Octomom Says No To Porn, Yes To PETA

Nadya Suleman has fourteen mouths to feed and is rumored to be running behind in mortgage payments. Well guess who’s come to the rescue by offering her 5 G’s and a months supply of veggie burgers? PETA!  FTW!!!  From their website:

It seems like everybody has an opinion about “Octomom” Nadya Suleman, who gave birth to eight babies last year. No matter where you stand on that decision, starring in porn isn’t Suleman’s only option to remedy the recently rumored foreclosure proceedings on her home in La Habra, Calif. In fact, PETA is offering to bolster her finances by paying to place an ad on her front lawn:

I Love Lalalu Organic Pride Tee’s

How adorable are these organic tee’s created by Bay Area native, Luz Tello?  I love the multi cultural and earth conscious messages.

I’m without a baby friend at the moment but these are making me want one ASAP!

Visit Etsy to see the rest of the line  I Love Lalalu

Thank you Karl.  That Pho clip has my name all over it!  xx

CNN Heroes Of 2009

Last night in an attempt to pull myself away from my own drunken pity party of downloading picture hell, I turned on the boob tube and stopped dead in my remote tracks once I caught glimpse of the hot piece above.  It was CNN Heroes of 2009 and I got a quick reality check of people with real issues and the ones that are doing something to help.

Bartender Doc Hendley is providing clean water to communities worldwide. Through creative fundraising, his nonprofit Wine To Water has brought sustainable water systems to 25,000 people in five countries.

Jordan Thomas, 20, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, lost both of his legs in a boating accident in 2005. Since then, his Jordan Thomas Foundation has raised more than $400,000 to provide prosthetics for children in need.

Efren Peñaflorida gives Filipino youth an alternative to gang membership through education. His Dynamic Teen Company‘s 10,000 members have taught basic reading and writing to 1,500 kids living in the slums.

Thowin’ in this clip of Maxwell performing just because..um..it’s Maxwell!  Swoon.

Check out the rest of the heroes and their inspiring stories here.

Baddest Mom-Mobile On Two Wheels: Makes Me Want To Pop One Of Those Baby Things Out!

The Bridgestone Angelino Assista electric bike is a bicycle for parents: this one has no crossbar, a child seat (there’s also space for one on the back) and an electric motor to help with the pedaling. It’s range per charge is 37 miles. The handlebars are elongated so that the adult can see right over the top of the child.

There’s a long list of it’s features that can be found at the G Living link below. I’m too lazy to write them all out. The only one I care to mention is that the baby seat can be transformed into a basket! Guess I won’t have to join the Hollywood baby manufacturing alliance after all.

Asking price: $1312.00. Not bad IMO compared to the ones I saw at Best Buy recently.

Source G Living

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Terracycle Wants Your Wrappers

Todays theme in my posts: junk food. Bad for us, but we still eat them.

I check in with Terracycle from time to time to see what new recycled wrapper products they’ve come up with.

I loved flying kites when I was a kid. And I also loved Oreo cookies dipped in milk. Now, not so much. But this kite made from recycled wrappers for the low price of $5.99 is pretty slick.

The holidays are less than 100 days away and although my Candy Spelling manic wrapping days are over, sometimes a bow on a plain box or bag adds just the right touch.

Go to Terracycle to find out which retail locations carry their products or join their online brigades to raise money from your wrappers to donate to a charity or your favorite school.

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Lunch Encounters Of The Third Kind

Lunch Encounters of the Third Kind from Parent Earth on Vimeo.

“Lunch Encounters” launched the One Tray campaign depicting the cafeteria tray as the conduit for a reformed school food system that supports healthy children, local farms, and smart schools. “Lunch Encounters,” a spoof of Close Encounters of the Third Kind was made to raise awareness for the upcoming reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Act.

The videos are clear: if you want a healthier America, take action at onetray.org. Every child deserves the opportunity to eat food in school that ensures their health and well-being and Farm to School programs are one solution to incorporating healthier foods into school meals.

Source The Vibe.Social Vibe

Just for health food fun, check out the map below showing the distance from the nearest McDonalds in the lower 48 states. Who’s lovin’ it?

Source Serious Eats Created by Stephen Von Worley

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F*CK RINGLING BROS!

Sorry about being out of commission since being back. Busy with work and prepping for my next shoot with Coco Eco Magazine.

I was just sent this link from Perez Hilton. Ringling Bros. had their show (arrived the day of the Michael Jackson Memorial) in LA at the Staples Center- they had a 4 day run beginning on July 9th.

When I heard that a few of my friends were going to the circus that week, my stomach knotted up. I tried explaining to them that the animals (especially the elephants) get beat and it didn’t make a difference. How could it if you only see the glittery show side and not what goes on behind those curtains and what they go through while traveling between cities and in their training sessions?

PETA vice president Daphna Nachminovitch said that their undercover agent “witnessed these elephants being beaten for no apparent reason.”

Ringling Bros. said they could not comment on the video because it had not been viewed yet, but they did say that “PETA is an animal rights extremist group…We are very proud of our animal care, we are committed to the care of all our animals partly through our conservation programs at the Ringling Bros. Center for Elephant Conservation…We have 139 years of experience of working with Asian elephants.”

If you support Ringling Bitchasses this is what your money is contributing to.

Disgusting.

FUCK YOU RINGLING BASTARDS!

One pissed off bitch.

Thuy

6 In 1 Solar Robot Kit

This ‘do it yourself kit’ is a great beginners introduction to solar power technology and the end result is your very own little robot. There are 6 different ways to build the 6 in 1 Solar Robot Kit, so you could have a robot dog one minute, or a boat for your bath the next! If either of those don’t do anything for you then why not build your own little plane (moving or still), windmill or solar powered car!

I want one!

source Green Fun Times

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Children’s Guide to Growing Up: Animal Rights

Kids vs. Teacher in the deliciously epic debate on the treatment of animals.

I can’t figure out if this is cute or scary.

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Eco-Cup 2009 June 12-14

What: Harmony Festival, Rude Boyz Present, and Megaramp Productions announce first ever Eco-Cup Skate Competition with musical line-up at 31st annumal Harmony Festival.

When: June 12-14

Where: Sonoma County Fairgrounds, Santa Rosa, CA

Some of theworld’s top skate legends including Steve Caballero and Christian Hosoi (holler!) will be present for demos, judging, and Meet and Greets. The Eco Cup trophy will be created out of recycled and repurposed mixed media, and the steel and plywood-constructed Eco Cup skate zone will be reused, making this a truly eco-friendly attraction.

Entrance to the skate zone is included with paid admission to Harmony Festival. $30 pre-sale and general Harmony tickets are available online now ($40 at the gate) and at participating Whole Foods stores and dozens of other retail outlets (see web site for locations). This year, kids age 7-12 are $10 and kids 6 and under are FREE!

Tickets and detailed Festival information is available at www.HarmonyFestival.com.

Watch the trailer for Rising Son: The Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi. The rise, fall and rebirth of the “rock star” of skateboarding. From his early days in Venice Beach, his bad boy persona, revolutionary skateboard designs, record-breaking tricks, his abuse, to his current inspiration of today’s youth.

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Celebrate m.a.m.a. earth and Make A Change For the Better June 11

m.a.m.a. e a r t h is a new non-profit organization that is ready to introduce itself to the world. Proceeds from this charity event will benefit Nourish the Children and Shine On Sierra Leone.

m.a.m.a. e a r t h is the brainchild of Kailani Bayot, a mother of two from O’ahu, HI who now resides in Los Angeles. Kailani has never been short on ideas and she’s pouring all of her creative energy into m.a.m.a. e a r t h.

“We are dedicated to raising awareness and making a change for the better by helping charities raise funds to benefit their causes,” says Kailani. “The concept of m.a.m.a. earth started with bracelets I make using hemp and the natural stone azurite-malachite, which is believed to be a sacred stone that promotes healing and aids in transformation. It has been a natural progression to become a non-profit organization and the bracelets are a wonderful way to raise funds for schools or organizations along with your favorite charity.”

The m.a.m.a. e a r t h red carpet event takes place at Dakota Lounge located at 1026 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica on Thursday June 11th at 8pm. Presale tickets are available at www.dakotalounge.com. Bring a pair of new or used shoes for the m.a.m.a. e a r t h shoe drive, enjoy the show, silent auction and check out some amazing vendors and artists. Proceeds to benefit Nourish the Children and Shine on Sierra Leone.

For additional information on the news that is the subject of this article, contact Kailani Bayot or visit 4mamaearth.org.

Congrats Kailani!!

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Win A Pair Of TOMS Shoes From Eco Salon

Enter to win a $50 gift certificate towards a pair of TOMS shoes at Eco Salon. Remember that with every pair of TOMS purchased, a pair will be given to a child in need.

Enter here before end of day Wednesday.

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Michelle O. Visits Sesame Street

So ca-ute.

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Eye Candy

Aww. How cute. Some little kid in Venice Beach is serious about not getting their wheels jacked.

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Paul Rudd As Earth On Sesame Street

Here’s homeboy from American Pie and I Love You, Man, dressed up as Mr. Earth and singing a little jingle about being “green.”

I’m not gonna lie. I want the DVD.

Source Buzzfeed

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Green Toys For Tots

Green Toys makes children’s toys out of recycled milk jugs. My first thought was, how could that be? Plastic is bad, especially for kids to stick in their mouths. But apparently it’s reprocessed into high-density polyethylene which is considered to be the safest and cleanest plastic available.

The products are manufactured right here in Cali, which is a plus for us. Less distance for production= less gas emissions.

Also, Green Toys uses less packaging. Big plus in my books. They use recycled corrugated boxes, no plastic, cellophane or zip ties and the box is 100% recyclable. Exactly how all packaging should be.

And of course the most important part- safety. The toys contain no traceable amounts of Phthalates or BPA. They are also designed without any external coatings, eliminating the fear of lead paint.

I know I’m too old for toys but something is making me want that sand play set!

Visit Green Toys.

Source eco scraps

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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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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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12 Year Old Wins 10 G’s, Designs For Homeless By Using Trash

When 12-year-old Max Wallack of Natick heard of WGBH’s Design Squad “Trash to Treasure” design contest, he was ready to give his best shot. The kid stole the show with his “Home Dome” innovation, which is primarily a shelter for the homeless made from plastic, wire and packing peanuts. With his project, he has shown his care for the people in need of shelter and on the other hand, it deals with the problem of increasing landfills. The makeshift dwelling is in the form of a Mongolian yurt and features a built-in bed. For this innovative design, Max won $10,000, a Dell laptop powered by Intel and a trip to Boston to see his design meet realism.

Source The Design Blog

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Terracycle

Octuplets + 304,000 Diapers = One Helluva Carbon Footprint

That’s if the mom uses disposable diapers. Considering she’s jobless, living at home with her mom and has 6 other kids to care for, it seems that reusable diapers would be the smart way to go.

I’m convinced that the baby making machine known as Nadya Suleman has crazy on the brains. Even Brad and Angelina are like DAYUM!! And you know it’s bad when you got Kate Gosselin from John & Kate Plus 8 saying she’s shocked and worried that homegirl has 14 kids to take care of on the solo tip. Maybe Nadya is trying to beat out the Duggars but she needs to chill the eff out.

Source Huffpo

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David After Dentist Gets Recycled

The original of this video has been making its rounds on the internets and has been praised and condemned. I love it. David goes to the dentist, gets some anaesthesia and then his father films his little son spacing out in the back of the car afterwards. Here’s one of the many remix versions.

Best lines: (All of which I’ve said myself countless nights/early mornings.)

• Is this real life?
• Why is this happening to me?
• I feel funny.
• Is this gonna be forever?

SNL Eco-Diapers

Can you imagine? The images at the end are nastay!

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Heather Mills Does Good.

Heather aka Lady Mucca gets on my damn nerves but she did something charitable so I have to give her credit. Paul McCartney’s goldigging ex-wife, Heather Mills donated a million dollars worth of vegan food to underprivileged children in the Bronx. Way to go by providing fresh veggies, fruits and nutritious to kids that do not have access to these types of food on a daily.

Ok, that’s about all I can give her. Watch the vid to hear more.

Source Huffington Post

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Eco Gift Festival

What: Get your eco-friendly holiday shopping on. There will also be several performances and speakers throughout all three days. Check out our favorite lady, Arianna Huffington, who will be a keynote speaker on Saturday at 2:00 pm.

Where: Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. 1855 Main Street. Santa Monica, CA 90401

When: December 12 & 13 from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm. December 14: 11:00 am to 7:00 pm

Cost: $ 10 per day

Website: Ecogift

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The Girl Who Silenced The UN For 5 Minutes

She pretty much sums it all up in a nutshell.

Thanks Greg

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Our Voices Will Change Their World

The Agape Children’s Choir and Little Engine Productions have created a video called “Change My World,” with a non-partisan view, at encouraging voters to take an interest in our children’s future and taking their voices to the polls.

The emphasis of the words is on sending a positive political message while transcending party lines. Fifteen year-old Ayanna Stokes, who joined the choir at age ten, sings the lead vocals. This isn’t the first time Ayanna has used her musical talent in a political arena, as she was also a featured soloist for programs honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Stacy Peralta, an award winning documentary film maker known for such projects as Dogtown & Z Boys andRiding Giants, directed the video. The lyrics for the video, were written by Emmy nominated composer Tree Adams and producer Gina Matthews. Their collaborative goal was to use music as an inspiration, while using the voices of kids, to encourage voters to consider children and their future when they cast their ballots.

I recently attended Agape and pleasantly surprised to witness the children’s choir perform live. They sang, danced and even added in a message about recycling and the environment. Their performance was very inspiring, as is this video.

Do it for the children. Vote.

Agape Sprititual Center.

Thanks to Yosi Sergant for passing this along.

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Teach The Babies

I gotta give props to Alex and Lando for being stand up first time parents and taking the time to learn about healthier alternatives to conventional baby products on the market. Sigg bottles are non-toxic and reusable. Thousands of plastic bottles will be saved from poisoning our oceans and landfills just by this one adorable baby boy, learning at an early age.

I love my Sigg bottles but the mini Siggs really take the cake.

Rock that pimp cup Max and rock it proud! All the bambinas will be swooning at the feet of your stroller in no time. xx

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The Kids Say: You Can Vote However You Like

Students of the Ron Clark Academy perform a political song supporting both presidential candidates.

LOVE IT!

Source CNN

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Green Your Baby

Two of my dear friends welcomed a baby boy into the world last week. The proud new parents have been eco-conscious way before it was “cool to be green,” so it came as no surprise when I checked their registry online and saw that they listed plenty of eco-conscious baby products.

I was excited that the Born Free glass bottles were still available. They are BPA, Phthalate and PVC free. If I were a parent, I would take the extra precaution and buy these bottles instead.

The FDA won’t admit that the chemicals found in conventional plastic bottles may be dangerous to a child’s health. Remember, Phthalates are believed to make boys have smaller wee-wee’s, among a long list of other things. You wouldn’t want to do that to your future son would you?

I also picked up an organic cotton swaddler, or as some of me and my friends like to call it, an eggroll or burrito wrapper. I got a few other items but I didn’t gift wrap any of them. Why? Because it’s a waste of paper that’s going to be ripped off and thrown away. Instead I bought a 100% recyclable gift bag from Babies R Us, threw the items in and called it a day.

Congrats to Ivana, Greg and earth friendly baby Luka.

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Toms Pop-Up Shop

Toms Shoes is launching a pop-up shop on Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Venice Beach on Saturday, September 27th. Toms Shoes provides a pair of shoes for a needy child for every pair sold. There will be a kick-off party for the store on the 27th, with the last day to snatch up a pair of shoes on October 22nd.

Check out the Toms lounge at the Abbot Kinney Festival on Sunday, September 28th.

Click flyer below for details

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Via Racked

Richie-Madden Children’s Foundation

I love to see celebrities using their fame for a good cause. Nicole Richie and her main squeeze, Good Charlotte frontman, Joel Madden, have made donating to a charitable cause super easy. They are looking to raise $25,000 to build a state of the art playground for kids at the Beyond Shelter in L.A.

If you care to donate, all you have to do is text “CHILD” to 90999 and a $5 donation will be made. Hey, if you can pick up the phone to vote for the next American Idol or Dancing With The Stars candidate, then you can definitely put your digits to good use and donate to a worthwhile cause.

Learn more about the Richie-Madden Children’s Foundation here.

Via i’m not obsessed

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Future Natural Is The Future

Our new friend Anna Griffin who is a contributor to Ecorazzi and is about to launch Ecobella (an online fashion, beauty and lifestyle magazine covering all things green), was kind enough to turn us onto the rad beauty shopping mecca, Future Natural.

Future Natural is basically an online Sephora but on eco-friendly steroids. If you are a beauty junkie but also care about the environment and natural beauty products, then Future Natural is about to become your shopping fantasy.

Specializing in organic and natural beauty products ranging from makeup, bath and hair products to fragrance, this site has left no stone unturned. There are even products for babies and men. Ch-ch-check it out!!

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Breakin’ It Down: Going Green

Going Green: A phrase referring to individual action that a person can consciously take to curb harmful effects on the environment through consumer habits, behavior, and lifestyle.

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Erykah

I’m definitely going to have to get a copy of the Veg News music edition featuring songstress Erykah Badu, or try to find a transcript of the article online. Unfortunately the only snippets that have been released on the internet are Ms. Badu defending her decision to have a third child by her third baby daddy. I’m not even going there…

On another note, she’s a vegetarian. Yay!!

Via Bossip

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It’s A Family Affair

How rad is the Bonet/Kravitz family? Here is Lisa Bonet of Cosby Show fame, along with her daughter Zoe Kravitz (yep, Lenny is her pops) and her youngest daughter Lola, entering the farmers market in Santa Monica. We gotta give them props for buying local!!

Click the thumbnail to see a backside view of her hottie Hawaiian model/actor boyfriend Jason Momoa putting all of their goods into reusable bags and baskets.

Via crunk and disorderly

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Everybody’s Doing It

The Maguire/Meyer clan is officially official. Check out their adorable daughter Ruby rockin’ the baby Sigg bottle. What do y’all know bout that??

Flick via WENN

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Hope

If you live here in LA or anywhere on planet earth for that matter, you have definitely seen the street art plastered around your city over the years of Andre the Giant, or the guerrilla marketing campaigns for the anti-war/anti-Bush movement or most recently, the Barack Obama/Hope campaigns. Shepard Fairey has long been known for his socially conscious illustrations as well as being a DJ, the co-founder of Swindle magazine, a husband and the proud father of two beautiful daughters.

I was so excited when I turned on Planet Green and saw the feature on Shepard and Amanda getting an eco-makeover for their daughters bedroom. Amanda picked up a new bed and mattress made of sustainable, pesticide free, organic materials from The Little Seed and they also painted the walls of the room with a 100% non-toxic, VOC free paint. Congratulations to Shepard and Amanda for their newest addition and for making the conscious effort in starting their family on the right path.

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Girls We Heart: Nicole Richie

Nicole Richie has definitely come a long way since her spoiled, ditzy, dim-witted diva days on the Simple Life (I’m not gonna lie, season 1 & 2 were great but it all went downhill in season 3 when Paris and Nicole got into a big fight and didn’t talk for like a year, and then made up and were reunited in season 4, and everything was all good again…but I digress)

Ever since the birth of her daughter, Harlow, she’s been getting all philanthropic on us. She created the Richie-Madden Children’s Foundation with her rocker boyfriend Joel Madden, and recently announced a collection of Signorelli angel tees to be sold with the profits donated to build a pediatric clinic on wheels for the Children’s Health Fund. Her goal is to raise $400,000 through the sale of the $75 tees, which are available at all Cusp boutiques.

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All Day Every Day

Woody Allen once said, “In Beverly Hills, they don’t throw their garbage away – they make it into television shows.” Well, Planet Green debuted today and I will gladly waste my time watching anything on this channel about garbage, composting, recycling, gadgets, food, drinks, cars, beauty, fashion…I’ll stop here but basically, it covers EVERYTHING under our beloved sun about going green and it’s on 24/7. The one show I really love is Alter Eco, with Adrien Grenier. It’s really informative and covers a lot of ‘green’ spots in L.A. It’s about time. Floss Angeles, RISE UP!

That’s about all I can write for now…need to get my sustainable crack fix and get back to the boob tube. Yea, it’s that serious.

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Pampering With A Purpose

Last nights’ Opportunity Green event was an evening of pampering, networking and inspiration. Guest speakers really opened our eyes to the incredible dangers of chemicals in our beauty products. We heard a lot of discussion about the link between these products and cancer as well as a possible link to autism.

On a less serious note, there was tons of pampering for all of the lovely ladies…(and men)- Manicures with non-toxic Aquarella nail polish, mini-facials with Jurlique products and eyebrow waxing with Jenny Wax. Thuy and I opted out of those services, but snapped a quick flick on our way out with hostess of the evening, Karen Solomon (Co-founder and CEO of Opportunity Green). Congrats on a beautiful and inspiring evening!!

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Everybody’s Doing It

So according to all of the glossy tabloid mags, Jessica Alba is at the forefront of the new mommy green movement. Apparently she opted for an eco-friendly baby nursery for her soon-to-be born little one, and was recently seen at a farmers market carrying reusable tote bags for her purchases. Well actually her cutie patootie soon-to-be hubby was doing all of the heavy lifting… What a gentleman!

image jacked from i’m not obsessed

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The Little Seed That Could

My mid-80′s style icon Soleil Moon Frye (aka Punky Brewster) still has one foot in the fashion game, but this time we’re talking baby fashion. Along with good friends Beth Birkett and Paige Tolmach, Soleil has opened an eco-friendly baby store in Los Angeles, called The Little Seed.

Frustrated with the lack of non-toxic, organic baby toys, she took matters into her own hands and created an environmentally conscious baby emporium. I’m sure she’ll have plenty of business with Hollywood’s latest baby boom. New mommies Jessica Alba and Halle Berry have apparently decked out their nurseries using sustainable furniture and non-toxic products.

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Organic Threads For Keiki And Mamas

Our good friend Karen, a Hawaiian native, turned us onto her families’ online retail store, Organickeiki.com. They stock natural, non-toxic toys and accessories, eco-friendly diapers and clothes for keiki (kids) and mamas. Products are carefully hand-selected in the spirit of Aloha.

Organic Keiki’s diverse collection of toys, accessories and organic clothes are not just fun – they’re friendly to the planet and to the people who make them. “We are committed to providing products that are made from socially and environmentally responsible resources. Like the ancient Hawaiians, we strive to protect the future world our children will inherit.”

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