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Eco Chick Giveaway: Target Earth Day Giftbag

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by Starre Vartan · 04/19/10

In honor of Earth Month, THREE lucky Eco-Chick readers will win and Eco-Starter Kit from Target. Making small changes, even during typical daily routines such as brushing your teeth and washing your hair can have a positive impact on the Earth.

The Target Eco-Starter Kit includes the following items (for more ideas visit the new eco-boutique):

Target Eco-Starter Kit:

* Home Organic Towels
* Dr. Bronner’s Organic Fair Trade Shikakai Soap
* Burt’s Bees Shampoo and Conditioner Value Pack
* Conair ECO Ionic 1400-watt Dryer
* Radius Source Toothbrush 3-pk
* H2O Eco Bottle (stainless steel)
* Reusable Tote Bag GiftCard
* Standard Reusable Shopping Bag
* Organic Archer Farms Fruit Bars

To win, leave a comment below telling us which product you’d most love to try and why. When you fill in the comment field, it will ask for you email address. This is the address I will use to contact the winner, so use a real email. There are three winners for this one!

Deets and Promises: Eco Chick does not sell, lease or lend any email addresses we collect. Giveaway ends Friday, April 23rd 2010. Good luck!

“Per FTC guidelines I am disclosing that Target is providing the product which will be given to the three readers.”

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Mr. Jimmy Fallon Goofs on Green with Earth Day Song Parodies

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by Starre Vartan · 04/18/10

Last week I got the chance to tour around 30 Rock (not the show silly, but NBC’s actual offices in NYC) to see what Big Media’s doing about green. And while I was definitely impressed with all the Green is Universal initiatives like LED lights, a serious reduction in fossil fuel usage for the past and future Olympics coverage and the recycling of cue cards, the best part (hey, I love my planet, but I CAN be totally distracted by funny, cute guys) was meeting Jimmy Fallon. He not only told us about all the ways he greened his own studio, 6B, but sang to me about recycling!

OK, he sang to the group of us who were at the studio of his show, but he definitely looked at me at least once as he rapped to the tune of ‘Sexy Back’ – but changed the lyrics to ones about recycling bottles. Be still my (dorky, green) heart! Anyway, turns out he wasn’t just pulling lyrics out of his recycled Conan O’Brien (aw!) coffee mug first thing in the morning while wearing a grey grandpa sweater to charm ME. He actually had this all planned and had parodied a bunch of songs, from Timberlake to Winehouse to Rihanna. And recorded them for all to see. Check Jimmy rocking out the punny eco covers!

And yeah, I think the guy is pretty cool so obvs I’m not exactly an objective reporter here, but he seemed to really care about the stuff he was talking about as he detailed how he made his new late-night studio all eco friendly (looked great too), which were mostly the same things we can all do around our homes and offices for our health and the planet’s.

Ways that Jimmy Fallon is Awesome/Green

● Low VOC (volatile organic compounds) paints -reduced off gassing from paint substances

● Bamboo floors throughout the interview area—bamboo is highly sustainable due to its quick growth

● The desk that will be used by Fallon is formerly the desk of set designer Leo Yoshimori.

● Set décor (doors) reclaimed from local salvage stores.

● Metal Platforms for the band, instead of wood.

● Rather than ordering new seating, the former seats from Radio City Music Hall were reclaimed and refurbished.

● Carpeting on the audience risers and band platform is made from recycled materials.

Fallon’s not the only one covering enviro stuff this week on NBC. Plenty of shows, from Bravo’s Millionaire Matchmaker to the news shows on MSNBC and CNBC, to Tori and Dean on Oxygen and Access Hollywood are covering eco issues, events and themes.

Fallon’s Studio, 6B

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Gorgeous and Graphic Green T-Shirt Bonanza!

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by Starre Vartan · 02/02/10

There are so many great things about t-shirts. You can wear them under a jacket (to leave any cheeky messaging to the imagination), over a long-sleeve for an always-beloved 90′s moment, you can wear them to bed, you can wear them on the red carpet. T-shirts are as American as blue jeans and just happen to look great with a pair of denims.

And like quite a bit of American clothing, tees are made from cotton, a crop that uses (literally) tons of pesticides and herbicides. The tees below don’t, because they’re either made with organic cotton or because they’re made of alternative materials (like recycled polyester).

OMunky is “creative eco-friendly apparel that is guaranteed to start the conversation” and there’s no doubt they showcase some cute and provocative designs (for both men and women). Look for new designs on a regular basis from this NY-based company.

Excentree makes limited-edition t-shirts, meaning “when you are wearing an Excentree top you will be one of fewer than 100 people in the world wearing it.” Made from organic cotton, a tree is also planted for each t-shirt (in a country of your choice), offsetting carbon now and in the future. Men’s and women’s shirts available (and you can win one here!)

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