66
Green GOP
76
Dollhouses
62 . . . . DEBT’S THREAT TO THE PLANET
MATTERS OF FACT AND FANCY 82 . . . . FASHION
Vintage silk, nonpolluting dyes, artisanal designs. We bring you the world. 88 . . . . RESALE REJECTION Shopping resale is great for the planet, but can your ego handle it? By Jennifer Block 90 . . . . FOOD How did roti get to Fiji? Recipes and explanation by Sarah Rose. 92 . . . . INDULGENCES In search of the perfect pint, we scream for organic ice cream! 94 . . . . HEALTH Which massage technique is best for your ouches and aches? We happily test them out. By Ann Landi 98 . . . . PRICELESS From water fights to the weirdest food, a sampling of the world’s best fests. By Kate Siber
102
Your iPod wants a pod
100 . .
OFF THE GRID Angel’s Nest is a home with its own green hydrogen fueling station—and an eco-Hummer to go with it. By Karen Kleiner 102 . . HOW WE LIVE Special report from Hipsterville: your iPod isn’t fully dressed without a... cozy. By Jami Attenberg 104 . . THE BACK PAGE Green Haiku. By Joel Derfner ON THE COVER: Model is Anka from Major Model Management, wearing a 100 percent organic cotton T-shirt and jean skirt by Loomstate (www.loomstate.org). Styling by Ise White/Code Artists; makeup by Corrine Vegter/Code Artists using MAC cosmetics; hair by Sarah Silvia/Code Artists. Photograph by Francis Murphy.
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: ILLUSTRATION BY MICHAEL WITTE; PHOTO COURTESY WWW.ROSSCHAPIN.COM
Developing-world debt is bad for the economy, bad for homeland security, and bad for the environment. By Noreena Hertz 66 . . . . PUTTING THE GREEN BACK IN GOP The Republican Party wasn’t always so tight with industry. Teddy Roosevelt was a founding conservationist; Richard Nixon created the EPA. But since G. W. Bush came to town, green GOPers are losing their color. Can they get it back? By Richard Bradley 72 . . . . THE LIFE OF A BOTTLE Ever wonder what becomes of your recyclables? We follow a water bottle on its path to reincarnation, from curb to carpet. Plus, backpacks, blankets, and socks made from recycled plastic. By Nicole Davis 76 . . . . WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSES When Americans started moving into McMansions, they said hello to space but good-bye to the old neighborhood. The small-house movement is bringing it back with “cottage communities,” where human interaction is the prime real estate. By Lisa Selin Davis