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anonymous

Sustainable Innovation: Reducing Fashion's Carbon Footprint - NYTimes.com - 3 views

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ENV211 Fashion Carbon Footprint Recycling

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  • anonymous on 18 Sep 12
     
    This article discusses Fashion's Carbon Footprint and how recycling textiles can reduce the amount of CO2 emissions.
  • Michael Daley on 20 Sep 12
     
    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?
anonymous

Models turn trash into fashion at Riverest Recycled Fashion Show | The Leaf Chronicle -... - 2 views

www.theleafchronicle.com/...Riverest-Recycled-Fashion-Show

fashion recycled trash

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  • anonymous on 30 Sep 12
     
    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.
  • amanda Gentile on 03 Oct 12
     
    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.
  • Michael Daley on 04 Oct 12
     
    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
Michael Daley

Presidential Energy Policy - 1 views

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ENV211 energy election

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  • Michael Daley on 09 Sep 12
     
    I hope there is more discussion of fracking policy leading up to the election.
anonymous

Pollution-Eating Clothing Heads Toward Commercialization | TechCrunch - 1 views

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clothing detergent pollution-eating

shared by anonymous on 07 Oct 12 - No Cached
  • anonymous on 07 Oct 12
     
    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.
  • Michael Daley on 26 Nov 12
     
    Several people have posted about this chemical. I'll have to research it more.
criselen trinidad

Joan Michelson: Driving Innovation at Fashion Week 2012: Sustainability and Independence - 1 views

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fashion week sustainability

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  • criselen trinidad on 04 Oct 12
     
    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.
  • Michael Daley on 26 Nov 12
     
    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.
criselen trinidad

10 Eco-Friendly Fashion Brands We Can Get Behind | Fashionista - 1 views

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fashion brands eco-friendly

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  • criselen trinidad on 04 Oct 12
     
    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.
  • Michael Daley on 26 Nov 12
     
    My sister will love learning about these companies. Thanks!
alina burgun

Is H&M's New Lower-Priced Clothing Encouraging Disposable Fashion? - 1 views

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env211 fashion trying reduce organic

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  • alina burgun on 03 Oct 12
     
    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.
  • Michael Daley on 04 Oct 12
     
    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!
amanda Gentile

Hotels are making more of an incintive to become 'green' - 0 views

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ENV211 Carbon Footprint hotels green lodging

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  • amanda Gentile on 03 Oct 12
     
    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.
  • Michael Daley on 04 Oct 12
     
    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
Amanda Auger

Climate Change - 0 views

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Climate Change Env211 environment sustainable

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  • Amanda Auger on 10 Dec 12
     
    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.
kenzie142434

H&M +'s and -'s - 0 views

This article explains the positives and negatives of the company H&M. Some think that the company's new lower-priced clothing is encouraging disposable fashion. They are selling dresses for cheaper...

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Evan Wilson

U.S Scientists Record Greatest, Earliest Loss of Artic Ice Ever - 0 views

http://earthjustice.org/news/press/2012/u-s-scientists-record-greatest-earliest-loss-of-arctic-ice-ever This article is about scientists recording the largest ice melt in history and why such an e...

environment Env211

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Evan Wilson

Trimming the Trees Genes - 0 views

Env211 environment Sustainability

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amanda Gentile

Bamboo Billboards - 0 views

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Env211 Eco-friendly green

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  • amanda Gentile on 11 Dec 12
     
    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.
Paige Seavey

Domtar FSC Certification - 0 views

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Env211 evnvironment sustainability forest management communications

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  • Paige Seavey on 11 Dec 12
     
    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.
Amanda Auger

Water Pollution - 0 views

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Pollution environment Recycled Env211

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  • Amanda Auger on 10 Dec 12
     
    This article is concerned about point-source and non-point source. Also, the threat of wildlife in water pollution.
Amanda Auger

Rules on Fracking - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/...rules-win-cautious-praise.html

Env211 environment Footprint energy

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  • Amanda Auger on 10 Dec 12
     
    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.
Amanda Auger

Human Impact on Planet - 0 views

www.msnbc.msn.com/...technology_and_science-science

Env211 environment Recycled Footprint energy

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  • Amanda Auger on 10 Dec 12
     
    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.
Amanda Auger

Tsunamis - 0 views

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Env211 environment

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  • Amanda Auger on 10 Dec 12
     
    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.
Evan Wilson

Attack of the Flying, Invasive Carp - 1 views

http://discovermagazine.com/2012/mar/09-attack-of-the-flying-invasive-carp This an article that discusses the problems that have developed in midwestern rivers brought on by the introduction of tw...

Env211 environment

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