Starre Vartan
Starre Vartan is founder and editor-in-chief of Eco-Chick.com and the author of the Eco-Chick Guide to Life. She's also a freelance science and environment writer who has published in National Geographic, CNN, Scientific American, Mental Floss, Pacific Standard, the NRDC, and many more. She lives on an island in Puget Sound with her partner and black cat. She was a geologist in her first career, and still picks up rocks wherever she goes.
Treeless Squirrel: Funny But True!
This isn’t put together by a nonprofit, or anyone trying to sell anything, it’s just some guy trying to get folks to plant a damn tree (or 2). And like any modern squirrel, he has a blog! All things tree-centric are covered, including tree sculpture, a tree of the week…
Mon Petit Oiseau
Organic Cotton Cassie Dress Organic cotton tank I have two much-beloved items from Mon Petit Oiseau; my only white dress (with adorable silver threading) and a short cardi, both of which have gorgeous, subtle detailing, which is what the line is known for. Neither of my pieces is ecofriendly, but…
Good News Bears
For Long-Time Readers of Eco Chick, The Good News Bears Are Back! There’s a bevy of great green news I want to share with you all in case you hadn’t seen it: Hummer Goes Under….Eventually HummerGuy.net has been informed by official sources that there will be no “next generation” refresh…
Witnessing a Rape
This image of razed rainforest in Brazil’s Mato Grasso that’s now planted with soybeans (from which to make fuel) is my definition of a travesty. That’s a bit of transitional forest in the foreground, nature hemmed into a tidy square so the developer can claim ‘conservation’ not doubt. Time Magazine’s…
Avant-Garde Jewish (Eco)Fashion
All photos by Dan Sieradski That’s model Oksana Baiul (former Olympic medal skater) in one of Okunov’s designs As part of their Off the Wall exhibition, which features up-and-coming artists, The Jewish Museum in Manhattan threw a super-fun fashion show and party last Thursday night. I attended with Dan Sieradski,…
Paris Hilton and Eco Chick Snuggle Up…..
…..on Zaproot’s latest green news you can use. I’m thinking this is as close as we will ever get to the Princess of Perpetual Palaver, but who knows what planets will align to bring us together again?
Madonna is Vanity Fair's Eco Chick!
I’ve been a Madonna fan since I was 8 years old. Hers was the first tape I ever popped into my Sony walkman, and just last night I attended a fashion show where they were pumping one of her newer tunes. As big of a Madonna fan as I am,…
Why Not Weed Killer?
I’ve recently been told weed killer is something to avoid using in the yard. But does a little really hurt? —David Simons, Portland, OR A spritz here, a spritz there—no big deal, right? The problem is, you’re not the only one who’s spraying to keep the weeds down, and it’s…
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle That….Dildo?
Interview by Guest-blogger Chris Baskind (really bad puns are mine however) All too often here on Eco Chick, we cover a small way to ‘green’ your life, something like using energy efficient bulbs, perhaps, or taking bags to the store instead of using plastic ones. Invariably, people write in that…
In Case You Needed Another Reason to Bring Your Own Bottle
