6 Months Later

And there's still oil in the Gulf- the fisherman are fishing it, it's washing upon shores and it makes me feel so helpless. BP has done the equivalent of dubbing the area a crime scene by placing barriers around the afflicted area - which was deluged with over 200 million gallons of crude oil, spanning over 750 feet deep and 750 wide. These seems to be an attempt at containment of the oil, which they led the public to believe was removed from waterways. BP can you just admit that your wrong? We, the people, should have fought harder for hair booms. We just need to box these knuckleheads out. We can't allow others to destroy the planet we live and love on. It's our Earth - let's keep the peace.

One Love,

Attiyya

Vegan Shoes

I attended a VegFest in Union Square this past Saturday, on accident of course. Nothing I do is ever planned, but I was happy to stumble on it. I am currently not a Vegan, I'm a half-ass vegetarian that eats chicken and fish. But making the switch to a vegan lifestyle is now very becoming. It's impossible to be a full-time environmentalist and let the government provide me with force fed meat.The livestock industry is one of the largest contributors to environmental degradation worldwide, raising animals for food contributes to deforestation, air and water pollution, lad degragation, loss of top soil, climate change, the overuse of resources including oil, water, and loss of biodiversity, according the the UN's 2006 report.

At the event I discovered that vegan doesn't just pertain to hipster food, but it's a lifestyle. I love fashion and I love the planet, this brand called OlsenHaus found a way to combine both in the form of eco-friendly hawt heels and flats. OlsenHaus was holding a sample sale at Saturday's event of their Vegan heels, which are environmentally friendly, cruetly free, and made from recycled products found in landfills.



According to their web site, OlsenHaus aims to save lives and the planet in style, and their doing so with their colorful, uber fashionable heels that stun crowds, and begs the question - where did you get those from? The uppers of the shoes are made from recycled industrial waste from television screens, the soles are made from composite rubber with details of recyced tires and sawdust, and they incorporate pieces of wood and cork. I love the idea and the styles! I'm about to reform today!

Other vegan fashion sources: girliegirlarmy.com, thediscerningbrute.com, OlsenHaus.com

Free Mine Mind

With the rescue of the 33 miners in Chile. It brings certain thoughts to the forefront, more or less, why were they even trapped down there for almost 70 days? What the hell for? Coal mining is an inefficient use of human time. Drilling and digging miles underneath the Earth for the sake of fattening up the fatcats. When we go beneath the surface of the Earth we altering our already tender Earthly eco-system. It has an especially detrimental effect on the air that we breathe, sure there have been advances made in the aspect of clean-coal technology, but yea whatever.

Aside from that. I'm relieved that the 33 miners weren't just another tragic story of hard working citizens dying due to our persistent pursuit of the stripping of our planet. I appreciate your efforts Chilean miners, your as important to our economy as the Army, I thank and appreciate you. And I'm glad you all made it home to your families safely. But as if you weren't exploited before, Spike Television Network plans to create a TV-documentary called "Coal," to document the stresses of your daily lives.

Thanks for the air time,


Attiyya