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Summer Rayne Oakes
Summer Rayne Oakes (born June 1984) is an American fashion model, environmental activist, author, and entrepreneur, known as the world's first " eco-model". Oakes grew up in rural Pennsylvania, where her concern for the environment began early. She studied ecology in college, where she noticed that scientific papers on the environment received much less attention than popular media. She became a model in New York City, and insisted on only modeling clothing made from organic or recycled materials. These principles cost her work, but gained her notice and the title of world's first "eco-model". Besides modeling, Oakes has worked as a writer and editor for fashion magazine ''Lucire'', as a television reporter for environmental network Planet Green, and has written three books: ''Style, Naturally'', a shopping guide to eco-friendly fashion and beauty products; ''SugarDetoxMe'', a book of recipes to remove free sugars; and ''How to Make a Plant Love You'' on raising plants in an urba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania
Clarks Summit is a borough in Lackawanna County, northwest of Scranton in Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 5,108 at the 2020 census. It is also the northern terminus of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension, I-476. History The first settler in the area currently known as Clarks Summit was William Clark. Clark had fought in the Battle of Bunker Hill during the Revolutionary War, and as payment for his military service, he was issued of Pennsylvania land by Congress. Because of disputes between Pennsylvania and Connecticut over the area of land that is now northern Pennsylvania (resulting in the Pennamite-Yankee War), the land deed issued to Clark was deemed invalid by the Luzerne County land grant office. Clark had no choice but to pay for the land himself. In March 1799, Clark and his three sons moved into a log cabin in the Abington wilderness, located on what is currently the Clarks Green Cemetery. The first school was built in 1893 and was destro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
