 Earth Crisis!
The World Wildlife Fund put out a press release in October of 2006 describing the critically damaged state of our environment. The words below paint a clear picture of Humanities explosive population growth and our increasingly unsustainable excessive consumption of natural resources.
An alarming Call to Action for all of Humanity… WWF PRESS RELEASE-BEIJING (Reuters) - Humans are stripping nature at an unprecedented rate and will need two planets' worth of natural resources every year by 2050 on current trends, the WWF conservation group said in 2006. A quote by Arnold J. Toynbee, English Historian (1889-1975) pretty much sums up the good and the bad state of things. “The twentieth century will be chiefly remembered by future generations not as an era of political conflicts, or technical inventions, but as an age in which human society dared to think of the welfare of the whole human race as a practical objective.” What is good about this quote is the fact that society is truly daring to think of the welfare of the entire human race. What’s bad about this fact is that we are doing so as a reaction to obvious signs that mankind is on a course of self-destruction. This dead-end route can only be averted thru a unified global mission of environmental education and unified action. As predicted many years ago, people are now waking-up to the fact that humankind is in survival mode! As a result, its time for all industries and individuals to go green the world-over. Long-term survival demands we all move in the direction of sustainability; and do it fast! It is critical for marketers and designers to make the sustainable movement entirely “cool” or “hip”… Just as it is important for the public to clearly inform leaders of nations and corporations of the urgency and importance of going green. It is easy to convince big business/governments of the importance of sustainable business practices when you point to the documented increases in gross profits and quality of life for citizens and employees. We have the means to create new industries, products, lifestyles that enhance our natural environment rather than destroy it. Let us embark on this new global mission. LIVITY URGES ALL TO BE THE CHANGE YOU WISH TO SEE, SPREAD THE WORD, & SAVE OUR WORLD. Livity Outernational Mission
LIVITY OUTERNATIONAL The word ‘Livity’ is defined a truly free and healthy positive lifestyle. ‘Outernational’ is looking at the world with out man made political boarders. The Outernationalist sees the importance and beauty of diversity in culture and nature as superior to traditional ‘International” viewpoints that have created environmental destruction and political / spiritual boarders between human beings. Livity Outernational is committed to spreading a critical message. We are actively preserving our natural environment and helping foster a more equitable system of manufacture and trade. Livity is made up of a multi-cultural crew from Topanga Canyon California that has been making functional and stylish products from Sustainable Materials since 2001. Livity uses Straw, Hemp, Organic Cotton, Bamboo, Soy, Recycled Plastic Bottles, and Veggie-Oil-Based Synthetics to create futuristic yet classic garments and accessories. Livity has fun creating inspiration and hope. We seek to create change by using our ART as Activism. LIvity is helping to start a Positive Creative Revolution. Why Eco-Fashion?
1) Conventional clothing is killing our habitat: The Textile Industry is one of the most polluting industries on earth, second only to the Petrochemical Industry. 2) The alternative to clothes made from Toxic Textiles can now be found readily available. Sustainable garments and accessories are now being made using Organic Cotton, Hemp, Recycled Plastics, Bamboo, Soy, Flax, Linen Wool, Silk, and other natural fibers . The Livity Textile Lab is experimenting constantly with both ancient and new emerging fibers to develop the textiles of the future. Hemp
Courtesy of the Hemp Industries of America. Organic Cotton
Grown with out pesticides organic cotton is a good alternative to conventionally grown cotton. Cotton grown with pesticides damages our environment, when fresh and new a non-organic cotton tee shirt even leaches its toxins into the unlucky wearer.
Recycled / Salvaged Materials
Why is recycling so important? Americans comprise only 5% of the worlds population, but we consume 25% of the world's resources. In a lifetime, the average American will throw away 600 times his or her adult weight in garbage. This means that each adult will leave a legacy of as much as 100,000 pounds of trash for his or her children. Americans use 2.5 million plastic bottles every hour! Environmental Benefits of Recycling Recycled materials allow for the long term use and re-use of our precious and limited natural resources. Recycling Saves Energy Using energy requires the consumption of non-renewable fossil fuels and involves emissions of numerous air and water pollutants. Manufacturing items from recycled material uses less energy than making those items from raw natural resources. Recycling in the state or Illinois saves enough energy each year to provide heat and light for 400,000 Illinois homes. Recycling Reduces Greenhouse Gas Emissions in three ways: Reducing emissions from energy consumption. Manufacturing goods from recycled materials requires less energy than producing goods from virgin materials. When less energy is needed, fewer fossil fuels are burned and less carbon dioxide is emitted to the atmosphere. Reducing methane emissions from landfills. By diverting organic materials from landfills, we reduce the methane released when these materials decompose. Increasing storage of carbon in trees. Trees absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store it in wood, in a process called Acarbon sequestration@. Waste prevention and recycling of paper products allow more trees to remain standing in the forest. Recycling Reduces Emissions of Air and Water Pollutants Recycling produces less of 27 different types of pollutants, when compared with using virgin materials, in manufacturing products and disposing wastes. Recycling Conserves Natural Resources Recycling reduces the need for landfills, allowing local lands to be used in more environmentally preferable ways. And, by substituting scrap materials for the use of trees, metal ores, minerals, oil, and other virgin materials, recycling reduces the pressure to expand forestry and mining production. Links For More Knowledge
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