Cotton: From Blue to Green.

They're like a second skin and you tend to wear them till there's almost nothing left, but eventually all jeans have to die. At best you dutifully send them for donation with some narrow vision of a second life in their future, but the National Jean Company and Earnest Sewn are doing one better. For three years they've sponsored a denim drive to collect these poor castaways benefiting Cotton, From Blue to Green: recycling old jeans into insulation for homes in needy communities (1000 pairs fully insulate two homes).

Last fall, Cotton's Dirty Laundry Tour travelled to 11 colleges and universities for the third year in a row and collected over 30,000 pairs (a proud 110% increase from the previous year's efforts), and 35 Guess stores participated with in-store signage and window displays, helping to make the drive an overwhelming success and helping families suffering along the gulf coast.

Sao Plastico

In Sao Paulo, Brazil, household waste pollution has dominated the landscape and the authorities ... actually, this is part of an art installation by Eduardo Srur. Giant bottle are seen on the banks of the Tiete River, one of Sao Paulo's most polluted. The installation was created to warn people of the dangers of pollution and raise awareness specifically about non-biodegradable items like plastic bottles. It takes on more significance with the recent PBA debacle coming to light.

For more about the artist and fantastic night shots, you can check it all out here.