Making Climate Change Fashionable – The Garment Industry Takes On Global Warming

The apparel industry accounts for 10% of global carbon emissions and remains the second largest industrial polluter, second only to oil. This $3 trillion global industry uses a quarter of all chemicals produced on earth. But the Slow Fashion Movement has taken a different path and is producing eco-friendly garments that last years longer than the Fast Fashion we’ve become used to. As the COP21 climate change talks are underway in Paris this week, fashion has more of a role to play than ever imagined.

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Sony launches first set of PS2 games for PlayStation 4

Last month, it was revealed that Sony is working on PS2 backward compatibility for PlayStation 4, and now, the company has launched the first batch of PS2 games for the PS4 gaming console.

“To celebrate our PS2 heritage, I’m excited to announce that starting tomorrow, you will be able to purchase and play PS2 games on your PS4 via PlayStation Store in the Americas and Europe,” said President of Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios Shuhei Yoshida in a blog post yesterday.

As of now, a total of eight games have been confirmed. These include Dark Cloud, Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Rogue Galaxy, and the Mark of Kri (available for $14.99 each), as well as Twisted Metal: Black and War of the Monsters (both carrying $9.99 price tag).

All these games also include Trophy support. “Also, you will be able to experience all of these PS2 games like never before — in up-rendered 1080p with the features you expect from a PS4 game including Remote Play, Live Broadcast, Share Play, Activity Feeds, and Second Screen support for game manuals with PlayStation Vita or PlayStation App,” Yoshida…

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Alleged Lumia 850 renders leaked

Months after its specs leaked, alleged renders of the Microsoft Lumia 850 smartphone have surfaced online, courtesy of leakster @OnLeaks. While the Windows 10 device was earlier believed to be cancelled, the leakster suggests otherwise.

According to the information leaked by @OnLeaks, the device sports a metal frame and measures 155.9 x 77.23 x 6.92 (mm), making it one of the thinnest Lumia phones till date.

Lumia 850 renders

Another popular leakster @evleaks also added his two cents on the matter by revealing that the handset has a gold-colored trim and golden Microsoft logo, as well as a front-facing flash.

.@OnLeaks In real, non-CAD life, Honjo has gold-colored trim and a golden Microsoft logo on the back (as well as a front-facing flash).— Evan Blass (@evleaks) December 4, 2015

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