Archive for September, 2008
Power in Your Pants
Date: September 29, 2008 | Category: Fashion, Featured, Intimates, Men, Women
Each year, a magnificent explosion of color erupts throughout India during the Festival of Colors, as people take to the streets to break down barriers and celebrate unity. So you better believe the ethical undies that draw their inspiration from this beautiful event put some oomph where the sun don’t shine.
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Those Jeans Look Great in your Walls
Date: September 25, 2008 | Category: Events, Green Building, The Home
Reusing items we already own is a big theme here at ecofabulous, so it was with great excitement that the fashion junkies in our office discovered a new use for their old blue jeans: turn them into green insulation.
This fall Fair Indigo, in conjunction with Cotton Incorporated and Bonded Logic, is continuing its annual denim drive to benefit Habitat for Humanity. Here is how it works: You just send in your discarded denim and Cotton Incorporated shreds them down into fibers. Bonded Logic then steps in to turn your ratty old pants into natural new insulation for a Habitat for Humanity home.
Besides being a excellent insulator, for those of us who suffer from asthma, UltraTouch is a breath of fresh air; it recently passed the extremely stringent Environmental Specification 1350 Indoor Air Pollutant testing used for California Public Schools.
UltraTouch requires a minimal amount of energy to manufacture, which conserves energy and reduces pollution, especially in comparison to the methods used to manufacture traditional insulation. And you can lose the Haz-Mat suit: the fibers in UltraTouch insulation are so natural that there is no need for the protective clothing recommended for the installation of conventional insulators.
To find out where to send your old jeans, click here. This is one insulation that will give you a warm feeling inside knowing that you’ve contributed to a cool cause.
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Best Coast Green
Date: September 23, 2008 | Category: Events, Featured, Lifestyle
Designers, green builders and eco-aficionados everywhere know that they must make the annual pilgrimage to West Coast Green - the nation’s largest conference and expo on innovation, green building, business and design. Previously housed in San Francisco, WCG has had to move south to Silicon Valley in order to accommodate the exponentially expanding market of ecofabulous offerings. Of course this will be a golden card-swapping opportunity, but September 25-27, WCG is also luring home owners and sustainability neophytes. With 200 visionary speakers, 380 exhibits, interactive educational tracks and a complete green show house made of shipping containers, there is something for everyone. What’s more? Ecofabulous has signed on this year to ensure the brilliant house is thoroughly gorgeous, as well as green! And because of our hard work and devotion to WCG, all you loyal readers out there will receive a 15% discount on your full pass. And the kicker: Al Gore’s the keynote speaker. WCG 2008 is not to be missed, so sign up today and come down to meet team ecofabulous!
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Hear Zem On KFOG 104.5 on Tuesday
Date: September 22, 2008 | Category: Green Building, Lifestyle, Media
This Tuesday, September 23, around 8:00AM (PST), Zem will be revealing details about her upcoming project at West Coast Green in Silicon Valley and some of her favorite ‘green’ design resources and products. Feel free to email us questions or, better yet, call in and chat live with Zem. Join us at KFOG 104.5 FM or listen online! You can even TIVO it.
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Super Duper Foods
Date: September 19, 2008 | Category: Food & Drink, Lifestyle
Transition Nutrition brought a necessary dose of “superfoods” to the ecofab office, after sampling a bevy of cupcakes this past week. T.N. gathers the finest in raw ingredients from all corners of the earth, including goji berries, organic cashews, almonds, macadamia nuts, coconut oil, royal Himalayan pink crystal salt, Irish Moss, Tahitian vanilla beans, blue green algae, and organic raw cacao from Ecuador. They say, “Your body will smile, your spirit will soar, and your consciousness will expand from the quality of these SuperFoods!” This would be a great healthy addition to kids lunches (unless they attend a nut-free school) or to keep in the car for instant energy. You gotta get some!
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Two Utensil Heads are Better than One
Date: September 18, 2008 | Category: Care, Featured, Food, Kids
Though not necessarily celebrated for its chicness, the spork was a stroke of functional genius. The combo fork and spoon that is a staple of any cafeteria was obviously overdue for an eco makeover. (more…)
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We all Bark for Ice Cream
Date: September 17, 2008 | Category: Featured, Pets, The Home
While your dog may not be the most discerning eater, you, as their loving owner, may want to reward them with treats that are all-around truly rewarding. To pamper one’s pet on a hot summer afternoon (we don’t want to accept that it’s over), the concept of a premium frozen yogurt, specially formulated for our furry friends to be both nutritious and delicious, and with organic ingredients, may come as a welcome novelty. (more…)
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Big Agnes is Hot and Smart
Date: September 16, 2008 | Category: Lifestyle, Travel & Leisure
Cuddle up under the stars with Big Agnes. Don’t worry: it’s not a date. Big Agnes is a purveyor of outdoor gear for all you wilderness junkies out there. But they’re greening up the process to keep your adventures well insulated with the world’s resources in mind. (more…)
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A One-Day 101 on Brooklyn Green
Date: September 16, 2008 | Category: Events, Food & Drink, Lifestyle, Stores & Resources
Calling all New Yorkers! If you’re in or around Brooklyn this coming Thursday (September 18th), the 4th Annual Green Brooklyn Event put on by The Center for the Urban Environment will be packing in a full day fair and symposium where attendees can get the lowdown from local experts on socially conscious investing, solarizing one’s building, choosing non-toxic home products (and of course where to buy them), how real urbanites compost, shopping eco-chic, and what New York City is doing to create a more sustainable future. And alongside a farmer’s market will be booths where you can make art from recycled products, catch a film, and more. How we wish we could hop on a plane for this one…we hear algae-based ethenol is coming to airfield everywhere soon. Then we might have gone!
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Teens Are Turning Green
Date: September 16, 2008 | Category: Beauty, Body Care, Featured, Skin Care, Teens for Safe Cosmetics
The Teens for Safe Cosmetics have seriously exciting news. Like better than an A on a test, well maybe close. After working closely with some of the greatest and greenest companies out there, in collaboration with Whole Foods, we were able to get our own line of products private labeled (Teens Turning Green). We tested everything and picked what worked for us. If we liked a product by one manufacturer, but didn’t dig the scent, they were accommodating enough to reformulate it! We were able to pick our favorite tried-and-true products to create the first line of truly eco amazing skincare that’s been formulated specifically for young skin. Each of the products we selected attains Whole Food Market’s new Premium Body Care Standard, the most comprehensive in the industry. Our awareness-raising skin and body care line looks great, works flawlessly, and has ingredient lists that you can actually pronounce. Start this school year off fresh-faced and fabulous. Let us know if you love them as much as we do!
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