Light of My Life
Date: November 4, 2008 | Category: Lifestyle, Tech, Travel, ecoMan
Whether you love to camp, or just don’t get around to taking out the recycling until well past sundown, having a reliable flashlight on hand is key. Having one that isn’t a battery hog is just plain smart.
The BoGo flashlight is one-of-a-kind, featuring a solar panel which will juice up rechargeable batteries just by letting the flashlight get some exposure to the sun during the day, and super-bright LED bulbs light up the darkest night. The Bogo charges in 8 hours, and provides 4-5 hours of illumination. It also features a night glow strip, which will help you find your torch when you hear rustling outside in the middle of the night.
Plus, when you buy a BoGo flashlight, the company will donate one to someone in need, allowing you to light up your own life and someone else’s for just $49.
A Festival of Green
Date: October 31, 2008 | Category: Events, Lifestyle, Travel
If you live in or around San Francisco, then you’ve likely been to the Green Festival, a joint project of Global Exchange and Co-op America.
But the demand for fun, informative festivals has grown and so has the reach of the Green Festival. There will be one at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. Nov. 8 and 9 and at the San Francisco Concourse Exhibition Center Nov. 14-16. The nation’s longest-running green lifestyle event, features everything from lectures and workshops to yoga classes, music and over 400 exhibits. It is also a great time to buckle down and get some earth-friendly holiday shopping done before the crush at the mall begins.
Both events will feature delicious treats from Fair Trade, organic, and natural food and beverage vendors and lots of samples and giveaways of eco items. The green festivities will also reach Seattle, Denver and Chicago this year. For more information on those events, click here.
As Easy as X,Y,Z….
Date: October 8, 2008 | Category: Events, Food & Drink, Lifestyle, Travel
Anyone involved in the environmental movement knows it’s important to maintain a united front. Last week the ladies of ecofabulous teamed up with 7X7 Magazine and XYZ in San Francisco’s SOMA district to unleash a double threat debut: our new ecofabulous website and XYZ’s fresh fall ecolicious menu.
As ardent advocates of natural, toxin-free (depends if you consider organic alcohol a toxin) lifestyles, we’re always on the hunt for great new spots to dine out without having to sacrifice our ethics or the planet.
With an eco-chic cocktail hour Monday through Friday from 5:30-7:30, the new menu makes for a perfect after-work stop and alternative to the ubiquitous pizza slice. Sip on organic beers, biodynamic wines, or choose from a long list of glam cocktails, then move downstairs to the W Cafe for a taste of something local, sustainable and seasonal.
Whoever thinks that environmentalists are uptight, unapproachable or downright dowdy obviously wasn’t at the W with us. Eco-party on!
Big Agnes is Hot and Smart
Date: September 16, 2008 | Category: Lifestyle, Travel
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…)
Pedaling Some Style
Date: September 8, 2008 | Category: Lifestyle, Transport, Travel
We’re big fans of “Transportation Tues” over at Inhabitat. This past week we were regailed with the latest in fashionable two-wheel living - “Cycle Chic Takes to the Streets.” If you’re looking to master “cycle chic” in your own bike endeavors, pedal on over to Inhabitat to see what gear will get you up to speed.
Cosmic Karma
Date: August 29, 2008 | Category: Lifestyle, Travel
Volunteering in your local community is no doubt immensely rewarding and beneficial in and of itself. But for those afflicted with wanderlust, why not take the philanthropy on the road for an even more fruitful adventure. (more…)
Here’s Some Sage Advice
Date: August 29, 2008 | Category: Lifestyle, Travel
If you’ve never been to or even heard of - as I hadn’t - Cornerstone Place, take heed! This is not your average spot - at once evident by a twisting white picket fence that resembles a roller coaster. You will be, if not impressed, at least intrigued by the series of walk-through gardens that showcase innovative designs (some might say avant garde) from the world’s finest landscape architects and designers, the first gallery-style garden exhibit in the United States. (more…)
Going Postal - Read All About It
Date: August 26, 2008 | Category: Lifestyle, Media, Travel
I keep reading in books, oops, yes books, that forests are disappearing at an alarming rate. So why am I still buying books to read about it? That is precisely why ecofabulous is constantly on the lookout for alternatives to traditional page-flipping. (more…)
Elsewhere on the Ecosphere…
Date: August 22, 2008 | Category: Food & Drink, Lifestyle, Transport, Travel
Here are today’s picks for what’s wow in green. Enjoy!
Elsewhere on the Ecosphere…
Date: August 19, 2008 | Category: Events, Lifestyle, Transport, Travel, ecoMan
Here are today’s picks for what’s wow in green. Enjoy!
