By: penoverweb
‘Create something that outlives you’
01/12/2012His textile company is a winner of ‘Forbes Asia 2011’ award and is also cash-positive. He practices what he believes in….
Read MoreFighting Poor Recycling in Other Countries
01/11/2012When Americans turn in their old car batteries for recycling, they probably think they are doing good for the planet. And…
Read MoreIt’s Organic, but Is It Natural?
01/11/2012A worker at a packaging plant in San José del Cabo, Mexico, pours out tomatoes for sorting. Irregularly shaped ones with…
Read MoreUniversity debuts cotton gold-standard genome sequence
01/11/2012An international consortium, led by Professor Andrew Paterson of the University of Georgia, has made publicly available the first ‘gold-standard’ genome…
Read MoreJob losses grip Indian textile industry
01/11/2012Indian textile industry had to grapple with several challenges in 2011, including weak demand in both domestic and export markets, and…
Read MoreNY cotton futures leap over holiday period
01/11/2012Plexus Cotton Limited reports that New York futures made a big move to the upside over the holidays, with March gaining…
Read MoreTurkmenistan holds global cotton auction
01/11/2012Turkmenistan recently held a global auction of raw cotton in which buyers from many countries participated. The auction was organised by…
Read MoreMuKee Recycles Broken Skateboards Into Edgy Wooden Jewelry
01/10/2012by Lori Zimmer, Any skateboarder worth his deck goes through boards faster than bullets slice through butter. Rather than let them go to…
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Kardashian Kollection “Kaught” For Using Sweatshop Labor in China
01/10/2012by Kestrel Jenkins, We give up; we can’t keep up with the Kardashians anymore, nor do we want to. After drawing the…
Read MoreTime for a Vacation? Climate Change and the Human Clock
01/10/2012In the natural world, scientists have documented a vast range of shifts in biological behavior related to climate change, from birds…
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