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Fast fashion companies have plenty of excuses for not paying workers a fair living wage. Consumers don’t want to pay more for clothes, they argue, and they insist that they’re helping create jobs for people in developing countries who would otherwise be unemployed. None of these excuses stand up to scrutiny, and over at Ecouterre we’ve taken the time to debunk 10 of the most common (lame) excuses fashion labels make for not paying a living wage.

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Post tags: eco-fashion, fair labor, Fashion, fashion companies, fast fashion, garment industry, labor, living wage, minimum wage, sweat shops

Read the rest of Colorful Shipping Container Restaurants Pop Up in Southbank during the London Design Festival

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Read the rest of INTERVIEW: Inhabitat Talks to Housing Reclaimed Author Jessica Kellner About Debt Free Homes

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Post tags: "sustainable architecture", affordable housing, book review, books, eco design, green architecture, Green Building, green design, housing reclaimed, housing reclaimed book, inhabitat interview, interview, jessica kellner, low-cost housing, natural home and garden magazine, Reclaimed Materials, Recycled Materials, Sustainable Building, sustainable design, sustainable housing

Lightlife is making it easier and tastier than ever to enjoy protein-packed meatless meals by introducing four new frozen vegetarian burgers: Kick’n Black Bean, Backyard Grill’n, Mellow Portobello Mushroom and the Farmer’s Market Veggie Burger. Eliminating meat from your diet, even occasionally, is one of the easiest ways to make a huge impact on the health of the planet, as emissions produced by the meat industry are one of the world’s most pressing environmental issues. Lightlife’s clever video on what a vegetarian farm would look like is a must-see for animal lovers.

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British artist Luke Jerram is known for his stunning art installations, which are often inspired by science. His latest project, unveiled yesterday at the Bristol and Bath Science Park, is the world’s largest solar chandelier! The 16.5-foot-tall chandelier is made of 665 glass bulbs that spin when exposed to light – hit the jump to see a video of it in motion.

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Read the rest of 7 Eco-friendly Tips to Green Your Bathroom

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Feeling the pinch of high gas prices every time you fill up your car? Be thankful you’re not the U.S. Military. Tired of wasting so much of its budget on fossil fuels, the US Navy has led the quest for greener alternatives – and scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have developed a process that can transform abundant seawater into fuel for Navy jets. If the technology is rolled out their efforts could have a huge impact; in 2010 alone the Department of Defense shelled out approximately $11 billion on “operational energy,” the energy used by military forces in the execution of their field missions. That’s the equivalent of the entire budget of the state of Tennessee. And that doesn’t even include all the energy needed to power vehicles and military bases here at home.

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Post tags: alternative energy, alternative fuels, biofuels, department of defense, fossil fuels, fuel consumption, fuel efficiency, jet fuel, Naval Research Laboratory, seawater, US Navy

We know, we know… you’ve been spending a lot of time on Pinterest lately, dreaming and pinning your ultimate kitchen makeover. Whether you’re actually thinking about a real-life kitchen renovation to jazz up your current home, or designing a kitchen from scratch for a new apartment or house, budget is usually the biggest stumbling block. Beyond the pricey appliances, the materials that contribute to the look and feel of your kitchen décor – namely the countertops – can cost a small fortune, especially if you’re thinking of going with granite. Before you give up on your makeover plans or go into debt, however, check out Wilsonart® HD® countertops, which offer a laminate alternative to granite and other pricey options.

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Read the rest of Team Rhône-Alpes’ Modular Canopea House Wins the Architecture and Operations Competitions of the Solar Decathlon Europe!

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The designer behind the One Laptop Per Child Project, Yves Behar is truly a world-class designer, balancing aesthetics, function, and socially-based initiatives. Founder and principal designer of FuseProject, he also happens to be the Chair of the Industrial Design Department at San Francisco’s California College of the Arts. Recently, he facilitated a design studio in which Industrial Design students partnered with South Korean cell phone manufacturer Pantech to design new cell-phone models, taking on the future of mobile communications and addressing the idea of emotional networking. I had a chance to speak to Yves about the studio, sustainability, and more…

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Post tags: $75 tablet laptop, eco design, Fuse Project, Fuseproject, green design, Green Design Events, greener gadgets conference, greener gadgets design competition, Leaf Lamp, olpc, One Laptop Per Child, sustainable design, sustainable electronics, xo3 tablet laptop, Yves Béhar, yves behar interview