Dedicate Time to De-Grease
Date: August 19, 2010 | Category: Events, Lifestyle, Stores & Resources
Most of us understand the correlation between oil and cars – transportation accounts for 40 percent of our petroleum consumption. What many of us are not as conscious of is the amount of oil-based products we use every day. Nearly 10 percent of U.S. petroleum is used to make plastic products alone, which equates to approximately 2 million barrels a day! That’s why the entire ecofabulous team is excited about participating in The Weekend Without Oil, coming up on August 21st-22nd. Check out the Weekend Without Oil PSA below featuring the cast of MTV’s The Buried Life, sign the pledge and then read up on all the great alternatives we’ve picked – petroleum-free products that are just as stylish as they are sustainable. (more…)
Because a Good Man is Hard to Find
Date: April 1, 2010 | Category: Lifestyle, Stores & Resources, ecoMan
With National Singles Awareness Day (couples may refer to Feb 14th as Valentine’s) in the not too distant past, we were thrilled to hear of the release of The Love Co., an online boyfriend recycling program. When a man has reached the end of his useful relationship life with you, simply create a profile and enter in his description (strengths, weaknesses, etc.) and he will be uploaded into a database where other women can reclaim him. Modeled after the popular Free-cycle Network, this no-fee transaction means you’re preventing old boyfriends from being sent to the landfill – the EPA lists this category as having one of the highest methane levels, for every boyfriend diverted, it’s the equivalent of 78 trees!
Zem’s Picks on World of Good
Date: March 19, 2010 | Category: Lifestyle, Media, Stores & Resources
Check out Zem’s new feature on WorldofGood.com by eBay! She’s curated her top picks from the world’s first online marketplace to convene thousands of People Positive and Eco Positive sellers and products all in one place. (more…)
Book Club: Shift Your Habit
Date: March 8, 2010 | Category: Lifestyle, Media, Stores & Resources
Long-time advocates of the “small steps add up to big change” philosophy, we’ve been huge fans of shiftyourhabit.com since the day the site launched. Tomorrow marks the highly anticipated release of Elizabeth Roger’s book, Shift Your Habit: Easy Ways to Save Money, Simplify Your Life, and Save the Planet. (more…)
Ask A Local: Zem Joaquin’s San Francisco
Date: March 4, 2010 | Category: Lifestyle, Stores & Resources, Travel
Ecofabulous founder and SF Green Queen, Zem Joaquin, got her first taste of sustainability as a child, growing up on Joan Baez’s commune in Palo Alto. A firm proponent that you don’t have to sacrifice style for sustainability – especially in a city as hip and green as San Francisco – JetBlue asked Zem about her favorite local spots in this City by the Bay. (more…)
VIDEO: A Wake Up Story
Date: February 25, 2010 | Category: Care, Clothing, Food, Furniture, Media, Stores & Resources, Toys, Videos
Check out this incredible new video from Healthy Child Healthy World! A must see for every parent and anyone who cares about eliminating toxins from our homes and further supporting the development of a chemical-free childhood. It all comes back to one simple question, “What’s more important than the health of your child?” Join Healthy Child Healthy World, take the pledge and then share with friends!
ecofabTV: What’s the #1 Thing You Can Do to Improve Indoor Air Quality?
Date: February 15, 2010 | Category: Cleaning, Lifestyle, Stores & Resources, Videos
Zem talks about the easiest thing you can do to improve your indoor air quality, and even offers a simple DIY option!
*above image courtesy of epa.gov
Feel Good About Your Goods
Date: February 10, 2010 | Category: Food & Drink, Holiday & Gift, Lifestyle, Stores & Resources
The novelty of going to a locally-owned market has all but been lost in a world where super-chains tend to dominate. Call us old fashioned if you will, but we long for stores stocked with goods hand-picked for their excellence, the transparency of knowing where products come from, and attention to customer satisfaction. (more…)
It’s Coming Up Primrose
Date: January 18, 2010 | Category: Beauty, Hair Care, Resources, Stores & Resources
When we first walked into Los Angeles salon Primrose Organics, the sweet aroma of botanicals immediately put us at ease, as did the sunny demeanor of its co-owners, Felicia Howe and Melissa Tornay.
Los Angeles is rife with glitzy hair salons, most of which tend toward a cold aesthetic and factory-like treatment of clients. Not so at Primrose, where a light-filled interior decorated with vintage vanities, painted with VOC-free paint, and stylists’ inscrutable attention to your – yes, your – needs make for a warm ambiance. (more…)
Eco Gift Guide: For the Man About Town
Date: December 3, 2009 | Category: Guides, Holiday & Gift, Stores & Resources, ecoMan
For the ecofabulous man in your life, make sure to shower him with gifts that are just as stylish as they are environmentally conscious. For most of the items selected, he’ll never be able to tell they’re eco-friendly – he’ll just be impressed at your fashionable finds! (more…)
