Ecouterre Weekly August 4th

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Hey Ecouterrans, Remember those fuzzy-wuzzy transgenic spider goats? Researchers from Korea and the U.S. have found a less controversial host for the spider-silk-making machinations—and it can be found in your gut! The eco-fashion industry also scored a major coup this week when one of our own won the inaugural challenge of Project Runway Season 8 in what judge Heidi Klum dubbed a "historic unanimous decision." Speaking of history being made—or rather remade—Mad Men mania is at an all time high, so we were tickled pink (and green) when we discovered these recycled-menswear backpacks that Don Draper would surely approve of, if he wore backpacks, that is.   We're also counting down to the last days of our fabulous Matt & Nat giveaway, courtesy of our friends at Modnique.com. Don't forget to enter before the week is over! THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES Design an “Eco-Fashion” Bike Helmet for Fiat and Vogue, Win €3,000! Imitation and Disguise Dresses You in Eco-Luxe Fashion From Head to Toe Scientists Produce Spider Silk From Metabolically Engineered Bacteria Guerra de la Paz Turns Discarded Clothes into Mind-Blowing Sculptures Eco-Fashion Designer Wins First “Project Runway” Season 8 Challenge ASK LOOPTWORKS: Is Textile Waste the Next Frontier of Eco-Fashion? Carro Upcycles Thrift-Store Menswear Into Preppy Back-to-School Carryalls QUOTABLE QUOTE Which pedigreed TV star said that the best way to find eco-fashion was to Google it? GUESS WHO > FROM ECOSTILETTO Think eco-style's expensive? Not if it's free! EcoStiletto.com gives away $250+ in freebies each week and $250+ in sustainable shoes each month to free newsletter subscribers! Sign up now and tell a friend: Your odds may be worse, but your karma's better.  See you next week! Jill, Jasmin, and Yuka, your Ecouterre editors You've signed up to receive emails from the Ecouterre Website Unsubscribe fijatv.creations@blogger.com from this list. Our mailing address is: Inhabitat 7 Essex St New York, New York 10002 Add us to your address book Copyright (C) 2009 Inhabitat All rights reserved. Forward this email to a friend Update your profile