A market for salvaged goods in Cairo, Egypt. Photograph by David Lazar. What does "sustainability" mean to you? That's the question that JPG Magazine, a publication of reader-submitted photography, posed to members of its online community, who posted hundreds of images of peaceful landscapes, freshly grown Read the full story on TreeHugger

+ Is Lady Gaga a stealth refashionista? The empty soda cans in her hair could be the next haute hair accessory. + Woody Harrelson, Food Inc.'s Robert Kenner, Suzy Amis Cameron (wife of James), and Livia Firth (wife of Colin) were just some of the Oscar red-carpet attendees decked in sustainable style. + How our little Herminone has...Read the full story on TreeHugger

Guess who'll pay for the new energy tax? the ad reads, in lettering right above four portraits of hardworking Americans. Perhaps it's Getty Images, the stock photo company from which all four photos of supposedly 'real' Americans were taken? Or perhaps its actors and models, who posed for the photos? Okay, I give up, tell me, tell me! The only entity that will be paying--or should I say no longer getting paid out--is the oil industry. See, this ad is in response to Obama's attempt to remove 36 billions of dollars in government...Read the full story on TreeHugger

It has been another fabulous season for ethical fashion and all of us green bloggers are delighted to see the ethical designers' collections going from strength to strength. From New York to London to Paris there have been some truly desirable fashion forward pieces for Autumn Winter 2010. Emma Grady did an amazing job of covering Read the full story on TreeHugger

photo: Mari Tefre/Svalbard Global Seed Vault The doomsday Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway--begun as protection against any potential future calamity that threatens global food production--just turned two years old and has also just passed the half million mark in terms of seed varieties saved. This makes it the most diverse collection of crop diversity anywhere in the world. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

Credit: Cecilia Cassini Ten-year old Cecilia Cassini might just be the youngest fashion designer in the world. The California-based fifth grader has been sewing since she received her first sewing machine at the age of six. She now makes a profit from her collection of one-off garments made with fabric and re-purposed clothingRead the full story on TreeHugger

Just in time for South Africa to host the World Cup, a group of Harvard students have created a way to provide energy from a soccer ball. Ladies and gentlemen, we give you the sOccket.

The Caribbean nation of Anguilla may be lush with tropical forests but it lacks the farms to eat fresh fruits and veggies. Enter hydroponic farming.

Images via SolidWorks How can designers make products that they can be sure have a minimized environmental footprint? The software they use during the design phase can make all the difference. A new tool, called SolidWorks Sustainability software shows designers the air, water, carbon, energy and disposal impact of every decision they make on every part of a product. That way, they can come up with the most environmentally friendly version of their product, without having to go back to the drawing ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

photo: Yusuke Kawasaki via flickr. The US has agreed to back an international ban on trade in critically endangered bluefin tuna, and now the European Union nations will do so as well, with Malta being the only dissenting vote. That still leaves us with Japan, which consumes about 80% of the world's bluefin tuna, saying it won't participate when Read the full story on TreeHugger

Image credit: Funny or Die TreeHugger has covered hand-powered chainsaws before, and even chainsaws lubricated with mushroom spores, but we've never done much on electric chainsaws. I'm thinking we should get something up soon though, before Pleatherface dons his cruelty-free mask and pays us a visit. Although if this serial killer's competence i...Read the full story on TreeHugger

Photo via casers jean We're fast to post about packaging failures, which are all too common. But happily, we sometimes get to post about packaging brilliance. Cisco is giving us just such an opportunity. The company has taken up a pilot program for a packaging diet, and will see a savings of about $24 million just by getting smart and rethinking the materials and size of packaging, and the transportation of products. Check out how they're doing it, and the kind of example they're setting for other companies who are due for a rethink of how they're boxing up and sending out their g...Read the full story on TreeHugger

Image via Engadget Two new foldable solar chargers from AmbienTech have hit the market. But...They look a little odd, right? That's because they're the first mobile chargers to use spherical solar cells. Each cell has around 1,900 spheres collecting solar energy. They're strong, bendable, and just look cool. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

Images by B. Alter It's been Fairtrade Fortnight, and in celebration Starbucks has released a special new Fairtrade coffee from Rwanda. It's part of their complete switch-over last year to selling only 100% Fairtrade espresso-based coffees in the UK and Ireland. This makes Starbucks the largest buyer of Fairtrade Certified Coffee in the world which is pretty impressive, no matter what you think of them. This TreeHugger was invited to a Starbucks tasting and informal discussion with coffee farmers and producers from Costa Rica and Tanzania. As a long-time anything-but-Starbucks coffee drinker, I att...Read the full story on TreeHugger

A coffee cup as a plant pot, coke cans for Halloween cape, a detergent bottle as worm harvester or washing tablet net bags for toy storage; these are all things people have done with the packaging they found in their daily lives. Reuse is often better than recycling, so when the consumer gives a packaging a second life before eventually recycling it wherever possible, he saves resources. The object he or she reused has gained the value of the item he or she would have had to buy otherwise. Packaging has become a visible problem to all of us, and although governments tent to push towards packaging reduction and recycling, re-using co...Read the full story on TreeHugger

New England independent MP Tony Windsor says the New South Wales Minerals Council is running a scare campaign on mining access agreements.

The Primary Industries Minister says there will be no sackings when a decision is made on the future of Queensland's agricultural college.

Western Australian Forestry Minister Terry Redman has rejected a call by an independent Liberal MP to halt the logging of south-west native forests.

The Western Australian Government says the results of a radiation survey prove there is no health risk from a decommissioned uranium testing site near Kalgoorlie.

South-east South Australian cray fishers say stocks have recovered enough to prevent another reduction in the total allowable catch.

A south-west Queensland grazier says there is a need for much more financial assistance to help landholders recover from the record floods of the past week.