Vanity Fair takes "Green Issue" Literally
Saw a woman today on the subway enthusiastically reading the “Green Issue” of Vanity Fair today. It hit newstands on April 5th, but couldn’t find one anywhere. I think all this green -speak going across this great big blogosphere got all of the socially-conscious readers to swipe it off the…
Sublime
Sublime, a UK-based magazine that is coming out as the “first international ethical lifestyle magazine” is planning a think-tank session in New York on April 9th at Whole Foods Market. We’re not truly sure who still subscribes to magazines any longer, but they seem to have a pretty hefty staff which…
TOP 10 Best Cities Prepared for an Oil Crisis
SustainLane, a leading web resource on environmental information, ranks the TOP 10 CITIES BEST PREPARED FOR AN OIL CRISIS. See the article here and see how they rank the cities below: New York City Boston San Francisco Chicago Philadelphia Portland Honolulu Seattle Baltimore Oakland
Bound & Gagged: Global Warming Silence
Jim Hansen, the leading climate scientist in the world, reported on 60 Minutes on 19 March 2006 regarding the cover-up of the science behind global warming under the Bush administration (also reported on the 29 January 2006 in the NY Times). We all knew this, of course, but what truly…
Walmart Going Ga-Ga with Organics
Pretty soon we’ll see a major push from Walmart going organic. Public relations stint or not, this is BIG news given that they have power across borders. “They have huge potential because it’s not just Walmart we’re talking about, it’s their entire supply chain,” states Jeff Erikson, U.S. director of…
Caught on Tape: The Environment
A great time out with the girls or with a guy who is into the environment. Movies! Movies! and more Movies! Reuters reports on the Environmental Film Circuit, particularly highlighting The Environmental Film Festival held in Washington, D.C. founded by Flo Stone. Stone states: “If you interpret the environment as…
A Little "C'mon I Wanna Laia"
I live my life on the turn of a dime. Honestly, I do. Most of the time I decide what to do that day, that day. The spice of life for me is spontaneity. I live it all the time. I don’t think we, as a society, do enough of…
Wearing those knees thin in your favorite jeans?
They are our favorite jeans for a reason. They may make our butt look good (a definite pre-requisite for buying them in the first place); they elongate our legs (good for petite women); they just…fit (thank god for a little lycra); or, they’ve been with you since college, bringing home…
Denim Revolution: Organic + Ohhh-My-Butt- Looks-So- Good Jeans
That’s what it is about girls, right? Jeans that make our asses look good while being good to the planet…It’s also nice to see that responsbile denim companies using organic cotton, less toxic to non-toxic dyes, and fair trade standards are popping up all around the globe. In my many…
Buying Something you Truly Value
(as told in the March 19, 2006 issue of NY Times Magazine from “Consumed” by Rob Walker) A few years ago, Dwayne Ball went to buy a gift for a friend who had cancer; Ball was looking for something meaningful. He chose a teapot from…Ten Thousand Villages T. It was…