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• Business

  

  TOMS Asks: Can You Go One Day Without Shoes?

  April 5 is a "Day Without Shoes." Will you go barefoot for change? To help kids in the developing world get footwear?

  by Alex Goldmark +

• Environment

  

  Is The Earth a Mosque? What Islam Teaches About Saving the Planet

  What does the Koran say about climate change? A lot actually. No other faith on the planet is so clear that human action can destroy the planet.

  by ibrahim abdul-matin +

• GOOD Blog

  

  Recycled Shoes

  Shoes made out of recycled juice bags? They're really reaching for new recycled products, huh?

  by Anonymous +

• Design

  

  These Shoes Were Made For Emigrating

  An Argentinean designer has created special shoes specifically made for Mexicans who may be taking a short overland trip between, say, Tijuana and...

  by Anonymous +

• GOOD Blog

  

  Loomstate On The Soles Of Your Shoes

  This post from Treehugger reminded us about how we saw the awesome Loomstate Vans for sale in Whole Foods the other day, and how in love we are...

  by Anonymous +

• GOOD Blog

  

  New Soft Shoe

  Toms are a new kind of slipper-ish shoe (inspired by some sort of Argentinean footwear with an unpronounceable name). They look quite comfortable...

  by Anonymous +

• GOOD Blog

  

  Party With TOMS Shoes

  TOMS Shoes: you buy a pair of their simple, stylish shoes and they in turn give a pair to a shoeless child.The plan is widely recognized as good...

  by Andrew Price +

• Inventions

  

  Inventions: The Backflip Shoe

  You may not think about it all the time, but somewhere, in the back of your mind, you wish you could do a backflip. With Nick Thune’s...

  by GOOD +

• GOOD Blog

  

  So Long, and Thanks for All the Shoes

  Thank You for Throwing Your Shoe is a space for people to display images of themselves holding their shoes-in honor of Muntadar al-Zeidi, the...

  by Patrick James +

• GOOD Blog

  

  The "Wet Shoe" Mystery Solved

  Have you ever wondered how the top of your shoe gets wet just from walking on a wet surface? Researchers from a place called the Liquid Crystal...

  by Andrew Price +

• Design

  

  Square Feat: Sustainable Shoes

  While we're on the subject of affordable housing, let's talk about sustainable design, for the two walk hand in hand. But first, let's talk...

  by Dan Maginn +

• Culture

  

  Intermission: Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

  Directed by Dean Fleischer-Camp, this video of Marcel the Shell is "voiced (untreated & unenhanced) by a genius named Jenny Slate," whom you...

  by Patrick James 2

• Business

  

  The TOMS Shoe Model: Meaning or Marketing?

    In the last few years, doing good and helping others has become fashionable with companies clamoring to get on the do-gooding bandwagon. One...

  by Joe Ippolito 38

• Culture

  

  Day 11: Document Your Favorite Shoes #30DaysofGOOD

  Get your cameras ready. For November's challenge, we're asking you to document your life, from the highlight of your day to your favorite shoes.

  by Christine Wong +

• Business

  

  Skechers's Amazing Toms Shoes Rip Off

  Bobs, like much like Toms, is a one syllable, generic name. Both shoes are little canvas slip-ons with cute patterns. See the pattern?

  by Morgan Clendaniel +

• Culture

  

  Day 11 Slideshow: Document Your Favorite Shoes #30DaysofGOOD

  Take a look at our favorite snapshots from today's #30DayofGOOD Challenge: Document your favorite shoes.

  by Hillary Newman +

• Design

  

  Nike Print Pack: Shoes Made from Old Magazines

  Maybe there's life for print publications after all. Or at least an afterlife. Nike has released a set of shoes made from old glossies.

  by GOOD +

• Lifestyle

  

  Dietary Supplements: Chef-Designed Shoes and Aerosolized Excrement

  We visit Chicago, Orlando, and Delhi, India, in today's daily roundup of what we're reading at GOOD Food HQ. Enjoy!

  by Nicola Twilley +

• Business

  

  How Oliberté, the Anti-TOMS, Makes Shoes and Jobs in Africa

  “At Oliberté, we believe Africa can compete on a global scale, but it needs a chance."

  by Tate Watkins +

• Technology

  

  Nine Unlikely Power Sources, from Revolving Doors to Battery-Charging Shoes

  Power, wherever we can find it.

  by Theresa Avila, Will Etling +