Karvt's Beautiful Wood MacBook Air, iPad and iPhone Covers: LOVE!!
My last laptop was covered—festooned, plastered, personalized—with stickers. Stickers on top of stickers, for bands, great coffeehouses, Fair Trade USA, environmental organizations, and Elephant Journal. That computer took me through graduate school and more than half of the time this website has been publishing. But it’s time was, finally, up.…
PBS's Excellent Response to Romney's Attack During First Presidential Debate
Editor’s Note: I unabashedly LOVE public television and radio, and having spent time in both the UK and Australia, where the public financially supports public media at a much higher rate (and has even more great programming than we do – with much smaller populations!), I think that if anything,…
Green Drinks NYC 10th Anniversary, Tonight!
On July 10, 2012, Green Drinks NYC turns 10 years old and is excited to host the “Moving Into the Future” Anniversary party. This high-energy party will celebrate how far we’ve come with clean energy and transportation and look to all the possibilities the future holds. The event will feature…
Green Product Marketing in Entertainment Media Event at Green Spaces NYC
Daddy Van’s, one of the many brands Green Product Placement works with. Green products — as healthy and wondrous as they are — often do not have the mainstream appeal to take them to the next level. That’s changing. Beth Bell, founder of Green Product Placement, will host a dynamic…
Sculptor Maria Moyer Shows Some Love for Plankton (Yes, Plankton!) in Her West Elm Collection
Maria Moyer is a sculptor and communications strategist with an eye for the ignored. Most recently, she has turned her gaze to plankton, the microscopic ocean plants that are part of the foundation of the food chain. I’m loving her collection for the home retailer west elm, and was curious…
Eco Art Explores the Collective Consciousness in "Visionary Sugar" by Kiki Smith
Now more than ever, ecological themes are present in the collective consciousness. Nature is calling to be nurtured, and you can see the human response everywhere from the trend of floral patterns in fashion to images of the natural world in the fine arts. Our awareness of ecological issues is…
Eco Chick Giveaway! DisneyNature's "Chimpanzee" Teams Up with Jane Goodall
In theaters on April 20, 2012, Disneynature’s newest True Life Adventure introduces Oscar, a young chimpanzee whose playful curiosity and zest for discovery light up the African forest until a twist of fate leaves Oscar to fend for himself with a little help from an unexpected ally. Directed by Alastair…
Object Mythology: Handcrafted Artisan Jewelry and Accessories Bring Global Style Together in Your Wardrobe
“Every object tells a story and builds character over time, that is Object Mythology.” –Karen Chien, Founder Object Mythology Beautifully handcrafted, these pearl and cornelian drop earrings are set in 14k gold overlay. Handcrafted by Turkish artisans, this earrings were handpicked by Object Mythology during their last trip to The…
Fracking in New York State: Artists, Mark Ruffalo, and Thinking About Water in NYC and Beyond
A piece by Winn Rea on display at St. John the Divine On the eve of World Water Day, several hundred people gathered at sunset in one of the world’s largest Catholic cathedrals to bear witness to the most crucial environmental issue of our time- the misuse and fragility of…
Artist Rachel Miller Brings Together Environment, Travel, Textiles, Nature and More
Drift, Materials: bent-laminate oak Rachel Miller‘s work focuses on environmental patterns and how they interconnect with our own patterns of growth, departure, and rejuvenation. Using both the body and landscape as cynosure and subject, she coalesces topics from ritual, archeology, architecture, travel, textiles, and nature. Her works, which include sculpture,…
