Agree or Disagree
I think the growing trend towards purchasing ethical products and garments is fantastic. I hope it is a lasting change rather than a fad. However, I have to take issue with a couple of things. I have noticed that many ‘ethical’ fashion brands and labels use non-animal friendly products, such as silk and leather. None of these are particularly ‘ethical.’ To be honest, wool’s not great either.
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Fashion & accessories
Just in time for the sun to come out again, ethical superstore Adili is offering a cool one third off men's and women's t-shirts for the coming fortnight.
The promotion includes all the store's top-selling lines, including Howies, Patagonia, People Tree and Kuyichi. The classic Howies logo-tee above has been slashed from £25 to £17, while the (perhaps appropriate) 'wellies applique' top also by Howies has gone to just £13. Take your pick here!
Vegetarian and Vegan living
PETA is back in the news again today, as PETA 2, the youth branch of the animal-loving action group, has launched a competition for a new pro-veggie t-shirt design.
The competition is being run in conjunction with April 77, a fashion label selected for its cruelty-free credentials, whose designs are worn by the likes of bands The Horrors, The Rakes, and the Klaxons. Entrants have got until 15 August to enter and the winning design will appear on April77 T-shirts in 20 countries worldwide. If you think you've got what it takes, rules on entry are here, and I'll be putting my money on a design that goes for the shock-factor to win this one...
[Via New Consumer]
Green gadgets
BritishEco.com is a marvelous website that sells a whole host of serious eco gadgets and fun green paraphernalia. Their products have featured a number of times on hippyshopper. If you’re after some funky summer gizmo, garden feature or solar-powered toy BritishEco is the source for all this stuff, usually at unbeatable prices. I’ve found a number of products cheaper than others on the site.
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Green News
The biofuels debate was stepped up another notch today as the 'anti agro-fuels' charity Grain launched an attack on plans to tackle climate change with plant-based petrol.
The charity claims to have evidence that both biofuels companies and governments are putting pressure on indigenous peasant communities in developing countires to vacate areas staked out for growing jatropha. A spokesman for the charity said: "The numbers involved are mind-boggling. The Indian government is talking of planting 14 million hectares of land with jatropha."
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What can I do?
Are you into personal change? Are you looking to be greener? Eco-friendlier? Making yourself a better person? Well, if I don’t sound hippy and American enough for you, then you might want to check out a great eco podcast website recently launched. Living Green from PersonalLifeMedia is all about giving you the lifestyle tips and info you need to make yourself a more environmentally friendly person. Hosted by conservation expert Meredith Medland (I mean you have to be an ecologist with a name like that), you’ll get latest hot interviews, cool green-living tips and warm debate on the latest issues.
[via shinyshiny]
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Home & Garden
Stainless steel is a highly recyclable material, and what's one of its best-known uses? Why, making cutlery of course. So we should recycle more of it.
Who knows what these elegant, classic forks, knives and spoons were before being melted down for use at the dinner table? I'll bet they were (slightly less stylish) forks knives and spoons. But don't let that get in the way of the fun. The full set is available for £95 via EcoCentric
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