Mark Langan's Recycled Cardboard Art: Texture and Form
I was in Ohio last weekend to attend the Beachwood, Ohio Greendream gathering and while there I ran into recycled/upcycled cardboard artist Mark Langan, who is local to the area. He was nice enough to let me ask him a few questions about his creative reuse and he filled me…
Martin Luther King Jr. and a 7 year old: Same Dream, Different World
I think this speaks for itself… What can you do to make this world a better place? Let me know and I will Twitter about each response as they come it. You can follow me on Twitter at @Green_Luvin.
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…
Ecoist: Serious Sustainability for High Style Bags
Emerald The OC by Ecoist With a marketing and venture capital background, the Marcoschamer brothers had always wanted to develop a brand to which they could also apply meaning, soul and longevity. The goal was “more than just profit, it was about leaving a mark”, says Ecoist Cofounder Jonathan Marcoschamer.…
Recycled Eye Candy! Whimsical Sculptures From Plastic Bags
Arina and the pink bunny! Rushing around NYC on a recent evening, I was stunned by what I saw in the La Mama gallery. With my nose pressed against the glass window, I gazed in wonder at a marvelously crafted menagerie of objects and characters with animated faces. These were…
Beautiful Eco-Friendly Invitations made Easy: Bella Figura
There are certain cultural traditions that are hard to let go of, especially when it comes to weddings and event planning, and the invitation is one of them. No matter how much of an eco-chick you are, sending out wedding invites via email might just not cut it for…
Eco Wandering through Germany
Countrywide, Germany generates more than 7 percent of its electricity from the wind. After three years of living in Germany, I’ve started to forget all the cool eco things that are happening here. Stuff like taking the train or bike everywhere and returning all the beer bottles for reuse has…
Pickens Plan LIES, plus Recycling Your Gadgets for Cashola
The folks over at Zaproot continually impress me with their weekly show. This round is one of the best ever, showcasing a devious greenwashing plan in Texas and how you can buy an iPhone (guilty!) and recycle it too.
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…
Recycling Does A Milk Carton Good
I was reading a recent issue of National Geographic’s The Green Guide (Spring 2008) and on the last page of the magazine was an image hundreds of milk cartons lining a street to demonstrate how much milk American’s consume. The image was taken from National Geographic Channel documentary Human Footprint.…
