Interview
Ian Shive is not your typical outdoor photographer. There is a stronger motive behind his work—conservation. Through his camera lens he explores the world’s most endangered ecosystems. He collaborates with biologists, scientists and land managers to document the environmental issues facing our favorite landscapes.
In September I shared a post… Read the rest
The Sage Grouse is a candidate for designation as a threatened or endangered species. As the Interior Department considers the bird’s fate, several research projects are underway across the west to study its behavior, movements and nesting patterns.
Wildlife biologist Bryan Bedrosian locates the birds at night. Sage Grouse sleep… Read the rest
Today is the day of love, and as we all know, love does not discriminate. But as the HuffPo puts it, it is… Read the rest hard to find love when “you’re an environment-hating legislator.” Or is it? With Greenepeace’s faux dating service start-up Polluter Harmony, congress members, polluters and lobbyists can find
Millions have viewed “The Story of Stuff” with Annie Leonard, whether it was in a classroom (where I first saw it) or in one’s home while browsing YouTube videos. The 20 minute animated short attempts to explain where some of the “stuff” we consume comes from — detailing the entire… Read the rest
Rory almost died a month ago.
I’m serious.
He caught MRSA, a multi-resistant staph infection and… almost died. That story was the hook that made me want to podcast this story. That story is a cliff-hanger with, thank God, a positive ending. But the truth is that I was overdue… Read the rest
In Volume 4 Issue 3 of Wend, we devoted the Greenery section to progressive designs and companies in the bike world. A name that’s practically synonymous with eco-friendly bike designs is Craig Calfee, who built his first bamboo bike in 1996. Since then he has teamed up with Zambikes to… Read the rest
In an era of mass consumption, photographer Chris Jordan’s work carries many messages, from social to environmental. Stuck as a corporate lawyer, Jordan was in search of more fulfilling work when he took a simple photograph of garbage. Activist friends told him the photo “had relevance” and soon Jordan was… Read the rest
What if consumers could consciously put all their money towards a good cause? What kind of change would we see from a “reverse boycott” where instead of avoiding businesses with bad practices, consumers good choose those with good ones? That’s the goal of Carrotmob, a “method of activism that leverages… Read the rest
Sustainability is certainly a buzzword, but what does it really look like? Green Living Project is looking to answer that question. Their mission is to ”educate and inspire citizens to live and support a more sustainable lifestyle through stories focused on successful and unique sustainable projects from around the world”… Read the rest
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Santa Barbara based lifestyle and activewear company Horny Toad has been practicing a policy of “Do The Right Thing” since the brand was launched in 1995. That’s a policy that has translated into both the brand’s business and design philosophies.
Today the team at
