Vogue Fashion's Night Out Takes an Eco-Friendly Spin with Bike Helmet Design Contest

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Published Aug. 10, 2010 at 7:03 a.m.
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Image via Shicon. How do you interpret "Eco Fashion" style in your everyday life? Come up with the best graphic answer and you could win a piece of a €3,000-prize pot! Vogue and Fiat have launched a competition to design a bike helmet for the Fiat 500 folding bike, which fits in the truck of the 2-cylind ...

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Recycled Jewelry Funds Gulf Coast Cleanup

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Published Aug. 10, 2010 at 6:55 a.m.
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Image courtesy of Real Jewels ... Eco-friendly and philanthropic jewelry that looks good and aids Gulf Coast cleanup? Enter New York City-based Real Jewels. The makers of fine jewelry, from 100% recycled precious metals, fair trade stones, and conflict-free diamonds, have created the Save our Shores (SOS) collection comprised of a recycled sterling silver charm necklace and bracelet, featuring the iconic image of ...

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EPA Admin Urges Tech Companies to Consider Recycling in Design

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Published Aug. 10, 2010 at 5:41 a.m.

At this year’s Fortune Brainstorm TECH, held in Aspen, Colo. July 22-24, guest speaker and EPA Administrator, Lisa Jackson, urged tech companies to consider the recycling of their products on the front end design, speaking to the growing problem of electronic products in the waste stream.The Fortune Brainstorm TECH conference, presented in association with The [ ... ] ...

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5 of America’s Greenest Colleges

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Published Aug. 10, 2010 at 5:34 a.m.

Whether you’re a high-school student or a working mom considering a second degree, you’re sure to find your fit in one of America’s greenest colleges.Here are five of the most eco-friendly campuses on the map to help you or someone you love make their college choice with the environment in mind.College of the Atlantic Bar [ ... ] ...

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The Intern Files: Eco-friendly Student Care Packages

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Published Aug. 10, 2010 at 5:29 a.m.

Back-to-school time is right around the corner for college students, and almost as soon as professors begin passing out syllabi, parents and friends begin shipping out care-packages to their favorite co-eds.If you’re already planning some boxes of love for the undergrad in your life, why not do it greener?To help you show you care in [ ... ] ...

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Eco Index Reveals True Impact of Big-name Brand Clothing

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Published Aug. 10, 2010 at 5:25 a.m.

A collaboration between 100 major apparel brands and retailers has resulted in a new software tool called the Eco Index, which measures the carbon footprint of their products.Set to debut in this month at the Outdoor Retailer Expo in Salt Lake City, Ohio, the sustainability index’s development is the industry’s first environmental assessment [ ... ] ...

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Weekday Vegetarian: Using Up Eggplant from the Garden

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Published Aug. 9, 2010 at 11:48 a.m.
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Photo: Kelly Rossiter I wrote last week about how well the eggplant is doing in my garden and the eggplant stack I made, and this week my daughter brought a whole bunch more to the cottage. There are so many things you can do with eggplant and so many different flavours it works with. Although I love Asian-style eggplant dishes with soy sauce and hot chilies, I was feeling like making something more Mediterranean. I had some beaut ...

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World's Best Vodka is Made from English Potatoes

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Published Aug. 9, 2010 at 5:07 a.m.
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Image from Chase VodkaChase Vodka, from Great Britain, of all places, has been named the world's best vodka, beating out Russia and Poland ... It is made of potatoes grown in Herefordshire, a place better know for its cider. But these aren't just any potatoes ... Way back in 1992 luxury potato chips started popping up-- we all know them and occasionally eat them--they are made from organic or small farm bred potatoes, they are more expensive, come in great packages and are delicious ... One of

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Giant Glacier Breaks on Anniversary of Global Warming

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Published Aug. 8, 2010 at 2:50 p.m.

Thirty-five years after the term "global warming" was coined, a stark reminder of its symptoms reared its head in the Arctic ...

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No Eggs, No Problem

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Published Aug. 8, 2010 at 2:10 p.m.

Vegan baking can be a tricky business ... read more ...

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