…next to goddessness
I’m not going to go into why using chemical- and toxin-laden products to clean your home is an oxymoron, but if you need some background you can find it here. These days even the EPA is pushing alternatives to conventional cleaning products. Anything that has the number of poison control on…
If you could walk in someone else's shoes…
Daily Candy came through today with the highlight of Tomsshoes.com. Inspired by alpargatas (a traditional argentine utility shoes), Toms give a modern flair to the look. The best part about the company however? For each pair that you buy, Blake Mykoskie, the designer of Toms (and hey isn’t he the…
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…
Ekovaruhuset – Translates to "Totally Justifiable"
If Eco Chick were a store, it would be Ekovaruhuset in Stockholm, Sweden. Tucked into the old part of Stockholm, between junk-riddled flea markets and souvenir shops toting more viking paraphernalia than you can shake a sword at, Ekovaruhusset showcases the most fashionably feminine eco-clothes we have ever come across…
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…
First Rock’n Roll & Now Green
There seems to be a new angle to the term “British Invasion”. While although the UK is still giving us amazing music such as Coldplay and Aqualung (Who just so happens to be playing at the Bowery Ballroom on May 1st), The Brits are just cranking out amazing green product…
Move Over McMansion
Here’s a home that is built with no non-recyclable residue or plastics, utilizes solar energy (not only to heat the water but to produce energy as well) and looks incredibly fabulous. Sound like a fantasy of the eco-chick’s distant future? Not so – it exists today thanks to Germany’s…
The Meatrix II: Revolting
Continuing the fight against factory farming and unsustainable practices is something Sustainable Table has been doing through their entertaining and informative Meatrix short film and website. Now, their sequel, The Meatrix II: Revolting is circulating on the net continuing the revolution against big agri-business. GRACE, which stands for Global Resource…
Hail to the Co-Op
Living in Vermont during my formative years provided me with a true education in what it means to be “green.” I had my first experience with a grease car, had my first friends who were eating almost entirely from their garden, and had my first exposure to the term co-op.…
