Category: Green Ish!

Green & Eco Fashion Tips From Celebrity Stylist Jacqueline Rezak

| May 15, 2013 | Comments
Green & Eco Fashion Tips From Celebrity Stylist Jacqueline Rezak

Green & Eco Fashion Tips From Celebrity Stylist Jacqueline Rezak Celebrity stylist Jacqueline Rezak recently worked with Kristin Cavallari for her Coco Eco Magazine Cover. With Kristin’s newfound appreciation for living a more organic lifestyle after the birth of her son Camden, it was only natural Jacqueline opted to dress the star in green and vintage fashions for the shoot. Below, Jacqueline gives her [...]

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Green Questions – What is “GREENWASHING”?

| April 22, 2013 | Comments
Green Questions – What is “GREENWASHING”?

Green Questions – What is “GREENWASHING”? I hear the term “greenwashing” a lot these days but am still not sure exactly what it means. Can you enlighten?                                                       – Ruth Markell, Indianapolis, IN  Answer: In essence, greenwashing involves falsely conveying to consumers that a given product, service, company or institution factors environmental responsibility into its offerings [...]

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Paper? Plastic? Try Neither . . . Let’s GREEN IT Oldschool Style

| April 22, 2013 | Comments
Paper? Plastic? Try Neither . . . Let’s GREEN IT Oldschool Style

Paper? Plastic? Try Neither . . . Let’s GREEN IT Oldschool Style   Before I step on a high horse and talk about all the GREEN things I WISH I did . . . I’ll be completely honest . . . I could make far more GREEN effort in my life if I wasn’t so [...]

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Have You Tried The Mountain?? The Greenest T-Shirt Company Around . . .

| April 22, 2013 | Comments
Have You Tried The Mountain?? The Greenest T-Shirt Company Around . . .

Have You Tried The Mountain?? The Greenest T-Shirt Company Around . . .  It’s EARTH DAY!! And we wouldn’t be #ThatIsh if we didn’t take part in celebrations and information sharing today!! As a T-Shirt collector and a mom of two stinky teenage boys . . . we have an AMPLE supply of T-Shirts around [...]

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Earth Day: The History of A Movement

| April 22, 2013 | Comments
Earth Day: The History of A Movement

Each year, Earth Day — April 22 — marks the anniversary of what many consider the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970.

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Green Questions – What are the main drivers behind food scarcity and how can it be addressed?

| March 8, 2013 | Comments
Green Questions – What are the main drivers behind food scarcity and how can it be addressed?

Green Questions – What are the main drivers behind food scarcity and how can it be addressed? Question: What are the main drivers of food scarcity that lead to so much starvation around the world, and how can they be addressed?                                            – Marjorie Millerton, Provo, UT Answer: Food scarcity is a bigger [...]

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Green Talk – Can My Food Choices Affect Water Availability?

| March 2, 2013 | Comments
Green Talk – Can My Food Choices Affect Water Availability?

Green Talk – Can My Food Choices Affect Fresh Water Availability?  Question: I heard that my food choices can affect the use and therefore availability of fresh water around the world. How so?                                           – Denise Beck, Washington, DC Answer:  Our food choices and the availability of fresh water are inextricably linked. The crux of the [...]

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Phone Booth Aquariums in Osaka, Japan!!! #Green #RePurposing

| February 7, 2013 | Comments
Phone Booth Aquariums in Osaka, Japan!!! #Green #RePurposing

Phone Booth Aquariums in Osaka, Japan!!! #Green #RePurposing  Mmmh, counties, cities, and countries, don’t know what to do with those aging phone booths no longer used, haunting your area streets? An an artist collaborative in Osaka, Japan called Kingyobu  have repurposed local phone booths in a crazy but wonderfully unique way . . . . turning them into [...]

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20 Uses for Leftover Fruit and Vegetable Peels

| January 12, 2013 | Comments
20 Uses for Leftover Fruit and Vegetable Peels

20 Uses for Leftover Fruit and Vegetable Peels   Don’t throw your kitchen scraps away; put them to work. The outer skins of fruit and vegetables are filled with flavor and vitamins, and most often have enough matter left in them for another go-round. Some people are peelers, some people aren’t. Some people swear by [...]

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GREEN ISH! – Natural Mattress Freshener

| December 18, 2012 | Comments
GREEN ISH! – Natural Mattress Freshener

GREEN ISH! – Natural Mattress Freshener Put approximately 1 cup of baking soda into a small mason jar and add 4 to 5 drops of Lavender essential oil (you can, of course, use your favorite scent) and give it a good shake! Before you start it’s a good idea to strip off all your bedding [...]

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GREEN ISH :: What are the greenest cities in the US?

| December 16, 2012 | Comments
GREEN ISH :: What are the greenest cities in the US?

GREEN ISH :: What are the greenest cities in the US? via EarthTalk (E – The Environmental Magazine www.emagazine.com) . . . we will be featuring a Q&A from them weekly, if there is an environmental question you’d like answered email earthtalk@emagazine.com. Q - Which are the greenest American cities, and why?        – D. Hansen, Wichita, KS A [...]

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20 Tips To Help You Go Green!!!!! #10ThingsOnATuesday

| December 11, 2012 | Comments
20 Tips To Help You Go Green!!!!! #10ThingsOnATuesday

20 Tips To Help You Go Green!!!!! #10ThingsOnATuesday It’s 10 Things On A Tuesday DOUBLED . . .  With Pantone announcing that “Emerald Green” was the color for 2013, and it sadly has nothing to do with GOING GREEN, we thought it was highly appropriate to show what GREEN is really about. It’s more than just a color of a priceless emerald [...]

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