Winner Announced for eBay’s Creative Reuse Competition!
Date: March 16, 2010 | Category: Events, Lifestyle, Media
Last fall, ecofabulous teamed up with eBay’s Green Team to launch the Creative Reuse Contest for the third and final phase of the re+purpose campaign. DIY maven and ecofabulous founder, Zem Joaquin, created three DIY projects (a cabinet, a telephone bench, and a couch) to serve as guides and inspiration for the contest, encouraging talented people across America to give new life to old objects and submit before and after pictures of the creative ways in which they’ve repurposed what already exists in the world today. (more…)
Testing, Testing 1, 2, 3…
Date: March 10, 2010 | Category: Lifestyle, Travel
Late nights spent shouting over loud music, day long speaking engagements, or a tickle in the throat – all can be cause for a less than perfect voice. And when the occasion calls for brilliance, it’s the crowd you want speechless, not your performance. (more…)
Ecofab TV: 2010 Global Green Pre-Oscar Party
Date: March 8, 2010 | Category: Events, Lifestyle
Last week’s 7th annual Global Green Pre-Oscar Party in Los Angeles saw Hollywood celebs like Jessica Alba, Leonardo DiCaprio, Radha Mitchell, Sebastian Copeland, Suzy & James Cameron, Serena Williams, former Spice Girl Mel B and more. Rockin’ out with environmentalists and citizen activists alike, these sustainably minded celebs came out to walk the green carpet and support the evenings theme, “Greener Cities for A Cooler Planet.” Check out the video below produced by Coco Eco Magazine with interviews by Katherine Butler from Greenopia: (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…)
The True Meaning of Green: Top St. Patty’s Day Picks
Date: March 3, 2010 | Category: Food & Drink, Guides, Holiday & Gift
An excuse to wear funny hats, dance in the streets, drink green beer and pinch all your co-workers! St. Patrick’s Day is a fantastic festive holiday, but one that also generates tons of waste (12 million greeting cards are sent each year!). This time around, fight green, drink green and dress green with our top ecofabulous picks that are high on fun and low on environmental impact. (more…)
Join Us At The Global Green Pre-Oscar Party
Date: March 1, 2010 | Category: Events, Lifestyle
This Wednesday March 3rd, join Orlando Bloom, Suzy & James Cameron, Sebastian Copeland, Penelope Cruz, Rosario Dawson, Adrian Grenier, Woody Harrelson and many more (including the ecofabulous ladies!) at this year’s Global Green Pre-Oscar Party in Los Angeles. The star studded rock-n-roll event will be held at the Avalon in Hollywood with performances by Camp Freddy, Benji & Joel of Good Charlotte and Mia Maestro. (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!
Greener Gadgets Conference
Date: February 25, 2010 | Category: Events, Lifestyle, Tech
Calling all green techies! Stay tuned as ecofabulous editor Sara Little reports live from the Greener Gadgets Conference in New York – a day devoted to energy efficiency and sustainable design for electronics. From innovative recycling technologies to packaging solutions to greener product manufacturing to a focus on utilizing renewable energy when designing for developing nations, this conference covers it all. Follow Sara on Twitter at @saralittle as she sends out updates, and keeps us posted on the highly anticipated Greener Gadgets Design Competition!
Elsewhere in the Ecosphere
Date: February 22, 2010 | Category: Lifestyle, Media
Here are today’s picks for what’s wow in green:
Seoul Transforms a Lost Stream Into An Urban Park
BioBus Brings Science Class to Schools with Insufficient Resources
New Airline Recycling Rankings
China, USA & India Offer UN Climate Pledge to Reduce Carbon Emissions
Olympic Medals Made From Recycled E-Waste
