Unilever & Solazyme Working On Algae Oil Process For Soaps And Other Personal Care Products

World consumption of most common commodity triglyceride vegetable oils. Image credit:Wikipedia Certain plant oils, especially palm oil, have a reputation of being produced unsustainably. Many plant oils are low-cost commodities (see table above for recent global volumes). Certain of the commodity plant oils are used extensively in soap and personal care products; and demand for these is increasing (a growing market segment does not accept animal fat-based product). For personal care products of the future, a key challenge is to find sustainable feedstoc... Read the full story on TreeHugger

Source: TreeHugger | 11 Mar 2010 | 1:44 pm EST

Best of Ecouterre: 7 Celebs Spotted Wearing Eco-Fashion

+ Is Lady Gaga a stealth refashionista? The empty soda cans in her hair could be the next haute hair accessory. + Woody Harrelson, Food Inc.'s Robert Kenner, Suzy Amis Cameron (wife of James), and Livia Firth (wife of Colin) were just some of the Oscar red-carpet attendees decked in sustainable style. + How our little Herminone has... Read the full story on TreeHugger

Source: TreeHugger | 11 Mar 2010 | 10:19 am EST

Fabulous AW10 Fashion Week Highlights From Around The Blogosphere

It has been another fabulous season for ethical fashion and all of us green bloggers are delighted to see the ethical designers' collections going from strength to strength. From New York to London to Paris there have been some truly desirable fashion forward pieces for Autumn Winter 2010. Emma Grady did an amazing job of covering Read the full story on TreeHugger

Source: TreeHugger | 11 Mar 2010 | 9:44 am EST

Ten-Year-Old Fashion Designer with an Eco-Conscience

Credit: Cecilia Cassini Ten-year old Cecilia Cassini might just be the youngest fashion designer in the world. The California-based fifth grader has been sewing since she received her first sewing machine at the age of six. She now makes a profit from her collection of one-off garments made with fabric and re-purposed clothingRead the full story on TreeHugger

Source: TreeHugger | 11 Mar 2010 | 8:45 am EST

Totally Cool and Easy to Make Recycled Plastic Bags Rain Boots

Photos: Courtesy of Louis Rigano. We've seen plenty of things with fused plastic bags, one of the best being the Chilean plastic bags boots we featured last year. However, few look like something that you would wear or that can be easily done. Until now.... Read the full story on TreeHugger

Source: TreeHugger | 9 Mar 2010 | 10:00 am EST

Go Barefoot for TOMS Annual Day Without Shoes April 8 (Video)

TOMS Shoes has announced their third annual One Day Without Shoes campaign for Apr... Read the full story on TreeHugger

Source: TreeHugger | 9 Mar 2010 | 9:14 am EST

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

Credit: hessnatur 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

Source: TreeHugger | 9 Mar 2010 | 8:45 am EST

Timberland's New Recycled Tees Help Haiti

Image credit: Timberland Earthkeepers From recycled plastic bottles to the 100% locally sourced tee, Kara's list of 7 dark green t shirts we'd actually wear showcased some of the best in sustainable apparel. But what if you could get a sustainable, 100% recycled t-shirt that could also help earthquake victims in Haiti? This is where Timberland Earthkeepers come in—launching their line of 100% recycled cotton tees that were designed by kids in Haiti last year, long before the devastating events of t... Read the full story on TreeHugger

Source: TreeHugger | 9 Mar 2010 | 8:09 am EST

Oscar Swag Reaches all-Time High at £61,000, FEED Haiti Goody bags Worth $200

FEED Haiti Oscar swag bag. Credit: B3 Oscar nominees, presenters, and performers took their pick of goody bags last night at the Academy Awards; attendees were offered gifts ranging from a Tiffany crystal-studded cat collar to tickets on an African safari, according to the Daily Mail. One swag bag that didn't break the bank-- this years bag worth £61,000 is the most expensive in history--was a Read the full story on TreeHugger

Source: TreeHugger | 8 Mar 2010 | 9:09 am EST

Green Gowns on Oscar's Red Carpet

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

Source: TreeHugger | 7 Mar 2010 | 6:47 pm EST

Swine Flu: Just the Latest Chapter in a 91-Year Pandemic Era

The current strain of H1N1 influenza, or swine flu, has people scared because it’s a novel virus that most of the population has never been exposed to. But as a group, H1N1 viruses aren’t new. They’ve been circulating since 1918, when a new strain appeared simultaneously in pigs and humans and killed 40 to 50 million people in a single year.

Source: LivingECHO | 1 Jul 2009 | 6:45 pm EDT

EPA Approves California Pollution Regulation

The EPA is granting California’s waiver request that allows the state to enforce its own greenhouse gas emissions standards for new motor vehicles, according to an announcement made by the agency early this morning.

Source: LivingECHO | 30 Jun 2009 | 5:44 pm EDT

Smog is Increasing Risks of Premature Births by 128%

Pressure, and Cardiovascular Diseases Did we need one more reason to to fight against smog? I don't think so, but we got one anyway thanks to a study to be published in Environmental Health Perspectives and covered by Discovery News. A team from the University of California, Irvine, has shown that pregnant women living within 1.9 miles (3 kilometers) of a major ...

Source: LivingECHO | 30 Jun 2009 | 5:36 pm EDT

Seven Easy Pieces for Fall: Women

A new wind is starting to blow and you can almost smell change crackle in the air,...

Source: LivingECHO | 11 Oct 2007 | 5:56 pm EDT

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