I mostly drink soy or almond milk, but I have been having difficulty finding a drop-off recycling facility for either the tetrapaks or the waxed cardboard containers. Through Earth911, it mentioned that the recycling facilities in Burbank and Montebello (I live in Pasadena) would take...
Buying unnecessary products means buying into more enviro damage — so greenies have a clear impetus to avoid such clandestine marketing ploys. But “Brandwashed” will open your eyes to even more reasons to avoid conventional products, to shop less, and to opt for eco-friendlier product...
The Bill of Rights, among other things, gives individuals more green rights — including the right to sue in the name of nature, the right to clean potable water, energy, soil, air, and the right to sustainable food. Applaudable goals, but are they feasible? We’ll have to wait until ea...
Posted by Siel in clicklist ,de-car-ing (Sunday January 1, 2012 at 7:22 am ) Apparently, traveling car-free is the in thing in L.A. for 2012. >> NRDC’s Jessica Lass gets to her Santa Monica offices by bike — and wants you to “Make biking to work your 2012 resolution.” >> Angeleno Jenn...
>> Love cycling and organic groceries at Whole Foods — but don’t actually like lugging all your Whole Foods groceries home on your bike? FreshFoodBike delivers Whole Foods goodies to your home by bike : “Call, Text (310) 734-8322 or Email Us Your Order from Whole Foods 3rd & Fairfax T...
Where do disposable plastic water bottles go when they die, aka get thrown out? The vast majority end up in landfills, some others float out into the sea, and just 23% get recycled . But a minuscule number of plastic bottles go to what’s equivalent to bottle heaven: They’re upcycled i...
Can football go green? Earlier this year, The Glad Products Company , the Association for Advancement for Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) and Keep America Beautiful teamed up to help college football stadiums across the country go “One Bag” – working toward the ultimate goa...
Honeydrop’s drinks are available at Whole Foods and Bristol Farms in Southern California. Shop for them there — or try your chance at winning some here! Comment by Friday, Dec. 30 to get into the drawing, which’ll happen Saturday, Dec. 31 (
The green kit comes courtesy of Integrity Botanicals , a brand new green beauty e-boutique that offers natural and organic skin, body and hair care products. From 100% Pure to Eco-Lips, Integrity Botanicals has the green brands you already know — and can introduce you to new ones to t...
Glad I finally went this year, and had a great time. For anyone’s FYI, I test drove the Prius V and liked how it feels the same as driving a regular prius but with a smidge less mileage efficiency due to the larger capacity and engine. Sat in the Coda above, but it’s much too small fo...
The classy and classic eco-journal comes courtesy of Vintage Vinyl Journals , a company that makes eco-friendly handcrafted writing journals from recycled vintage albums. Each unique journal costs $44.99 and contains 240 pages in which to scribble down your green thoughts and preserve...
Starbuks’ policy is to drop “clusters” of outlets in urban areas already dotted with cafés and espresso bars. This strategy relies just as heavilt on an economy of scal as Wal-Mart’s does and the effect on competitors is much the same. Since Starbucks is explicit about its desire to ...
>> Bring a dessert, salad, non-meat dish, or other treat to share at The Venice Learning Garden’s annual Thanksgiving brunch . They will serve turkey and mashed potatoes but hope you will come out with something to share! Come brunch on Thanksgiving day, Thu., Nov. 24 at 11 am. The Ga...
Today’s giveaway is for the intrepid vegetarian cook. One lucky green LA girl reader will win a copy of “Salad Daze: The Hot Knives Vegetarian Cookbook “! “Salad Daze” is the creative cookbook from the two L.A. dudes behind the popular foodie vlog Hot Knives . These boys are known to ...
>> Come out this weekend for the first Green Festival in Los Angeles. Listen to experts talk, check out eco-friendly products, taste delicious organic foods and beverages, try out yoga and movement classes, and mix and mingle with other forward thinking minds! Event takes places Sat.,...
Today’s giveaway is for the fair trade fan! October is Fair Trade Month — a great time to celebrate delicious foods and sustainable products that get its ingredients from farmers that are compensated more fairly for their labors. And to help green LA girl readers celebrate, nonprofit ...
>> The Santa Monica Museum of Art is hosting the Pacific Standard Time West Bike Tour , which will take participants to four Pacific Standard Time exhibitions in Santa Monica — with a brief stop at the brand new public Bike Center in Santa Monica, where riders can get refreshments and...
Put together by Green America and Global Exchange, Green Festival Los Angeles will feature a giant exhibit hall with more than 300 booths, many speakers and workshops, an organic food court, an organic beer and wine garden, eco-film screenings, yoga and movement classes, green busines...
>> Love EVs? Celebrate the first ever National Plug In Day in Santa Monica, where “some 200 Electric Vehicle drivers will silently stream down Main Street, two-by-two, for the country’s largest-ever plug-in parade to champion the environmental and other benefits of EVs, even as Congre...
On Oct. 4, BBC Earth releases Planet Earth Special Edition and Planet Earth Limited Collector’s Edition to Blu-ray and DVD October 4. The 6-disk sets have more than three hours of bonus material — including a sneak peek at Executive Producer Alastair Fothergill’s next blockbuster proj...
The one not-so-great aspect of this service. When I signed up online, I opted to have my produce box delivered on Tuesday — only to get a random form email a day before that delivery date with this note: “subscription being switched to wednesdays.” Um, why? Sure enough, the box arrive...
Due to lack of time, I am planning to discontinue the Green Weekenders — unless I can find a fellow local green blogger willing to take over. Your reward for contributing a weekly Green Weekender post: insider knowledge of the green happenings in the L.A. area, free admission to covet...
Los Angeles may ban plastic bags — and paper bags too ! “Under the L.A. proposal, stores would be permitted to give away or sell only reusable tote bags, or risk a fine,” reports the L.A. Times. An exemption would be made for small plastic bags meant to keep raw vegetables and meats s...
Today’s giveaway is for the generous candy lover. One lucky green LA girl reader will win a YummyEarth Organic Lollipops Halloween Pack — filled with about 60 organic lollipops to give out on Halloween!
But “Superfood Cookbook” isn’t just about revamping comfort food favorites. In fact, many of Julie’s recipes cater to the raw-gans — many of whom already consider themselves superfoodies too. Even if you’ve got a bunch of rawlicious dishes under your culinary belt, this cookbook’s wor...
Back when I started this blog, Angelenos living in multifamily residences had no city recycling program. Today, the City of L.A. offers blue bins to apartment dwellers — and the state of California may even start mandating recycling services at multifamily residences . While we wait t...
dilapidated Santa Monica house got transformed into eco-art with an ocean-friendly message celebrating Heal the Bay and other ocean-friendly nonprofits, just in time for Coastal Cleanup Day coming up later this month. The giant street art-inspired piece, made by artists whose work has...
— which gives me plant protein and fiber, along with both healthy Omega 3 and Omega 6 oils. Manitoba Harvest’s hemp seeds have actually been in health food stores for years, but the company’s recently rebranded a chunk of its product line as Hemp Hearts. It’s the same pure yummy organ...
>> Sweet-toothed bicycling fans: join the Dinner + Bikes (& Cupcakes) Tour . From the description, the event actually sounds like a vegan dinner and a bike-related movie night, versus a cycling tour of the neighborhood. In addition to free dinner and cupcakes, there’ll be goodie bags ...
Two days late — but better late than never. This week’s giveaway is for the still-underprepared environmentalist. One lazy green LA girl reader who still doesn’t have enough reusable bags will win six of them — just in time for the
