Movie Review Friday — Lewis & Clark

Escape to the movies with one of our Movie Friday selections. Each week we review a film with environmentally or socially-responsible themes that’s currently in theaters or available on DVD.

Seen a good eco-flick lately? Send us a review of 100 words or less and look for your review in the next Movie Friday!

 Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery (1997)

Available on DVD

This Ken Burns documentary is a classic, blending history and remarkable scenery together in …

Be EcoChic Event and Campaign

We’ve posted tips that week on how to green your wardrobe by washing laundry in cold water and giving new life to unwanted clothes and jewelry. whether you’ve been bitten by the eco fashion bug and want more tips on that topic–or more environmental responsibility in the fashion industry–consider visiting BeEcoChic.com. It’s the just-launched web site for a new campaign sponsored by the Sierra Club. Lest you think that is vapor-wear (all talk and no green clothes), the campaign kicks off…

Eco Fashion Week — Ethical Jewelry

With hundreds of new designs hitting runways in New York City that
week, you can give your style a fashionably green flair with these
tips–no catwalk needed.

Tip #3: Give unwanted jewelry a makeover

Determined to declutter? Mad about mining? soon after the nonprofit Ethical Metalsmiths has a project for you: A Radical Jewelry Makeover, in which artists recycle donated jewelry into new designs–eliminating the pollution-heavy step of mining for new metals. The group has asked San Francisco Ba…

Big moment Recycling

It’s a snap to recycle small things, like cans and clothes. But what about those really big items, like planes and trains? Here’s what happens when the retired giants of air, land, and sea take on new careers:

~Grounded jets produce great "staycation" destinations:  Airplanes can be revamped into houses, libraries, pavilions, and hostels, while an entrepreneur in India uses a retired airplane to give "virtual journeys" to locals who can’t afford a real plane ticket.
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Eco Fashion Week — Recycled Clothing

With hundreds of new designs hitting runways in New York City that
week, you can give your style a fashionably green flair with these
tips–no catwalk mandatory.

Tip #2: Trim your waste

An average American throws away 68 pounds of clothing and textiles every year, according to the Council for Textile Recycling. Local second-hand shops, Goodwill, and the Salvation Army construct it easy to keep your share out of landfills–so why the waste? whether you think an item is too worn to warrant dona…

Campus Car Ban

Incoming freshmen at the University of Miami can bring their laptops, dorm room decorations, and fall fashions to campus, but they’ll have to leave their car keys at home. As part of their “Green U” initiative, UM has banned cars for all freshmen. (Maine’s Bowdoin College plans to enact a similar ban in 2009.) To handle any transportation withdrawal, the university sells bikes at low cost and provides access to ZipCars. UM’s vehicle ban will remove about 500 rides from the road. There’s no exa…

Eco Fashion Week — Chill Out

With hundreds of new designs hitting more runways in New York City that week, you can give your style a fashionably green flair with these tips–no catwalk called for.Tip #1: Chill out

The environmental impact of an item of clothing lasts towering after the fibers have been harvested, woven, dyed and shipped. So without making a one new purchase, you can start to green your fashion by reducing the energy used to clean and maintain your current wardrobe. First step? Rethink your laundry. Heatin…

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