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DW – A hairdresser using hair to save the sea
A hairdresser makes use of her customers' cut hair to make special mats to help clean the coast and sea in event of oil spills in her native country Wales. Human hair is a natural oil absorber. CONTINUE READING... DW, Dec 1st, 2022...
WEATHER CHANNEL – Oil Spills, Cleaning Up With Human Hair
The Weather Channel News Clip hosted on Vimeo. Facts are Facts - Oil Spills on the Decline - Cleaning Up With Human Hair. CONTINUE READING... The Weather Channel, Sep 2nd, 2022 https://vimeo.com/793517802
BE COMMON – ทำไม ‘พรมจากเส้นผมมนุษย์’ จึงเป็นทางรอดในการแก้ปัญหาน้ำมันรั่วที่ทั่วโลกให้การยอมรับ
เป็นประจำทุกวันที่ ลิซ่า โกติเยร์ (Lisa Gautier) จะได้รับกล่องพัสดุที่ข้างในเต็มไปด้วยเส้นผมมนุษย์ ไม่ว่าจะสีบลอนด์ ดำ แดง ไปจนถึงสีน้ำตาลบรูเน็ตต์ CONTINUE READING... be common, Jul 14th, 2022...
XATAKA – Tenemos un nuevo aliado para combatir los derrames de petróleo: el pelo que dejamos en las peluquerías
En España hay decenas de miles de peluquerías que al terminar el día acaban con bolsas repletas de cabello. Llevamos tanto tiempo viéndolo pulular por sus suelos, en los recogederos, rodeado de polvo, que lo asociamos automáticamente con basura; pero… ¿Y si esos...
BBC – Using Human Hair to Fight Oil Spills
Usually our hair is thrown away after it's cut. But a hairdresser in Wales has been using her customers' hair to make special mats, which are used to help the planet. CONTINUE READING... BBC - Using Human Hair to Fight Oil Spills July 8th, 2022...
SF EXAMINER – Cole Valley Eco-Home presents alternative ways of living
For 24 years, environmentalist Lisa Craig Gautier and her husband Patrice Oliver Gautier, co-founders of the nonprofit Matter of Trust, have focused on living sustainable lives. Almost three years ago, the couple extended their reach by opening the doors to their...
OHGA! – Capelli per assorbire le perdite di petrolio in mare: l’idea di un parrucchiere approvata dalla NASA
È stato un parrucchiere statunitense, Phillip McCrory, a presentare l’idea geniale alla Nasa dopo aver visto le immagini drammatiche in tv di una grossa perdita di petrolio al largo dell’Alaska nel 1989. CONTINUE READING... ohga!, Jun 7th, 2022...
TREEHUGGER – Human Hair Is a Surprising Secret Weapon for Cleaning Up Oil Spills
Anyone who has experienced the unbridled joy of a good hair day knows just how powerful a head of hair can be. In the hands of a skilled stylist, your hair can help you boost your self-confidence, express your unique personality, land a new job, and maybe even attract...
WASHINGTON EXAMINER – Nonprofit organization uses hair to soak up oil spills
A nonprofit organization is addressing a hairy situation with an eco-friendly solution: turning donated locks into mats that can soak up oil spills. Matter of Trust, an organization based out of San Francisco, is creating a more environmentally conscious method to...
CNN – Human hair is being used to clean up oil spills
Lisa Gautier receives nearly a dozen parcels of human hair every day. This would be unnerving for most, but Gautier knows that the blonde and brunette locks, and all the other shades, will become something wonderfully "green." With her San-Francisco-based non-profit...