Olsen Pumps Her Prius

There seems to be some debate as to whether the Trollsen twin at the pump is Mary-Kate or Ashley. That being said, we gotta give this fur-wearing twin credit where credit is due.. at least she’s holding it down in a Prius!

Once the twins ditch the fur, they will officially be off my shit list.

Source just jared

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What A Cute Buttney

New England artist Tom Deininger created this rabbit out of the cigarette butts that he picked up from beach parking lots. This is an example of how Recycled Art can go beyond the decoratively clever to slyly subversive, forcing the viewer to reconsider not only materials but actions; art that makes a statement.

Thanks Shahram.

Source Eco Friend

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Around The World For Earth Hour

Lights on the Las Vegas Strip are viewed looking northbound from the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The Bund on the banks of the Huangpu River in Shanghai, China.

The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.

The skyline of downtown Toronto, Canada.

Go to www.Boston.com to see the rest of the amazing shots from around the world.

And to all the haters that criticized Earth Hour, please stick a recycled dildo in your piehole.

Of course Earth Hour itself is not going to solve all of our environmental problems. But, it’s not supposed to solve all the problems. It was not an effort to conserve power for one hour. It was meant to be a symbolic event- not only to raise awareness – but to show the “powers that be” that there are hundreds of millions of individuals, and tens of thousands of communities, towns, cities, governments on this Planet Earth that are aware and are demanding that changes start NOW!

Every action taken, large or small, is the opposite of doing nothing.

Source Ecorazzi

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We’re Off To Land Of Windmills

We’re headed out to the desert for a “Jen & Thuy’s Excellent Adventure” weekend. We’ll be missing out on the LA LIVE event for Earth Hour but we’ll definitely be doing our part from Palm Springs. Let’s just say we stocked up on a (reusable) bag of candles and lot’s of (local) wine.

Turn off your lights tonight from 8:30-9:30. C’mon, everybody’s doing it. Ok, well only like a billion people throughout 2,400 cities in 82 countries…

We’ll leave you with these musical gems ’til our return.

Straight up baby making music. Teddy Pendergrass “Turn out the lights.. light a candle..” The slideshow to this is kinda funny.

Bob Marley & Lauren Hill “Turn Your Lights Down Low”

Jay-Z & Mary J. Blige “Turn Off The Lights”

Santogold Santigold “Lights Out”

Britney Spears “Kill The Lights.” No video for this yet but it shows lots of clips of her before she got crazy in the brains.

Morrisey. “There Is A Light That Never Goes Out” and it’s beaming out of my chocha and it will never die for you Moz!!

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RIP Lucky 2006-2006

Lets all pour some fish sauce out (a danny lee quote) for the homie Lucky. It’s a sad event but the beautiful little girl in the vid makes it all better.

Thanks for posting this Diana.

Dine By Candle Light For Earth Hour

Tomorrow night, millions of people will be flipping off their lights in their homes and businesses.

What can you do for that hour? Well there’s the LA LIVE earth event going on downtown, or you can organize something for your family or friends to do at home. Or you can grab your honey and dine by candlelight at one of these participating restaraunts that have pledged to turn it off on Saturday evening from 8:30-9:30 p.m.

• AKASHA
• Chaya Brasserie Beverly Hills
• Chaya Downtown
• Ciudad
• Lawry’s The Prime Rib – Beverly Hills (For our meat eating friends)
• Napa Valley Grille – Westwood
• Simon LA

Rock Row: Eagle Rock Townhomes

These fifteen fee-simple townhomes finally provide a realistic opportunity for quality homeownership. Priced from $463,000 to $529,000, Angelenos can now afford sustainable, sizable homes of superior quality. Located in the historic Eagle Rock neighborhood, these brand new homes are 40% larger than the typical bungalow home for competitive prices.

Each unit has a series of decks and balconies arranged to guarantee privacy, while affording the occupant abundant usable outdoor space. Reacting and adjusting to its neighbor, the townhouses each have their own character while fitting into the whole.

GREEN BUILDING. This project will also be the first Small Lot Subdivision in the City of Los Angeles to be LEED Certified under the new LEED for Homes program, incorporating many environmentally conscious features, ranging from a permeable driveway of grass pavers to instant hot water heaters. LEED Certification also guarantees excellent indoor air quality, very low utility bills, and an energy efficient and sustainable design and construction. An ecological viewpoint is carried from schematic design to the finishes and fixtures.

NOT CONDOMINIUMS. Rock Row is one of the earliest projects to be entitled under the new LA City Small Lot Subdivision Ordinance. This ordinance encourages homeownership through smart growth practices. These homes are structurally independent from the foundation to the roof; these are not condominiums, there is no HOA, and the owner actually owns the land.

I want to live there!

Open house this Sunday from 1-4 p.m. For more renderings, floor plans and info, click here.

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Ode For Intelligent Optimists

Ode is an independent magazine about the people and ideas that are changing the world.

Sometimes it’s difficult to see beyond the war, poverty, exploitation and pollution that the mainstream media use to fill our view of the world. But there is more to life. There are other stories to report. Stories of countless initiatives being launched around the globe by people devoted to justice, respect and equality. Stories that bridge the gap between thinking and doing, between rage and hope, and the painful gap between the rich and poor – and thus build peace and sustainability.

That is the news that Ode promises to deliver. By reading Ode you connect to a network of positive change and inspiration. Ode points the way to knowing better, doing better and feeling better.

Ode publishes ‘the stories that are different from the ones we are brainwashed to believe’ (Arundhati Roy). Ode challenges us and invites us to change. We realise that change starts with information. We can only make a choice to change things for the better when we learn how it can be done. Similarly, we can only change our behaviour when we understand the harmful effects of what we do.

Ode teaches and inspires us, helps us see how every one of us can contribute to a more just and sustainable world.

Ode is printed on recycled paper or you can do your “green” civil duty and receive the digital version. Subscribe here and you’ll get the first issue free and then the one year subscription will be $19.95. They’ll also plant a tree for joining as well as send you a Thich Nhat Hanh meditation CD.

Ode Magazine

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Soolip Wedding 10th Anniversery

Considered to be the wedding event of choice by LA’s most distinguished bridal resources, A Soolip Wedding elevates the “bridal show” to an extraordinary experience with its modern sensibility, trend-setting locations, and collection of products and services that convey style, artistry and quality. Showcasing the best that LA has to offer, A Soolip Wedding celebrates the art of getting married.

Celebrating its 10th anniversary, A Soolip Wedding was conceived by Wanda Wen, founder of Soolip, the infamous paper and lifestyle boutique on Melrose Avenue, to extend its vision of living each day with beauty and inspiration. Soolip, Wanda’s Chinese middle name, means “one’s life destiny is to seek wisdom”

Anyone looking for a one stop shop to meet jewelers, photographers, gown designers, bakeries, event planners and more, this is the event to attend. AND, in addition to having a number of green exhibitors on hand for brides to meet with, the event itself is also making strides to stay truly green.

For more info and tickets go here.

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Yogamatic X Jill Malek Collabo

Yogamatic.com, the online destination for high quality, custom designed yoga mats, along with popular graphic and wallpaper designer Jill Malek, partnered up to produce an exclusive assortment of mats featuring the revered designs from Malek’s 2008 “ frequencies” collection. The special collaboration marks the first time Yogamatic has united with an independent designer.

Yogamatic.com offers top of the line yoga mats that are functional, eco-conscious and custom designed to fit every personality. The Yogamatic mat is a 72″ x 24″ (180cm x 60cm) and 1/4″ (5mm) deep mat with a slip-resistant, zig-zag tread on the underside that keeps the mat firmly on the floor. Each Yogamatic mat is completely made from biodegradable TPE, which can be easily disposed of without harming the environment.

Additionally, Yogamatic mats offer a closed cell structure which provides the highest quality cushioning possible, so customers can enjoy perfect comfort and support during yoga practice. The cell structure also means that our mats are almost 50% lighter than yoga mats made from PVC. Yogamatic mats are uniquely designed so they cannot absorb moisture or bacteria, a benefit that affords customers a mat that is not only healthier, but also lasts longer.

The Yogamatic / Jill Malek designer mats are now available for purchase and retail for $85.00 each. Tax and shipping costs are additional, and with each purchase a free shoulder bag is included. As well, a percentage of every sale made through Yogamatic.com will benefit Global Green’s progressive work on climate change and global accountability for the environment.

For more information, visit www.jillmalek.com, yogamatic.com and globalgreen.org

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Kim Kardashian On The Cover Of Complex Green Issue?

Oh lawd, can somebody please hold my eyelids shut to keep my eyeballs from rolling out of my sockets?

It’s that time of year again. Earth day is coming up on April 20th so get ready for every magazine and their mom to do a green issue. It’s a good thing because it brings more light to our environmental problems. And yes she’s hot and has a banging body and of course desrves to be on the cover of this fine publication, but come on, at least pick someone that actually gives a shit about global warming.

My favorite KK quote:

“I’m know I’m saving the world, maybe I can save you too.”

Source Ecorazzi

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Legalize Gay

Eco-Terrorist Gets 22 Year Sentence

Marie Mason, an environmental activist from Cincinnati, Ohio, is serving 22 years after admitting 13 counts of arson and property damage.

Homegirls beef? The fur industry, genetically modified crop research clinics and logging camps.

She’s lucky no one was hurt or killed during her firebug missions. Of course I agree she should pay for her crimes but 22 years? Kind of harsh if you ask me. I’ve seen child molesters get less time than that.

Go to Huffington Post to read the rest of the charges and her first interview from jail, where she’s going to be for a very long time.

Photograph: freemarie.org

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Shepard 4 Saks

Shepard Fairey’s tote bags for Saks 5th Avenue have officially hit stores.

The bags bear slogans like “WANT IT!” done in Fairey’s usual mock-propaganda style.

Saks is donating $15 to charity for every $20 bag sold. Click thumbnail for tote image.

Source racked la

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James Perse Bike

This beach cruiser bike by James Perse is modeled after the original cruisers of the ’50s and ’60s. Each vintage beach cruiser bike features stylistic fat tires that can handle sand, wide-style handlebars and coaster brakes.

Combining a vintage style with a modern look, each James Perse Cruiser is custom built and includes a limited edition serial number. Some of the features include: Hydroform steel frame, billet aluminum stem, triple-clamp fork, extra large aluminum sprocket, extra wide 2″ rims and 2.125″ tires, 1 speed coaster brake hub and a limited edition serial number tag.

Bikes are available exclusively at James Perse boutiques and come in black, dark orange, khaki green and anique white.

Oh, I almost forgot to mention the 2,200.00 price tag. Hey, if you can afford his expensive ass t-shirts, I’m sure the bike isn’t that far of a stretch. Ride with care.

Source Broccoli City

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Please Help Spread The Word For This Boxer-Update: He’s Been Adopted. Thanks Azul!

Last month, we posted about dog in need of a home. We were happy to learn that someone took him in within days and that was with the help of people passing it along on their facebook pages, blogs and emails. We’re hoping we can do the same for this sweet boxer which my friend found.

Here’s the description:

Lost Dog
Found: March 15th 4am in Boyle Heights

AWESOME Dog needs a home.. LA AREA. At the moment he is at the vet getting cleaned up..he has a mouth full of rotten teeth (being removed) and some skin/eye/ear irritation all from lack of care.(772.00 dollers later) the Vet said he is 5-7 years old… a pure bred boxer..and the MOST WELL TRAINED dog I have ever seen…follows close behind on walks.. and seems to completely ignore other dogs..no aggression or barking whatsoever. He has been house broken and sits when told..and is fine with riding in the car.

If you are in the LA area or know someone that is, and they are looking for a true companion..please pass this on…

We want to find him a home, can you help?

For contact info please go here.

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GG&S Styles Coco Eco Magazine

Jen and I styled our first eco-friendly photo shoot for Coco Eco Magazine. Our subject was the stunning supermodel Josie Maran, who also has her own makeup line out that features organic ingredients and is free of fragrance, parabens, and petrochemicals. www.josiemarancosmetics.com

We pulled from Mr. Larkin, Elena Garcia and Puridee . We fell in love with the entire wardrobe, especially the pieces that were made of milk fibers.

You must visit www.cocoecomag.com. It’s a paperless online magazine, it’s free and it’s pretty bad ass as far as “green” publications go.

Congrats Anna on another great issue. Already looking forward to the next.

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Groundlings Supports Earth Hour

Performance venues around Los Angeles, including the world famous Groundlings Theater are supporting Earth Hour by powering down their exterior lighting, going acoustic for music performances and presenting fun, eerie dark performances at top improv theaters! Support Earth Hour while enjoying eco-conscious entertainment and make a reservation for a Dark Performance!

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Drink Local Cali Wines At Corkbar

The Cork Bar is influenced by the California wine tasting experience and the unique establishment has set up the perfect casual yet elegant setting for wine lovers to come in and relax, mingle, and enjoy a sumptuous visit be it day or evening of California wine tasting.

The selection of wines offered by the glass at Cork Bar is from at least 40 different types of wine, in addition to another assortment of wines to be sold by the bottle. The Cork Bar also offers an excellent selection of beers and a menu that includes the freshest foods based on a Farmer’s Market menu.

Downtown Los Angeles. 403 W. 12th St. 90015

Source Thrillist

Flick LA Eater

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Isn’t She Lovely?

About two dozen elementary school students helped first lady Michelle Obama break ground on the first day of spring for a garden on the White House grounds.

The 1,100-square-foot garden, the first of its kind since Eleanor Roosevelt planted a victory garden during World War II, will grow dozens of vegetables, berries and herbs.

The collection of crops, a wish list from White House kitchen staff, will include lettuces, squash, fennel, rhubarb, cucumbers and sweet and hot peppers. White House chefs will use the produce to prepare meals for the family and for official functions, and some of the produce will be donated to Miriam’s Kitchen, a soup kitchen near the White House.

There will also be a beehive.

“We’re going to try to make our own honey here as well,” Obama told the fifth-graders from Bancroft Elementary School in Washington before they got to work on Friday.

The students will be brought back to the White House next month to help with the planting, and after that to help harvest and cook some of the produce in the mansion’s kitchen. The first harvest is expected by late April.

With the garden, Obama initiated a public campaign to help Americans better understand where their food comes from.

I think I’ve made it clear how I feel about Obama, but just to let ya’ll in on a lil’ secret, I crush on Michelle too.

Picture Win McNamee

Source Kansas City Star

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Spin Yourself Green

Talk about killing two birds with one stone (Sorry PETA) or having your cake and eating it too…

Revolution Fitness is offering spinning classes on the Green Spinner NXT Bike, which transports all the energy you generate in class right back into the gym’s power supply.

In every spin class, one of the new StarTrac stationary bikes is attached to a battery, which is getting powered up through the energy generated by the spinner. The other end is then plugged into the mic or stereo and powers them up.

As of right now, it’s only one bike in every class, which you can reserve in advance, but the owners are looking to eventually make Revolution Fitness BYOB (bring Your Own Battery) so you can bottle up your workout to power anything you like.

Source urban daddy

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Breakin’ It Down: Sustainability

Sustainability is broadly defined as meeting the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

(1) The term “sustainability”, when applied institutionally within a university, is essentially the development of a process or management system that helps to create a vibrant campus economy and high quality of life while respecting the need to sustain natural resources and protect the environment.

(2) Sustainable programs are those that result from an institution’s commitment to environmental, social and economic health, or the “triple bottom line”. Sustainability has both individual and institutional applicability, and is usually a balancing act.

To be sustainable, regardless of context, the earth’s resources must be used at a rate at which they can be replenished. There is now clear scientific evidence that humanity is living unsustainably, and that an effort is needed to keep human use of natural resources within sustainable limits.

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Get Yo’ Ass There!

Model/designer/muse, Erin Wasson, is holding a garage sale at her boyfriend’s Venice Beach store, Rogue Status, Saturday, March 21, 2009. Included in the sale will be pieces from Balenciaga, Givenchy, Burberry, Chanel and Marc Jacob, amongst others.

The price point will range from $20-$100 with all proceeds being donated to Best Friends Animal Charity, a safe home for abused and abandoned animals in Utah.

Expect hipster Erin “wannabes” lined up around the block…

11 a.m to 6 p.m., 1720 Main St., Venice, California.

Source the pipeline

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Electric Love Affair

Yesterday, President Barack Obama announced $2.4 billion in new grants for electric vehicle developments, which will come from the $787 billion in stimulus funds.

Obama is making my yes yes hole do the electric boogaloo..

And it goes without saying, I’d hit it in the back of that plug-in beauty.

Source Huffington Post

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FREE L.A. LIVE Earth Hr Event At The Nokia Center Hosted by Mayor Villaragosa

The grand finale for Earth Hour 2009 happens at L.A. LIVE hosted by Mayor Antonio Villaragosa, MC’d by Billboard chart topper and Emmy-Award-winning DJ, Tony Okungbowa from the Ellen Degeneres Show, featuring elected champions of the environment and staring special musical guests the Agape Choir, the spectacular Gina Rene, singing her song, Be The Change, the official song of Earth Hour LA. And a special surprise guest to be announced shortly!

Come together with your fellow Angelinos, Dine By Candlelight at L.A. LIVE restaurants and enjoy great entertainment, all while you watch Los Angeles icons all over the city go dark on the L.A. LIVE jumbo-trons at the Nokia Center. Watch the Capital Records building, the Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel, L.A. City Hall, the El Capitan Theater and The Getty Museum flip the switch!

The event is FREE and ALL are welcome!

Go to http://www.earthhourus.org/losangeles for more details and prove to the rest of the world that we really do have a community here by turning off the lights together for Earth Hour LA!

We look forward to joining all of our eco-minded friends — in the dark– for Earth Hour on the 28th!

We’ll be getting there by Metro. Holla if you want to roll together.

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Recycled Skateboards For Furniture

Newport Beach-based design firm Skate Study House takes its inspiration from contemporary design, California living and most importantly- skate board culture. Works like the Noguchi coffee table, the Nelson bench, the Eames Lounge and more are reproduced with the features of a classic skateboard deck. The “Jet Set Lounge” shown above, is a skateboard-inspired take on the original Le Corbusier Lounge. This version uses neoprene wetsuit material used by surfers and 8 skateboard decks as support.

A GearCrave favorite, the Noguchi coffee table inspired the skate style version by Skate Study House, theTokyo Lounge Table. Where the original employed dark, smooth, geometric wood as its base, the Tokyo table uses a split skateboard deck in the same fashion. The template for this skateboard deck is from the Jim Gray Pro Model, well known in the 80s.

Another all-time GearCrave favorite, the Eames Lounge and Ottoman are reproduced here with skateboard vision. The Godfather Lounge and Ottoman uses 7 walnut laminated skate decks with cushions on the metal frame.

Last, the classic, oft-copied Nelson wall clock has found its own inspiration from the half-pipe. The Skate Study House version, shown here as the Astro Clock, uses flourescent skate wheels and bearings in place of the bright painted wood pieces on the Nelson version.

More info and ordering details are available on the Skate Study House website.

Totally rad!!

Source ecofriend via Gear Cave

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This Is How Every Rescue Should Go Down

Umm I never paid much attention to Eric Nies when he was on Real World New York or when he hosted The Grind. But he’s got my full attention now after seeing these pics of him rescuing a poor puppy that fell into a partially frozen lake.

Someone get this man a PETA trophy and a years supply of Creamsicles for his heroic gesture!

Source TMZ

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Sunset Trader Joe’s Finally Opens

According to reports, The Trader Joe’s at 8000 Sunset is finally open. Apparently they are handing out free reusable tote bags as well.

Looks like I’ve found my new T.J’s!!

Source and Image racked la

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Catch Of The Day

Condoms. Hopefully not from your peen. All over the United States.

Plastic Surprise from Galveston Beach, Texas

Aerosol Cans from South Padre Island, Texas

Surfrider Foundation have teamed up with Saatchi & Saatchi LA to create “Catch of the Day”, a guerrilla ad campaign aimed at bringing attention to the rampant polluting of our oceans and beaches. Different types of unsavory garbage were collected from beaches across the country and then packaged to look like commonly sold seafood meat. The packages were then placed around specific local farmers’ markets – in an effort target seafood consumers. It’s a provocative approach that delivers an undeniably clear message.

Trash cans people! And the condoms? Straight up nastay!

Source Treehugger

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A Cardboard Office Is Nothing

Alrik Koudenburg and Joost van Bleiswijk have created a cardboard office for Amsterdam-based creative agency Nothing. Cardboard walls, signage, beams, tables, shelving and a set of stairs double as blank canvases for visitors to the office who are invited to leave their mark on the space. First up was illustrator Fiodor Sumkin.

Skid row, take note.

All photography by Joachim Baan.

Thanks Johnnesper!

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Cruelty Free Hair

Can I get the Unicorn updo? See more of these Wild Kingdom styles by visiting the links below.

Source Buzzfeed via Guidespot

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Happy Drink ‘Til You Puke Day!

Or drink til you see “a crackhead that got a hold ta the wrong stuff and it told him to get up in the tree and play a leprechaun.”

See clip below, but only after you come home drunk off your ass. The laughs that ensue will make you forget about giving an oral sacrifice at the altar of the Porcelain God.

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Sleep With The Prez

Ever dream of sleeping with the our super sexy President? You might have to bump Michelle out of the way, but here’s your chance!

Calvin Klein has teamed up with artist Jonathan Horowitz to create “Pillow Talk Cases”, pillowcases silk-screened with the names of the president and first lady, among other pop culture pairs such as Sam and Lindsay, John and Yoko, and Bert and Ernie. The pillows are displayed at The New York Madison Avenue flagship store.

Proceeds from the sale of the cases will go to the Art Production Fund, and the limited edition cases can be purchased in-store, at the P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center (where Horowitz’s work is currently on display), or online at the Fund’s website.

Source casa sugar

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Go Green: It Makes Your Dick Bigger

Nuff said.

Via Green LA Girl. Thanks for the laugh Siel!

Posted by thuy

Organic Shaving With Bikini Kitty

Bikini Kitty introduces a full line of smooth body treatments for the elimination and prevention of ingrown hair and bumpy ‘chicken-skin’. Natural Fruit Hydroxy Acids and organic treatments are mixed into Paraben-free solutions that will address shave bumps, waxing irritation and generally bumpy skin.

Duo exfoliation techniques and irritation reducing shave products provide a smooth shave in Bikini Kitty’s™ Clean-Up Kit. The compete kit provides up to three months of bump-free shaving for the targeted areas of the underarms and the bikini area.

Bikini Kitty’s Body Products are Vegan, Organic, Toxic-Free and Cruelty-Free, No Animal Testing.

The pic above is my own and does not represent Bikini Kitty. Please visit their website to view their products.

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Alanis Morissette: Earth Hour Is A Turn-Off

I hate it when people clip their nails in public! Nasty!

There’s another PSA from Janeane Garofalo. Watch it on Huffpo.

Earth Hour 2009. March 28th, 2009. 8:30 p.m., local time. Turn out. Take action.

To sign up, visit www.earthhourUS.org where you’ll learn more including ways you can spread the word about Earth Hour, plus creative things to do when the lights go out.

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Opi + Sephora= Free Of The Big 3

Nail polish powerhouse OPI has teamed up with Sephora to create Sephora By OPI: Digital Diva Collection, an extensive line of 54 fashion-forwardshades for $9 each. In fashion-forward colors like buttercup yellow, magenta plum and bright orange-red with names to remember including IM Beauty, Meet for Drinks and Lost Without My GPS.

The new and exclusive line will have you covered with all your nail essentials: base coat, top coat, nail color drying drops, remover, and of course, the most on-trend colors in the industry. Opi does not test on animals. Plus, the long-lasting, chip-resistant polishes are free of toluene (a petroleum-based ingredient), formaldehyde (a cancer-causing chemical), and dibutyl phthalate or DBP (a chemical shown to cause birth defects). Sephora by OPI Nail Polish will be available at Sephora in early August (and on Sephora.com in late July).

Source M.I.S.S

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Shepard Fairey on The Rachel Maddow

I heart Rachel.

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DIY Sandals Out Of Plastic Bags!

First there were the boots made out of plastic bags. Now we have sandals that a very creative lady crocheted out of plastic bags. Not sure if they would actually hold up but they’re pretty rad either way!

Source Daily Eco Tips via Craftster

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Liya Launches Lem Lem

Model, Liya Kebede has launched Lem Lem, a line of cute and casual separates all handmade in Ethiopa from natural cotton. Her lightweight scarves are all handspun from local artisans in a variety of beautiful colors. To see more of Lem Lem and support the employment Ethiopian artisans, Click here.

Source refinery29

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Baby Elephant Gets A Prosthetic Leg

I saw this story a few days ago about a baby elephant that was fitted with a prosthetic leg in Lampang, Thailand, after losing a limb from stepping on a landmine. I just came across actual video of Mosha and her prosthetic leg on Green Daily, shown below.

The baby elephant was rescued when she was seven-months-old and brought to the Friends of the Asian Elephant hospital where she became the first elephant in the world to be fitted with an artificial leg in 2007.

Now aged three, Mosha is growing at such a rate she has now been fitted with a second prosthetic leg.

Stumbling around on three limbs at the world’s first elephant hospital, she refused to mix with other elephants and shunned food.

Doctors had feared the worst until she had a chance meeting with Dr. Therdchai Jivacate, who runs a foundation for human amputees.

Jivacate knew that Mosha would not survive as she grew heavier with age. “When she cannot walk, she is going to die,” he said.

Almost a year after her operation, Mosha eats 200 pounds of food a day and is growing so fast that doctors recently fitted her with a second, larger prosthesis.

After her daily exercises, Mosha takes a nap. The prosthesis is only removed when she sleeps.

I agree with Cat, who posted the video. The poor elephant does look stressed or confused. Hopefully it was just from the commotion and the multitude of handlers surrounding her at the time.

Source Telegraph UK

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Roller Skate Jammy Jam For A Good Cause

World on Wheels + DJ’s + Booze + Friends + Charity= FUN TIMES!!

You are invited to a Funkaliscious, Skate-Tastic, Sexy-Mama-Suga’-Daddy, Disco-Rama Extravaganza!!

the DJ Formerly Known as Chris Monaco
DJ Riley More (space is the place)
DJ Bradley B (b-sides)
DJ King James (educate project radio)

Skate your sweet booty off and help raise some dough for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society while you’re at it!

Saturday, March 14, 2009 at 10:30pm

Go to Love On Wheels for deets!

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Recycle

My favorite neighborhood bus stop on Beverly near Crescent.

I’m sure homeslice recycled that Coke bottle after he was finished. Ok maybe not, but a girl can hope.

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Victoria’s Secret Goes Organic And Vegan

Victoria’s Secret has gone green and vegan with their brand new line of cruelty-free beauty products called Pink Body. Pink Body can now be added to the growing list of cruelty-free brands.

These products, ranging from tinted lip butter to an energizing sugar scrub (sounds yummy!), include great skin-nourishing ingredients like oat extract and soy milk, and body-purifying antioxidants like grape seed oil. And these products are so eco-friendly that even the packaging is made from recycled material. Props to Vicky’s Secret!

Source Victoria Secret

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Radiohead: All I Need

Radiohead joined MTV’s campaign against human trafficking in their “All I Need” video:

“They’ve produced a video of two parallel stories running, one of a little boy in the West and one of a little boy in a sweatshop in the East, and the boy [in the West] ends up buying the shoes from the sweatshop. It’s actually quite powerful,” Yorke said. “It’s the sort of images I have in my head anyway. Sometimes when you’re walking down High Street and you’re looking at the incredibly cheap [sneakers], you sort of think, ‘Hmmm, well how did they manage to make that so cheaply?’ It sort of reminds me of one of my preoccupations, so I’m touched that the music goes with that. I think it’s great.”

This video is powerful. It’s scary that in this day and age 2.5 million people are victims of human trafficking. While one video can not make a huge difference, it can definitely raise awareness to the problem.

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Green Tip: Buy Organic

It’s common sense; organic food is good food. Good to eat, good for the environment, good for the small-scale farmers and farm workers who produce it. By the year 2000, the USDA estimates that half of all U.S. farm products will come from only 1% of the farms. The EPA says that agriculture is responsible for 70% of the pollution to the country’s rivers and streams caused by chemicals, erosion, and animal waste runoff. Organic farming may be one of the last ways to keep both ecosystems and rural communities healthy and alive.

Organic food doesn’t contain toxins like pesticides, heavy metals, dangerous industrial chemicals (for example, artificial flavors, colors or preservatives). And everything in it is natural: it’s real food, not “Frankenfood” created in a laboratory for profit regardless of the fact that genetically modified, synthetic foods have massive, well-known health hazards

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My Virgin Eyes Can’t Take This

The visual of these fake kitties bumping fur has been burned into my brain. Get it out!

Please spay and neuter your pets!

Source PETA

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Cruelty Free Bling

What’s The 411?

Ecstasy (MDMA) threatens rare Cambodian Tree. How’s that for guilt trippin’ your next trip? Treehugger

Spit that Diet Coke out right now. BPA in soda cans. Eco Child’s Play

90% of parents opt out of school’s paper handouts. YES! Mother Nature Network

California leads in Energy Star Buildings. Environmental News

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Ashley Judd Against Mountaintop Removal