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31 Oct
Blog: ZapRoot
Threadheads - How To Make a Bikini, Brooklyn Renegade Craft Fair
Grab your sunscreen and bring tons of cash... 'cause were headed to Brooklyn's McCarren Park Pool for this year's Third Annual Renegade Craft Fair. Surf around with us and meet some cool D.I.Y.ers, plus an interview with T-shirt reconstruction guru Megan Nicolay and an intense lesson from her book o
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30 Oct
Blog: ZapRoot
Do the Green Thing: Recycled/Reborn with Tristan Eaton
Toymaker Tristan Eaton of Thunderdog Studios and Kidrobot fame finds a bunch of thrown away saw blades, zappers, knives and a water bottles and turns them into a quite magnificent Recycled/Reborn Green Thing toy thing. The video was made by Chris Coots of Sassguerrilla and StrawberryFrog.
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29 Oct
Blog: ZapRoot
THTV: How to Buy Green Milk w/Marion Nestle
Got milk? Want it to be good for you and the planet? This week TreeHuggerTV goes shopping with nutrition expert Marion Nestle to figure out which milk is the least impactful on the planet and the most healthful for us. We continue our ode to the white stuff with a look at EcoHood's organic rap. (Wa
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28 Oct
Blog: ZapRoot
YERTpod14: Challenging Corn in Iowa
YERT is challenged by the complexities of corn, exploring biofuels, land use, and surprisingly corny food products.Biomass Energy Conversion (BECON) Facility Iowa State University - Biorenewables Des Moines Farmer's Market Linc
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27 Oct
Blog: ZapRoot
Threadheads - Fashion Week, Love Brigade's Runway Blitz & Fall 08, Lace and Exposed Zippers
Today we take you to Love Brigade's New York Fashion Week show. This week Corinne teaches you how to make a lace skirt inspired by the designs of the Fall collection from the previous New York Fashion Week shows. * Betsey Johnson * Mood Fabrics * ModGreenPod Fabric * Sew a Zipper
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26 Oct
Blog: ZapRoot
GOOD Magazine: The Two Births of Kim Jong IL
Having spent at least a collegiate semester or two in Western Civ, we like to think that we know a bit about revisionist history. However, no amount of aggrandizement or glossing over that we've encountered compares with the disparity between the myth and the reality of North Korean leader Kim Jong
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26 Oct
Blog: ViroPOP
"ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS" VIDEO
This is the "ENVIRONMENTAL LAW" Music Video...of sorts...many, many sorts...that was inspired by the website, ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE, and their Holiday song contest. Hope that you enjoy our creation... And Texas Tommy says, "Howdy! Take care of our Big Beautiful Planet...It's the only one we've got!"
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25 Oct
Blog: ZapRoot
Decor It Yourself - DIY Backyard Overhaul & Water your plants with Coffee Dregs
This week is a patio make-over where we create a relaxing oasis in our urban backyard. We learn some basic carpentry skills to construct our own wooden planter for the garden and create new DIY flower pots and outdoor decor using recycled materials. * California Paints * Crest Hardware
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24 Oct
Blog: ZapRoot
Threadheads - How To Crochet, Sleeping Bag Project & Halloween Costume: The Quintessential Robe
Take a trek with us off the beaten path to Troy, Pennsylvania for Corinne's family reunion, where we're answering a viewer's question on crochet and checkin' out a cool church group that makes sleeping bags for New York City's homeless out of recycled materials. * Sleeping Bags for the Homeless and
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23 Oct
Blog: ZapRoot
Do the Green Thing - Recycled/Reborn with Glimpse
Swedish art collective Glimpse make some dazzling garb out of some tawdry garbage. The clothes could have been rubbish but actually they're brilliant and the circuit board waistcoat is of genius. But will the Swedish public wear them?
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22 Oct
Blog: ZapRoot
YERTpod13: Solar Decathlon
YERT looks at two entries in the Department of Energy's Solar Decathalon. We tourted the houses built by MIT and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign before they moved the houses to Washington D.C. for the big event.MIT Solar Decathlon UIUC Solar Decathlon &n
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21 Oct
Blog: ZapRoot
TreeHuggerTV: Sustainable Skateboards
TreeHugger TV gets on board with Comet Skateboards and learns how a sustainable skateboard company is bringing different hoods together. Comet uses sustainably harvested bamboo and non-toxic resins to make its hip pin-striped topped skateboards. Their manufacturing plant also uses a 10KW solar pane
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20 Oct
Blog: ZapRoot
Threadheads - Fashion Week, Ryan Moore Fashion Show, & Fashion Indie Week
It's fashion week here in New York and to kick things off we're giving you a front-row seat to Threadbanger viewer Ryan Moore's very own fashion show. This week we take you to the top of the Brooklyn Bridge in NYC for the Fashion Indie show! * Fashion Indie Week - Brooklyn * Brooklyn Roya
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20 Oct
Blog: ViroPOP
TreehuggerTV - 5 Best Green-Ass Video Ads
Best Green-Ass Ads, Number 1 The Green Movement needs to compete for consumer attention. Funny, eye-catching ads open the door for change. As an inspiration, we bring you the five best ads featuring buttocks, mostly naked buttocks, to sell the environmental cause. Top ranked: Greenpeace's You Are M
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19 Oct
Blog: ZapRoot
GOOD: The Hidden Cost of War
In 2003 Donald Rumsfeld estimated a war with Iraq would cost billion. Five years later, the cost of Iraq war operations is over 10 times that figure. So what's behind the ballooning dollar signs? Joseph E. Stiglitz and Linda J. Bilme's exhaustedly researched book, "The Three Trillion Dollar War:
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18 Oct
Blog: ZapRoot
Decor It Yourself - DIY Placemats, Viewer Submissions & Vintage Pitchers
Now that we have accessorized ourselves with aprons, we will DIY our kitchen tables by making placemats. Create a fun mix-matched set or make them all the same. This week's episode gives you a hearty dose of YOUR fantastic projects and ideas and has a stellar viewer submission. * How About Orange
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17 Oct
Blog: ZapRoot
Threadheads - Tailoring, Dress Shirts & How to make a Mummy Costume
Having trouble with those baggy shirts? Cant find a decent pair of jeans that fit? This week we answer a viewer's question and solve some size issues, plus how to make a duct tape body form with Anda Lewis, and an exclusive interview with Designer Rebecca Turbow. So bust out that DIY attitude and st
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16 Oct
Blog: ZapRoot
Do the Green Thing - Recycled/Reborn with Laura Barton
Guardian journalist and interviewer extraordinaire Laura Barton takes a walk through the city of London and finds some thrown-away papers and magazines which she recycled into a poem. And even more impressively, it's great. Filmed by the talented, willing and helpful people at Firecracker Films and
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15 Oct
Blog: ZapRoot
THTV: Who Killed the Electric Car?, Choco Hydrogen, & Solar Wine
What does our oil dependence cost us as consumers? This week TreeHuggerTV gets the inside track on "Who Killed the Electric Car?" and finds out how clean, quiet, efficient electric cars were systematically pulled off the road and could have been useful during Hurricane Katrina. We also fuel your Um
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14 Oct
Blog: ZapRoot
YERTpod12: Gettin' Da Green Bidness in Illinois
YERT wakes up dark and early to search for green businesses from the top of Chicago's City Hall to the triple bottom line. Then we try to estimate the monetary value of our planet and all its citizens. No problemo.Chicago City Hall Rooftop Garden Fresh Picks Roof Top Honey Green Exchange Distant Vi
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13 Oct
Blog: ZapRoot
Threadheads - Viewer Take Over Week : How to Re-Brand Your Shirt
Threadbanger is taking a vacation this week and its time for YOU, the Viewers to take over the show. Hosted by familiar forum members and DIY'ers showing off their creations, giving tips and confessing their Love. Plus a lesson on how to RE-Brand Your Wardrobe with the Infamous Glass Onion.
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12 Oct
Blog: ZapRoot
GOOD: Palin vs. Biden
The Vice President of the United States is an attack dog in campaign season, a tie-breaker in the Senate and, ultimately, the back-up Decider. McCain chose Sarah Palin, the folksy, first-term governor of Alaska. Obama chose Joe Biden, a 35-year veteran of the Senate with a reputation for speaking hi
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12 Oct
Blog: ViroPOP
Throttle Jockey: 2007 Piaggio MP3
Are three wheels better than two? Check out what Los Angeles Times motorcycle columnist Susan Carpenter has to say about the Piaggio MP3.
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11 Oct
Blog: ZapRoot
Decor It Yourself - DIY Wall Decals
Are your white walls closing in on you? Are you moving into a dorm room or have a strict landlord or parental unit? No worries, we have no-nail and no-paint wall solutions for you in this episode. This week, we will make DIY wall decals that are easy, movable and stylish. With a full wall decal guid
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10 Oct
Blog: ZapRoot
Threadheads - Readymade & Halloween Costume Ideas: Pirate Costume
This week were hangin' out with the creative folks over at ReadyMade Magazine. Where we're gettin' the scoop inside their latest Re-Fashion issue, and taking on one of their super rad D.I.Y projects. Get Ready, Get Set, Get Made!Lemon Twist YARRRR!!! Take to the high seas with Corinne as she transf
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09 Oct
Blog: ZapRoot
Do the Green Thing - Recycled/Reborn with Jesse Hackett
Jesse Hackett aka Elmore Judd goes to a recycling centre, picks up some random bits of metal and wood, uses them to make some amazing instruments and then uses them to make some amazing music. Filmed by the talented, willing and helpful people at Firecracker Films.
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08 Oct
Blog: ZapRoot
THTV: TreePeople
Grab a shovel and dig this. Tree People's mission is simple, plant trees, anywhere and everywhere they can. They do community outreach & K-12 education programs, in addition to reforestation and urban greening. TreePeople's projects are changing the nation's approach to urban watershed management a
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07 Oct
Blog: ZapRoot
YERTpod11: Not Your Standard CAFEs or Roofs in Michigan
After hitting the streets to explore CAFE standards with unsuspecting Wolverines, YERT gets under the hood at Ford's innovative Rouge Factory, which happens to have the largest green roof in the world! Then they dance. Barely.Ann Arbor Michigan Ford Rouge Center Grand Rapids Ballet Center &nb
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07 Oct
Blog: ViroPOP
Hijacking The Press Conference
Concerned Citizens impersonating LA Autoshow hosts, interrupt keynote speech of General Motors' CEO. They present a pledge, asking GM to commit in writing to all the environmental rhetoric promised in speech. He refuses.
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06 Oct
Blog: ZapRoot
Threadheads - Viewer Appreciation week: Forum review & Corinne Answers Some Questions
Rob gives us a run-down of some cool projects posted in the Threadbanger forums for part 1 of Threadbanger's Viewer Appreciation week! In honor of Viewer Appreciation Week, Corinne answers a bunch of your questions. Cloth with Pegs
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05 Oct
Blog: ZapRoot
GOOD: Swinger States
http://good.is/ In the competition to secure 270 electoral votes, Barry and Johnny are practicing the delicate art of seduction to pick up those coy swing states. An original GOOD Video. Animation & Design by Chris Weller Directed by Max Joseph Music: "I Love the Way" by Alan Wilkis
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05 Oct
Blog: ZapRoot
GOOD Magazine: E-Waste
Needing to chuck your old electronics? The Basel Action Network, who contributed documentary footage to this video, compiled a list of Responsible Recyclers that will not export your old computer. Check out their list here.
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04 Oct
Blog: ZapRoot
Decor It Yourself - DIY Aprons, Tabletops & Mint Icecubes
The kitchen is the heart of a home, so this week we are making an apron out of an old pair of jeans. In our first of many kitchen episodes, we also accessorize our tabletop with an array of centerpieces, and give you a refreshing quick tip to serve your guests.
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03 Oct
Blog: ZapRoot
Threadheads - Maker Faire, Craft Show & Halloween Costume Ideas:Fairy Wings
his week we've got an All Access Pass to one of the largest DIY festivals on planet earth. Meet some of the crafty characters we ran into and get a sneak peek of the latest innovations in fashion and style. It's MakerFaire or Bust! The Aphrodite Project Free Mending Library Swaporamarama No Fai
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02 Oct
Blog: ZapRoot
Do the Green Thing - Devious MacBook Air commercial
Make no mistake apple and their computers are AWESOME after all this video was made on an old mac. It just is annoying the way they use devious tricks to make you think you need their newest product and you have to have it and you are not cool unless you spend your thousands of bucks to buy it.