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...
EVANSVILLE, IN (WFIE) – As crews try to fix an oil pipe gushing into the Gulf of Mexico, the tri-state is getting involved in the cleanup efforts. Stylists at Shannon Aleksandr’s are sweeping up– and saving– every little bit of hair they trim...
Students at The Ohio State College of Barber Styling were doing more than learning the art of hairdressing on Thursday. The students were part of an effort to send hair clippings to help the Gulf Coast clean up the oil spill, 10TV’s Lindsey Seavert. “As a...
Bad news continues to flow more than three weeks after a massive oil-rig explosion 50 miles off the Louisiana coast, fueling collective senses of not just dread but frustration. Yet many Americans looking for a way to help counter this environmental (and economic)...
MERRIMACK – Jack’s pretty doggone psyched about the nice haircut he got last week. The handsome yellow Labrador from Henniker was trimmed down, his blonde coat shiny and short. Perfect for spring. Little does Jack know that his shed fur – which ordinarily would end up...
By Robert Janjigian Daily News Fashion Editor When island barber Brandon Leon heard about efforts in Delray Beach to collect human and animal hair for use in making naturally oil-absorbant mats and booms that would aid in cleaning up the Gulf Oil spill, he thought...
The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is a hairy situation, but Sarah Boley intends to make it even hairier. Boley, 29, a Leechburg native now living in New Kensington, owns four Fantastic Sam’s hairstyling shops in the Alle-Kiski Valley where stylists are...
QUINCY, Ill. (WGEM) — There’s a unique method being used to contain the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and you can help just by getting your hair cut. Great Clips salons nationwide are now donating their hair clippings to Matter of Trust, a...
SEMINOLE – A pair of Pinellas County businesses have joined in the battle to halt spilled oil in the Gulf of Mexico before it has a chance to reach the beaches and other environmentally-sensitive areas. The Man Trap of Seminole, 13177 Park Blvd., and Doggy Doos Pet...
Christopher Bligh of Birkenhead couldn’t believe it when the North Shore City Council road marking contractors didn’t bother sweeping the leaves out of the way when they redid the yellow lines outside his house (pictured). Todd off Nightline’s...
