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Vegan Footwear - Cowhugger Walk with Me
Photo from Modesto Junior College MooShoes, Inc. is a vegan-owned business that sells an assortment of cruelty-free footwear, bags, t-shirts, wallets, books (mainly cookbooks) and other accessories. It is the first cruelty-free store of its kind in New
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Bejewel Mom With Green Bling, Recycled and Sustainable, On Mother's Day
There is no end to pretty recycled treasures and baubles we feature on TreeHugger. But if your mom isn't the type to carry a purse
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Celebrate World Fair Trade Day on Saturday
It's World Fair Trade Day's 60th birthday on May 9 and time to celebrate with a Big Bang!! That's the theme this year: "bang something (anything) with spoons, sticks, hands, fingers, friends, family, neighbours, a crowd, an audience,
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Green Gift Guide for Mother's Day
Not sure what to get mom this year? Or grandma or your expecting wife? If you're looking for a little something you can wrap up and hand her alongside that "I love you," a laid-back day spent together, and a delicious local and organic breakfast in
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Dangerous Environmental Terrorist/Animal Rights Eco Extremist on FBI's Most Wanted List
Earlier this week, news broke that for the first time ever, the FBI added a domestic terrorist to its famed international Most Wanted list--the suspect planted nail bombs outside buildings in 2003 to deter animal testing and
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Social Designer: Creating "Goods for the Greater Good"
Entry by JDS Architects, Social Designer website Leveraging the success of their collaborative and socially-conscious design network, Design 21, Felissimo Design House has introduced another social design initiative called Social Designer. It’s an
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Rescuing Native Communities Craft Through Design: Caranday Quinua
As we've shown before with initiatives like Oficina Nomade, design partnerships between studios and native artisans have proved to be a great way to empower local work and materials in small communities. By using their techniques
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Organic chocolate baskets and free-range egg hunts
Whether celebrating Easter, Ishtar or Baisakhi—the Hindu festival of rebirth and renewal—skip the marshmallow peeps, tinfoil-covered chocolate eggs and hallow bunnies. Feast
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Beautiful Socially and Environmentally Aware Clothes, by 100% Cerrado
Seems like Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro are not the only Brazilian cities with a passion for green. The capital of the country, Brasilia, has some gems too, including Cia do Lacre and now 100% Cerrado.
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Jay Coen Gilbert and the Search for the Beneficial Corporation (Part Two)
Jay Coen Gilbert must be doing something right; after all, you don't get invited to the White House to advise on economic policy just because you smell good. Along with two of his brainy Stanford buddies, Gilbert has built a certifying system for
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A Cute + Sexy way to Demonstrate: Pants to Poverty's Peace + Love Underwear
The tension is building on the eve of the G20 summit in London with the ongoing threats of violent disruption to the proceedings. 35000 people enjoyed a peaceful demonstration at the G20 rally in Hyde Park on Saturday, so
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Jewelry and Gems Shine Eco-Brighter with Brilliant Earth
Is your soon-to-be fiancé eco-chic? As you're getting ready to pop the question and thinking forward to your green
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Jay Coen Gilbert and the Search for the Beneficial Corporation (Part One)
Good business or just good marketing? Green business or greenwashing? Even the most hawk-eyed, label-scouring consumer can't always know. B Corporation's mission is to replace the guessing game with rigorous standards to judge what makes a truly
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Adili Online Ethical Fashion Store Launches Own Label For SS09
Hooraay for spring, sunshine, flowers and new pretty ethical clothing collections like Adili's recently launched Own-Label. This popular online fashion store, that won Retailer of the Year at the Re: Fashion Awards in November, has branched out from
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The Bizarre Push to Allow Concealed, Loaded Guns in National Parks
You might not be aware of it, but something odd has been afoot in America's national parks. Until three days ago, it was legal to carry concealed, loaded weapons in our wilderness refuges. Thankfully, a US District Judge has just
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Ecstasy (MDMA) Threatens Rare Cambodian Tree
What could ravers and other all-night clubbers of the world possibly have to do with the increasingly rare Mreah Prew Phnom trees (Cinnamomum parathenoxylon), found in
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Putting Science First: Obama Lifts Ban on Stem Cell Research
The biggest news to come out of the White House today will no doubt be this: Obama has fulfilled his campaign promise, and reversed yet another Bush decision, by lifting the ban on stem cell research. Reiterating his pledge
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Drink Soda Pop? You're Drinking Bisphenol A (BPA)
We have noted before that bisphenol A (BPA) is a key component of the epoxy liner in canned food and drink, so it should really be no surprise that new tests at Health Canada found it in pop cans. The chemical is thought to be an endocrine
