Remember Eat the View, the campaign asking the Obamas to create a White House vegetable garden to feed the staff? Well, the campaign worked and Michelle Obama is busily creating an amazing organic garden at the White House. Feel like a little dirt under your fingernails or eating amazing home grown veggies? If you live […]
Archives for May 2009
Advancing Diversity in the New Green Energy Economy: How to take advantage of the green gold rush in California
I just received the following press release in my mail box late last night and thought it was worth mentioning. “While most economic sectors within California are ailing, the clean energy industry – newly dubbed the “green gold rush” – promises to boost jobs and drive development despite dismal economic conditions. The California Utilities Diversity […]
My Green Mattress and the Chicago Green Festival
Featured on this video is my friend, Karan, aka Best of Mother Earth, guru of wellness and fellow Green Mom Carnival mom along with Tim Masters, owner of Mygreenmattress.com, at the Chicago Green Festival. Get a sneek peek of the Chicago Green Festival. Look like Karen and Tim were having a great time. Best of […]
Urban Sustainable Cities: The Challenges and Priorities
(From left to right, Panelists Paul Miller, Dr. dt ogilvie, Marty Johnson, and Robert Antonicello) [podcast]http://www.green-talk.com/podcasts/jumpstartcommunitiesparttwo.mp3[/podcast] Last week, I attended the Jumpstart the New Green Economy conference at Fairleigh Dickinson. Although this conference was in New Jersey, many of the discussions at the conference were applicable to situations through the country. One of the most […]
TerraCycle turns your Frito-Lay Wrappers into Chic Tote Bags
When I was a kid, I used to love putting Fritos in my peanut butter sandwich. I was so addicted to Fritos that I ate them through college. My usual college lunch was a tuna sandwich, Fritos, and a diet coke. Real healthy, right? Heck, I was young so who cared, right? I must have […]
FDU’s Jumpstart the New Green Economy. A Conference Not to Miss!
On May 19-21, 2009, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, New Jersey, will be the host for the conference, Jumpstart the New Green Economy. If you haven’t registered, it is not too late. The cost to attend these 3 days is a mere $295 (until May 18) and $325 at the door with discounts being given for […]
Home Depot BP Solar Partnership. No Installation Deals here.
You know when you want something bad enough you can taste it? Well, I have always wanted a solar system. Every time, I see those shiny grids on top of a building, I swear they are winking at me. They are such a tease knowing that I could not afford the system. In the last […]
All the Cool, Green Kids have a Kids Konserve Lunch Bag
Check out the Kids Konserve lunch bag giveaway below! Who doesn’t want to be the cool kid at school? Reducing classroom waste is the new black. So every kid will want a Kids Konserve waste free lunch bag, which will significantly reduce your child’s school waste of aluminum tin foil, plastic baggies, paper bags, and juice […]
