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Online Resources for Ecofashion, Beauty and Green Goodness

Below find some of Eco Chick’s favorite blogs, resources, boutiques, and labels. We’ve written about most of these, so if you’d like to check out what we think about past or current collections, or what products we’ve reviewed from any of the following companies, put their name into our search box and check out what comes up!

Ecofashion Boutiques

The Greenloop (Portland, Oregon)
Kaight (NYC)
Kiwi (Brooklyn, NYC)
Nimli
BTC Elements
No Bias (Netherlands)
Pivot (Chicago)
Bird Textiles (Sydney, Australia)
Gorman (Sydney, Australia)
Eva Green (Melbourne, Australia)
Coco’s Shoppe
Envi (Boston)
Shift (Hyannis, Cape Cod (508) 775-2652)
Beklina
Jonano
Embodies (Larkspur, CA)
Juno & Jove

Ecofashion Labels

Stewart + Brown
Frei
Doie
EcoSkin
Emily Katz
John Patrick Organic
Bodkin
Feral Childe
Eairth
Armour Sans Anguish
Mr. Larkin
Alabama Chanin
Mociun
Lara Miller
Nixxi
Bibico (Fair Trade)
Ryann
The Battalion
Edun
NaturevsFuture

Bags, Luggage and Wallets

Ashley Watson (recycled leather)
Teich (vegan and non-vegan options)
Canopy Verde

Sustainable Shoes

Mink (vegan)
Cri de Coeur (vegan)
Cydwoq
Terra Plana
Olsenhaus (vegan)
Charmone
Beyond Skin (vegan)
Green Bees
Melissa Plastic Dreams (vegan)

Jewelry and Accessories

Polli
Kiersten Muenster
Monique Pean
Verde Rocks by Gwen Davis

Vintage & Upcycled Clothing

Hairy Mary’s
Handcut (Sydney, Australia)

Natural Beauty Online Stores

Beautorium
FutureNatural
Kaia House
Spirit Beauty Lounge

Natural Beauty Brands

Josie Maran Cosmetics (makeup and facial care)
Pangea Organics
John Masters (facial and hair care)
Nvey Eco (makeup)
Alima (makeup)
Jo Wood Organics (fragrance and skin products)
Rare Elements (hair care)
Saaf Pure Skin Care (skin products)

Miessence

Sexuality and Women’s Health

Pleasure Galaxie
Lunapads & Diva Cup
Babeland (some vegan condoms, organic lubes, etc.)

Great Green Girlfriends

Summer Rayne Oakes
Olivia Zaleski
May Lindstrom
Jill Danyelle

Green Fashion and Beauty Blogs

Ecouterre
Ecofabulous
Ecostiletto
Fig + Sage
Girlie Girl Army
Ecosalon
Ecofashion World

Health and Wellness Sites

Skinny Bitch

Our Favorite Green Blogs

The Daily Green
Huffington Post Green
Inhabitat
Mother Nature Network
Wedvert

Fave Non-Green (but Still Awesome!) Fashion Blogs

Cherry Blossom Girl
The Sartorialist
Fashion for Writers

How Sustainable is Your Favorite Wine? Greenopia Rates 25 Wineries

Greenopia has just rated 25 wineries for their environmental impact. Here’s why:

Any oenophile worth her spitting glass has heard the dire stories about how global warming will affect wineries, altering the very microclimates that make it possible to grow champagne in Champagne, France and enable growers to eke out a Pinot Noir under a very precise set of conditions. Wine production is a multibillion dollar-a-year industry in the United States, and wine-growing regions are set to migrate northward (or shrink- by up to 80%- disappear altogether) as warm days with moderating sea breezes shift with the increased temperatures, and general local and worldwide climate disruption alters the conditions and locales where grapes have been growing for hundreds of years.

So it makes sense that the wine industry (and vino lovers) would take action against climate change and environmental degradation.

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Healthy Child Healthy World: Creating a Cleaner, Greener, Safer Home

Healthy Child, Healthy World is an organization founded by Nancy and Jim Chuda. After losing their daughter, Collette, to a non-hereditary form of cancer, the Chuda’s decided to dedicate their lives to environmental safety and children’s health. Healthy Child, Healthy World, (formally the CHEC, the Children’s Environmental Health Coalition,) serves to inform, educate and promote environmentally conscious practices in all aspects of our lives. Healthy Child’s new paperback book Healthy Child Healthy World: Creating a Cleaner, Greener, Safter Home, has just been released in paperback and is receiving high praise.

Healthy Child has always been friendly and responsive whenever I contacted them. As a new mom and a writer I tend to do a lot of research and Healthy Child and its affiliates have come through every time. On a few occasions I received responses from the CEO himself. Even in his busy day managing a large organization, being a new father, and writing a book he took the time to answer questions and be available. Healthy Child is truly passionate about what they do. They have worked to initiate legislative change, they have lobbied politicians, and they have become one of the leading resources for eco-friendly families. So, I may be a bit biased about this new book, but I really enjoyed it and found it useful. This is resource you can come back to again and again.

Chistopher Gavigan, the CEO/Executive Director of Healthy Child, has written a guide for families that is more important today than ever. Gavigan addresses issues that need to be discussed, such as: what to do with the harmful products in our homes while we “go green”; why antibacterials are a no-no; why bright blue yogurt is bad; avoiding the word “fragrance” at all costs; how hair dyes contain lead; whether to binky or not to binky; which toys to freecycle; how to avoid electromagnetic overload; which are the best veggies for a kid’s garden (one of my favorite sections!;) and generally, how to do it all in a cool, calm and collected way.

Another item worthy of note: the back of the book features a lengthy summary of organizations and companies specializing in everything environmentally friendly. From sunscreen to biodegradeable dishware; to home water testing and non-toxic art supplies, there is a book, website, or phone number listed in reference to just about everything.

The tone of Healthy Child Healthy World is not alarmist or negative, but full of tips, guides (many that can be photocopied and put into one’s wallet,) and resources for all things eco-savvy. These days, before running out to acquire things they don’t need, many parents are thinking about health, the environment, and creating a minimal footprint. Healthy Child offers an excellent how-to manual for creating a healthy, toxin-free home.

Wind Farms: Beauty or the Beast

I took this photo of the wind turbines in Palm Springs, CA

I’ve heard the two windiest spots on our planet are the Coachella Valley of California and South Africa. The wind in California has prompted the installation of thousands of windmills in the Coachella Valley, which generate electricity for nearby Palm Springs and areas spreading toward the Los Angeles basin.

Standing majestically, like some invasive alien lifeform or uniform militia, the windmills have now become the major landmark of the Palm Springs region. Assembled in the desert like something out of a Pink Floyd movie, with towers as high as 150 feet and turbines as wide as the wings of a 747, the windmills are striking.

The American Wind Energy Association calculates there is enough available land in the Midwest or in just 100 square miles of Nevada’s windiest regions, to house enough wind farms to supply the energy needed to power the United States. The U.S. has been slow to move into wind power, although it is now picking up significantly. In the early years of development, windmills were simply too expensive to produce, install, and maintain. However, over the last ten years, the expense of windmill power has dropped over 80%. Following in the footsteps of progressive countries, such as Denmark, where over 10% of energy is windmill generated, the U.S. has finally been increasing wind energy production.

There are three main arguments against wind farms:
-the environmental impact of the windmills
-energy used to produce and store energy
-the usual NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard) syndrome.

As far as the environmental impact goes, massive turbines can disrupt local ecosystems and wildlife. For example, flight patterns of migratory birds have been altered and birds have died due to collisions. A solution to this is that wind farmers and scientists are working together to avoid placing windmills along flight and migration paths, while also working to avoid endangered plant and animal territory.

The production of the windmills is not without the depletion of non-renewable resources. The storage of the energy harnessed requires battery use, which means toxic waste. The windmills can be massive, which requires large transportation services as well as the use of raw materials to build them.

As for NIMBY, the windmills can cause a fair amount of noise pollution. Besides noise, some people consider windmill farms eyesores. Some people think these problems can be avoided through decentralization of power generation. By going ‘off the grid’ and building homes in windy areas, people can have their own windmills right in their back yard. (RITBY?) Excess energy can be sold to local utilities, which makes the turbines a good long-term investment.

In this time of climate crisis, utility companies need to be willing to participate in a metering program in order for this to happen and right now, the U.S. still has a far way to go before this works as well as it could. Energy utilities generally only pay 35-40% of the retail rate (due to government energy subsidies.) This could be interpreted as a way to dissuade individuals from pursuing this type of self-sufficiency. Wind certainly seems to be a better option, in comparison to coal, oil or nuclear energy.

Baby Bunch

Baby Bunch makes these too-cute new-parent’s gifts. They look like a bunch of flowers, but they are really organic cotton baby onesies, booties, hats and towels. Because they’re disguised as a bouquet, they can be given as is, rather than wrapped, saving resources at the same time!

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