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8 octobre 2010

THE YOUNG GIRL AND THE SEA par ISABELLE RIVOIRE-GRANGE

She could be the heroin of a Hemingway novel. Beautiful Barbara Veiga has actually been a nature defender since her childhood in Brazil. She now travels all around the world to take pictures of eco activists like those on board of the Sea Shepherd. She’s quite an adventurer, facing risky situations, while approaching huge mammals in antarctic or taking part to the fights against Whalers. Thrilling.

But when she speaks about these expeditions the light in her eyes makes you want to pack and join the trip right away, believe me !

Here’s a selection of her beautiful pictures. You probably will be able to recorgnise Paul Watson, one of the founders of GreenPeace. You also might recorgnise Paul Watson in this fabulous episode of South Park entitled « Whale Whores » -this is the french version, I couldn’t connect to the american version-. It’s still hilarious.

Barabara liked the video as well, she speaks french -besides portuguese, spanish and english-, by the way. What a girl.

Wildlife is in danger, let’s protect it and spread the information. Whales, dolphins, turtles need our help, and these « lopettes végétariennes incompétentes » from the Sea Shepherd need our support !

Click here to see more of Barbara’s pictures on her flick’r.

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3 octobre 2010

WATER AND OIL par ISABELLE RIVOIRE-GRANGE

Water & Oil by Steven Meisel / Kristen McMenamy / Vogue Italy / September 2010 issue

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30 septembre 2010

EARTH LUNCH HOUR par ISABELLE RIVOIRE-GRANGE

October 6th, lunch hour, from noon to 2 PM Paris time, save the date !

We usually eat lunch without a second thought. The LUNCH HOUR is an international event that shows how to be environmentally friendly, from choice of ingredients to resourcefulness in cooking and clearing up. It shows the lunch hour of people all around the planet, from east to west, following the time differences and through live video streaming. Our parisian team will cook in front of the camera, with organic ingredients and sustainable recipes. THIS IS GOING TO BE A LIVE EVENT !

We will cook in front of you, explain our recipes, and once we’re done with preparing the meal, we will taste our food. Let’s hope it’s delicious.

Our team : Lucie from Miamlulumiam, Tiffany from Tifamade, Wai-Ming from mrlung.com, and I, Isabelle. It will take place in my own kitchen.

We will try to make it fun !

Tt’s easy to watch : the streaming is casted all around the world on many websites including Smile and Save the Planet -see below-, as well as on ustream.
Join us !

www.earthlunchhour.net, with the support of the Ecoideasnet website for spreading eco-friendly ideas, including eco-friendly recipes.

THE LIVE STREAMING WILL BE BROADCASTED HERE / CLIC TO VIEW !

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EARTH LUNCH HOUR est un événement mondial, qui suit l’heure du déjeuner tout autour de la planète en fonction du décalage horaire. Il sera retransmis en direct ci-dessus ainsi que sur www.earthlunchhour.net.

L’équipe parisienne est composée de 4 amoureux du fooding : Lucie du blog Miamlulumiam, Tiffany du blog Tifamade, Wai-Ming du blog mrlung.com, et moi, Isabelle. Ce sera dans ma propre cuisine…

Nous préparerons le repas en direct, devant vous, essaierons des recettes et des ingrédients les plus écologiques possible, puis nous dégusterons notre repas devant vous. En espérant que c’est bon… Miam

Rendez-vous mercredi 6 octobre entre 12h et 14h, soyez devant votre écran, nous serons à nos casseroles !

Publié dans >POSTS IN ENGLISH, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, TECHNOLOGIE | 1 commentaire »

12 septembre 2010

NU JEANS par TIFFANY

Gerard (dos)

If you are like me, you wear your jeans everyday a lot. Given that my jeans are like a second skin, I like the idea of wearing something organic. I was happy to discover Nu jeans. Jean-Philippe, one of the co-founders of Nu believes that we have a lack of respect for the creation of the products we consume. He and his business partner Maxime are trying to change this mentality by offerering jeans that should be “worn to death”. And since my jeans are in heavy rotation, I like what Nu is all about.

I asked Jean-Philippe the question, “Why jeans?’. He explained that jeans are a critical product that symbolize the problem of fast fashion. The main goal of Nu is to produce high quality essential pieces that are organic and ethically produced. Jean-Philippe knows a lot about this because he studied sustainable development, and is interested in how we can apply these ideas to fashion. What is impressive to me is that Nu boasts a small area of production. There is a mere two hundred kilometers between cotton field and production. The denim itself is raw—a very rare quality in these days of worn-in, whiskered denim that you can buy off the shelf. It’s these chemical treatments that have devastating effects on the environment, and on the people who are making them. And to emphasize how silly this used-denim trend really is, Jean-Philippe says, “If you buy a car, you don’t buy one that is a bit broken.”

Nu hopes to go beyond the concept of organic, and affect the way we consider clothing consumption. They have strong beliefs balanced with a good sense of humor (read their ten commandments), as well as a passion to create products of quality that aren’t just another pair of jeans.

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7 septembre 2010