**GASP**
This necklace by Aroha Silhouettes took my breathe away. My nerdy, book-loving breath. Gone.
And it’s made from old vinyl records…. le sigh. I’m in love.
Archive for the ‘Environmentalism’ Category
Hardcore Hardcover
Thursday, January 8th, 2009PULP
Wednesday, December 10th, 2008For my final project in Principles of Marketing & Branding this semester in grad school, we had to create a new media property and develop a marketing plan for it. We created PULP, a “green” magazine with style that’s for the general public more so than it is a stuffy little scientifically-written, difficult-to-get-through little “green”-focused magazine like the VERY few others that currently exist. Today, I made a cover for it. This is what it looks like:
I’ve decided this will also be my capstone project for next semester, the final course required for me to get my Master’s in Publishing next May, in which I basically do a far more in-depth, expanded version of what we did this week for Marketing.
I, personally, am DARN proud of this cover and am entirely in love with the idea of this magazine. Like it?
Earth Cinema Circle Film Collection
Friday, September 19th, 2008
Earth Cinema Circle Film Collection is likeNetFlix, but environmentally-charged. I first heard about the company through an article on Lime.com and I think it’s one of the greatest ideas ever. Much like the online video rental company that has caused conventional video stores to go bankrupt or close to it, this company charges a fee to have quality DVDs delivered to your door. In this specific case though, the fee is $17.95 plus $4.95 shipping every other month and for this you receive one DVD which has 4 or 5 feature-length and short films that feature a range of environmentally-themed topics such as global warming, saving the planet’s natural treasures, wildlife, ecosystems, green living, alternative building techniques, sustainable architecture, and solar power from great independent filmmakers.
Each video volume is introduced by Ed Begley, Jr. – actor, co-star of HGTV‘s Living With Ed, and longtime environmental activist (in many incredible ways that include using bicycle power around the house!). The company is endorsed by The Conservation Fund. The packaging the DVDs are sent in is 100% recycled and they use carbon-neutral shipping. The film collection is also a Gaiam Company – a social networking company focused on inspiring.
Quoted from the website:
“The filmmakers whose work we feature on Earth Cinema Circle hope their films inspire people to get involved in the topics they have covered. One of our goals is to make it easy for you to do just that.”
A potentially great Christmas gift? I think so.
THIS IS AWESOME: Cell For Cash, RecycleBank
Monday, August 11th, 2008For a year and a half while I was in college, I lived in a big house with quite a few other college students, most of them guys, most of them on some sports team, all of them going to a different college than I. They had a tendency to drink a lot, both in the house and out of it, and thus accrued a pretty significant number of recyclable bottles and cans every week which none of them ever felt like returning for the nickel bottle deposit each one would return to them. Being pretty tight on cash at all times, I would very often take care of these bottles and cans and bring a big bag with me every time I went grocery shopping. Kinda like having a bunch of coupons, but smellier and requiring a little bit more work, but with an overall very rewarding feeling when you were done. I mean come on, it was FREE MONEY for RECYCLING!
Needless to say, I was extremely excited when I read about these services Cell For Cash and RecycleBank on Treehugger today.
Here’s the brief synopsis on how they work. Check out their websites to find out more detailed info and check out the Treehugger article to find out about a couple of other, similar services that reward you for doing good.
Cell For Cash: Recycle your old cell phones, get money for many of the models. Go to their website and look up your cell phone. They will send you a postage paid envelope to return the phone to them to refurbish and sell in developing countries. For many of the models, they’ll mail you a check for the amount listed on the website, but for some of the older ones they won’t give you anything, except the satisfaction of knowing you did a good thing of course. They make it soooo easy by letting you sort by manufacturer and then providing pictures of all of them in case you can’t find your model number!
RecycleBank: If you’re a homeowner, sign up for this service. They give you a recycle bin with a computer chip in it that tracks the weight of how much you recycle when the garbage man comes to empty your bin. You get to put ALL of your recyclables in there for Single Stream recycling, making it excessively easy. Based on the weight of your recyclables, you get 2.5 points per pound that can be converted to gift certificates good at tons of awesome retailers like UnCommon Goods, Starbucks, Amazon.com, GOOD Magazine, and hundreds more.
Tea Revives You
Friday, June 27th, 2008This is from the Keep Calm Gallery:
Cross your fingers for me they’re right because today I’m relying pretty heavily on my green tea with jasmine in my We Are Happy To Serve You mug (from the makers of Treehugger!).
