I AM PICTURES in association with I HEART H2O has just launched a trailer for their "ANYBODY of WATER" campaign to raise awareness about the dangers of unregulated fossil fuel extraction. A topic of controversy for the last number of years, hydraulic fracturing (a.k.a. fracking) has...

It is commonly known among conservation biologists that biodiversity -- or the totality and variability of genes, species and ecosystems of a region -- is integral for optimum health and sustainability of a region. Though it is a term that is arguably clunkier than "sustainability" -- biodiversity is slowly becoming...

In just a decade, sustainable design has gone from obscurity to the international spotlight. This year, a series of sustainable design competitions across the globe are set to keep it front and center.

3. Red Carpet Green Dress
"What are you wearing?" may be the most asked...

Super Shorts 2011: eXtinction by SRmanitou

eXtinction is an environmental art short that brings together powerful storytelling and stirring imagery.

Inspired by the magnificent filmography of Koyaanisqatsi and the timeless work of cultural heroes like Carl Sagan, eXtinction is as much a celebration of life's beauty as it is about the urgent need to cherish and save it from our own destructive forces.

It reveals that the most pressing environmental issues are not happening thousands of years from now, but are in fact happening within our lifetime -- and specifically, on the timeline of my life, from birth to death.

With incredible direction by cinematographer Clayton Haskell to the timelapse photography of Tom Lowe - this film was very much a collaboration of incredible artists. It is also, a tribute to one very special man - my mentor - Tom Eisner - who passed the day we began shooting this film and just a few weeks after I had sent him a note to say I was thinking of him. It was the first time in my life that I felt true loss - and in many ways, that is what the film is about.

Outdoor Industry Association's Eco Index is prime time for piloting, meaning the Beta Version is now available on the new Eco Index site here for industries to internally assess environmental aspects along their...

As you may recall, I've shared some sustainable design and development stories from Mozambique while working with Allan Schwarz. The whole team is super excited to officially be launching the a.d. schwarz line for...

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When I hear the words "green" and "fashion" in the same sentence, I immediately think of organic cotton and hemp. From you vantage point, what are some of the coolest innovations in sustainable fibers happening right now?

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On February 27th to March 2nd, 12,000 students and recent graduates left their homes and dorms, put on their green hard hats, and headed to the Nation's Capitol to advocate for green jobs and clean energy solutions at PowerShift09.

We're making it super easy to get the low down on all the green style tips, stories and fashion/beauty brands out there. Plus I know you Recessionistas love a good deal, so here is one for...

One of the best parts of working in Africa is learning about all the amazing community sustainable development-design projects cropping up over the continent. Often fueled by the passion of one or two unrelenting entrepreneurs in the face of many challenges (i.e. civil unrest, scalability, export hurdles, disease,...

Mozambique Diaries

An account by Summer Rayne Oakes

We women often wonder how to make sweaters sexy, but it's all in the cut, drape and attitude. Check out all my sustainable knit-picks for...

I don't know how many times it took dinner with Shawn to light a fire under my ass--maybe three? Maybe four? I don't even remember the restaurant, but it had to be nice because...

Chatting it up with Alex Melmid, founder of the Elephant Art Project. (Dress by Carasan)

We had 300 RSVPS for the