Articles Tagged "Environment"

Burbank Water and Power and AHBE Landscape Architects are thinking big. They have recently completed the first phase of The EcoCampus, an initiative designed to re-create BWP’s main campus into a new environmentally sustainable model that they hope will raise the bar for others in the...

Do some good for yourself and do some good for trees. The largest fundraiser for tree research and education, the STIHL Tour des Trees, allows riders to tour Oregon by bike while contributing to a good cause: the Tree Research & Education Endowment Fund.

From Aug. 5 to Aug. 11,...

Face it: Plastic and waste are bad for the environment. Lucky for us, Envirosax and Surfrider Foundation have partnered together to create an easy solution. The two entities have released a limited edition line of stylish, water-inspired reusable bags. Showcasing artwork from some of...

Proving anything can be recycled into something beautiful, luxury car company Lexus asked four innovative fashion designers to re-create the idea of automotive design into fashion accessories using 2,000 disassembled pieces of a Lexus CT hybrid (which is 90 percent recyclable).

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Discarded tilapia skins, cork and raffia may not seem an equation for fashion heaven. But Marcia Patmos and Manolo Blahnik have partnered on a new collection of Spring footwear that manages to be chic while using these eco-friendly materials, reported WWD.

Being green is new territory...

You’ve heard of vegetarianism. But do you truly understand all the different motives for going veggie? From environmental conservation to health benefits, vegetarianism is about far more than compassion for animals. This National Vegetarian Month, consider making the switch or at least...

California Coastal Cleanup Day is this Saturday, Sept. 17! Coming together in the state's largest volunteer event, about 82,500 volunteers last year removed more than 1.2 million pounds of trash and recyclables from our beaches, lakes and waterways.

Each year, vast amounts of trash...

Gucci and Safilo are jumping on the eco-friendly bandwagon. The two firms intend to introduce four new eyewear designs, crafted of environmentally sustainable materials, come August, in the process perhaps taking the eyewear industry in a new direction, reported WWD.

“With Safilo we...

Monday, May 16, marked the date when two great companies collaborating to preserve and protect our planet came together to celebrate their efforts. Conservation International honored DreamWorks Animation and its CEO, Jeffrey Katzenberg, as global conservation heroes for their continued...

We all are pretty familiar with the range of environmental problems our world faces. Lucky for us, there are a number of quality organizations working to combat everything from pollution and species extinction to deforestation and climate change. They could use our support. So this Earth...