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Fossil Fashion

Fossil Fuel Fashion / Texas Fracking

16 December 2024

3 minutes

Across the US, more than 1.7 million fracking wells have been drilled, which pollute critical water sources, contribute to the climate crisis, and risk the health of over 12.6 million people.

100+ Fashion Brands Relying on Oil and Gas from Destructive Texas Fracking, Finds Stand.earth Investigation

An investigation by Stand.earth Research Group (SRG) says that more than 100 fashion giants currently source many of their fabrics from fracked oil and gas in the Permian Basin in Texas. And, of the 107 petrochemical-linked brands only one has committed to phase out virgin polyester altogether, and none have explicit, time-bound targets to increase the use of recycled textile waste.

Staff Writer

Fracked Fashion / Stand.earth

22 April 2024

10 minutes

With less than a decade to prevent global climate change from reaching irreversible levels, the time to push for largescale climate and environmental solutions is now. For the fashion industry that means moving away from petro-fashion.

Stand.earth: Waging a Relentless Battle for Fossil-Free Fashion as Brands Drag Feet on Climate

It’s been a newsy April for greenwashing. What does an activist think-tank have to say about it all? texfash.com talks to Todd Paglia, Executive Director of the unrelenting and unapologetic nonprofit Stand.earth.