Our favorite news stories and blog posts from the eco-sphere.
Livia Upstages Colin
Sure, he took home the Best Actor statue, but she proved that glam and eco-friendly can co-exist. Her blog on Vogue.com has all the pretty details.
Styrofoam Stupidity
The Washington Post reports that the landfill-clogging cups were reintroduced in the Capitol Carry-Out restaurant.
DIY Distraction
Got kids with cabin fever? Momfilter shows how to make a cool marble run out of a shoebox, paper towel tubes, and tape.
Wal-Mart Strikes Again
This time by becoming a member of the new Sustainable Apparel Coalition (along with other retail giants) to develop a system to rate the eco-friendliness of clothing, says Ecouterre.
Beer Bottle Bricks
Talk about ahead of its time--Inhabitat shows us a Heineken brick bottle concept from 1963.
California Love
Treehugger shows the map for Los Angeles's newly approved plan: 1,680 miles of interconnected bike paths.
Novel Huts
See the tiny, off-the-grid writing sheds of Virginia Woolf, Raold Dahl, and more on Apartment Therapy Re-Nest.
From: best epilator | 3/5/11 at 10:03 am
I thought you were joking about the beer bottle bricks, they actually look quite cool.
From: epilator review | 8/13/11 at 2:49 am
It's nice to know sweet little things we can do for the earth. I'll support eco-friendly projects all the way.
From: HowMuchDoesItCostTo | 9/10/11 at 12:22 am
good to know things like this! One for the earth!