We know we were just talking about rollerblades being such a throwback, but our dorky secret wish has come true: Rollerblades could be making a comeback. An eco-friendly comeback, to be exact. K2 Skates has created a pair of “Eco” rollerblades. Its soft boot, laces, and webbing are made from recycled plastic bottles; the frame is made of bamboo. While K2 admits that the skate isn’t entirely green, there isn’t any PVC in them, which is a huge plus. We know the truly green thing to do would be to make our own rollerskates rather than buy a brand new pair, but still, doesn’t the bamboo look purty?
photo via Ecouterre
via Ecouterre
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Rollerblades Are Now Eco-Friendly and Much Less Dorky
We know we were just talking about rollerblades being such a throwback, but our dorky secret wish has come true: Rollerblades could be making a comeback. An eco-friendly comeback, to be exact. K2 Skates has created a pair of “Eco” rollerblades. Its soft boot, laces, and webbing are made from recycled plastic bottles; the frame is made of bamboo. While K2 admits that the skate isn’t entirely green, there isn’t any PVC in them, which is a huge plus. We know the truly green thing to do would be to make our own rollerskates rather than buy a brand new pair, but still, doesn’t the bamboo look purty?
photo via Ecouterre
via Ecouterre
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Rollerblades Now Eco-Friendly and Slightly Less Dorky
Hello, pretty. Your friends at Blisstree want to give you a heads-up about a cool partnership we’ve just begun that’s totally going to make your life easier. Starting now, when we do product reviews or tell you about something really special we’ve found that you can buy, whenever possible, you’ll be able to purchase those products directly from us through our new partnership with OpenSky. The whole thing is super-easy and safe. Buy terrific products that may be hard to find elsewhere (using a simple pop-up box), without even having to leave our site! It’s all about sharing stuff we really like with you, and hopefully making your life less complicated. Absolutely no shadiness, we promise.
So, from now on, when you see a post with a button marked “GET IT,” you’ll know you can buy that product directly from Blisstree, thanks to our friends at OpenSky.
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Now You Can Shop With Blisstree, Thanks to OpenSky
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Getting laid off for drug use might seem pretty understandable, but a man in Michigan was fired from his job at Walmart for using medical marijuana to relieve pain from an inoperable brain tumor and sinus cancer. He had to submit to a mandatory drug test after an on-the-job injury, and tested positive. After he took legal action, Walmart said it was sympathetic, but didn’t back down.
Do you think Walmart has the right to fire someone because they smoke medical marijuana? Our gut tells us no, but what if the pot causes poor job performance?
via Reuters
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Should a Walmart Worker Be Fired for Smoking Medical Marijuana?
image via Vuvuzelas for BP's Kickstarter page
What’s the most annoying company in the news today? BP. What’s the most annoying noise in the world? A vuvuzela. It’s seems like a perfect match to us. A new project on Kickstarter (a site to raise money for small businesses and nonprofits) is asking for $2,000 in donations to hire 100 vuvuzela players to play for an entire day outside of BP’s London headquarters. Called Vuvuzelas for BP, they’ll be hiring the players off of Craigslist, mailing them the vuvuzelas, and donating the remaining $1,000 to relief efforts in the Gulf.
We like the (incredibly irritating) sound of this, as long as they recycle or repurpose the vuvuzelas after the event. Can we make a donation with some stipulations?
via The Daily What
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Vuvuzelas for BP: Annoy BP as Much as They Annoy You
