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.
The Real Deal
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Tribewanted!
Now this is the kind of news that gets me excited. I was surfing around (I have no idea how I got there) and I happened upon the home page for Tribewanted: Adventure Island. Now, there are few clubs I’ve ever wanted to join, but this might be one.…
You Might be an Eco Chick If….
…..you feel your blood pressure rise every time someone throws a cigarette butt in the street or out a car window. ….you sincerely wonder if there isn’t something that could be done with lint, vacuum bag fillings and all the old hair from your brush. ….you take home your…
Give a "Hoot"!
Following on the be-sneakered heels of eco-lite kids’ movies of the past few years, (like Ice Age:The Meltdown and Finding Nemo) is Hoot, which is coming out in May. Hoot is the story of a boy who moves from Montana to Florida and works with his friends to save some endangered owls (though…
A Very Happy Earth Day to You All!
Vanity Fair's Green Issue Party
Vanity Fair’s party for their green issue was so much fun that I was still recovering from it 24 hours later. (It was the green martinis the amazing bartenders whipped up, and the red ones…and the wine….and not enough of the delicious raw and vegan food from Pure Food…
Hit 'em Where It Hurts (and Maybe They'll Start Paying Attention)
I’ve noticed a slew of interesting articles of late….in the business sections of mainstream newspapers and online. I can’t decide if this is good or bad; though my gut tells me that when the suits start worrying, real change is not far behind. Some examples: Global Warming Could Melt…
Organic Sake…mmmmmm
What will those green boozehounds think of next? First it was organic wine, then organic vodka, then flavored organic vodka, and now, according to Cocktail Organico, Sake! Because of labelling standards differing between the U.S. and Japan, it can’t be labelled organic, but Joto Sake (their site exhaustively describes…
Laurie David, I Presume?
Laurie David is everywhere these days. And that’s not hyperbole. She’s omnipresent in the green world, from a huge profile in Vogue’s March “Power” issue, to Women’s Wear Daily, to another profile in Elle (which I’m guessing led to her guest-editing the upcoming May “Green” Elle, printed on 10% recyled stock). Who is…
Lady Liberty- Now Powered by Wind!!
The Green Lady herself is now even Greener! The Statue of Liberty, America’s ubiquitous symbol for freedom is now symbolically free from fossil fuels. The Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island and several other federal facilities in northern New Jersey owned by U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) will run on…
