The Sound Earth Foundation is a non-profit information network striving to promote the idea that through study and awareness, mankind can learn to bring "being" back into balance with nature.
Sound Earth is primarily dedicated to Environmental Art and Acoustic Ecology. We also promote the fields of Green Architecture, Permaculture, Alternative Energy, and Sustainable Global Development. It is the SEF’s central mission to unite art and activism.
The Sound Earth is also a networking partner of Cluster Theory, a Phildelphia based organzition dedicated to the mixing of art and new technologires.
The following house can be ordered as a pre-manufactured kit for around $35,000. it will be built on site for you by a general contractor and is availble in several different sizes and configurations.
To learn more, please visit www.rocioromero.com . For more Housing alternatives and green architecture links, please visit our Architectural Green Pages in our blog as they will be updated regulary.
Developed by BMW for the European market, the CLEVER car does up to 60 miles per hour. A 218cc engine, running on natural gas, is said to achieve about 108 miles per gallon. CLEVER will likely be marketed in the micro-car market, with a price range of $8500 . Visit www.clever-project.net or visit the Alternative and Renewable resources blog for more info.
CRUELTY FREE CLOTHING IN THE NEW YORK TIMES
CLOTHES WITH A CONSCIENCE A cotton sweater coat by Stella McCartney, with Ecoganik organic cotton pants that are available at Organic Avenue NY.
VIRTUOUS Top, cotton Stella McCartney sweater, Ecoganik pants, tank made of corn fiber by Moral Fervor, Stella McCartney cotton purse, natural stone pendant by Cole Lopez. Above, a denim dress made of hemp and recycled polyester by NaturevsFuture and a woven cotton and wood bag by Stella McCartney.
NO ANIMALS WERE HARMED From top: ahimsa silk scarves and a hemp shirtdress at Organic Avenue, 101 Stanton Street NY; croc-embossed imitation leather bag by Danielle Nicole at NY Artificial, Eighth Avenue at West 12th Street NY; MooShoes, 152 Allen Street NY; a microfiber wedge by Charmoné, at Kaight, 83 Orchard Street, NY; and a dress of recycled cashmere by Eko Logic, also at KaightNY.
