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Comment on del.icio.us bookmarks (08-May-2008 through 15-May-2008) by gyoung

gyoung — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 01:14:18 +0000

I’m hearing you Peter - but even in the process of bandwagon jumping they are promoting the benefits of organic cotton and tipping it into the mainstream. In terms of “one step at a time” I think, on balance, that’s a good thing.

Your remaining questions are very valid - and that’s why I’m doing what I’m doing, because I think it will be some time before big co’s actually truly “get it” (if at all).

Comment on del.icio.us bookmarks (08-May-2008 through 15-May-2008) by pbrandis

pbrandis — Mon, 26 May 2008 03:47:34 +0000

Big W and organic product, sounds good but also raises lots of questions in my mind - like where is the product sourced, is the cotton “industrial” organic, who certified the material, and what about other social standards in the production of the material. I am also not sure that Big W are “educating the market” (their promotion is pretty basic) - perhaps they are just trying to cash in on the green bandwagon?

Comment on A brief history by tammam

tammam — Mon, 19 May 2008 04:49:26 +0000

if you are still looking for help give us an email-info@tammam.co.uk. We are an ethical fashion label, we also have a consultancy service to help new designers find ethical producers / fabrics. Sure we can help you.

Best wishes

Sophie

TAMMAM

Comment on A brief history by Bye for Nau

Bye for Nau — Wed, 07 May 2008 10:38:30 +0000

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Comment on Fashion Exposed by gyoung

gyoung — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:27:27 +0000

Thanks for the note - but looking at those links I don’t see any information about the eco-credentials of the bags. Can you provide further information as to why you think it’s environmentally friendly?

Comment on Fashion Exposed by AEC Group

AEC Group — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:51:52 +0000

There is one popular alternative packaging which is environmental friendly called Non Woven Bag, we think it is a good idea for “eco-fashion”.

AEC Group is a paper bag supplier.

[Ed. note: this comment has been made by someone affiliated with the product mentioned.]

Comment on Geo-sequestration mis-reporting by gyoung

gyoung — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 06:38:23 +0000

Good point - but I still think it’s terribly misleading. Is it a “geo-sequestration plant, capable of capturing and compressing 100,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide” or is it a so-called “clean” coal plant that is incorporating geo-sequestration? (and don’t get me started on so-called “clean” coal there is no such thing)

If it’s just the sequestration component, then it’s completely bogus. If it’s a “clean” coal plant, that’s a different story, literally - coz that’s not what they were actually saying in the news report. In either case I still posit that the story is factually inaccurate.

Comment on Geo-sequestration mis-reporting by ish

ish — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:36:23 +0000

I could be wrong (as I’m new to this stuff) but I think they’re referring to the idea that clean coal (and specifically Integrated Gassification Combined Cycle or IGCC) supposedly generates less CO2 emissions (relative to conventional coal fired power stations) in addition to the sequestration of (some of/the majority of) the CO2 emissions.

In addition, I think the idea is that IGCC is also more efficient in it’s usage of coal - i.e. uses less coal to produce the same amount of energy. Hence, the claim that it could lead to reduced consumption of fossil fuels.

Note: I’m not sure whether this plant is an IGCC one or not though - the report didn’t say.

Not to say I don’t agree with the key point you make which is - why invest in this over truly renewable sources like wind, solar or tidal??? I think that may have more to do with the lobbying power of the coal industry…

[BTW - disclosure …I’m starting to learn a little bit more about this because our firm is advising an IGCC project that’s currently in pre-feasibility stage.]

Comment on The Affair by drewby

drewby — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 01:19:58 +0000

Another great tshirt company is PROGRESS Label political graphic tees. Definitely not your ordinary political clothing!

They’re real small t-shirt company, but they have a bunch of great designs and a pretty cool website: http://progressmedia.org

My favorite tees:
Department of Offense-
http://www.progressmedia.org/store/home.php?cat=38

Trade Winds-
http://www.progressmedia.org/store/home.php?cat=43

Comment on Threadless by The Affair

The Affair — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:13:31 +0000

[…] personally not a massive fan of American Apparel product (as I’ve mentioned before) - the weight of the cotton is too thin for my liking and the body is a bit long - but a lot of my […]