I watch a silly show: Kimora Lee Simmons: Life in the Fab Lane. A couple weeks back I was going to write a post on how her Fashion Week plans could have been much more eco-friendly and less dramatic had she not hired a Chinese factory to produce her men’s clothing line (which were late [...]
They die. We shop.
A friend of mine made a beautiful video a couple months back. Her words and her art have stuck with me for the entire time, and I want to share with her video you.
Consumerism is dirty.
I do not mean that all buying and the concept of gift-giving is wrong. I adore stuff. [...]
… Amazon.com that is. Don’t buy your books through your local bookstore. Order it online instead!
For the record, I am not trying to bash buying from your locally-owned independent bookstore. For instance, in previous posts, I have promoted locally-owned bookstores for getting your goods. And August 23rd (SATURDAY, AS IN GET OVER THERE BECAUSE THAT’S [...]
Water, sugar, sugar, sugar… and Glaceau claims Vitamin Vater is healthy for you! I repeat… vita-what?!
OK, Marc and I went to Earthfare up at Brier Creek last week and got hypnotized by the huge selection of beautifully-colored (BPA-leaching irresponsibly plastic bottled) VitaminWater selection. After all the hype of how this beverage is made fully of [...]
I figure my money talks, so when I had to have a recent meeting at Starbucks, I chose to let them know I will only use my money for their fair trade and organic coffees.
I walked up to the counter where two pleasant young women greet me and ask what I would like.
“A regular coffee please, but [...]
I saw this picture at a business expo last week, insinuating the bank is about the green:
Further, they handed out a flier explaining they give you 5% yields for using your check card… and in smaller print explain that the bank plants a tree (via the Arbor Day Foundation) for every new “Go Green” account [...]
“There’s a lot of ‘green scamming’” said Gary Hirshberg of Stonyfield Farms Organic Yogurt at today’s Footprints Conference 2008, but every company including Walmart and John Deere are claiming their grass is greener.
Live blogging from the conference, I can only regurgitate tidbits right now and save video for you for later.
Just know recycling and carbon offsetting [...]
After having quite a debate in a recent post (see comments) about the importance of third-party testing of products, we can all conclude that companies must be accountable for their products and actions.
Green Daily (a while back) shared The Six Sins of Greenwashing… and in my opinion, it works two ways. The comments section is [...]
I’ve been so in love with all my healthy products ~ my earthy shampoos, moisturizers, cleansers, lotions ~ and though they’ve got some good stuff, they also have some carcinogens.
An independent study just came out, and I’ve been reading the press releases on this all weekend. Not fun, but a lot of supposedly credible products [...]
So last weekend was a (super much needed) three-day weekend for Marc and myself, and we visited our best friends whom live in Virginia. Sara and Jason treated us to all sorts of coolness, including a visit to their local “eco-bistro”, Croc’s.
The food was good. The ambiance was neat. The company was amazing.
They served an [...]
