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This article discusses Fashion's Carbon Footprint and how recycling textiles can reduce the amount of CO2 emissions.

Thanks Meghan. To be honest, I had no idea fabric could be recycled into new clothes. We collect tons of clothing at move out time. Most is donated to organizations that can distribute the clothes. But some is so gross we toss it. Where can we recycle it?

Who would have thought that cardboard, steel/tin, recycled fabric and clothing, aluminum, plastics, paper cartons, chipboard, newspaper, mixed papers and glass could be used to design dresses, pantsuits, coats and more? I feel as though more and more people will participate in creating clothing made from recycled products, so long as the word about it continues to spread.

I feel like I've seen these projects before and even used as displays to promote recycling. At my last school, I took a fiber class and the professor had each of us make outfits from recycled materials she offered. It turned out to be a fun project and most of the outfits actually looked good. This is just one of many ways to get people more excited and aware of recycling and reusing materials.

Two years ago at our Earth Day, a student organized a Recycled Fashion Show. She created all the clothing, organized the models, and conducted the show on the quad. Look at page 16 of this report I wrote a few years ago: http://www.lasell.edu/Documents/Reports/2009-2010-Lasell-College-Sustainability-Report.pdf

I hope there is more discussion of fracking policy leading up to the election.

This article caught my attention because I was never fully aware of the pollution that is emitted from clothing. A pollution eating nano-particle laundry detergent is both a unique and first-time effort made towards the fashion industry.

Several people have posted about this chemical. I'll have to research it more.

This second article is about how this year in New York fashion week, sustainability was also a new trend. But for different designers and brands sustainability means different things, like being ethical or using environmentally friendly products. It really all depended on the designers and their definition of sustainability.

I have read about people trying to get more information on tags so consumers can make their own decisions. I think people do have different definitions.

This story is a bit long but it explains some fashion brands that are actually eco-friendly and not just claiming to be for the buzz that they can get. I noticed their pricing is high, so it reminded me of how in class how the professor mentioned that environmentally friendly programs can cost a lot for institutions I guess its also the same for fashion brands.

My sister will love learning about these companies. Thanks!

This article talks mostly about H&M;s low prices and how it might encourage the idea of disposable fashion. It also mentions how H&M is increasing its use of organically grown cotton by 50 percent every year until 2013. They are also working with its Chinese suppliers to reduce water, energy, and toxic-chemical use in its supply chains.

I like the candy wrapper analogy. This is a good issue for fashion students to think about. The most sustainable fashion is to keep wearing the clothes you already own!

Thanks to organizations like the Green Hotels Association, Economically Sound, WTTC, and the ITP, hotels are on a trend to become more involved in environmental issues. The Linen Reuse Program is most popular currently, hotels simply ask their guests if it is necessary to wash the sheets every night. This program has been on the rise for awhile now but the newest trend is for hotels to calculate their carbon footprint. I can only see the interest in hotels becoming more environmentally friendly increasing.

What is cool about the cards in hotel rooms about reusing towels is that psychologists have studied it extensively. They have found that tweaking the wording can have a huge impact on towel reuse rates. http://csi.gsb.stanford.edu/room-viewpoint

This article talks about the clean water video that was produced last year and how its aim with the strategic alliance of the FISA and the WWF is to educate rowers and fans about the importance of the sport to the global environment.

This article is about how lately consumer trends have been more about buying from smaller farms to invest in community agriculture, but in recent findings this trend is not really helping the environment as much as consumers think.

This article talks about the recent partnership between Greener Fields Together and Sureharvest and how this partnership is important because their mission is to effect continuous, measurable, independently verified sustainability improvements in the fresh produce supply chain.

This article is about how new research finds a better approach to making conservatives more environmentally friendly and knowledgable.

This article is about how the company Domtar received FSC forest management certification which will now allow them to provide their market with more socially, environmentally and economically sustainable paper options.

As a studio art minor, I'm always interested in ways to create "green" art. One artist in L.A. is taking it a bit further by attempting to make billboards green. With the donated money he is going to plant a bamboo garden on a billboard. Hopefully the beautiful sight will calm stressed drivers.

Explains the temp difference over time and how it effects us today. This articles uses facts about Climate Change and what sciencetist think about climate change.

This article is concerned about point-source and non-point source. Also, the threat of wildlife in water pollution.

Explains how hydraulic fracturing effects this earth with the water and pollution. Rules are trying to be in effect soon to restrict how much hydraulic fracturing.

Explains how humans have such an impact on this world. Talks about how we drive cars and create pollution. Also, everything we do to this planet.

Giant 1,000-foot-high tsunamis seen as a threat to Hawaii. Due to Weather conditions of the tsunamis, this article show how the people of Hawaii suffer from the tsunamis.

A company focused on creating dyed fabrics with virtually no use of water. By using little to no water, this company is really helping cut down the carbon footprint of the fashion industry.