If Steve Nash makes it onto the court in the NBA All Star game on February 17, be sure to check out his kicks. The Phoenix Suns guard and reserve player for the All Star west conference team will be wearing Nike's latest attempt to reduce the company's monolithic carbon footprint: a pair of recycled athletic shoes made from old sneaker scraps. (The genesis is excess materials from the factory floor, not previously worn shoes.) Following the game, the swoosh brand plans to sell 192 limited edition pairs of the heavily quilted sneaks on April 22, or Earth Day for the green-illiterate. --SARA JAMES

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