Recycled Art: Meet Emily the Elephant
Artist Sarah Turner managed to get hundreds of children in the UK to make Emily the Elephant out of recycled water bottles. The projects results are not only fun, but awe inspiring. Using blue nail polish as a way to decorate the elephant’s details, the children spent a day learning…
Divers Rescue Sea Turtle: Watch It Swim Free!
A tender moment between a diver, and the turtle he rescues.
What Eve Ensler Taught Me About My Body’s Connection to the Planet
Ensler has guided me through the difficulties of becoming a woman in a world that is hostile to the diversity of a womanish self.
Waves, Glaciers, Streams and Waterfalls : 11 Mindblowing (and Meditative) Images of Water
Water sustains all life. Without it we wouldn't exist.
Mermaids in NYC? Yes! 3rd Annual Ocean Lifeline Mermaid Lagoon
“Once upon a time, in a blue lagoon not so far from New York City, there lived a village full of beautiful Mermaids. Famous for their dangerous beauty and bewitching talents, these mermaids were known the world over for their charms and songs used for luring sailors to their doom…
Susan Rockefeller's "Mission of Mermaids" Highlights Ocean Conservation Through Film
I know I’m not the only woman who went through a prolonged obsession with mermaids. I think any of us who grew up swimming (I was in the ocean and the pool as a baby!) and around the water were captivated by the feminine-as-fish and the myths that surround her.…
Fracking in New York State: Artists, Mark Ruffalo, and Thinking About Water in NYC and Beyond
A piece by Winn Rea on display at St. John the Divine On the eve of World Water Day, several hundred people gathered at sunset in one of the world’s largest Catholic cathedrals to bear witness to the most crucial environmental issue of our time- the misuse and fragility of…
Kristen Bell and The Nature Conservancy Parter with Neutrogena Naturals to Advocate for Water Protection
(credit – Nature Conservancy site) 1 pair of jeans is the equivalent of 2,000 gallons of water. 1 glass of beer is the equivalent of 20 gallons of water. 1 steak is the equivalent of 1,000 gallons of water. If those statistics don’t put things into perspective for us I…
Ani Phyo's Healthfully Decadent Raw Coconut Kream Recipe
Dessert has always been my favorite part of any meal (though I do love apps!) and while I’ve managed to tame my sweet tooth in the last few years, I’ve by no means eliminated it. (By tame I mean I can get my sweet-happys from maple syrup, honey, and desserts…
Hot Latin Calendar Draws Attention to Climate Change, Extinction, Conservation
Puerto Rican Alessandra Rampolla embodies global warming as the January image for the Ecological Footprint calendar. As reported by Treehugger, the Ecological Footprint calendar is a collaboration between the Azara Foundation and fashion photog Gaby Herbstein to raise awareness of global environmental issues. Super-creative and totally gorgeous shots, all! Very…
