Living La Vida Loka - New Designers Emerge at Magic’s ECOllection Show

Courtney Carlisle — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:52:16 +0000

This past week in Vegas ushered in new designers and a new category, the ECOllection, at the steadily growing, highly anticipated annual Magic fashion event.

One of this year’s standouts was Loka Kouture. The rocker chic collection by Paloma Posford and Dahiana Cedeno, launched in 2007 from a small studio in Venice, CA and line brings a new edginess to the glam rock look by blending sexiness and socially responsibility. The line is eco-conscious, vegan and sweat shop-free. Rock on ladies.

Lake Mead’s Future Threatens the Southwest: Tips to Make a Difference

Cassie Walker — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:30:47 +0000

Some disturbing news came out this week about the future of Lake Mead, a man-made lake on the Arizona-Nevada border created by the Hoover Dam. According to researchers, there is a 50% chance that the lake will be dry by 2021, unless we take action now. Even scarier? The 10% chance that this catastrophe will occur within 6 years. OK, I’m officially freaked out.

Why is Lake Mead’s survival so crucial? Courtesy of melting snowpack feeding the Colorado River, the lake supplies 90% of Las Vegas’ water. Yes, you read that correctly: 90%. The Colorado system also meets much of the demand in the rest of the Southwest, including Los Angeles, San Diego, Phoenix and Tucson. Without this source, the current drought experienced in this region will become exponentially worse.

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Living La Vida Loka - New Designers Emerge at Magic’s ECOllection Show

Lake Mead’s Future Threatens the Southwest: Tips to Make a Difference