Archive for April, 2009
Everyone wants to deck out their travel SLR with some sort of personal touch, and we dig these camera straps made from used seatbelts, rescued from wreck yard automobiles. You can buy your own here.
[Via Swiss Miss]… Read the rest
In 2007 beach pollution prompted more than 22,500 beach closings at ocean, bay and Great Lakes beaches. Pollution is harming the environment, but it’s also keeping outdoor enthusiasts from pursuing their passions, especially surfers.
Well aware that ocean pollution could be the end of surfing, some of the biggest names… Read the rest
In an era where green is gold, and most outdoor companies are jockeying to dominate with their own sustainability story, Patagonia is doing something crazy: they’re actually letting YOU, the consumer, see where their products come from without the typical marketing filter that so often only reports on a company’s… Read the rest
Plastics are destroying our oceans, and yet it has taken a long time to get communities and governments to commit to working towards gleaning us off of our plastic dependency. To expose the issue on large scale, a team of Algalita Marine Research Foundation staff set sail last year from… Read the rest
If you study or work at a design school, you should probably expect your surroundings to have a nice aesthetic, and that goes for everything; even the bike racks. That’s why at the Ontario College of Art and Design is holding a contest for students to design a new bike… Read the rest
Air travel has a high environmental and economic footprint, but the recent efforts of Air India show that making changes to be more fuel efficient bring benefits on both levels. The airline company has been operating under a new set of fuel efficiency standards for the last six months, and… Read the rest
Portland is known for its bike culture, and its also known for its wide array of creative types, so it was no surprise when we saw this custom made bike trailer sitting in our office parking lot. It was actually designed by one of our neighbors named Gustav, a sculptor… Read the rest
There is something intriguing about living in a tree, and I’m not talking about being stuck in a protestors nest for uncomfortable months at a time. No I’m talking about cool houses that utilize natural spaces and make a home in the heart of a tree canopy. Like these ones… Read the rest
For a whole bunch of reasons—an inflated housing market, shrinking job opportunities, developers building condos instead of affordable public housing—the population of tent cities is on the rise in the U.S. with new settlements gaining attention for their size in Sacramento, Reno, Seattle and Nashville over the past year.
Taking… Read the rest
In terms of size, socks may be small, but just like every other product on the market, they still have an environmental impact. Many socks are made from cotton, which when grown conventionally is a water- and pesticide- intensive crop, accounting for 16% of global insecticide releases. Add to that… Read the rest
