summer rayne oakes rocks it out eco-style at her book launch party at the stella mccartney store
congratulations to swyyne’s favorite eco-model and activist, summer rayne oakes, who debuted her new book, style, naturally: the savvy shopping guide to sustainable fashion and beauty
eco-luminaries, fashionistas and other notable guests like actor josh pais, julie gilhart of barneys, cnn business of green host olivia zaleski, socialite melissa berkelhammer, elisa lipsky-karasz (wwd), monique pean (ecco domani fashion fund accessories winner) and swyyne’s favorite eco-designer bahar shahpar sipped on sparkling cocktails by veev and noshed on yummy vegetarian nibbles from acclaimed chef daniel boulud as they celebrated what some people are saying will be a styble for eco-conscious people who want to look good while doing good.
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want to know what this momentous event means for the future of greendirtying? see the full article and more pics here.
see additional pics from eco-hustler here.
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save the world by clubbing
as a follow-up to my post on the opening of greenhouse in soho last week, i wanted to give a full-fledged shoutout to the piezoelectric dance floor at club surya in london. yes, it sounds like something out of an episode of get smart or batman (the original one with adam west), but i am kicking myself for not thinking of this sooner! the brainchild of club4climate (you must, if you do nothing else of importance today, check out this website because it will blow you away) founder andrew charalambous, a.k.a. “dr. earth,” the revolutionary flooring uses quartz crystals and ceramics to transform clubbers’ dancing into electricity.
dr. earth offers free entry to any clubber that can prove he/she walked or used a bicycle to get to his clubs, although i’m not really sure how - perhaps a heartrate reading? surya also has its own wind turbine and solar energy system with plans to surplus power to local citizens.
the non-evil dr. is also planning to open a club4climate party island where eco-clubbers can gather to “save the world lying down and sipping cocktails next to the pool.” it will undoubtedly be expensive to attend a bash there, but i can’t wait until 2010, the slated opening date, to see what eco-innovations the island will reveal.
“unless we stop preaching to people and use an inclusive philosophy we’re never going to create the revolution to combat climate change,” said charalambous to reuters.
“it’s also about creating avenues of thought. imagine what you could achieve if big corporations adopted this kind of initiative.”
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how to get people to recycle their beer cans without resorting to violence
intriguing, i say. i don’t think there is any need to explain, because a picture = 1000 words.
idea by brenda osorio / rodrigo ambriz
via idealist
seems like there is some contention about the fact that the concept might fail because partygoers love to leave floaters. what happens if a half-full can is inserted into one of the slots in the cardboard? things would be so much easier if people would just drink their whole drink!
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why is this a site?
swyyne has always been an experiment for me. with all of the other super eco sites out there, i've been feeling like i want to contribute something just a bit different. so for now, here are my random musings.
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