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In the wake of last week's catastrophic oil spill, still growing in the Gulf of Mexico, many people are feeling helpless as to what they can do in their personal lives to stop supporting offshore oil drilling and the use of oil in general. Fortunately, our everyday lifestyle and purchasing decisions matter. We as individuals have the power to help reduce our country's reliance on oil,......read more
The FDA is on the brink of approving genetically engineered salmon for human consumption. This would be the first genetically engineered animal on supermarket shelves in the United States. The salmon is engineered to produce growth hormones year-round that cause the fish to grow at twice the normal rate. The government already requires labels to tell us if fish is wild-caught or......read more
The Link desktop lamp brings LED workspace lighting into the 21st century. Designed by Peter Stathis for Pablo, an SF-based lighting concern, the Link is pared down to a simple, versatile form, with no internal wiring made possible by its conductive aluminum skin. The L-shaped base allows it to reside in a corner of the desktop while taking up the minimum amount of usable space. It's also......read more
The decayed and the forgotten have long been my favorite subjects to shoot on the road. You can find them in all places and in all things, standing with integrity and tales from a time long ago. Every year, I take a drive up Highway 1 from LA to Portland with a keen eye and a car full of cameras. On this trip, I approached a beach on the northern coast of Oregon and to my wonder, from the......read more
Here's an unconventional take on the DIY skateboarding vid from Joe Pease, aka Predatory Bird, who shot his buddy's shadow as he threw down moves on the pavement. The title comes from an essay on shadow symbolism in Peter Pan, where you'll find lines such as: It is not uncommon for children to play with their shadows or to imagine that they are tangible. However, in order to grow up, children......read more
In 1966, folk singer Pete Seeger and a group of Hudson River-lovers set out to reverse the plight of the polluted New York waterway. The group came together under the shared belief that “by learning to care for one boat on one river, the public could come to care for all our threatened waterways.” Three years later, the Clearwater sloop made her maiden voyage down the Atlantic Coast from......read more
We all want our children to be enthusiastic about local, sustainable food, but there are moments when they can get a little too, er, focused on it. For Pete Wells, author of the always great (and too infrequent, in our opinion) Cooking With Dexter column in NYT Mag, that happened when his six year-old started demanding backyard chickens and rooftop beehives. After hiding his copy of "My......read more
The problem with tap water is there’s no bubbles in it. No bubbles is no fun. Well, consider the problem solved. The Senior Seltzer Bottle from Mr. Fizz gives you everything you need to make lively, effervescent beverages at home, conveniently eliminating the need to buy soda in plastic bottles or metal cans. Let the good times roll! Chrome-plated, with a lifetime warranty. Nice....read more
If you're reading this, chances are you've been exposed to bisphenol A (BPA). A key ingredient in many modern plastics, the chemical compound has been used since the 1940s in everything from baby bottles to goggles to lining for food containers. In recent years, animal studies have demonstrated links between BPA and a host of ill health effects, including breast and prostate cancer. ......read more
Well, that sucks. The Democratic bill seeking to ban plastic shopping bags across California — a measure we at SHFT adamantly supported — failed in the state Senate late Tuesday night. It would have been the country's first statewide ban, although a few California cities already prohibit their use. With the bill's downfall, the state misses an opportunity to be at the vanguard of a......read more
