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Eco-fashionista campaigns for sexy, sustainable fashion – CNN.com
Copenhagen, Denmark CNN — Be prepared, the next big thing facing a green makeover might just be your closet.
The glitzy world of fashion and design doesn’t typically conjure up images of sustainability and social consciousness, but if its up to Eva Kruse, CEO of the Danish Fashion Institute and Chairman of the Nordic Fashion Association, that’s all going to change.
In the last month, she has pulled off the largest sustainable fashion summit in the world, and starting this week, she is launching a global social media campaign, aiming to forever change the way we look at our clothes.
Her goal is for all companies in the industry to declare sustainability a key value.
“I have worked in the fashion industry for nearly 20 years, and it is a wonderful and exciting industry, but it is also one of the largest and most polluting in the world,” said Kruse.
From the massive consumption of water and fertilizer in cotton production, to the chemical processing at plants, the pollution of local waterways and environments, safety issues for workers, fair wages, child labor and other social concerns — issues for the fashion industry are enormous, she says.
“That is why it is so important that we address this … and because of the size of the industry, even a small change can make a big difference,” says Kruse.
Kruse, who founded the Danish Fashion Institute as the only employee in 2005, is credited by industry professionals and government ministers for having put Danish design and sustainable fashion on the world map.
Last month, she gathered more than 1,000 people — including Hollywood celebrities, international designers and other industry professionals — at the Copenhagen Fashion Summit, to explore sustainable solutions.
via Eco-fashionista campaigns for sexy, sustainable fashion – CNN.com.
Strange Random Ecology Quote:
“The first law of ecology is that everything is related to everything else.” – Barry Commoner (American Biologist, Teacher and Activist, b.1917)
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Florida family charged in $40 million psychic scam – Yahoo! News
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. AP — Rose Marks and her family of fortunetellers offered hope, but prosecutors said it came with a steep price.
The Florida family claimed to confer with gods, spirits and even Michael the Archangel to cure diseases and break curses, asking for and accepting jewelry, gold coins and luxury cars in return.
In all, authorities said, the family amassed a $40 million fortune from a psychic scam dating back 20 years.
They used “magicians’ tricks” to frighten victims, who lived as far away as Denmark and Japan, to give them the money, prosecutors said. The victims included a best-selling author who gave $20 million.
Marks, 60, and eight family members pleaded not guilty last week. Their lawyers said they believe their Gypsy religion gave them the ability to heal psychically and that business was legitimate.
“They try to do that and they get paid for it,” defense attorney Fred Schwartz said.
Marks moved her family to Florida 13 years ago. Her children and grandchildren moved into her posh, waterfront home in Fort Lauderdale after her husband died of brain cancer in 2006.
Often using the alter ego “Joyce Michael,” the women of the family extracted valuables from their victims to support their lavish lifestyle, prosecutors said. Neighbors saw luxury cars coming and going, but saw little of the family.
Their nearby business, Astrology Life, advertised life coaching and $20 special readings.
via Florida family charged in $40 million psychic scam – Yahoo! News.
Strange Random Psychic Quote:
“If it’s the Psychic Network why do they need a phone number?” – Robin Williams (American actor)
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More beautiful information
Peter Orntoft is a Danish graphic designer whose work has a lot in common with that of David McCandless, who we featured the other day.
Infographics in Context takes the results of an opinion poll on the interests of Danish people on topics such as immigration, healthcare and safety and uses specific imagery to help the reader assimilate the infirmation more easily.
You can find more images from the work at Peter’s website.
Strange Random Information Quote:
“Knowing a great deal is not the same as being smart; intelligence is not information alone but also judgment, the manner in which information is collected and used” – Dr. Carl Sagan (American Astronomer, Writer and Scientist, 1934-1996)
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