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  • February 2008

    • Scots Fight Fake Kilts

      Independent (UK)  |  Feb 29, 08 9:56 AM CST

      Scots Fight Fake Kilts

      (Newser) - What do plaid skirts have in common with champagne and feta cheese? If Scottish lawmakers have their way, the kilt could be the latest European product to receive a "protected designation of origin" status. Cheap kilt knockoffs could still be sold, but only the real thing—pure wool, hand-sewn in the highlands—could be branded a Scottish kilt, explains the Independent. More »

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      European Union  • Scotland  • knockoff  • wool  • kilt

    • Kashmir Snow, Cold Threaten Pashmina Goats

      BBC  |  Feb 6, 08 10:37 AM CST

      Kashmir Snow, Cold Threaten Pashmina Goats

      (Newser) - The goats that provide the wool for those sought-after Pashmina shawls are in danger from heavy snow in Kashmir, the BBC reports. The goats' winter pastures are covered in snow and local officials have asked the Indian government to air drop goat fodder before the animals starve. Many thousands of the goats, whose wool is considering among the finest in the world, could be at risk of dying. More »

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      India  • starvation  • Kashmir  • wool  • goats

  • January 2008

    • Soiled Green: Cloth Diapers Make Comeback

      Time  |  Jan 13, 08 11:43 AM CST

      Soiled Green: Cloth Diapers Make Comeback

      (Newser) - Cloth diapers are getting a serious makeover, as old-fashioned safety pins and rubber liners give way to velcro and water-resistant merino wool covers. New cloth diaper brands, such as Fuzzi Bunz and Happy Heinys, can thank an increasingly eco-conscious population for their success, reports Time , with some companies reporting 50% profit increases in recent years. More »

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      environmentalism  • green technology  • waste  • wool  • diapers

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