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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, AKA Eco Chick’s ubergenerous webmaster. After hearing [...]

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 small stuff like that doesn’t really [...]

…..they are the future, and your kids’ future, and your grandkids’ future, and your great-grandkids’….because they never degrade! Watch Zaproot for more fun facts about plastics.

I don’t know who the heck that guy is on the right, but wouldn’t it be cool if a giant battery robot showed up at your house to help you recycle?
How can I recycle batteries?
—Barbara Kenopsky, Milford, CT
Somehow, it happens: You end up with a drawer full of spent batteries and no idea what to [...]

I spotted Leonor Mendoza’s super-cool Engage Green bags in Grand Central at the Christmas Bazaar as I was zooming by to catch a bus to JFK airport, and I had to stop! I was so caught up in her descriptions and checking out the bags that I almost missed my ride! They first caught my [...]

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom started the fire. In March of 2007, Newsom passed the nation’s first plastic bag ban outlawing San Fran’s supermarkets and large retailers from offering customers non-biodegradable plastic bags.
Though Germany, South Africa, Ireland, Norway and Australia have long imposed restrictions on bag use, several countries and cities have recently jumped on [...]

Ever wonder about the complete picture of consumption in our uber-consumer society and how it ties in with our global environment? Well I was recently turned onto the website for The Story of Stuff, which features a fantastic and informative story (with animation!) about our stuff-driven economy.The presentation is long, but if you’ve patience with [...]

After arriving at warm home town Barranquilla, Colombia, I was in the process of putting away my winter clothes, when inside my jacket’s pocket I found an unfamiliar object. I reached inside and out came a pair of earrings. “Nice”, I thought. And tried to remember where I had gotten them from. Not mine. Must [...]

Did you get a new PDA, mobile phone, laptop, iPod, or other fun gadget for Christmas? If you did, make sure to recycle your old unit. There’s toxic heavy metals and other stuff that can end up in our air and water if it’s just tossed in the garbage. Making it really simple to make [...]

Do you have designing hands? Get some creativity in your holiday (this would be fun to make into a competition among family or friends too!) by creating a chair for Design Within Reach’s annual Champagne Chair Contest! No, not full-size ones….miniatures made from what would normally be thrown away from your celebratory Champagne during Christmas [...]