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.
Style, Naturally by Summer Rayne Oakes Debuts!
Watch Summer describe her new book, Style Naturally, and the motivations behind its content and design. I’m excited to announce that Eco Chick’s favorite eco model, Summer Rayne Oakes, has just debuted her first book, Style, Naturally! Congratulations Summer! I can’t WAIT to take a look (I haven’t gotten my…
Dive into Google Earth's New Ocean Exploration Features (Sans Snorkel)!
Image via Flickr user Leafbug Like many other little girls who grew up with a love of animals and a talent for swimming, I wanted to be a marine biologist; what could be better than a day filled with swimming, snorkeling, diving, and playing with sea creatures? (hmmm…still a good…
Can You Believe This Necklace is Made From Plastic Bottles? DIY Eco-Dazzlers
This bold, oversized necklace, made by Nancy Minsky, sparks the scene for the kind of fashion surprises and creativity that are bound to happen as we enter the new year. Fabulously hip, it’s deceptively an easy to make, recycled design. She simply cut a bunch of oval shapes out of…
President Obama, Wear a Sweater! The POTUS' Eco Sins and Virtues
Mr. President, I know you’re originally from Hawaii, but that’s no excuse to waste fossil fuels keeping the Oval Office as warm as Honolulu! Loved this piece in the NYTimes about our new President’s style; it’s kind of an intimate look at the day-to-day life of our new POTUS and…
Starre Vartan to Speak at "Plugging Into Green" Panel in Brooklyn
P.S. 107 Kicks off its 5th Annual “Readings on the 4th Floor” Series by Plugging into the Green Movement Leading writers from the frontlines of “green” discuss life and community-changing strategies. Why in a city with the cleanest water in the country do the mass of New Yorkers cling to…
New Year's 2009 GreenSolutions
Editor’s Note: This year I asked all the Eco Chick contributors to send me their New Year’s Resolutions, and they really impressed me with their plans! I bet you will be too- interesting to note the similarities (reducing plastic, teaching kids about environmentalism, cooking more) from all these writers, and…
Eco Chick Third Birthday and Book Party: Fun for All (Species)!!
Eco Chick is three years old! To celebrate her growing up (there are over 900 posts!) as well as the launch of my book, based on the blog, The Eco Chick Guide to Life: How to Be Fabulously Green, called for a kid’s themed party of course! Eco Chick Founder…
Bring It Back! Beauty Sleep Saves Money, Energy
Strength doesn’t lie in numbers, strength doesn’t lie in wealth, strength lies in nights of peaceful slumbers so when you wake up, WAKE UP! -Maria von Trapp, The Sound of Music As a blogger, author, editor, ecofashion stylist and all-around creative person, I fit the late-riser stereotype. I find it…
Eco Chick Starre Vartan to Speak at The World Bank
You Might Be an Eco Chick If…..
……you wonder, while working out at the gym, how much energy could be generated by the machines everyone is running/ellipticalling on. And then you try to do some calculations while running, and almost fall off the machine. (And when you get home you remember that someone’s already started a green…
