Archive for October, 2008

Is Fashion a Dressed up Dinosaur?

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008 Posted in Blog, Energy & Climate, Environment, Fashion | 1 Comment »

According to Permaculture co-founder David Holmgren we have enough clothing produced for the coming 20 years, so we don't need to waste our resources or time any more on clothing production, and can just let fashion die out like a ...

German Green Hotspots for November

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008 Posted in Berlin & Germany, Blog, Environment | 1 Comment »

[caption id="attachment_858" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Expected: grass green statement by Angela Merkel"][/caption] Despite financial crises, the green movement in Germany is still developing and gathering in conferences and meetings as if they have to save the planet within a month... -> Utopia, the ...

Reverse Graffity Actions by Greenpeace

Monday, October 27th, 2008 Posted in Activism, Berlin & Germany, Energy & Climate | 5 Comments »

Over the last months, Greenpeace activists have done several actions using reverse graffiti techniques. It seems the usage of clean or reverse graffiti is still on it's rise, since it is a technique both harmless for the environment and for ...

Organic Cotton Shirts for Nazi’s?

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008 Posted in Berlin & Germany, Blog, Fashion | 5 Comments »

Okay, more and more people are getting to know about organic cotton. But organic cotton Nazi shirts? I just read on a post on the german blog Korrekte Klamotten that some Nazi postorder company sells nice Nazi shirts made ...

Sarah Palin & Plastic Trees

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008 Posted in Environment, Trends & Marketing | 1 Comment »

A sort of green MTV spots shouting out flashy clashy green news items into your living room? Well, it might sound crazy, but Zaproot is just that. Like it or not, this green internet news show covers environmental issues with ...

Affentor: Luxury Recycling Bags from Frankfurt

Friday, October 17th, 2008 Posted in Berlin & Germany, Blog, Design, Fashion | 3 Comments »

I'm having a two day hang out in Frankfurt with Karmakonsum, brainstorming and working on new projects, and taking the challenge to visit a few cool projects here in Frankfurt as well. Yesterday I paid a visit to the shop and ...

Communism didn’t Work, Capitalism doesn’t Work, You Work

Thursday, October 16th, 2008 Posted in Activism, Blog, Politics | 5 Comments »

Shame on me! I just missed joining Blog Action Day, where thousands of bloggers joined to write about poverty. Sitting in a funky train to Frankfurt, no time to be busy with this issue, ignoring the beggars and homeless as ...