Top Stories from Tonic: Green Power in Africa, Hydroponic Farming in Anguilla, Environmental Justice Competition, and More!

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

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Top Stories from Tonic: Green Power in Africa, Hydroponic Farming in Anguilla, Environmental Justice Competition, and More!

Timberland’s New Recycled Tees Help Haiti

Image credit: Timberland Earthkeepers From recycled plastic bottles to the 100% locally sourced tee, Kara’s list of 7 dark green t shirts we’d actually wear showcased some of the best in sustainable apparel.

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Gabrielle Anwar Lives the Simple Life, Meryl Streep’s Message for Moms, and More

Photo via EcoStiletto Actress Gabrielle Anwar –most famous for her Scent of a Woman tango with Al Pacino and her current role on USA’s Burn Notice knows that the lessons you learn as a kid are the ones most likely to stay with you–whether that means teaching her daughter that acting isn’t all that glamourous or instilling good, green habits at a young age. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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A Party for a Solar Powered New York

Image credit: Solar One If you are anything like me, you can be supportive of a particular piece of legislation. But that support doesn’t always turn into action.

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Book Review: Switch – How to Change Things When Change Is Hard

Image via Amazon How to change things when change is hard.

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Exquisite Wool Coats and Garments by Ana Livni Slow Fashion

Photos: AnaLivni.com As we mentioned on a previous article , Uruguayan brand Ana Livni works with the concept of slow fashion: collections that don’t follow seasons, timeless clothes, local materials and slow manufacture.

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PETA’s at it Again: Sexiest Vegetarian Next Door 2010

Image credit: PETA Much like Blythe’s excellent slideshow on PETA porn , I’m never quite sure what to make of PETA .

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PETA’s at it Again: Sexiest Vegetarian Next Door 2010

A Pre-Oscar Party for a Good Cause, Simon Cowell’s Meaty Makeover, and More

Photo via steepways @ flickr Get your Oscar celebration rolling early at Global Green USA ’s Pre-Oscar Party, where a host committee that includes James Cameron, Adrian Grenier, Woody Harrelson, and Orlando Bloom put together an evening of performances from Camp Freddy (featuring The Cult’s Billy Morrison, Janes Addiction’s Dave Navarro, and Velvet Revolver’s Matt Sorum), Joel and Benji Madden, and Mia Maestro. …

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PETA Porn: Do PETA’s Posters Hide the Meat of the Issue? (Slideshow)

Image via PETA From the launch of its “I’d Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur” campaign in 1991, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has never shied away from using naked–or nearly naked–women to draw attention to its animal rights activities. But do lingerie, lettuce bikinis, and nude subway riding really send the most effective message? By fighting for the rights of animals, we’re concerned this organization is sacrificing respect for women

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Training to Swim the English Channel: Treading Water

Photo via Earthwatch Guest blogger Caroline Chisholm, head of marketing and communications globally for Earthwatch Institute , a non-profit organization dedicated to a sustainable environment, is swimming the English Channel in August to raise funds for Earthwatch initiatives. Last week was a milestone: It is six months until my channel swim . If all goes well, I will be standing on Shakespeare beach near Dover in the early hours of 18 August with just 21 m..

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