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From a Vat of Green Tea, Grows Gross (but Cool) Green Fashion called BioCouture (Photos)
Is it possible to "grow a frock from a vat of liquid" using cellulose-spinning bacteria? This is exactly what fashion designer Suzanna Lee asked before she began
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Stay Cool this Summer in Eco-Chic English Countryside Fashion (Photos)
British fashion and home décor brand Cabbages & Roses, formed by Vogue alumnas Christina Strutt and Brigette Buchanan in 2000, has been developing their sustainable ethos for
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BP Stock Plunges: Company Loses $67 Billion in 6 Weeks
Evidently, being responsible for the biggest environmental disaster in US history doesn't come cheap. Over the last 6 weeks, BP has lost a staggering $67 billion in market value -- one third of the entire company's value. The
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Training to Swim the English Channel: The Loneliness of the Long Distance Swimmer
Guest blogger Caroline Chisholm, head of marketing and communications globally for Earthwatch Institute, a non-profit organization dedicated to a sustainable environment, is swimming the English Channel in August to raise funds
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130 UK Homes Get 100% of Gas From Human Feces This Summer
The UK relies heavily on natural gas from the soon-to-be-depleted North Sea stores, according to the BBC. With that supply running out, and with generous incentives available for renewable power
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England's Top Ethical Designers Refashion Winning Think Act Vote T-Shirt (Photos)
Here at TreeHugger we love a good slogan t-shirt, which is why we first shared the news of Think Act Vote, a design competition with the goal of inspiring people to engage in
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'Cannibal Snails' Eat Species of Tiny Tree Snail into Extinction
The survival of an entire species of "incredibly endangered" tree snails has just been entrusted to the British Zoo. The population of tiny tree snails--they grow to be only a few millimeters long--has been decimated, eaten into extinction by a larger
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Inside the Mind of the World's Most Famous Climate Denier (Video)
If you follow climate issues, then you've probably seen the name Lord Monckton crop more than a few times--in many way's he's the climate change denying camp's leading light. He is, at least, by far the most famous. A
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Kate Moss Fights Malaria with Recycled Mosquito Net Dress
Kate Moss in a recycled mosquito-net dress. Credit: Sport Relief Via Daily Mail Kate Moss models a one-off, recycled mosquito net dress, designed by British Designer William Tempest in photo campaign for Sport Relief, an annual fundraiser occurring
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Is This Ad Too Scary for Television? (Video)
Britain's independent watchdog agency, the Advertising Standards Association, has decided it is. The ad, which features a a father reading a bedtime story to his daughter about the the impacts of climate change, caused a stir when it was first
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Design 'Think Act Vote' Slogan Tee, Win Katharine Hamnett's Seal of Approval
Credit: Think Act Vote Think Act Vote and UK-based ethical fashion label, Komodo have launched a t-shirt design competition with the goal of inspiring people to engage in politics through fashion. The campaign coincides with the coming election in the
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6 New Design-Savvy Eco Hotels Around the Globe
Consumer demand for greener hotels has been on the rise over the last few years -- and as a result, many hotels now use green practices as marketing messages, not always truthfully. When it comes down to it, most 'eco' hotels and
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Glocal: An American Family Leaves It All Behind to Live Locally in England
This film is an inspiration for all those adventurous families out there that have ever considered dropping it all and moving abroad. A few years ago the Heie family decided that it was time to leave their comfortable
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Training to Swim the English Channel: Treading Water
Guest blogger Caroline Chisholm, head of marketing and communications globally for Earthwatch Institute, a non-profit organization dedicated to a sustainable environment, is swimming the English Channel in August to raise funds for
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Crabzilla! At 5 Feet Tall, Biggest Known Crab Heads to UK
Hail Crabzilla! The Japanese
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Man Fined $1 Million for Shipping Trash Overseas
Talk About Junk Mail! Last June, the Brazilian authorities discovered 91 shipping containers full of trash in the nation's ports, all exported from Britain. After some investigation, the tons of household waste were linked back to businessman Julio
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UK Government Classifies Eco Activists as 'Extremists' Alongside Al Qaeda
Some disturbing news has just surfaced in the UK--it appears
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Trousers London Launches 2 NEW Men's Organic Denim Styles for Spring
Trousers London is launching two new organic denim styles this week, and they are too haute not to mention. The brand designs with sustainability and slow fashion in mind, "towards a new tradition of collectible fashion." Click through for photos of two
