Catch Zem on NBC
Date: November 18, 2008 | Category: Lifestyle, Media
After her appearance on KFOG this morning, Zem Joaquin will be continuing the media blitz by making an appearance on the Bay Area NBC station KNTV today at 11 a.m.! Zem will be making recommendations for what you can do to make your holidays green as part of NBC’s Green Week. We are glad to be a little part of it!
For more information on making your holidays green, check out our 2008 Holiday Gift Guide.
Hear Zem on KFOG this Morning at 8 a.m.!
Date: November 18, 2008 | Category: Lifestyle, Media
The ecofabulous team has been hard at work and it slipped our minds to remind you that our very own Zem Joaquin with be joining the KFOG 104.5 FM Morning team today (Nov 18) at 8 a.m. PST!
Zem will be revealing her tips for celebrating a green Thanksgiving holiday. Feel free to email us questions you’d like her to answer or, better yet, call in and chat live with Zem. Join us at KFOG 104.5 or listen here anytime today! You can even TIVO it.
Elsewhere in the Ecosphere
Date: November 17, 2008 | Category: Lifestyle, Media
Here are today’s picks for what’s wow in green. Enjoy!
Whether you prefer red or white, there’s an option in green.
Indiana’s got a plan, a green plan.
Times Square is getting an eco-friendly billboard!
Ecofabulous Events Roundup
Date: November 14, 2008 | Category: Events, Lifestyle
It is another busy week in the world of green. Want to know what is going on? Look no further than our Friday events roundup. Check it out!
FUEL, the award-winning documentary, will kick off its limited release schedule in Portland, Ore. Nov. 14th. For more information and for the film’s release schedule, click here.
Green Festival, the world’s largest eco expo, is coming to San Francisco this weekend, Nov. 14-16. Click here for ticket information and for a complete list of speakers and vendors.
Doie Designs is having its annual clearance sale (and offering our readers an additional 25 percent off when you enter promotional code “eco08” at checkout.)
EcoLogiQue, a San Francisco boutique, is running its Hope Prevails Fashion Sale, now through Nov. 26th. Everything in the store is 25-50 percent off.
Bring in your real fur apparel, including trims, accessories and shearling to your local Buffalo Exchange now through Earth Day (April 22). The furs will be donated to the Humane Society to provide bedding and comfort to orphaned and injured wildlife.
SKN is offering our readers 20 percent off its organic cotton totes through Dec. 1st. Just enter the promotional code “happy holidays” at checkout.
Calling All Recyclers
Date: November 14, 2008 | Category: Events, Lifestyle, Stores & Resources, Tech
Does figuring out how to dispose of your old cell phone responsibly make you want to dial “F” for frustrated?
According to a global consumer survey from Nokia, 44 percent of old mobile phones are lying in drawers at home and not being used, nor recycled. But there is some good news: 20 years ago, only about 1,000 curbside recycling programs existed in the United States; today there are more than 10,000 across the nation. And we can now recycle more products than ever, including our old cell phones. While you can’t put them in the curbside bin just yet, there are programs in place that make it easy to keep them out of the landfill and often getting them in the hands of people who actually NEED them.
In honor of America Recycles Day on November 15th (that’s tomorrow!) we ask that you save a cell phone from a life of neglect or the dreaded trip to a landfill. Call your friends, take the recycling pledge and head to one of the nearly 5,000 recycling drop-off points around the globe. And if you absolutely can’t make it to a center, you can download free postage online and mail your phone. It’ll be worth the trip if you can alter the destiny of just one phone.
Top Ten Sites for Holiday Shopping
Date: November 14, 2008 | Category: Featured, Holiday & Gift, Lifestyle, Media, Stores & Resources
With our holiday gift guide just around the corner we wanted to give you a sneak peek. Here is our list of the top ten sites for easy ecofabulous holiday shopping. Enjoy!
1. Amazon Green
Under my Brella
Date: November 14, 2008 | Category: Accessories, Lifestyle, Travel & Leisure
Getting drenched is definitely not fabulous, but having an eco-friendly umbrella handy is.
Most rain devices were conceived to protect you from the rain but little thought was given to protecting the environment. Thankfully, there was a competition a while back that encouraged people to come out from under their PVC umbrellas and invent a better system. The Brelli was the “clear” winner. A more compact and less expensive take on the idea is the Totes Eco ‘brella, made almost entirely of recycled and biodegradable materials (not mixed). The canopy is made of 100 percent recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) bottles; while the frame is made of 70 percent recycled aluminum. The umbrella, which costs $30, sports a bamboo handle and a waxed hemp strap, and features a handy auto-open button. Best of all, it folds up small and will fit in a purse, backpack or even a coat pocket.
And, so that you don’t drown in a sea of black umbrellas, the Eco ’brella comes in four colors and features the universal recycling symbol as a reminder of your dedication to the environment.
Elsewhere in the Ecosphere
Date: November 13, 2008 | Category: Lifestyle, Media
Here are today’s picks for what’s wow in green. Enjoy!
Chile gets a stylish eco-pavilion.
Curious and conscious executives alike gather at Opportunity Green 2008.
Recycle your computer at your local Staples.
If you’re in Boston, go check out the “school of the future.”
Elsewhere on the Ecosphere
Date: November 12, 2008 | Category: Lifestyle, Media
Here are today’s picks for what’s wow in green. Enjoy!
Nuclear power plant to be converted to green data center.
Airline to test sustainable biofuels.
Green investing in Silicon Valley.
Elsewhere on the Ecosphere
Date: November 11, 2008 | Category: Lifestyle, Media
Here are today’s picks for what’s wow in green. Enjoy!
California’s new High Speed Rail.
Enrich yourself at eco-exhibits.
NYC becomes more bike-friendly.
