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In Chicago, A Fashion Show Satisfies Our Love for Recycled Textiles (and Our Sweet Tooth, Too) [Photos]

M M Dress photo
From afar it looks like just another golden hued evening gown but up close it’s hundreds of M&M wrappers–yum! Image courtesy of EarthShare Illinois

We’re no strangers to green fashion in Chicago; Designers Vaute Couture, Frei Designs, and Mountains of the Moon</a…Read the full story on TreeHugger

BP siphons gushing oil while Obama defends his actions

Oil flows through the LMRP containment cap in the area of the cut riser pipe at the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico in this video image taken from a BP live video feed June 3, 2010. REUTERS/BP/HandoutReuters – President Barack Obama on Saturday defended his handling of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, while BP Plc said it aims to siphon off most of the oil gushing from the ruptured deep-sea wellhead within days.

Obama vows help as BP sees oil spill progress

AFP – US President Barack Obama promised on Saturday to use “every resource” to help oil spill-stricken Gulf of Mexico residents recover from the worst environmental disaster in US history.

Obama: I’ll stand with the Gulf

President Barack Obama makes a statement after being briefed on the BP oil spill relief efforts in the Gulf Coast region, Friday, June 4, 2010, at Louis Armstrong International New Orleans Airport in Kenner, La. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP – President Barack Obama promised Saturday to stand with the people of the Gulf Coast “until they are made whole” from the oil spill catastrophe.

Putin chided on environment by Russian schoolboy

Picture made available on April 29 shows Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin measuring a polar bear on the island Alexandra Land, part of the Franz Josef Land archipalego in the Arctic Ocean. The Russian leader was chided on environmental protection by a schoolboy during a tour of a national park.(AFP/Ria Novosti/File/Alexey Nikolsky)AFP – Russia’s strongman Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Saturday found himself targeted by unusual criticism on environmental protection — by a young schoolboy.