Environmental Graffiti

Plastic Clothes that Turn into Water

It could have been a story-line straight from a Sci-Fi or Bond movie: A world on the brink of environmental disaster, saved by the creation of a polymer, (or plastic, to you and me), that can be melted by water into a compound, which can be used to harvest seeds. That’s the science bit. The sexy bit is a touring fashion exhibition, called Wonderland, a project that marries couture with conscience.

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Health Department Blows $400,000 on Bottled Water

As the environmental problems associated with bottled water gain more attention, the industry has begun to suffer a backlash. Photo by Alex Anlicker Pundits are attempting to make drinking bottled water the new smoking, with the British environmental minister even calling bottled water “daft” and bordering on “morally unacceptable.”

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