More than 100 million sharks are killed annually for their fins. Enter PangeaSeed, a Tokyo-based grassroots organization to raise awareness on the plight of sharks around the world. PangeaSeed’s mission is to create an open dialogue with the global community on the need to preserve and protect sharks and their habitat. They are doing this through volunteer activism, art, film, music and photography. Recently, they collaborated with several artists on a series of exclusive T-shirts. With prices ranging from $25-$55 (plus international shipping), keep in mind you’re not just buying another shirt: this time you’re making a donation to saving sharks and keeping PangeaSeed “trucking along.”

Our friends at Pangea Organics hit us with a couple of Radiance Gift Sets to giveaway this week– just in time to get your skin in perfect shape for the spring and summer sun by the pool. This awesome box set includes a facial cleanser made from Egyptian calendula and blood orange (can I eat that?), a facial scrub from Egyptian geranium with adzuki bean and cranberry (also, can I eat that too), facial mask (Japanese matcha tea with Acai and goji berry), lip balm (Italian red Mandarin with rose) and an eye cream (Turkish rose and white tea).   It all sounds so delicious it’s hard to believe it’s skin care. 

The 1st and 25th persons to comment today will be crowned the winners. Also, you can follow Pangea on Twitter to follow along and win more great stuff.

Despite being one of Mother Nature’s most wondrous creations, human beings seem to spend a lot of time destroying her other gifts with irresponsible actions or products detrimental to the environment. It makes all too much sense that as part of the Earth, the products we use should be both beneficial to ourselves and to it. That’s the genius behind the products by Pangea Organics, our favorite eco-conscious maker of body and skincare items. Not only are their soaps and lotions lacking in harmful chemicals, but their molded fiber packaging comes with seeds embedded, so if you plant them they actually give back to the environment. This holiday season, Pangea has upped their ante as all of their holiday gift sets are lined with seeds for spruce trees. If the company achieves their sales goal 122,000 new spruce trees planted, it will be the environmental equivalent of not driving 30 million miles in one year. So your thoughtful gift of scented soap might actually end up being someone’s Christmas tree one day.

In 2007 Arab-American documentary filmmaker Jehane Noujaim was awarded a TED Idea Prize for her wish to “bring the world together for one day a year through the power of film.”

The realization of her dream will happen on May 10, 2008 as Pangea Day takes over the world. Professional and amateur filmmakers are needed to send in their own short films — the only criteria being that they provoke thought, inspire others, and share pieces of their experiences with people who will never meet them. Official live viewings will be hosted in Brazil, Egypt, India, the UK, Israel, the Palestinian Territory, Rwanda and the US; a four-hour live video-conference will show a stretch of films, speakers and music to unify people through the power of common emotion. If you're not in the host cities, then the program will also be broadcast live on TV, online, and on mobile devices or you can take part in hundreds of public viewings being organized in cities everywhere. Even better, you can get involved yourself and host a viewing of your own.

The hope is that millions of people around the world will gather outdoors, at theatres, and with their families to connect with the entire globe. The site explains it perfectly: “Movies alone can't change the world. But the people who watch them can”. The February 15th deadline is almost here. Get inspired by the trailer and take part here.

Pangea Organics products are among my favorites in the fast growing and hotly contested sustainable bodycare industry– it just so happens that Pangea Organics is the fastest growing organic skin care line in the world right now. If you’ve tried them, this shouldn’t be a mystery. The mere scent that reaches my nose when I walk by these products in Whole Foods makes me want to set up a kiddy pool right in the middle of the natural living section and take a bath. We told you about Pangea last September, but I wanted to let you know about their new packaging– it’s made with a zero waste process with 100% post-consumer paper and — check this — organic seeds. Just slip the label off of the box, soak it in water for about a minute, and plant it in soil to sprout herbs like sweet basil and amaranth! It’s a great idea from a great brand. Check here to find a store (or cyber store) that carries Pangea Organics.

Pangea Organics seems to be one of the biggest players (while still keeping their integrity) in the quickly growing organic bath-product game. They have a sustainable manufacturing processes, never using petroleum, synthetic preservatives, sulfates or detergents. I had a chance to take a tour of their factory recently and learned about their soap making process: It’s laced with honesty and ingenuity– needless to say I was impressed with what they’re up to. Their line of body care includes soaps, creams, shower gels, lotions and more. The Boulder based company also deserves a special nod for having some of the best body-care packaging I’ve seen in a long, long time. Pangea is a great example of a company where good design, good product, and good intentions collide.