The billion-dollar Bangladeshi leather industry is finally facing the public scrutiny it deserves for unspeakable acts of animal cruelty.

Thanks to singer-songwriter Leona Lewis’ collaboration with PETA, a recent video exposé narrated by the singer has revealed shocking facts about the atrocities that cows and other animals face when they are transported and slaughtered for their hides. This abuse has trickled down into the community; not only does the livestock suffer the consequences of leather farming, but the local environment, workers, and children do, as well.

Take a look at your shoes, handbags, belts, and even wallet. If it says “genuine leather” and you bought it off the rack, then there’s a chance that your purchase contributed to Bangladeshi’s rampant and unregulated animal cruelty resulting from the cow slaughtering and leather tanning industries.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) reported that approximately 2 million cows from India are crudely and abhorrently packed like sardines onto trucks and transported thousands of miles to Bangladesh–because cows can’t be slaughtered in India–without any regard to their welfare in order to bypass Indian slaughter bans. Upon arrival, the animals are so exhausted, malnourished, dehydrated, and emaciated that they can’t even muster the energy to stand up, much less walk, to reach the next destination.

Unfortunately, it doesn’t end there. Innocent cows also suffered from necrotic wounds and broken tails, likely resulting from such hazardous transportation, and, according to sources, the animals did not receive any medical attention.

Once inside the slaughterhouses, the workers bind the legs of the cows and proceed to slit their throats while they are fully conscious. The living animals are subjected to witness the violence and suffering of their fellow species while are likely also anticipating their own imminent deaths. Disturbingly, some cows are actually seen still kicking as they are being – literally – skinned alive. Here is the link to Lewis’ PETA narration and video, but we must warn you that it is extremely graphic.

In addition to the sad existence of the cows sent for slaughter in Bangladesh, workers, and children were seen immersing and exposing themselves to highly toxic chemicals in order to soak and prepare the hides that are then used to make the handbags, shoes, and other leather products. Their jobs are performed without a barrier of protection – no shoes, gloves, or chemical rated clothing – but with a high risk of an early death and cancer.

A whopping 90 percent of the tannery workers probably won’t even live to see the age of 50 due to the deplorable conditions these employees are forced to work under, which is a sad statistic considering that many of these “workers” are actually children. Additionally, a visit to Dhaka, an area that has more than 150 tanneries, did not uncover a single waste facility or sewage plant. Instead, the runoff was simply added to a river, creating a large stream of toxic waste that traveled through the town, killing animals and endangering humans.

“The production of leather hurts animals, workers, and the environment. Please consider the impact that your purchases have, and only buy cruelty-free synthetic, natural fiber, and other vegan clothing” said Lewis. Every little change, no matter how insignificant, incites growth and broadens our views. And from those small modifications, we can only hope that a conscious attitude towards living a cruelty-free life will flourish in the wake of so much death and destruction.

Now that you’ve read the news on the latest animal cruelty scandal, we want to hear from you. What’s your take on the atrocities uncovered by PETA? Do you believe more celebrities should use their influence to spread awareness about difficult animal and human rights issues like these? What do you think it would take to have leather completely eliminate from store shelves? Let us know your thoughts on the EcoSalon Facebook page.

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Some of us have absolutely no qualms about wearing clothes as soon as the price tags are ripped from the waist band, while others have a strict rule of laundering everything before wearing. And while it’s common to think that the latter category means you’re in the clear, we’re here to tell you that this subject is murkier than we once thought thanks to a new study showing that toxins remain in your clothes even after washing.

From the growing process to the transportation process and everything in between, the course of garment manufacturing involves infiltrating our clothing with a ridiculous amount of chemicals. A recent thesis written by PhD student, Giovanna Luongo, from the Department of Environmental Science and Analytical Chemistry at Stockholm University, revealed some frightening details about how it all goes down.

When it comes to using natural fibers, like cotton, pesticides and herbicides may be used during its cultivation, as well as biocides and fungicides during transportation and storage. And in this case, even the animals don’t go unscathed – parasiticides are often applied to sheep even before they’re sheared in order to control external parasites in wool.

Furthermore, the organic variety of cotton wasn’t entirely excluded either, because according to Ecouterre, which recently covered Luongo’s new findings, it still “contained high concentrations of benzothiazoles, a group of rubber-related chemicals – the same ones found in synthetic turf – that can act as respiratory irritants and dermal sensitizers,” with eco-friendly labeled organic clothing actually containing as much as 30 times more of this particular chemical in its highest concentration than regular cotton clothing.

The contamination of organic materials, along with the numerous chemicals that were found, but were not on the researchers’ lists to begin with, is being explained through the theory of transference via byproducts and residues picked up during transport.

Not surprisingly, synthetic fibers were also found to be toxic, often containing various solvents and additives, like “quinolines, a potential human carcinogen that has been linked to liver damage, and aromatic amines, which are found in tobacco smoke and diesel exhaust,” reports Ecouterre, with polyester containing the largest concentration of these particular chemicals – and it doesn’t come out with the wash.

Of the 60 garments laundered as part of the testing process for Luongo’s thesis, Stockholm University reports that although some of the substances were washed away, ultimately resulting in aquatic environment contamination, researchers found a “high degree” of chemicals still remaining in the washed clothing therefore becoming a “potential source of long-term dermal exposure.”

Unless you’re a ‘round the clock nudist, then chances are you’ll be wearing clothes for a large chunk of your life, which means the recent findings about the toxins that still remain in your clothing even after they’ve been laundered directly affect you, your family, your friends, and pretty anyone else you know. And although much of what has been uncovered doesn’t have definitive answers yet, it does seem as though future testing will be on the horizon since the long term consequences of having our skin in direct contact with chemical residue remains “difficult to assess and requires considerably more research” according to the Stockholm University report.

It’s unclear whether detergents were used during the washing process of the researchers’ clothing items, or whether the particular soaps they used, if any, contributed to the overall chemical saturation, but hot water was mentioned in Luongo’s thesis and it may aid in a greater wash out of some chemicals. Although this negatively impacts the wastewater supply through more aquatic chemical contamination, it may mean that fewer toxins are left to come into contact with your skin.

Aside from extensive laundering prior to wearing your new purchases, granted that your detergents are chemical-free as well, this is the best piece of advice we can provide to you, the consumer, without the ability to test every item on the spot before it’s sold, even by the 100 percent organic, hand-made, home-grown, chemical-free manufacturers. Remember to buy and wear at your own risk and take the necessary precautions to protect your skin from the toxins that may be lurking in your closet.

What are your thoughts on the chemical contamination of clothing? Are you surprised to learn that even organic cotton is not excluded from the danger zone? Let us know what you thought about this piece on the EcoSalon Facebook page.  

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The new leather shoe line from Ellen Degeneres isn’t garnering this comedian and talk show host any laughs from vegan fans. With the introduction of animal products to her clothing line, ED, the former animal rights supporter, has seemingly committed the ultimate act of betrayal and is now facing serious scrutiny from fans and the media.

To some, this situation may seem like no big deal. In fact, many consumers may be looking forward to seeing the new leather shoe line from Ellen Degeneres without understanding the impact of her decision. For those of you who already have a grasp on the devastating effects of buying leather in any manner, we feel this is the perfect opportunity to inform those who do not.

According to One Green Planet, “the global leather industry slaughters over one billion animals every year,” and cows are not the only victims on the roster. Pigs, goats, sheep, exotic animals, and even cats and dogs, who are used for their skin and fur in China, are unjustly slaughtered and used for their coats. And because leather sources are not labeled, it would be nearly impossible to know if your shoes are made from sheepskin or dog skin.

Also alarming is the unnecessary cruelty that these animals have to endure in order to become the products we purchase. PETA claims that most leather comes from developing countries where animal welfare laws are not upheld or do not exist.

“In the U.S., many of the millions of cows and other animals who are killed for their skin endure the horrors of factory farming – extreme crowding and deprivation, as well as castration, branding, tail-docking, and dehorning – all without painkillers,” says PETA. Additionally, many animals regularly have their throats cut and are even dismembered while still conscious.

If these sorts of atrocities happen in American factory farms, imagine the laws, or lack-there-of, in Brazil, where some of Ellen Degeneres’ leather shoes are made, according to the Bergdorf Goodman retail site. With a little digging, it’s evident that more than just animals are being harmed in the process of harvesting leather.

The human welfare of the factory farm and leather tanning employees in the United States, as well as underdeveloped countries, like the modern day slaves in places like Brazil, falls to the wayside and is oftentimes intentionally disregarded in the name of profit.

Not only are factory farm and tanning workers subject to a high rate of injury and illness, but the people living nearby, as well as the surrounding environment, are subject to extreme toxicity and pollution, too. Cancer is prevalent among workers and neighboring townspeople, and the devastating pollution from the waste run-off from factory farms and the chemical VOCs from the leather tanning process are enough to ultimately destroy adjacent land and life.

When someone like Ellen Degeneres has made the commitment to being an outspoken vegan, it’s usually something that is not taken lightly – especially considering the initial dedication and planning involved in such a life improving transition – which is why it comes as such a shock to fans how easy it is for Ellen to forget her personal standards and ethics in the name of profit, much like the factory farming and leather tanning industries.

Although it’s difficult to predict the future success of Ellen Degeneres’ apparel, shoe, and home goods line, ED, we hope that this incident, like so many other celebrity snafus, doesn’t simply get swept under the rug.

Accountability is difficult to come by these days, especially in Hollywood, so in an attempt to right her wrongs and hopefully halt the damage that’s being done by the new addition to her brand, we urge you, Ellen Degeneres, to put a stop to your leather shoe line and attempt to provide restitution for the damage done, or, at the very least, stop lying to the public by claiming to live a vegan lifestyle – it’s an injustice to people and animals everywhere.

Now that you’ve gotten the scoop on the scandal, we want to hear from you. What’s your take on the new leather shoe line from Ellen Degeneres? Do you believe she’s betraying fans and doing a disservice to the vegan lifestyle? What would you like to see Ellen do in order to rectify the situation? Let us know your thoughts on the EcoSalon Facebook page.

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As a new year’s resolution, we would all love to update our wardrobe. We would also love to make less waste and support eco-friendly businesses. For designers, the reality of creating a responsibly made collection and also make a living from it is much tougher. It’s hard enough to make it in the fashion industry. Making the choice to produce upcycled fashion adds additional challenges that mainstream labels don’t have to worry about.

Americans are filling landfills with 10.5 million tons of discarded clothing a year. There is ample opportunity for this waste to be remade into something useful. However, designers of sustainable fashion are mostly independent labels producing small runs; making it difficult for corporate retailers to work with. There is also a resistance from fashion fans to purchase clothing made from trash.

So what can designers do to compete with upcycled fashion?

1. Find consistent sources for your materials.

Many designers create their collections from what they can find. Not knowing what your next collection will be made of or how to design it takes extra time and hampers your own marketing plans. Decide on a consistent product line and how you will supply it. Oregon Company Looptworks creates its collection from neoprene and excess materials from wetsuit manufacturing. It knows where its supplies are coming from and can plan for the fabric use and design before each season.

2. Emphasize uniqueness.

Large retailers may shun an indie designer for not filling a huge order with mass market products. For a small boutique or designer, this can be your advantage. You can market to your customers that they are getting a one-of-a-kind creation. Looptworks also makes it a point of never producing more than 500 of any product. The company hand-numbers each piece to identify it as a limited edition item.

3. Have a defined aesthetic.

The Bella Sisters in Portland specialize in upcycled jackets and outerwear. They buy pieces in all colors, textures and sizes. However, their customers love their signature embellishments of peacock embroidery and romantic appliques. They also add flattering knit cuffs and peplums to create a consistent silhouette. They may have started with pre-made garments as a base, but the final product is clearly a work of their design. Re-making a recycled item as your own is a great way to eliminate the “second hand” stigma of recycled clothing.

4. Develop a service.

You don’t just have to sell products to get into the upcycled fashion game. Former brides have been finding ways to re-fashion their wedding dresses for hundreds of years. You can build a responsibly made fashion business helping clients renew pieces from their wardrobe.

Brooklyn designer Shannon South of ReMADE USA offers a service to remake your old leather jacket into a chic bag. The benefits of offering a service as an alternative to manufacturing are that you don’t have to invest funds and space to obtain materials beforehand. You only work on confirmed (and paid) orders. There is a large market for this beyond weddings. There is clothing that is no longer in style or doesn’t fit. There are always sentimental pieces customers own where the materials or heirloom value cannot be duplicated.

5. Have a story.

Shoppers and designers alike don’t choose sustainable fashion just to be cool. They pursue it because they find it meaningful. As a designer, be ready to explain what inspired your collection. Let your customers know where your materials come from.  When planning your marketing, ask yourself why you chose this path?

Toronto boutique owner Nathalie Roze specializes in warm weather accessories made from recycled sweaters. She also collects donated knitwear at craft shows to refashion into stylish winter hats and gloves to give to communities in need. Detroit based Rebel Nell is a jewelry company that trains and employs underserved women in shelters to make jewelry from discarded graffiti concrete.

People pay a premium for farm-to-table dining. With upcycled fashion, they pay a premium over mass market items. Customers are willing to spend more because they are buying the story behind label as much as they are buying the end product itself. If you are a designer with a great story, make sure you tell it well!

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You’re an intentional, conscientious person, but that same song that gets your booty shakin’ contains elements of sexism, violence, racism, or other flavor of bigotry. How do you deal with this cognitive dissonance? Can you listen to sexist music and still be conscientious?

Admit it: before you gave a good hard listen to the lyrics of Earth’s favorite creeper Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines,” it kiiind of made you want to shake your rump. Or, in my case, more than kind of.

While the rapey-ness of “Blurred Lines” has been well documented, its infectiously catchy nature causes a difficult tug-of-war between your brain and booty. What do we even call this special kind of conscious confusion? Musicognitive Dissonance? Cognitive Disso-dance? I’ll get back to you when I finalize some new buzzword for this phenomenon.

Even if there are more questions than answers, try on these three perspectives when handling the cognitive dissonance of enjoying sexist music you know you shouldn’t like, but just “know you want it.”

Cultural Context

Human behavior is often merely a symptom of a deeper psychological or societal undercurrent dictating the thought processes behind our actions.

Let’s step away from Mr. Thicke for a moment and look at hip hop as an example. How much of hip hop’s misogyny can be traced back to decades of institutionalized racism, hatred, and poverty? And regardless of context, why would we ever make excuses to be anti-women? And as a U.S.-born white man, what in the world would I personally know about any of this?

Ultimately, where does cultural context end and personal accountability begin? If I had that answer, I’d be the world’s greatest judge, psychologist, or relationship columnist.

Saving vs. Savoring the World

A female entrepreneur friend of mine whom I deeply admire lives her life based on a sage piece of advice: “Balance how much you try to save the world with how much you savor it.”

This perspective on music boils down to how willing you are to compartmentalize your life. You donate money and volunteer time championing worthy social causes; you support local business by shopping in your community; you try to buy organic and local whenever possible. Can’t you have the social consciousness equivalent of a diet “cheat day?” None of us are perfect — we’re all figuring things out and trying our best.

If you’re adamant about liking certain music for the beat but not the message it promotes, you’ve simply got to own it as your guilty pleasure while remaining true to your conscience through your actions and energy in other aspects of life. This perspective, however, can turn into a slippery slope toward one of the must fundamentally flawed arguments commonly used against homosexuality: “Love the sinner, hate the sin.”

So, is it “Love the music, hate the message”? Now my brain’s really doing the cognitive dissonance two-step.

Conversation Fuel

Even though the message behind “Blurred Lines” is decidedly awful, at least it has gotten a worthwhile conversation going. The song provides context and platform for a global conversation, and pushback against it has increased universal awareness about the ills of misogyny and served as a rallying point for thought leaders and supporters.

Some lessons are difficult to teach without real world examples, and though it’s unfortunate the conversation even needed to happen, at least the world is participating.

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Saturday Night Live recently nailed fast fashion in a spoof about Jos. A.Bank suits. Now the target is the 24-hour mainstream news machine frenzy in this hilarious but pretty accurate depiction of CNN.

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You will be shocked by the facts connecting our habit on social media sites and our hygiene.

Think social media is just a fun way to keep in touch with old friends and make new connections? Think again!

The infographic below, by Arjan de Raaf for Inforgraphics Lists, shows us a hard number comparison of social media sites vs. our hygiene.

Over the last decade, with the spike in global access to computers and mobile phones, coupled with the desire to create connections around the world, it’s hard to deny social networking is taking a top priority in many lives.

Okay, so we can observe and conclude this relatively easily, but the shocking infographic below shines a new spotlight on the social media craze: We are spending a lot more time hunched over social media sites than we are on keeping our bodies clean.

For example, in a single lifetime, the average person will spend thirty-eight and a half days brushing their teeth but two hundred and sixty six days on Facebook. Or, the fact that more America’s have at least one social media account rather than floss on a daily basis!

Sure, it’s fun to like, search, share, follow, tweet and comment — but let’s remind ourselves there is a lot more around us than the virtual reality. The concrete physical reality is irreplaceable, like a real smile or eye contact, there is no substitute.

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Why are we all part of Alec Baldwin’s public good-bye?

Whether you agree or disagree with Alec Baldwin is irrelevant.

The shallow media has had a dazzling run slashing actor Alec Baldwin. Following his altercation with a TMZ paparazzi, Baldwin has been hit with an outcry of criticisms and cold shoulders from the public, and the media and entertainment industries. His personal New York Magazine article published yesterday was a lay-it-all-on-the-line account of his life over the last few years, and why that was the last time he will “talk about [his] personal life in an American publication ever again.”

But why should we really care?

Alec Baldwin’s daily life — coffee runs, bike rides — all the things you and I do outside of our four walls without interruption, is literally someone’s job to document and sell. Baldwin (and all celebrities) has been trailed by photographers and videographers, just to capture an inside snapshot. And the worse the image, the better the story, the higher the paycheck.

His public ‘I’m Done’ statement speaks beyond him and his career. Between the lines of the essay, a power struggle of human dignity vs. entertainment lurks.

As fun as it may be sometimes to get an inside human glimpse of celebrity life of these beautiful, talented and wealthy individuals, it is nothing but entertainment. And yet, isn’t it ethically wrong for someone’s personal life to be entertainment? Their lives are filled with as much a mixture of doubt and joy as anyone’s.

For all the mindfulness that has entered our culture, so has the degradation of respect for privacy.

Think about it. The shallow media (which has grown to include most major media outlets that used to focus more on straight news) lives off celebrities’ personal, often sacred moments. Like when Valentino issued a press release promoting the designer’s handbag that Amy Adams was spotted carrying into Philip Seymour Hoffman’s funeral.

People, just like you and me, are experiencing their most hurtful human events, not only internally, but throughout news feeds around the globe.

Moreover, this form of media is distracting us from what is really news, like pivotal events that are happening around the world, such as the uprising on the streets of Kiev.

Rather than informing ourselves on how to create a better world we are matching ourselves up to people. It’s petty. So, no wonder why people are saying our generation needs a good ass kicking, and Alec Baldwin is saying good-bye to public life. We are criticizing rather than encouraging. Degrading rather than supporting.

“The heart, the arteries of the country are now clogged with hate,” says Baldwin in his statement.

And in today’s viral society the exposure happens quicker and more often.

“You’re out there in a world where if you do make a mistake, it echoes in a digital canyon forever,” said Baldwin.

Luckily, the truth is, we all have a choice as to which voice we will let resonate.

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Sexy solar energy fields from around the world.

The need for smart energy is high on the list of global priorities–up there with water and our waste issues. Pumping fossil fuel has gone on for far too long. Around the world, countries are addressing the need for alternative energy sources, and using smart renewable alternatives like our sun, which produces a ton of energy if you are in the right place. It is estimated that over a 12-hour time period, useable, solar energy can amount to 438,000 watt-hours per square foot per year in one location.

Regions around the world are taking the initiative to shift from fossil fuel energy sources to solar. For example, recently Los Angeles launched the largest solar energy rooftop program in the world. Many of these solar field projects are a fusion of impeccable design aesthetic and sharp scientific consideration. Here’s a round up of beautiful and impressive solar energy fields from around the world. Who every said energy wasn’t sexy?

1. Olmedilla de Alarcón, Spain

2. Ivanpah, Dry Lake, California

3. Ocean Vodka Farm, Hawaii

4. Baltimore Solar Array, on GM plant rooftop, Baltimore

5. Les Mees Solar Field, France

6. Waldpolenz Solar Park, Germany

7. Kaohsiung Stadium, China

8. Gotham Greens, Brooklyn, New York

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A round-up of what we’re reading right now. 

Science proves that fall is in fact the season of sex. [Via Business Insider]

Ralph Lauren’s first plus-sized model asks: What’s so great about being a size 0 anyway? [Via The Daily Beast]

Your hip new iPhone with iOS 6 is cool and all, but where the hell is the public transit option on the maps? [Via Ecorazzi]

Haiti makes a revolutionary move and bans plastic bags and foam containers, including manufacturing and marketing them. [Via The Miami Herald]

Can someone explain to us why Facebook won’t take down the “12 year old sluts meme” page? Really? [Via Buzzfeed]

If you have ever debated on keeping a food journal, here are 10 helpful tips to get you started. [Via Organic Authority]

All that nasty stuff they put in microwaveable popcorn can give you “popcorn lung”… as well as $7 million. [Via LearnVest]

“I was nauseous and tingly all over. I was either in love or I had smallpox.” —Woody Allen. This and 40 other of the funniest things ever said about love, sex and relationships. [Via How About We]

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