Non Toxic Vision

Greenhouse Gas

I found this amazing article at the official site for research*eu - the magazine of the European research area.

...Soils are suffering the consequences of climate change in terms of erosion and dryness. Evolving temperatures and humidity are disrupting soil composition and behavior. Soils themselves are also contributing to these atmospheric mechanisms. By over exploiting the soil, humans are triggering a time bomb with an uncertain detonation schedule.

The article also touches on subject such as: Geological impact, How desertification starts, Worldwide consequences and much more...

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Lucky Gallery, Red Hook - August 2nd - Trunk Show

Nicole Deponte is a multi-talented artist and designer, creating one-of-a-kind accessories. In 2008, Deponte launched the lilian asterfield collection, redefining the tie with her flare for the vintage. You can find Deponte most days surrounded by buttons and ties, always accompanied by her beloved mutt, mon chere (a.k.a. monkey). The lilian asterfield collection will be on display. Deponte will host a Lucky Sunday event August 2nd, which include a trunk show.

Nicole Deponte's collection Lilian Asterfield takes a new attitude towards old ties - hand-sewn, refashioned neckties are masterful neck pieces that are unique and eco-fabulous - Don't miss her trunk show on August 2nd 4 - 6 pm at

Lucky Gallery

176 Richards Street

Brooklyn, NY 11231

Trunk show details

Beecan Butterflies by Paul Villinski

At one of my recent visits to the MAD Museum of Arts and Design in NYC I was quite amazed by Paul Villinski's delicate work "My Back Pages". The installation included vintage vinyl records, a record player, wire and record covers. Vinyls in the shape of butterflies made their way up the wall in a rather delicate arrangement, almost like tunes coming out of the player itself. Paul Villinski's work focuses on reusing products. Another fav of mine is the found beercan butterfly.

This is the artist statement on Beercan Butterflies:
"...Who leaves these crushed beer cans – forlorn evidence scattered in the streets of the city? I take these “dead soldiers” – every one of them once raised to someone’s lips – and breathe new life into them, changing them into images that suggest the possibility of change itself. A kind of conceptual unity develops between materials, process and imagery: my practice in the studio mimics the act of transformation that butterflies symbolize everywhere, in all cultures...."
Learn more about Paul Villinski

Energy-pioneering Austrian town exports its model

I am proud of my countrymen yet again: I found this article, writen by Luc Andre, a few days ago. It shows that with initivative and understanding great goals can be reached:

Guessing, Austria: ..."After 20 years investing in renewable energy, the small Austrian town of Guessing, a model of energy self-sufficiency, is spreading its pioneering technology far and wide.

A town of 4,300 inhabitants near the Hungarian border, Guessing launched into renewable energy in the early 1990s and now produces more than it can consume.

The latest project, opened last week, is a one-megawatt plant capable of producing gas from wood chips..."

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Noon Solar - a fashionable bag

On the outside of the bag is a paper thin, flexible solar panel. This solar panel charges a battery pack located inside the bag to supply power for your

• cell phone or iPod, day or night. 

Simply place the solar panel in the bag towards the sun to collect usable energy. Put it in your window at work, home, car, or on the train; face it towards the sun at a café; or walk/bike around town with the panel exposed. Even on cloudy or rainy days, energy is collected through the UV light of the sun. On a bright, sunny day the battery should be fully charged in 6-8 hours. On a cloudy day the battery will require a bit more time. The battery pack will hold the sun's energy for several days.

Now is that smart and stylish or what? My favorite is Augusta...(see picture)
To get more information or purchase a bag go to: www.noonsolar.com