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Being green comes in many fashions—it's not all hybrid cars and compact fluorescent light bulbs (although those are great, too). One Australian stay-at-home mum is wearing her environmentalism on her sleeve, literally, and has invited the blogosphere to join in.

In 2006, Nichola Prested started Wardrobe Refashion and welcomed fellow crafters to take the refashion pledge. Their vow? To abstain from buying manufactured clothing items for two, four, or six months.

The only "new" clothes "refashionistas" can have are ones they make or recycle from pre-loved items. Exemptions are allowed for undies and shoes, and crafters can buy some new fabric and yarn, but the emphasis is less consumption, more creativity.

This collaborative blog and Flickr group fast became a hit, and each new refashion cycle has added more and more participants. We talked to Nikki about her sustainable style.  Read the full profile...

 

It is not down in any map; true places never are. - Herman Melville

 

Too often, travel consists of running around with your head in a guide book. But focusing on the list of things to see keeps us from getting to know the people and culture of the places where we spend our precious few vacation days—and the richest experiences in other lands often begin with a surprisingly simple gesture. This site aims to bring together informed travelers as "freelance ambassadors" to serve the world community. Stops on the itinerary:

• Learn about the places you visit and your impact on the society and environment.
• Get involved and help address time-sensitive issues.
• Step beyond the map and immerse yourself in a culture by following the guidelines for ethical travel.

Global voyagers acting together can make the world a better place. It's a small world, after all.

The film opens with Earth in the grips of a "global underwear crisis." Even as garment factories churn out new pairs of underwear, old and discarded tighty whities are filling trash cans and clogging landfills. Now, one company has sent out the intimate apparel help-signal to "their elite undie problem-solver." Go to Japan, they cry. Join forces with a textile producer who is recycling used polyester undergarments. And then, convince underwear-wearers of the world to recycle their worn-out boxers, briefs, and panties. Our noble waste fighter, clothed appropriately in tights and external skivvies, blasts to the Far East where he attempts to spread the word. Once there, he offends the ladies (whack!), pisses off the guys (pow!), and is rebuffed by a bunch of cool Tokyo retro-punks. Will he save the day? We leave that for you to see. Enjoy the short. And remember: Recycle!