The Fun Theory

Somebody should totally do this as a candid camera thing on the recycling bins at WC.




Any takers? I kind of want it to make ghoul noises or laugh evilly or possibly just make crunching noises whenever someone throws something in.

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Flashbacks to Freshman Year

This is just fun:
Recycled Runway Collection

We used to do this in fashion school. Intro Fashion, your first class, involved making a dress out of anything other than fabric (these would not pass). The most beautiful I ever saw (and the most controversial) was a gorgeous full length evening gown out of Kotex pads (using the blue wrappers for trim). I wish I had a picture of it.

PS: If you haven't figured it out yet, I didn't go to Washington College. Just a sidenote.

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Hooks and needles

I like to crochet. I find its repetitive weaving motions cathartic, and I tend to see it as my little own way of fighting the system. Until recently, however, I never took the time to question how my hobby has effected the environment.
It didn't take me long to stumble upon some studies showing how the wool industry is linked to pesticide and insecticide use. Such chemicals have not only been linked to harmful algae blooms, but also to neurological damage in both sheep and humans. I was alarmed.
Because I have never been one to advocate commercialism, I sought to find some cheap and ec0-friendly ways of producing my own crocheting fibers. Luckily, because of the wonderful invention of the internet, it didn't take me long. I had never thought of unraveling old knits (sweaters, hats) for their wool, but the idea seemed pretty awesome. I was able to ransack my basement for some outdated accessories and put them to good use. Even more amazing to me, though, is the use of old disposable plastic bags to make long-lasting totes. It's a fun project, and has freed me from green guilt.

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Running the Numbers, updated

He keeps adding more new ones... which are all insane, if you ask me. We use way too much... stuff.

Chris Jordan

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Ecofont

Well, isn't this intriguing. Apparently, if you use this font it saves 20% of the ink you'd normally use in printing. That's because the letters actually have tiny holes cut in them, which your eye, in one of the magic tricks of optics, fills in because they're so small.

Mostly, I think its a beautiful website.

Ecofont

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Running the Numbers

A very interesting artistic take on how much stuff our society uses. I'm curious as to how he figured what 2 million bottles looks like, as this was clearly done with a computer program.

http://www.theglobalintelligencer.com/december07/chrisjordan.php

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Eco-Graffiti

I've seen some pretty pathetic graffiti around campus lately. Glad that everything I've seen was done with sidewalk chalk.

I don't endorse the destruction of public property, but really, folks, if you want to make a statement, why don't you do it with style? Treehugger recently published a news report about eco-graffiti, a new trend that has hit cities like London, Amsterdam, and New York. It is, in a sense, beautifying vandalism. And it's super cool.

While spray paint contains tons of harmful chemicals, tools used for eco-graffiti are one hundred percent safe and natural. Artists culture and grow moss, cut it into letters and images, and then use a sugar-yogurt mixture to paste it onto walls. Eventually, the moss colonizes and takes over the area where it's planted. But no worries: It's still removable.

Examples of eco-graffiti can be found here.

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