So, here I am driving a rental Chevrolet Cobalt (who told me to call her Tina…) for another couple days until I get a check for Gina and find another car. This accident has me not only looking for another car-friend in my life, but has me asking questions regarding how eco-friendly I can get [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
A new movement has begun to first go green and then to change it to blue so we’ve all gone (or are going) blue…
Huh? Blue’s the new Green (which is the new Orange, which is the new Pink, which is the new Black ~ in case you hadn’t heard)? Why on Earth are we changing [...]
This video totally has your answer for why you should love CFL bulbs. Three minutes of “CFLs in Plain English”. All lessons should be this cool.
Note, not all CFLs are created equal. It pays to buy a $4 name-brand bulb instead of a cheapy version which will turn yellow-colored ~ In fact, Lighter Footstep explains it best.
You [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
So, I’m desperate to dye my hair, and I’d go purple if I worked a different industry right now, but as I’ve got to keep a “professional” look, I’m searching for something less… well, drastic. But the dye I choose has to be natural.
What does “natural” hair dye mean, actually? After a simple google search, [...]
