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Q and A with Kristen and Shannon, Founders of {R}evolution Apparel
I came across {r}evolution apparel while browsing on twitter last weekend – and instantly needed to know more. Sustainable fashion? West Coast? For women who travel? I was in. I chatted with founders Kristen and Shannon this week you could get to know them, and learn more about what {r}evolution apparel has to offer for women on the go. More
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Road Tripping Green Diva Style
We had a remarkably good time this week, especially since our feature interview was with our favorite Green Reaper, Elizabeth Fournier, green funeral director and author of All Men Are Cremated Equal: My 77 Blind Dates. Seriously. You gotta love a woman who has a book with this title! She introduced us to a new eco-friendly way of […] More
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Badger: Healthy Body Care on the Go
Looking for products that you can easily take on the go, without harming your body? Badger has an all natural solutions for the next time you hit the ground running. Here’s what I found out about their products on a three week road trip along the West Coast. More
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Style on the Go: What to Use on the Road
It was in Uganda that I learned (the hard way) that shaving my legs after lathering up with a bar of dove soap just wasn’t going to cut it. I had heat rash. And, after shaving? I had what felt like a third degree sunburn in long, red lines on my legs. Not only did I need some seriously soothing lotion, I needed to find some new soap. More
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5 Ways to Drive Green in Any Car
A busy show with our guest Green Dude, Bob Leonard, founder of EarthGarage.com. EarthGarage.com is a wonderful website on how drive green without having to drive a hybrid or an electric car.
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Celebrating Solar in Style & Tips for Eco-Travel
We were sun worshipers this week – after all the rain in our region, it was totally warranted! We talked about various ways to harness the power of el sol for fun, health and energy – of course. More
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Driving in Eco-Style
Our feature interview was with our favorite green car dude, John Voelcker, Sr. editor of High Gear Media / GreenCarReports.com. Get the latest news on plug-in technology, fuel cell test cars in California and biodiesel and trends as all the major car companies are gearing up for full production of electric cars by 2015. Hear John’s prediction about the top two fuels of the future. More
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Stylin Eco-Moms
Our feature interview was with Kimberly Pinkson, co-founder of EcoMom.com, a great website for all things natural, green and organic babies and kids! Kimberly shared some great tips for traveling with your kids this summer and how to keep them and the earth as healthy as possible. More
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Feelgood Quickie: Recycled Hotel Soap Helps Children in Developing Countries
Who uses a whole bar of soap when they stay at a hotel? Some of us don’t touch those little bars at all, opting to bring natural cleansers of our own instead. It turns out that hotel soap can do a wold of good for children in developing countries. More
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New Coco Eco Up for February
Shown above and below is a little inspiration from the following features in the new February issue of Coco Eco: 1. On page 16 there’s a spread on Libertine recycled clothing. It’s fierce, and concludes with a fantastic interview with the designer Johnson Hartig through page 29. 2. Check out Coco Eco’s Guide to Sydney, […] More
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in TravelingEco-Friendly Sugarcane Pet Bowls
What a great new earth-friendly and stylish product! Introducing FLOAA Dish-sposables made from sugarcane. Yet it’s not just the material that’s eco-inventive, but the design. The bowl’s cavity catches the excess incase you happen to pour too much food or water in it. Perfect to prevent messes, especially for travelers. They’re stack-able and reusable too. More
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in TravelingGreening Hollywood: Pacific Palisades And Vancouver’s Green Olympics
“We offer a diverse culture at the Pacific Palisades Hotel. We’re not a big-box hotel; we’re not stuffy,” explains Miller. “Guests return for the feeling of ‘coming home’ we cultivate and for the sincerity of the staff.” More
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in Events, Green Wedding, TravelingGreen Weddings in Michigan
Are you planning a wedding in Michigan and you are hoping your big day will be a shade of green? Then look no further than the Traverse City area which boasts beautiful resorts, wineries, and bed and breakfasts-many that have gone green. More
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in Contests, Home Living, TravelingHotel Suite Interior Design Competition
Have you interior designers learned about the USBGC Suite Design Competition? This is not only for professionals, but students as well. And it’s global! Beware the entry deadline is fast approaching on August 31st, 2009 and judging will be completed by October 1st, 2009. The competition is sponsored by USGBC, The American Society of Interior […] More
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Greening Hollywood: Daytripping And Thinking of Ojai
Urban environments beg for a breather – especially when summer rolls around. This holds true even for urban seascapes such as L.A., our country’s second largest city and known for its metropolitan sprawl. Thanks in part to Guru Energy Drink, a recent sponsor of Greening Hollywood, and Whole Food’s most popular energy drink, I was […] More
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Hooray for Eco Shower Caps – and Airport Booties
Funny what turns me on and this one hits the spot! It’s a biodegradable shower cap that can be used again, composted, or thrown straight to the trash. Guilt free is the key emotion here. More
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in Celebrity Style, Healthy Habits, Natural Beauty, Natural Hair Care, Skin Smart, Toxic Ingredients, Traveling, YogaGreening Hollywood: Sea Spa is for Mermaids and More
The Sea Spa at Santa Monica’s Casa Del Mar encourages a regimen of wellness for the everyday traveler. These hoteliers have given it some considerable thought and arrived at their modern philosophy that, even though you’re a traveler, even though you’re away from home, you needn’t sacrifice your sense of well being nor suffer a […] More
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in Accessories, Healthy Habits, Holiday, Natural Beauty, Reviews, Spring, Summer, Sustainable Fashion, TravelingPsi Bands: Stylish and Drug Free Nausea Relief
Spring Break, Summer Vacation…time to travel, but what do you do if you get motion sickness? Psi Bands offer drug-free relief from nausea with stylish reusable bands. Psi Bands (pronounced sigh bands) are acupressure bands that can help relieve nausea by putting pressure on the Nei-kuan pressure point on the wrist which will alleviate the […] More
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in TravelingThe Big Green Taxi: Eco Car Service Comes to Paris
Environmentally-Friendly Car Service is the New Black A new Parisian company called Verture would like you to take a green turn away from your standard taxi service. If you’re tired of uncourteous service, an invasive musical environment, torn seats and an overwhelming sense of guilt for the 3.5 minutes you just stood still in bumper-to-bumper […] More
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in TravelingSexy Green Paris: Brake Lights, Big City
What’s up with all those bikes? If you’ve been to Paris in the last year and a half and you didn’t spend your entire visit slugging back Côtes du Rhône and camembert, you might remember having seen a whole lot of bikes. Like, loads and loads of them. Huge, industrial looking, cumbersome, with standard metal baskets? These […] More
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Green Destination: Honduran Farm Recycled into Tranquil Eco-Inn
When Flavia Cueva returned to her family home outside petite Copan, Honduras, she was inspired. After having spent most of her life in the American Midwest, Cueva felt compelled to return to restore the decayed farmstead. Overlooking the ruins of an ancient Mayan city, the ideally situated farm seemed the perfect spot to create a […] More
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