NIMBY Greenwashing Uncovered, Plus Prius Naughtiness
More fun (and faster) than a barrel of monkeys, from Zaproot. (P.S. There aren’t any actual monkeys in this episode, but there is a little murder and some mayhem).
Crunchy Greenolas: Organic and Sustainable Clothing
Crunchy Greenolas is my own personal review of new green stuff I’ve found- I’ve tried everything and these are the goods! • Tees For Change — “Sustainable tee on a mission, ” this fun and inspiring t-shirt line is made from organic cotton and bamboo. Shirts are adorned with positive…
Greased Lightning: Veggie Greasecar
Recently, my family has been considering going veggie at the pump. We are thinking we can help a few restaurants in our neighborhood by providing waste management for their used veggie oil! At Greasecar you can learn all about running vehicles on vegetable oil. In their classifieds you can pick…
Help Fight Chocolate Extinction!
First the honeybees (and duh, the honey) and now chocolate is on the decline? Say it ain’t so!! According to this CNN article on the subject of chocolate extinction, “Yields are declining all across the cocoa plantations of West Africa, where two thirds of the world’s supply is grown, as…
Cell Towers and Health Effects: Cellular Disservice?
This past week a local in my town contacted me to see if I would be interested in discussing the issues surrounding a potential cellular tower that would be constructed within one mile of my house. Some of us from the town had the chance to voice our concerns to…
LUSH Solid Shampoos Now SLS-Free!
I’m a big fan of LUSH products, especially the solid shampoos. I have been using ‘Seanik’ for a couple of years now (it’s my summertime fave!) and it gives my normally limp hair lots of body and shine. One of the best things about LUSH solid shampoos is that the…
Organic Style: Baby Sale for Eco Chick Readers!
Organic Style has some cute baby items, especially their gift baskets. The veggie teething rings are really well made and full of yummy organic cotton to chomp on. My kids have been playing with them for 17 months now and I will still look over and see someone with the…
Organic Stereo Cute Tunicness
Call me a kid, but I love the little-girl-in-a-tunic look that’s so prevalent this summer. I like wearing them over short-shorts since I’m a little tall to rock them purely as a dress, but I’m betting my more petite sisters could definitely get away with it. I like that I…
You Might Be an Eco Chick If…..
…….you have so many tote bags that you end up giving the person at the checkout line behind you a couple to keep them from plastic-bagging it. You think that maybe some free reusable bags is all that it will take to convert them. …….you get crazy dehydrated because you…
Wolffer Estates: Sustainable Wine on Long Island
This week my husband wanted to take a crack a writing. It is a subject that he is very fond of so I have taken the editor role and he is the writer. Hope you all enjoy. Ok, I love wine. There I said it. I love it, and have…
