Be Summer Cool (and Beach-Ready) with Sundippers
Dipper Shades. We LOVE these. Eco-friendly clothing company Sundippers caught our attention years ago for their laid-back, super cool designs. Sundippers collaborates with emerging artists to create fresh and unique clothing and accessories. The company accomplishes this while keeping an eye on the future of the oceans; a portion of all proceeds…
Recycled Car Part Furniture
Designer Rene Olivier. Our friends over at PassSmart inspired us to take a look at those who are creatively repurposing junk into beautiful, one-of-a-kind furnishings for the home. But they’re not just using any old junk. Here are some of the coolest designers who give recycled car parts new…
Laurie David Is Serious About Healthy Dinner: Heroines for the Planet
Laurie David has been a longtime environmental activist (see below about how she felt about cigarette butts as a teen) and after starting her career in the entertainment industry (she talent scouted for Letterman!) she worked her way up to VP of comedy development at Fox TV. Laurie eventually came…
Try a Recipe from ‘Chloe’s Vegan Desserts’ for a Healthy Super Bowl Bash
Heroine for the Planet Chloe Coscarelli just released her first all-dessert cookbook. We were fans of her last cookbook, so we’re thrilled the award-winning chef is offering up a healthy dessert bible filled with sweet vegan treats. The cookbook — which comes out February 19 — has more than 100 recipes for…
Timberland Empowers Local Farmers and Communities By Planting Millions of Trees in Haiti
We've always been impressed with Timberland's commitment to do well and do good. (We happen to dig their footwear, too.)
Another Bangladesh Factory Fire: This is Fast Fashion
Seven workers were killed — all women — and more than 15 injured on Saturday following a fire in a garment factory in Mohammadpur in the western part of Dhaka City, Bangladesh. The Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights reports that the workers were crushed as they tried to escape the…
The Caliber Collection: Upcycling Recovered Guns into Jewelry
Since 1979, 116, 385 children and teens have been killed by guns. The number of U.S. teens and young adults killed by guns is 43 times higher than the 23 industrialized nations combined. Now, the massacre of children in Newtown appears to be galvanizing the broadest support for stricter gun laws in…
Watch One Billion Rising's Powerful Short Film: Will You Rise?
One in three women on the planet will be raped or beaten in her lifetime. The Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network estimates that someone is assaulted every two minutes in the U.S., although that’s probably an underestimation, since more than 50 percent of sexual assaults still go unreported. One Billion Rising, Eve Ensler’s revolution…
Killington Resort Gondola Powered by Cow Manure
I had been looking forward to a family ski trip over this past New Year’s for quite a while. I was ready to hit the slopes again. The last time I had skied was several years back when I made a frantic descendance down the mountain with tears streaming down,…
Eco-Chick Tested: Cherlyn Skincare Clarifying Serum
Cherlyn Clarifying Serum is an intensive treatment formulated with potent fruit extracts, such as bilberry, that provides the skin with highly bioavailable alpha hydroxy acids. These naturally occurring acids exfoliate and brighten dull, tired skin, evening out the skin tone, regulate oil secretion and reduce pore size and help to reduce fine lines…