NUDE founders Bryan Meehan and Ali Hewson (gorgeous wife of the humanitarian rocker, Bono) have created a line of products so that “women don’t have to compromise their natural values in order to achieve powerful results.” Three ecofabulous readers will get a chance to experience the new Advanced Cellular Renewal Serum for themselves! Make sure you’re signed-up for a chance to win – we’ll be drawing names on Oct. 4th, 2010.

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Buildings Need to Be Healthy and Durable

Architects Build Pop Up Sauna on Abandoned City Dam

Map Shows Air Pollution Throughout the World

Green Your Car Tires

California Gets Aggressive With Company Energy Standards

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	Aqua Chelsea Vases: Made of 100% recycled glass, these hand blown vases add a pop of color to any room ($45-$55).
	Bamboo Curvy Servers: A great gift item, these bright servers are made of bamboo and painted with a natural food-safe lacquer in hot colors like Cayenne, Kiwi and Sunflower ($14).
	Duo Wool Wine Bag: Thick merino felt and vegetable tanned leather handles make for an eco-friendly wine carrier that’s as fashionable as it is functional ($105).
	Gate Linen Aprons: These cute aprons feature mod graphic patterns made with low-impact dyes on 100% linen fabric, a natural material made from the fibers of the flax plant ($44).
	Agra Dog Collars: Made of 100% certified recycled plastics, this Hindi-urban designed dog collar is hands down the hottest way to adorn your pooch ($17).

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This year’s Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting (CGI) has been all about commitments that will make a positive difference around the world. Yesterday, during the Market-Based Solutions for Protecting the Environment session at CGI, the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute (formerly the Green Products Innovation Institute) joined industry and NGOs on stage to contribute its own global commitment to train at least 100 assessors and certify 1,000 products by 2015. This is part of the Institute’s effort to jumpstart a market for new product development that will protect human health and the environment while growing the economy.

The Institute is developing comprehensive metrics and standards for every day products that are safe and healthy for our environment and our children based on the Cradle to Cradle certification protocols. When training begins early next year, assessors will learn how to help companies develop these safer products, which can then go through the process of receiving the Cradle to Cradle certification mark.

“The Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute is proud to make such a vital pledge to bring healthy products to citizens across the globe,” said Bridgett Luther, president of the Institute, about its commitment. “With the support of governments, industry, academia and non-governmental organizations, we can turn the Cradle to Cradle certification into a worldwide standard in developing safe and sustainable consumer products.”

Numerous influential industry and NGO stakeholders participated in yesterday’s session and were there for the announcement, including Mindy Lubber, president of Ceres; Matt Kistler, senior vice president of sustainability for Wal-Mart, Jeffrey Swartz, president and CEO of The Timberland Company; and M. Sanjayan, lead scientist for The Nature Conservancy.

While not present on stage, several of the nation’s leading manufacturers joined the Institute in its commitment, including Shaw Industries and Steelcase.

Shaw Industries, Inc., the world’s largest carpet manufacturer announced its commitment to moving toward increasing the number of ‘wholly’ Cradle to Cradle certified products by 2015 so more of its product line will be safer for human and environmental health.

“Over 50 percent of our commercial products are now Cradle to Cradle certified, but we are not stopping there,” said Vance Bell, CEO of Shaw. “We plan to increase that percentage over the next several years as we work closely with the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute.”

Steelcase, the world’s largest office furniture manufacturer, announced that its first seating product for the education sector, “node,” will also be certified under the Cradle to Cradle protocol.

These types of industry commitments will be crucial to the Institute’s success in bringing safer products to market.

It will also require collaboration with countries like China who manufacture products for citizens all over the world. On that front, the Institute just last week signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Shanghai Yangpu District Government, which Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger witnessed during his trade mission to Asia. The MOU solidified Shanghai’s commitment to working with the Institute to promote an innovative model for eliminating toxic chemicals and other negative environmental impacts.

The Clinton Global Initiative is a catalyst for change and challenges industry leaders and NGOs to implement solutions that will have a lasting effect on the world’s environmental and human health. Through commitments from nonprofits like The Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute, this vision can become reality.

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Android App Uses Pictures to Measure Air Pollution

CRD Analytics’ Top 1,000 Sustainable Companies

Better Place For Electric Vehicle Recharging Has A Charged Business Model

Chevy Volt to be Released Later This Year

10 Great New Green Restaurants in the U.S.

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Having received the “Best Product of the Year” award in the kitchen appliance category at the Guggenheim’s Interior Design’s Best of Year Awards in 2009 for their signature product, the OVOPUR, it’s clear that the company has an affinity for gorgeous design. But what’s beauty without the scientific backing? With first-class filtering materials like KDF 55, activated carbon, microporous bioceramics, and quartz crystal, the multilayer AQUACRISTAL filter cartridge is proven to remove chemicals and organic pollutants from your drinking water. Like all filters, the OVOPUR replaces the use of plastic bottled water and saves tons of plastic bottles from ending up in the landfill but it’s the additional reduction of plastic that we’ve found so unique.

The wireless system uses gravity instead of electricity to filter water and boasts the only glass filter (known as the AQUACRISTAL) we know of – so it’s reusable, recyclable and entirely plastic-free!  The ceramic egg shape (again, no plastic!) allows water to circulate inside to prevent stagnation and reduces bacteria build-up, plus the natural thermal properties of the ceramic keep the water surprinsingly cool. And because it requires no electrical hook-up you can move the stand around and place it wherever you’d like (great for outdoor parties in the summer).

At $699 it’s definitely an initial investment, but think of it like a great piece of furniture – you’ll have that beauty for life. Additional filters run $59 and last for 4 months. For info on where to buy, check out the list of online retailers and stores.

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An Oil Rig is Reborn as Scuba Haven

Food Production Estimates Need to be Reassessed

Live Chat with Author Bill McKibben

10 Given Heinz Awards for Environmental Work

Winner of St. Louis Arch Design Competition LEAKED!

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Estimating that factories produce 60,000 pounds of useable waste each week, Looptworks operates on the conservation of matter principle, that matter can’t be created or destroyed, only rearranged. That’s a lot of wasted fabric that can be rearranged for good! By using this fabric the company creates unique clothing from what already exists and reduces the demand for new fabric, “We can assure you that no new materials were used to create our clothing and that each item is as individual as the person who wears it,” says co-founder Gary Peck.

With the variety Looptworks carries, it’s anything but common. From hoodies, tees, and jackets for the eco-friendly man or sustainable woman to laptop cases like the Hoptu Laptop Sleeve made with 100% upcycled nylon neoprene recovered from a wetsuit factory. We personally adore the Weilong Travel Bag, made with water resistant nylon fabric and body conscious design, it will get you from point A to B with style and ease.

Need printed t-shirts for your team, club, band, school, company or organization? Looptworks has you covered. Offering one more unique service from a company that’s committed to closing the loop on what others might see as “waste.”

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Bank of America’s $20 Billion Climate Plan on the Fast Track

LEED Gold Community in Hunter’s Point SF

Lindal Homes Puts a Green Twist on the Classic A-Frame

US $50 Million Pledge For GACC Towards Cleaner Cookstoves

Sprinting Towards Sustainability with CEO Dan Hesse

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Rent Your Car for Extra Cash

Saab’s All New Electric Utility Wagon

Fair Trade Programs Supporting the Environment

Green Company Spotlight: Schweiger Vineyards

Israel’s Fight for a Public Ecological Pool is More Than it Seems

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