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What's better than recycled and non-toxic plates who's proceeds partially go to corresponding charities? Only such a plate with food on it.What's better than recycled and non-toxic plates who's proceeds partially go... more
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Dink the dog tries to tell the camera about his New Year's Resolution (The 3R's: Reduce Reuse Recycle), but he keeps getting distracted by the cat.Dink the dog tries to tell the camera about his New Year's Resolution (The... more
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(Marquette, MI) - Dozens of youngsters from across Michigan created recycled holiday cards and homemade tea bags for gifts this weekend during the Northern Michigan University EarthKeeper's Eco-Christmas Workshop at the Peter White Public Library in Marquette.
The Northern Michigan University EarthKeeper (NMU EK) Student Team hosted the workshop from 1-4 p.m. across from the children's library attracting several mothers from the Lower Peninsula and a teacher from Paradise in the eastern Upper Peninsula who plans to bring the idea into her classroom.
While finding ways to entertain and educate her children while her husband checked out job offers in Marquette, Tara Strong of downstate Grand Blanc brought her young daughter and baby son to the Upper Peninsula Children's Museum and then the Peter White children's library.
“My husband is here interviewing for a residency position for after med school,” said Strong. “We just found out about the project from the librarian.”
“I love it. I love the recycling idea. We're also on a very limited budget and so I really like the idea of recycling and hand making things. I think it's great.”
Strong said she and her daughter “are having great fun.”
“I've been making crafts,” said four-year-old Anja Strong. “I made a tea bag and I have a honey bear stick”
Joined by her brother and a friend, 18-year-old NMU EK Student Team member Ellen Lindblom said the end of the semester meant lots of scrap paper lying around the university.
“School just ended and people have lost of papers left over” that was cut into tiny pieces by NMU EK team members, said Lindblom, an NMU freshman “You put it in the blender with a little bit of water and you blend it until it looks a little bit chunky like this.”
“You put it in a screen flatten it out - pat the water out,” said Lindblom, while using a towel and iron to dry and flatten the multicolored wet paper as 21 year-old NMU EK Student Team Director Ben Scheelk of downstate Charlevoix used a small hair dryer to speed up the process.
“We took a towel and pressed the water out to speed up the drying process a little bit,” she said. “Then flattened it out a little harder with an iron. I think it looks nice.”
His hand atop the lid on a blender that whirred with red, blue, purple and white bits of paper, Mike Robinson, a 21-year-old NMU senior geography major, from downstate Grosse Pointe, said the project is a “good holiday craft.”
“We are taking some scrap paper from various places and construction paper and making it into some pulp in a blender with some water,” said Robinson, a member of the NMU EK Student team.
Pressing the bits of soggy paper into a screen with borders, 16-year-old Negaunee High School junior Phil Lindblom said “this is what they call extreme pulp.”
“I am taking this wet paper and putting it on these screens and pushing water out of it,” said Lindbloom, whose sister is a member of the NMU EarthKeepers. “I am making new paper which is pretty exciting.”
Escanaba native Carole Beck, who teaches in third through fifth grade at the White Fish Township Community School in Paradise, said she'll take the NMU EarthKeeper's idea into her classrooms and maybe make Valentines Day cards.
“We're trying to figure out how we could create the screen there that would be the only thing that we would need extra,” Beck said. “We should be able to do that.”
The students put out bowls with spearmint, raspberry leaves, juniper berries and rose hips that the youngsters used to “make a green tea - a detoxifying beautiful beverage,” said 21-year-old NMU EK Student Team Event Coordinator Amanda Emerson of Cary, Ill. “We also have honey sticks to go along with the tea.”
The herbs were donated by Catholic EarthKeeper Kyra Fillmore and the Marquette Food Co-op.
“You just wrap those up herbs in an eco-friendly coffee filter and tie it with a string in a nice little bow and there you go,” said Emerson, an NMU Senior Majoring in International Studies (emphasis on Latin America) and Earth Science (emphasis on rocks and minerals). “There's your gift - a homemade card and homemade tea bags.”
Protecting the earth and teaching the young to respect the planet are major goals of the EarthKeepers, said 21-year-old NMU EarthKeeper Leandra Dziesinski of Alpena, MI.
“It's very important to care care of your things and the earth is absolutely our thing - it's where we're at - so we have to take care of it we only have one earth, said Dziesinski, an NMU senior graduating in May with a bachelor's degree in marketing. I think if we have a happy, safe and a clean place to live that just makes our population that much more happy.”
In September, the NMU EarthKeepers cleaned up hundreds of pounds of litter at the Upper Dead River Falls, a popular student hangout, Scheelk said.
The NMU EK Student Team is the youth wing of the Upper Peninsula EarthKeepers, an interfaith environment group involving over 150 churches and temples across northern Michigan.
The EarthKeeper Initiative is co-sponsored by the nonprofit Cedar Tree Institute, the nonprofit Superior Watershed Partnership, the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community and 10 faith communities: Catholic, Episcopal, Lutheran, Presbyterian, United Methodist Church, Unitarian Universalist, Baha'i, Jewish, Quakers (Religious Society of Friends) and Zen Buddhist.
For more information on the Michigan EarthKeepers email or call the following contacts:
Ben Scheelk, Director of NMU EK Student Team
bscheelk@nmu.edu
231-675-0121
Rev. Jon Magnuson, Co-Founder of EarthKeeper Initiative
magnusonx2@charter.net
906-228-5494
Greg Peterson, news reporter and volunteer media advisor for the EarthKeepers and other projects
earthkeeper@charter.net
906-401-0109
U.P. EarthKeeper Team:
http://www.upearthkeepers.org
Nonprofit Cedar Tree Institute in Marquette, MI
http://www.cedartreeinstitute.org
Nonprofit Superior Watershed Partnership in Marquette, MI
http://www.superiorwatersheds.org(Marquette, MI) - Dozens of youngsters from across Michigan created recycled holiday... more
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If you compare the shape of umbrellas and skirts I guess someone could say they have a little something in common. That someone is Cecilia Felli who has discovered that umbrella material is the perfect candidate for upcycling into skirts and dresses. Since umbrellas have a tendency to break down when you need them most, there’s no shortage of old umbrella material lying around and the concept is so simple most people can create their own umbrella skirts.
http://www.whitespace.bz/ws/web/forms/pulse/PulseMainArticle.aspx?id=341If you compare the shape of umbrellas and skirts I guess someone could say they have a... more
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They say that everything old is new again, and in our current economy, evidence of yesteryear's frugal trends is as palpable as the leg warmers teenyboppers are wearing to the mall.
From swapping and bartering to offering up entirely free household goods to eager takers, it's all become big business online...which also happens to be "good, green business."
The latest arrival is a site called "Share Some Sugar," demonstrating that (no surprise) grandma was right all along. http://www.greenwala.com/community/groups/all/87-EVERY-DAY-IS-EARTH-DAY/topics/1108They say that everything old is new again, and in our current economy, evidence of... more
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UK designers Andrew Duffy and Craig Tyler have launched a new project called ‘Something Old Something New’. The project consists of a limited edition line of eco-warrior toys created from old packaging waste, broken or discarded toys and bio resin.
http://www.whitespace.bz/ws/web/forms/pulse/PulseMainArticle.aspx?id=335UK designers Andrew Duffy and Craig Tyler have launched a new project called... more
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Mr. Chi City first began making videos to share a taste of the outside world with a friend of his who was confined to a halfway-house. Soon, videos like "Keeping your refrigerator stocked will get you many women" made him a viral sensation, but he also devotes some of his camera time to more serious endeavors, like his own style of community service and charitable acts. Recently, he's created a new weekly segment called "Make a Difference Monday", which has already shown him cooking Thanksgiving meals then distributing them to the homeless, and picking up tabs from everyone who happened to be dining at the same restaurant as he. The latest episode documents Chi and company collecting recyclable garbage from out of dumpsters, and taking the said items to an appropriate facility. The video is dedicated to Current's own Al Gore, who, in this video, is dubbed the "Inventor of the Internet".Mr. Chi City first began making videos to share a taste of the outside world with a... more
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This is "the list" to end all holiday lists...the one that you go to in order to gain all of the DIY inspiration that you'll ever need under one roof. Call it "green"...call it "crafty and creative"...just don't forget to steer clear of the stores in favor of the magical powers that your own two hands can wield on your holiday gift list. http://bit.ly/6t44Eh
Wickedly cool ideas 'o plenty.This is "the list" to end all holiday lists...the one that you go to in... more
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Good office space can be hard to come by, and even then it doesn’t come cheap. Orange County printing company MVP found a creative, affordable and convenient alternative – they turned part of an industrial warehouse into office space. Of course, being a warehouse, it wasn’t equipped with fancy things like private offices, climate control, and break rooms. MVP’s solution? They grouped ten 20-foot shipping containers inside the warehouse to serve as offices.
http://www.whitespace.bz/ws/web/forms/pulse/PulseMainArticle.aspx?id=332Good office space can be hard to come by, and even then it doesn’t come cheap.... more
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Professor Kayoss is a performance artist. He uses cycle-powered contraptions for his shows and all the components used in his work, he recycles from discarded material.
His light hearted acts and colorful art encourage people to be more environmentally responsible, whilst showing its not only easy being green but fun!
Contact:
Des Kay
kayos@savetheworldclub.org.uk
0796 223 1830
This short film is part of "The Journey" an unique documentary project that delves into environmental, socio-culture and economic issues, with a questioning mind.
The focus of the project is to find and film inspiring ideas and projects over a wide spectrum of individuals and cultures, whilst examining our ability to reform our ideals, and our lifestyle in order to make positive changes for our planet and the human race.
The Journeymen (a person whom travels in order to gain experience, skills and knowledge) go in search of these stories - equipped only with minimal filming gear and personal possessions, they document their experience as they travel to global communities to observe, question and learn.
It is an organic process that grows, evolves and takes its own direction. With no planned route nor destination, the journeymen believe they will connect with the right people and places at the right time to film, aid and guide them on.
The project is currently filming and traveling through the UK. As the project travels short films are uploaded that can be viewed on this website. It is the long-term goal that this project will travel internationally to create a feature length film that will be released, to be viewed for free.
The projects aims to benefit individuals, projects and communities by sharing knowledge, offering solutions and connecting people through film.
It is the hope this project will touch and inspire people, by conveying the beauty within human nature and our world and resonating what is actually possible, when it comes it comes to our ability to change the world for the better.
know of an inspiring story? want to get involved?
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www.the-journey.tvProfessor Kayoss is a performance artist. He uses cycle-powered contraptions for his... more
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Designer Fernando Brizio has designed a dress that can be (air quotes!) “recycled”. The design works like this: The dress has pockets all over it. Slide colored felt pens into the pockets. The ink bleeds into the cloth, creating circular patterns. Wear the dress. When you get tired of the color or just feel the need for a change, toss the dress in the washer and the ink will disappear. Now you have a blank slate to work on once again.
http://www.whitespace.bz/ws/web/forms/pulse/PulseMainArticle.aspx?id=321Designer Fernando Brizio has designed a dress that can be (air quotes!)... more
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The New York Times reports that about 10 percent of electricity generated in the United States comes from fuel from dismantled nuclear bombs, mostly Russian. 'It's a great, easy source' of fuel, said Marina V. Alekseyenkova, an analyst at Renaissance Bank and an expert in the Russian nuclear industry that has profited from the arrangement since the end of the cold war. But if more diluted weapons-grade uranium isn't secured soon, the pipeline could run dry, with ramifications for consumers, as well as some American utilities and their Russian suppliers.
Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/10/business/energy-environment/10nukes.htmlThe New York Times reports that about 10 percent of electricity generated in the... more
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