• Art of Reuse: Cable Tie Chair

    This 2008 piece of art called “Meltdown Chair_Cable Tie” by British artist Tom Price takes plastic reuse to a visually fascinating level. It’s on display at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA). I’m unsure if the cable ties were new when used or if they’re reused, but either way, this is an awesome…

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  • Climategate Proven Ridiculous by Koch Brothers

    Why aren’t we hearing more about how new research, funded in part by global warming deniers, proves that Climategate was a bunch of fuss over nothing? Something tells me you won’t hear Fox News talking about findings from Berkeley Earth Project, which reveal that Earth really is warming. I wonder if Rick Perry got the memo? I guess the…

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  • Congrats to Mittens, Cat of the Year

    Mittens has been named the ASPCA Cat of the Year for 2011. She was nursing her kittens in a milk crate when two teenage boys trapped her and doused her with lighter fluid. Then they struck a match. Visit Baltimore Sun to see an image of Mittens with her kittens. Not only did Mittens escape,…

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  • Blog Action Day 2011: Food Is a Right

    Food is a right. Everyone deserves food, especially young children who can’t always fight for what they need. Sometimes food gets caught up with war. And the right to food can get trampled. Drought can make famine worse, but it’s not the complete cause. In the Horn of Africa, people are being denied the right…

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  • Fall for Preserve Colanders

    There is such a thing as a good plastic colander, and Preserve makes them. My Preserve colanders have served me well for more than a year now. They’re not only durable and made of recycled materials, but they’re fun to have around. I typically avoid plastic food prep products, but Preserve kitchen helpers are free…

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