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Sweat Garage: waist + waste reduction
If you are one of the many Angelenos vowing to drop a few pounds this new year, the Sweat Garage is a newly opened gym dedicated to trimming waist-lines and carbon footprints. Unlike most gyms, Sweat...
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Path to Freedom: Pioneer of urban self-sufficiency
With local agricultural regions disappearing in the name of “development” and most of our supermarket produce and foods coming from gigantic centralized operations, the future of food and local...
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Urban Homesteading: Santa Monica farmer’s market panel this Thursday
Interested in starting an urban homestead of your own? If you are a sustainability junkie or just want to learn more about self-sufficient living, the upcoming Santa Monica farmer’s market library...
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Rainforest Alliance: Growth without destruction
Food scarcity is a serious problem in many places around the globe. Thus, the process of clear-cutting forests to make way for agricultural fields has become a survival instinct of sorts. Does this...
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Best kept natural + romantic secrets of Ventura County
Large crowds, movie theater lines, and set dinner menus may make it difficult to plan a truly romantic date for Valentine’s Day. Amidst the hype surrounding the “hallmark” holiday, one can find secret...
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Wild and Scenic Film Festival coming to Ventura
Sundance is to films buffs as the Wild and Scenic Film Festival (WSFF) is to earth nuts. A record number of festival attendees turned out in January for the 9th Annual WSFF in the charming town of...
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REDD: A blessing and a curse
As part of a continued effort to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries (REDD) which was launched during the 2007 United Nations Framework Convention on...
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Forget the Joneses, start a front yard edible garden
With over 50 percent of domestic water consumption in Los Angeles being used to keep lawns green, it is clear that our infatuation of “keeping up with the Joneses” -- or Kardashians -- comes with a...
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Pick Enterprise, we’ll pick you up - in a Chevy Volt or Nissan Leaf
Interested in driving a new electric vehicles (EV) around town? If you are planning a trip, maintenance, or weekend date to the West-side, consider renting a Chevy Volt or Nissan Leaf from Enterprise...
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New 15,000 sq.ft eco-friendly facility to serve thousands in Los Angeles
Heart of Los Angeles (HOLA) and the City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks with The Everychild Foundation announced yesterday the opening of the $9.8 million Lafayette Park Recreation...
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Big oil billionaires linked to climate denial 'science'
It doesn’t take a scientist to understand that “throw-away” economics must cease if we are to allow for this planet to sustain itself for the coming generations. Over-consumption of natural resources...
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10 simple tips for a greener urban lifestyle
For many of us, creating an urban homestead or going “off the grid and pipe” may not be feasible due to space, time and cost limitations. If this is you, then don’t be content with merely...
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Mr. Peanut’s new eco-friendly Nutmobile
Look out Wienermobile! Mr. Peanut has a new biodiesel ride fully equipped with solar panels, LED interior lighting, recycled parts, reclaimed wood flooring and a wind turbine. Planters will unveil the...
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GoodGuide: Researchers claim Nokia makes the greenest cell phones
Glitzy advertising and artistic display seem to have little to do with whether or not a product is “low impact”. Ad campaigns are designed to grab us, spark a desire for action and, more recently,...
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Prophetik: From farm to red carpet fashion (interview)
When will green, low-impact design begin to dominate the fashion industry? According to Jeff Garner, the man behind the Prophetik fashion label, it already has. When he’s not dressing Sheryl Crow,...
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A pot that breathes when put in sunlight, literally
It is easy to forget that plants are living, breathing, eating organisms which require a great deal of attention and energy. Sadly, this seemingly harmless disconnect causes us to neglect our beloved...
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“Renew Can” may replace single-use aluminum
We consume 106,000 Iron/Aluminum cans every 30 seconds in the United States. Aluminum is undervalued and production of such cans is auctioned out to the lowest global bidder as the process is quite...
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Nuclear Power: If Japan can’t, who can?
Whether or not you believe that nuclear power is an appropriate energy source during the transition toward green, truly sustainable, technologies, it is hard to argue the serious risks incurred when...
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I scream, you scream, we all scream for eco-friendly ice cream!
It is officially summer! Instead of turning on the AC or sticking your head in the freezer to avoid the heat, why not try a double-guilt-free earth-conscious ice cream. The Sierra Club has published a...
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Ghana uses Poop-Power as a Low-Cost Means of Reaching 10% in Renewables by 2020
Okay, so this portion of the poop-power saga may be a little gross; however, in a world (and continent especially) trying to cope with rapid population booms, it is important that all forms of waste...
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