Local pet groomer donates hair to oil spill – May 2010

Dreadlocks for Dingoes, a Minneapolis-based pet groomer, is donating all of the hair and fur that it cuts to help clean up the oil spill in the Gulf. The donated hair will be sent to Matter of Trust, a San Francisco-based nonprofit organization that will manufacture...

Alpacas to Help Fight Gulf Spill? – May 2010

Four alpacas at an Alabama zoo are “donating” fleece to a group making hair-filled booms designed to keep spilled oil away from U.S. Gulf Coast shores. © 2010 National Geographic; Videographer & Field Producer: Fritz Faerber Related Nature Fighting...

Angela Carella: Hip with a hair-raising cause – May 2010

5 A little off the top: Hair to help cut Gulf oil spill impact The rally behind Stamford’s Academy of Information Technology & Engineering Thursday had a ’60s vibe. Students played guitars, wore peace signs, and held posters painted in psychedelic...

Collected clippings will create oil booms – May 2010

It’s the reason behind the invention of shampoo: Hair collects oil. Pounds of hair from New Haven-area residents — and their pets — will be doing just that, on a larger scale. The hair will be used to sop up some of the more than 4 million gallons of...