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LOOK: Thinly Sliced Human Provides Inspiration For Artist

The Huffington Post | David Freeman | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Lisa Nilsson, Visible Woman, Art, Video, Cadaver, Science-Meets-Art, Visible Man, Visible Human, Slidewide, Slidepollajax, Anatomy, Paper, Science News

Call it the intersection between anatomy and art. A series of paper sculptures by Lisa Nilsson, an artist based in North Adams, Mass., was inspire...

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10 Things NOT To Say To Your Invitation Designer

Melinda Morris | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Stationery, Wedding Stationery, Etiquette and Advice, Wedding Invitations, Wedding Invites, Paper, Planning 101, Weddings News

I'm just going to lay it all out on the table here. I know invitations and paper don't seem important in our digital e-vite disposable society, but they are for so many reasons. Here is my short list of the most common statements that are guaranteed to bum out any stationer.

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Southeast Louisiana Turns to Greener, Grocery Bag Options

Susan Buchanan | Posted 04.08.2012

Unless they're recycled or sent to landfill, plastic bags slowly degrade outdoors, often reaching the ocean and interfering with life there. So how are local stores and shoppers dealing with grocery bags today?

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George Washington's Biggest Critic

Chris Weigant | Posted 04.21.2012

When Washington died, the phrase which spread the country was: "First in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen." While this may be almost universally true today, it was not when the man held office.

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The Art of Deconstruction: Building from Paper

MutualArt | Posted 03.24.2012

Read More: Design, Architecture, Detroit, Digital Media, Art, Art Installation, Paper, Arts News

Blending art with design, paper and a little imagination, artist Judith Hoffman builds her own 'castles in the air.' Think children's paper and cardboard cities, all grown up.

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The Faithful Shopper: Christmas in October

Faith Hope Consolo | Posted 12.28.2011

Read More: Pier 17, The Home Depot, 34th Street, Paper, The Christmas Cottage, Merry Christmas, Lord & Taylor, Union Square, Christmas in New York, Broadway, Kate's Paperie, Bryant Park, Home Depot, Columbus Circle, Papyrus, Holiday, Lexington Avenue, Myers of Keswick, Third Avenue, Xmas, 23rd Street, Christmas, JAM Paper & Envelope, Hudson Street, The Shops at Time Warner Center, Christmas Tree, Fifth Avenue, Miracle on 34th Street, Macy's, Bloomies, England, Bloomingdale's, Halloween, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, New York City, South Street Seaport, Herald Square, Christmas Windows, Kwaanza, Hanukkah, Ornaments, Santa's Best, Holiday Lane, Time Warner Center, New York News

I know, I know. It's not even Halloween yet, and the stores are filled with Christmas carols, holiday décor and gifts for year-end giving. I love it!

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The Paper Diet: My Quest to Be Paper Thin

Olivia Cranin | Posted 12.24.2011

Read More: Recycling, Paperless, Paper Recycling, Reducing Waste, Paper, Style News

Even though we're reading books on our Kindles, taking notes on our iPads, and paying bills on our smartphones, in 2011, is paperless possible?

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Top Five Ways to Protect Rainforests in 2011

Rebecca Tarbotton | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Protection, Indonesia, Indigenous, Rainforest, Oil, Community, Book, Cargill, Coal, Palm Oil, Paper, Amazon, Congo, Green News

Many of us live thousands of miles away from Brazil, Indonesia and the Congo Basin, where the last stands of tropical rainforests still exist. It's ea...

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How Green is the Paper in Your Holiday Catalogs?

Ted Wells | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Environment, Green, Cancel Catalogs, Paper, Green Certifications, Green News

More and more certifications show up each year pushing their green credentials. As a result and it is harder and harder to know which ones are actually credible. An empty mailbox with no catalogs or tricky labels is the only true green path.

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3 Tips to Green Your Child's School

Avital Binshtock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Education, Kids, Children, Lunch, Waste, Tips, Green, Environment, Trash, Schools, Teaching, Students, Carpool, Paper, Green News

Do you see a lot of waste going on at your children's schools? Use these three tips to help green your local educational institutions.

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WATCH: Paper Plane Launches Into Space

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Planes, Paper Planes, Space, Paper, Paper Plane Launches Into Space, Paper Plane in Space, Technology News

Here's an impressive feat: a team of British space enthusiasts successfully launched a paper plane from Spain into space, and it returned! Composed...

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WATCH: DETAILED ART: Transforming The Everyday, Kim Rugg At Cool Hunting

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Works on Paper, Video, Art, Ocd, Kim Rugg, Stamps, Newspaper, Cool Hunting, Artists, London, Cereal, Collage, Paper, Arts News

In an age where Photoshop is the most used artistic medium, it is refreshing to learn about a contemporary artist who manually creates complicated pie...

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PHOTOS: EXHIBITION SPOTLIGHT: Lari Pittman At Regen Projects, Los Angeles

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rizzoli, Regen Projects, LA Culture, Art Exhibits, Slideshow, Artists, Lari Pittman, Painting, Los Angeles, Art Exhibitions, Paper, Arts News

WHO: Lari Pittman WHAT: 'Orangerie' at Regen Projects and 'New Paintings' at Regen Projects II WHEN: Both shows run September 11 - October 23, 2010 WH...

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Chinese Paper Subsidies: Boring? Jobs: Not Boring!

Dave Johnson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Subsidies, China, Trade, Paper, Business News

China is subsidizing its paper industry and now is the largest producer of paper and paper products. This has cost jobs, and approximately 400,000 remaining American jobs are at risk.

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Grow a Conscience: How to Garden Green

Avital Binshtock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Manual, Soil, Pets, Fungi, Weeds, Packets, Appliances, Children, Grow, Agriculture, Green, Flowers, Million, Lawn, Emissions, Hand Fork, Animals, Products, Front Yard, Dill, Cilantro, Trowel, Grass, Ecosmart Technologies, Weeder, Flax, Farm, Salad, Plastic, Insects, Materials, Gardening, Olive Barn, Gas, Leed, Cultivator, Motor, Bugs, Local, Garden, Antibacterial, U.S. Green Building Council, Planet, Paper, Home, Organic Herb Garden Trio Kit, Plants, Nontoxic, Gloves, Chives, Certified, Green Thumb, Exercise, Tips, Gizmos, Fibers, Batteries, Wildlife, Fuel, Pesticides, Produce, MCR Safety, Basil, Electric, Hands, Natural, Acres, Seeds, Earth, Eco, Recycled, Pollution, Organic, Backyard, Exxon Valdez, Concentrations, Herb Garden, Kids, Killer, Hand-Powered, Vegetables, Devices, Spill, Fitness, Grip, Sierra Club Radio, Push, Herbs, Human Power, Gallons, Cordless, Energy Star, Window, Toxic, Essential Oils, Cotton, Packaging, Multipurpose, Memphis Green, Homeowners, Pots, Offset, Implements, Carbon Footprint, Fertilizer, Made in the U.S., Refueling, Yard, Fruit, Hoe, Mower, Rugged, Farmers, Oil, Environment, Bamboo, Pulp, Biodegradable, Items, Dibble, Razorcut, Ecomowers, Brill, Cobrahead, Green News

Whether your farm fits in a window box or spans several acres, ensure a truly green thumb with these Earth-friendly gardening gizmos.

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Forests Of ArborGen Genetically Modified Trees OK'd For U.S. South

AP | MITCH STACY | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Georgia, Genetically Altered Treets, Paper, Genetically Modified Crops, Australian Eucalyptus, South, Texas, Arborgen, Department of Agriculture, Alabama, Louisiana, Eucalyptus, Paper Industry, Missisippi, South Carolina, Florida, Forests, Green News

TAMPA, Fla. — The commercial paper industry's plans to plant forests of genetically altered eucalyptus trees in seven Southern states have gener...

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Children's Book Publishers Still Using Paper From Endangered Rainforests

Crain's New York Business | Matthew Flamm | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Paper, Endangered Rainforests, Book Publishing, Books, Children's Books, Rainforests, Books News

Despite efforts by the book publishing industry to take a greener approach to production, four-color children's books are still being produced using p...

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The Perfect Stationery Wardrobe: Business, Social, and Thank-You Notes

Lisa Mirza Grotts | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Business Cards, Paper, Correspondence Sheets, Fountain Pen, Linda Burns, Hand Engrave, Business Stationery, Papyrus, Calling Cards, Stationery Wardrobe, Stationery, Thank You Notes, Heavy Card Stock, Fold-Over Notes, Dauphine Press, Social Stationery, Correspondence Cards, Letter Press, Paperless Post, E-Stationery, E-Vites, Thermograph, Crane?S, Monogram, Martha Stewart, Jackie Kennedy, Wedding Stationery, Style News

When was the last time you received a handwritten letter on quality stationery? The look and feel of a handwritten note is incomparable and deeply personal. Paper stands the test of time.

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FedEx Office Greenwashing

Alexandra Paul | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Environment, Recycling, Alexandra Paul, Sustainability, Fedex, Paper, Greenwashing, Los Angeles News

Not only does the one place that deals in more paper than any other within a 10 mile radius not recycle, they pretend they do by having containers that say "recycle."

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FDA Considers Regulating Safety of Electronic Health Systems

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Food and Drug Administration, Medical Reports, Injuries, Electronic Medical Records Systems, Regulation, Fda, Patients, Electronic Health Systems, Chuck Grassley, Emergency Rooms, Operating Rooms, Health Care, Kaiser Permanente, Electronic Medical Records, Charles Grassley, Hit, Geisinger Health System, Oversight, Stimulus, Paper, Testimony, It, Senate, Deaths, Hospitals, Software, Doctors, Health Information Technology, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Mayo Clinic, Politics News

By Fred Schulte and Emma SchwartzHuffington Post Investigative Fund Concerned about potential safety risks in health information technology, the U.S....

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John Boehner Is Now Upset That The Health Care Bill Isn't Long Enough

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Reform, Harry Potter, Barack Obama, Paper, John Boehner, Eat the Press, Video, Politics News

Way back in October of 2009, John Boehner was often seen trooping from photo op to photo op with the House health care reform bill, complaining that i...

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Cool Book Video: Flip Book Parkour

Saggyarmpit on Vimeo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Print Media, Paper, Flip Books, Books, Flip Book Video, Cool Video, Parkour, Video, Books News

One great thing about paper and various forms of print media is that they can be used to create some pretty amazing art. The latest is this very cool ...

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Life Cycles of Consumable Goods: Lower-Impact Shades of Green

Renée Loux | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fuel, Energy, No Impact Week, Lifestyle, Local, Renewable Energy, Green, Manufacturing, Personal Care Products, Recycled, Low-Impact, Lifecycle, Green Living, No Impact, Consumption, Paper, Home, Reduce, Consumerism, Nontoxic, Recycle, Green News, Environment, Reuse, Plastic, Food, Nontoxic Products, Green News

Understanding the "life-cycle" of any consumable good offers a fairly accurate sense of how "green" it really is -- basically, where things come from and what happens to them when we are done with them.

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Smelling Books: Juding An Old Book By Its Odor

Wired | Alexis Madrigal | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Antiques, Book Chemistry, Paper, Old-Book Smell, Old Books, Antique Books, Chemistry, Smell of Books, Books, Book Preservation, Books News

Take an antique leather-bound book, open it up, and inhale deeply. There's just something about that old-book smell. And thanks to a new analytical ch...

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The Grossest Things You Can Recycle (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Lindsay Armstrong | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Purses, Eco-Coffins, Recycle, Slidehuge, Accessories, Elephant Poo, Green Coffins, Pantyhose, Reuse, Green Living, Stationary, Jewelry, Weird Recycle Projects, Paper, Slidepoll, Green News

Here at HuffPost Green, we are all for the three Rs: reduce, reuse, recycle. We love to hear about people finding new and creative ways to reuse every...

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