calif. In fact, PETA is offering to bolster her finances by paying to place an ad on her front lawn:

Vivienne Westwood Designs For Sigg?

WHY??  I LOVE Vivienne Westood and  I USED to love SIGG until they left a sour taste of BPA and deception in my mouth.  Yesterday I read that the queen of punk teamed up with the lie tellers to design a new bottle and I thought I was going to have to go back on my word and buy a SIGG again (yes I’m a label whore).  But now that I’ve seen the bottle, I see that’s not the case. Yawn.

Her SIGG bottle design inspired her FW10/11 catwalk menswear designs with the slogan Act Fast, Slow Down. Stop Climate Change.

I still got love for you VW- long live the Queen!

King Of The Wild Frontier Reusable Water Bottle

In keeping up with World Water Day/Week, I reintroduce you to the teardrop Eco Bota canteen- Davy Crockett steez (coonskin hat not included!!)

Fellas, check out this twist on a classic favorite.  Same unique and ergonomic shape of a bota bag, with a high density polyethylene bladder (BPA-free, resists leaking and breaking) – now with a new look!  Using scrap materials, the cover is ecologically sustainable, producing a great hiking or tailgating companion.  All that for only $17.99?  SOLD!

Available in these colors:

The Story Of Bottled Water

I have to admit, I haven’t ditched plastic bottles completely.  I try to remember to fill up my reusable bottles for on-the-go purposes but sometimes I forget or don’t want to be hassled with carrying it everywhere with me.  Cut to this little animated video from the lady that brought us The Story of Stuff.  I think I’ll start trying a little harder to stop being so forgetful and lazy.

Annie Leonard, the activist filmmaker behind “The Story of Stuff” and the above short, “The Story of Bottled Water,” had this to say:

In the last few decades, Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Nestle and other big beverage companies have spent untold millions making us afraid of tap water. They’ve told us that if we want to be sure what we drink is pure and clean — not to mention hip and fashionable — we should buy bottled water. After all, nobody cool or environmentally conscious drinks tap water, right?

The thing is, there are a lot of inconvenient truths the bottled water ads don’t mention:

• Bottled water is subject to fewer health regulations than tap water. In 2006, Fiji Water ran ads bragging that their product doesn’t come from Cleveland, only to have tests show a glass of Fiji water is lower quality than Cleveland tap. Oops!

• Up to 40% of bottled water is filtered tap water. In other words, if you’re concerned about what’s in your tap water, just cut out the middleman and buy a home water filter.

• Each year, according to the Pacific Institute’s Peter Gleick, making the plastic water bottles used in the U.S. takes enough oil and energy to fuel a million cars. And that doesn’t even include the fuel required to ship, fly or truck water across continents and state lines.

• Three-fourths of the half-billion plastic water bottles sold in the U.S. every week go to the landfill or to incinerators. It costs our cities more than $70 million to landfill water bottles alone each year, according to Corporate Accountability International.

Save My Oceans Tour

Witness the Oceans movement at a campus near you.

The Save My Oceans Tour will visit multiple college campuses with a series of music, film and art installations that celebrate a collective passion for the oceans and provide tools and information for what you can do to protect them.

The Save My Oceans tour will culminate in each city with a concert on campus. Save My Oceans is working together with student organizations on each campus to align an exciting musical act to this worthy cause.

In addition, Participant Media and Disneynature will hold a free advanced screening of the movie Oceans. Admission will require that students take the Save My Oceans pledge to reduce plastic consumption.

Get updated information immediately by joining their Facebook page.

Key art created by Shepard Fairey‘s Studio Number One design agency.

TOUR SCHEDULE

• University of Florida (Gainesville)  3/23-3/27
• University of Southern California  4/13-4/16
• UC Berkley   4/20-4/23
• Arizona State University (Tempe)  4/20-4/24
• San Diego State University  4/20-4/23
• University of Hawaii (Manoa)  4/20-4/23
• George Washington University 4/20-4/24

Disney’s ‘Oceans’ Coming To Theaters Earth Day 2010

Ocean – Disney Nature Official Trailer 2010 – The funniest videos are a click away

Disneynature, the studio that presented the record-breaking film Earth, brings Oceans to the big screen on Earth Day, 2010. Nearly three-quarters of the Earth’s surface is covered by water and Oceans boldly chronicles the mysteries that lie beneath. Directors Jacques Perrin and Jacques Cluzaud dive deep into the very waters that sustain all of mankind-exploring the playful splendor and the harsh reality of the weird and wonderful creatures that live within. Featuring spectacular never-before-seen imagery captured by the latest underwater technologies, offers an unprecedented look beneath the sea in a powerful yet enchanting motion picture that unfolds on April 22, 2010. For more information, visit Disney.com/Oceans or become a fan on Facebook.

Santa Monica Restaurant Closes Down After Being Caught Serving Whale Meat

Whoa!  That was quick.  After being busted a few weeks back for serving endangered whale meat, Hump restaurant has decided to close up shop.  From their website:

Good riddance!

World Water Day: Clean Water For A Healthy World 3/22/10

Today is World Water Day so get ready for a flurry of water related posts.

Brita and Nalgene (the real BPA-free reusable bottle-cough*SIGG*cough) teamed up to create the FilteForGood pledge to reduce bottled water waste.  Together, filtered water and a reusable bottle are a solution for going green at home and on the go.

Take the pledge and fill your reusable bottle instead of the landfill.

About World Water Day

March 22 was first deemed World Water Day in 1993 by the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) as an international day of observance and action to draw attention to the role that freshwater plays in our world and lives. Today’s reality is that one in eight people in the world don’t have access to safe water, millions of women and children must still spend several hours a day collecting water from distant, often polluted sources, and 2.5 billion people live without a toilet.

To do something about that UN-Water has chosen Clean Water for a Healthy World as theme for World Water Day 2010. The overall goal of the World Water Day on 22 March 2010 campaign is to raise the profile of water quality at the political level so that water quality considerations are made alongside those of water quantity.

Kate Moss Models Recycled Mosquito Dress For Malaria Awareness

For the charity Sport Relief, Kate Moss shows her support by wearing a one-off dress woven from recycled mosquito nets. The recycled dress was designed by William Tempest to draw attention to Sport’s Relief commitment to tackling malaria in Africa.

The dress worn by Kate Moss will be auctioned off later in the year and hopes are high that will funnel extra cash for the charity.

TrendHunter

10″ Elephant Dung Heels By INSA

The INSA Elephant Dung Heels were created in response to artist Chris Ofili (New York artist whose “The Holy Virgin Mary” painting was done using elephant dung and then nearly banned Guiliani from Brooklyn Museum) done for the British Tate.  Learn more on how they were made at Insaland.

The Lipstick Diaries

Refurbished Kicks By Gabriel Dishaw

Nike shoes made from tossed computer bits and electronics.  Junk art at its finest.

Gabriel Dishaw

Recycle Obsolete CD’s (And More) At Best Buy

I’ve dropped off batteries for recycling at Best Buy before but I didn’t know they accepted other items such as cd’s, vaccums and fans.

From their website:

Regardless of where you bought it, what brand it is, or how old it is: bring it to us. We’ll make sure it’s properly and safely recycled. It’s all part of our Greener Together™ program.

And we’ll take just about anything electronic, including TVs, DVD players, computer monitors, audio and video cables, cell phones, and more. Most things are recycled absolutely free, with a few restrictions.

• Three items per household per day.
• Nearly everything electronic, including tube TVs and monitors up to 32″, flat-panel TVs and monitors up to 60″, peripherals, DVD players, home and car audio, cell phones, MP3 players, and cables.
• Desktop or laptop computers with the hard drive removed. See this Geek Squad video for Do-it-Yourself instructions, or we will remove it for $9.99.
• Small electrics, fans and vacuums.
• No cost to the consumer.

What about the plastic cases that the cd’s come housed in?  Check out Green Disk to learn more about getting rid of tech trash.

Santa Monica Restaurant Busted For Selling Endangered Whale Meat

Typhoon Restaurant Inc., which owns The Hump restaurant, and 45-year-old Kiyoshiro Yamamoto of Culver City, were charged Wednesday with illegally selling an endangered species product.

Two undercover diners working with the producers from “The Cove” requested whale from the “chef’s choice” menu and were served 8 slices of it for $600.  Yes, six hundred mother effin’ dollars!  WTF?  The diners bagged a sample of the meal and testing confirmed it was indeed sei whale.

Under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, it is illegal to sell any kind of whale meat in the United States, and sei are listed as endangered. Sei whales are the third-largest baleen whale, behind the blue and finback whales.

Hooray for the Oscar winning doc, The Cove and BOO to Typhoon!

Plastic Kills

There’s some scary creatures in the ocean… none more scary than plastic.

Rise Above Plastic for more info.

Recycle Your Denim At Gap

March 5-14th, bring in your old denim, doesn’t even need to be from Gap, and get 30% off any regularly priced denim (35% when you use your Gap Card.)

Gap will use the recycled denim to turn into eco-friendly housing insulation. Valid in stores only at Gap, Gap Kids and Baby Gap.

Thanks Claudia!

Gap