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Patagonia files as benefit corporation
01/13/2012SACRAMENTO – US outdoor brand Patagonia has become the first company in California to elect ‘benefit corporation’ status, which means the…
Read MoreNYC to host sustainable textiles event
01/13/2012NEW YORK – The Continuum Show, a boutique tradeshow that aims to bring together some of the latest and most progressive…
Read MoreLufthansa to pilot transatlantic biofuel flight
01/13/2012Historic flight planned as German carrier calls halt to domestic trial that has saved 1,471 tonnes of CO2 since July By…
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Denim Trends From PV : F/W 2012
01/12/2012Though we are a bit late in posting it , but nevertheless , its good to have see some of the…
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Involuntary Collaborations: Bland Landscape Paintings Turned Into Epic Monster-Filled Scenes
01/12/2012by Diane Pham, Artist Chris McMahon has come up with an ingenious way to turn faded, bland flea market landscape paintings into clever…
Read MoreMalaysia Emerging as Transit Point for Ivory Smuggling
01/12/2012A wildlife protection group reports that Malaysia, where hundreds of African elephant tusks were seized this week, is becoming a transit point…
Read MoreNurturing Wildlife in War-Torn Afghanistan
01/12/2012When Wildlife Conservation Society scientists talk about their work in Afghanistan, they typically draw puzzled reactions. “Wildlife conservation in Afghanistan?” Given…
Read MoreWhy Do We Give? Not Why Or How You Think
01/12/2012by Alix Spiegel, New findings in the science of charity reveals some counter-intuitive results. For instance, people will give more money to…
Read MoreTemporary Tattoo Project Benefits Homeless, Abused Children in Kenya
01/12/2012by Amanda Coen, Can getting inked—albeit temporarily—help a disadvantaged child all the way in Africa? It can with the Temporary Tattoo Project, a…
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What Vietnam Taught Us About Breaking Bad Habits
01/12/2012by Alix Spiegel, U.S. soldiers at Long Binh base, northeast of Saigon, line up to give urine samples at a heroin detection…
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