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Plastic Bag Monster Takes Over Slovenian Capital
05/06/2011

by Jennifer Hattam, Istanbul, Turkey Culture & Celebrity Photo: Žiga Šmidovnik. Its tentacles snake through the streets of Ljubljana, paralleling the…

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Land Artist Jim Denevan Draws in the Sand
05/06/2011

Lines in the Sand by Leigha Oaks Shelter Land artist Jim Denevan’s medium is sand. From a single piece of driftwood,…

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Pantene Rolls Out First Sugarcane-Based Plastic Packaging
05/06/2011

by Rebecca Paul Pantene, the brand of haircare products run by Proctor and Gamble, will be shipping its first plant-based plastic…

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Solar-Powered Hamster Ball Purifies Water for Drinking
05/06/2011

by Jaymi Heimbuch, San Francisco, California Science & Technology Images by Monash University, via Physorg We love seeing designers come up…

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Heroines for the Planet: Vaute Couture Vegan Fashion Designer Leanne Mai-ly Hilgart
05/06/2011

by Lindsay Leanne Mai-ly Hilgart doesn’t just wear her heart on her sleeve, she designs clothes so you all can, too….

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H&M ramps up organic cotton use
05/06/2011

STOCKHOLM – The latest sustainability report from Hennes & Mauritz shows that the company used 15,000 tonnes of organic cotton in…

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Adidas Announces A Broader Global Cotton Strategy – Conscious Culture and Fashion
05/06/2011

Adidas + Better Cotton Initiative = Smaller Footprint by Amy DuFault Fashion According to Sustainable Business Oregon, Adidas AG  has announced…

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12,000-Year-Old Textile Fragments Found in Peruvian Cave Are South America’s Oldest
05/06/2011

by Jasmin Malik Chua Think your Morrissey T-shirt from high school is old? Archaeologists have unearthed fabric and rope fragments that…

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Jazz, soul, folk stars to serenade Istanbul at jazz fest
05/06/2011

ISTANBUL – Hürriyet Daily News The countdown has started for the 18th Istanbul Jazz Festival, which will host more than 300…

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India to Restructure Textile Industry Subsidies
05/06/2011

Seshadri Ramkumar Texas Tech University The Indian government will provide a maximum subsidy of Rupees 1,972 crores (US $438 million) to…

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