Dude, Where's My Hemp? [ The Gourmet Retailer ] Nov 03, 2008  In France and China, they use it to strengthen concrete. Mercedes Benz uses it to make many of their interior door panels, and the original Levi jeans were made from it. Read More ...

Turning natural stuff into chic decor [ Philippine Daily Inquirer ] Nov 04, 2008  CHANGE waste into best, says Domecillo's proprietor Marianito 'Rene' Alcala. 'It's all about making beautiful things from our surroundings.' Read More ...

Search the Archives [ Kansas State Collegian ] Nov 07, 2008  In an effort to become more environmentally friendly, the U.S. Mint is encouraging the use of coins in place of dollar bills. Read More ...

Going green in the fashion industry Is it possible? [ Manila Standard Today ] Nov 09, 2008  Is it possible for the fashion industry to go green? With the visible effects of global warming worldwide and the highly effective film An Inconvenient Truth by Al Gore, the whole world is trying its best to save the planet or, as they say, go green. Read More ...

Ditching disposables Some area moms turn to new generation of cloth diapers [ Grand Forks Herald ] Nov 11, 2008  When expectant mom Carolyn Moore announced at a baby shower that she planned to use cloth diapers, she was greeted by a simultaneous gasp of disbelief from her 40-odd shower guests. 'I might as well have said I was giving birth on the moon,' recalls the young Minot, N.D., woman, laughing. Advertisement: KELLY'S BAR HAPPY HOUR 9 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. That's right, 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Happy ... Read More ...

The new do-gooders [ Times Online ] Nov 14, 2008  From organic knickers to a fridge powered by sunshine, social enterprise is thriving. Here, young innovators reveal how they intend to turn others' lives around while turning a profit Read More ...

Naturally Advanced Technologies Completes Successful Spinning Trials of CRAILAR Organic Fibers Sponsored by ... [ PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance ] Nov 17, 2008  Trials Deliver Industrial Hemp Blend Yarn and Fabric Using Conventional Read More ...

O Ecotextiles Selected As BuildingGreen Top-10 Product for 2008 [ PRWeb via Yahoo! News ] Nov 20, 2008  Seattle-based O Ecotextiles, debuting in the U.S. this year, was announced today at the Greenbuild Int'l Expo as one of BuildingGreen's 2008 Top-10 Green Building Products by the editors of Environmental Building News and GreenSpec®, the leading national directory of green building products. Read More ...

Style all its own [ Courier-Post ] Nov 20, 2008  Fashion is most likely the last thing on your mind when you enter yoga class, but wearing the right clothes actually can improve your practice and overall well-being. Read More ...

Textiles O Ecotextiles [ Contract Magazine ] Nov 20, 2008  O Ecotextiles are made from bamboo, hemp, abaca, ramie, linen, and silk, available in multiple colorways, plus custom. The line offers some of the first fabrics with the GOTS stamp , as well as Oeko Tex standard 100 certified yarns and/or fabrics. Read More ...

'Cannabricks' could ease SA's housing problem [ Pretoria News ] Nov 21, 2008  Cape Town - A housing innovator who proposes using hemp to curb South Africa's growing housing problem has not ruled out Constitutional Court litigation to compel the government to revise the legislation on dagga. Read More ...

Performance Meets Style as Products Go Eco-chic in the Bath [ Carteret County News-Times ] Nov 23, 2008  - While the green movement has hit mainstream America, there are still a number of homeowners who think going green means sacrificing performance and style -- especially in the bathroom. Read More ...

Green Blogs [ Interior Design ] Oct 31, 2008  We've seen bamboo and natural fibers used in fabrics before, but Phillip Jeffries' array of wall-coverings take them to a whole new level, applying grasscloth, hemp, silk, raffia, and more to vertical installations. Read More ...

Summer Rayne Oakes If Sarah Palin were a sustainable style maven... [ HuffingtonPost ] Oct 31, 2008  Much attention has been paid to Sarah Palin's style these last couple weeks--thanks to the surprising news about her impressive wardrobe bill. And while... Read More ...

Trinity repeals marijuana law [ The Record Searchlight ] Oct 31, 2008  Citing public safety issues, the Trinity County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday repealed a year-old ordinance that allowed medical marijuana users to exceed state limits on how much marijuana residents could grow and keep. Read More ...