As oil continues to gush into the Gulf with no end in sight, a premium has been put on finding sustainable methods of oil absorption. For John Paul DeJoria, the answer is obvious. Three years ago, the co-founder of Paul Mitchell was approached by Phillip McCrory, an Alabama stylist in one of DeJoria's salons. McCrory introduced DeJoria to the idea of using human hair to create mats, as its natural absorbency leaves it uniquely able to attract and soak up oil. Since then, DeJoria has led an effort to collect hair within his salons and teaching schools. Teaming with Matter of Trust, a California organization committed to gathering hair for spills, the donated clippings are placed inside nylons to create booms, which are able to soak up a degree of the oil left behind in the wake of a spill.
- 6/17/2010
- Vanity Fair
I'm keeping things quick today because I have a headache and I need to take a nap since the local theater is doing a showing of "Iron Man" at 9 p.m. and "Iron Man 2" at midnight and there's no way in hell you could keep me away from that. But I know all the Pajibans have hair (I don't think we have any non-mammalian readers), and many of you have heard about the massive oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico so I thought I'd direct your attention to Matter of Trust, which is an organization that makes oil-absorbing brooms and mats out of hair and old nylons. And since it's that time of year when animals begin shedding like it's their job, it's worth noting that they accept fur as well. Here's Thursday night's TV:
8:00 p.m.: "Bones" on Fox. As the Joss Whedon video Stacey posted earlier pointed out,...
8:00 p.m.: "Bones" on Fox. As the Joss Whedon video Stacey posted earlier pointed out,...
- 5/6/2010
- by Intern Rusty
Light waves, a giant dome, and 400,000 pounds of cast-off hair are among the innovative solutions sought to help clean up the massive, growing oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico.
Wondering why it's taking Bp so long to get a handle on the oil spill that is currently ravaging the Gulf Coast? Simple: We're still using much of the same cleanup technology that has been used for the past 40 years, including burning and skimming oil. If there was ever a time to innovate, this is it. But is anyone innovating?
Not all of Bp's oil spill cleanup techniques are old--they're just unproven or dangerous. Recently, for example, cleanup officials have begun to deploy chemical dispersants on the water's surface to break down the oil. There's just one problem: The product contains 2-butoxyethanol, a compound associated with headaches, vomiting, and reproductive problems at high doses. And according to OnEarth, toxic chemical...
Wondering why it's taking Bp so long to get a handle on the oil spill that is currently ravaging the Gulf Coast? Simple: We're still using much of the same cleanup technology that has been used for the past 40 years, including burning and skimming oil. If there was ever a time to innovate, this is it. But is anyone innovating?
Not all of Bp's oil spill cleanup techniques are old--they're just unproven or dangerous. Recently, for example, cleanup officials have begun to deploy chemical dispersants on the water's surface to break down the oil. There's just one problem: The product contains 2-butoxyethanol, a compound associated with headaches, vomiting, and reproductive problems at high doses. And according to OnEarth, toxic chemical...
- 5/4/2010
- by Ariel Schwartz
- Fast Company
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