Sex Definitely Sells: Angry Green Girl

Free car washes for earth loving g-rides by sexy green girls in bikini’s? Hot! How did I miss this?

Check out the new kids on the block and their social networking site which includes green tips, news and more of their eco-eye candy videos.

Angry Green Girl

Source Green Daily

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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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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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Go Green: It Makes Your Dick Bigger

Nuff said.

Via Green LA Girl. Thanks for the laugh Siel!

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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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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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Is Your Cleaner Really Greener?

We are increasingly seeing people turning to “organic” or “green” drycleaners, as consumers look for alternatives to traditional dry cleaning and its use of the solvent perchloroethylene.

Prolonged contact with this solvent, known as PCE or perc, has been linked in some studies to cancer and neurological troubles like vision problems, and its use is strictly regulated.

Unfortunately these so-called “green” cleaners are not regulated at all, and are often times using cleaning methods that are nearly as harmful as the conventional ones.

Given these misleading marketing claims, it would be wise to question your local “green” cleaner about the specific methods they use.

Source nytimes.com

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Celebs Say “Thank You” And Go “Green” To Obama.

Gotta love Hollywood and the Sierra Club.

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Breakin’ It Down: Greywater

Greywater is water that flows down sink, shower, and washing machine drains–but not the toilet. Greywater may contain traces of dirt, food, grease, hair, and household cleaning products. While greywater may look “dirty,” it is a safe and even beneficial source of irrigation water. If released into rivers, lakes, or estuaries, the nutrients in greywater (mainly phosphate from detergent) become pollutants, but to garden plants, they are valuable fertilizer. Aside from the obvious benefits of saving water (and money on your water bill), reusing your greywater keeps it out of the sewer or septic system, thereby reducing the chance that it will pollute local water bodies Reusing greywater for irrigation reconnects urban residents and our backyard gardens to the natural water cycle.

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Go Green In ’09

It’s still not too late to make (and possibly break) some New Year’s Resolutions for 2009.

We put together a list of “green” resolutions which was featured by the kind folks over at Dame Magazine (www.damemagazine.com).

Check out the list here.

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Skip The Holiday Cards

Well at least the paper kind. It’s an easy and simple step you can take to help save on waste and overall, the environment. I used to buy cards by the dozens and have them on back up for bdays, congrats, thank you’s, etc.

Those days are so over. I went through boxes of cards given to me over the years and got rid of most of them. I never look at them and they take up precious space.

It’s all about the e-cards. I made the one above a few years back. You pick a design, write your message, enter the email addy and press send. Ta-da. There are even funny videos, like the one below: You Can’t Wrap This- HAMMERTIME! Here’s a few sites that offer them. Find more by going to google.

• 123Greetings
• Hallmark
• egreetings
• american greeetings

Holiday Party Tips And Eco-Chic Gifts On Cocoecomag.com

This is the last big weekend to get your holiday shopping done. If you’re still stumped on those last minute gifts be sure to check out Anna Griffin’s Eco-Chic Gift Giving Guide from her newly launched online magazine, www.cocoecomag.com.

Congratulations Anna, we love the latest issue!

Also in this issue, our girl, Sarah Shewey of Pink Cloud Events gives pointers on throwing an eco-concious holiday soiree. Thanks for the tips Sarah.

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Saving The Planet One Hole AT A Time

Wow… I just thought this was a dope ass font when I stumbled across it, but now I’m really feeling it. Dutch company SRANQ conceptualized a font that uses less font while maintaining readability in an effort to save ink.

With the Ecofont SPRANQ hopes to increase environmental awareness as well as increasing customer awareness about printing behavior. They recognize that printing is both a waste of ink and paper and their hope is to inspire software giants and printer manufacturers to innovate in an environmentally conscious manner.

They tried lots of possible ink-saving-options. From extra thin letters to letters with outlines only. They experimented with using various shapes: dashes, squares, triangles and even asterisks. In the end the circle was choosen as the best option.

You can download the ecofont into your font folder here for FREE!!

Note- The Ecofont works best when using font size 9 or 10. The results vary depending on your software.

Source greenlagirl

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Does The Sun Shine Out Of Your Ass?

Well until it does, Greenpeace wants you to use CFL light bulbs. Those crazy Europeans. How do they come up with this stuff?

Warning: It’s not the good kind of ass. Cheers.

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Clear The Air

HERE’S SOME TIPS TO IMPROVE YOUR INDOOR AIR QUALITY-

-If you have an air filter, keep it clean so that it removes the most air pollutants possible

-Carpets are commonly made with synthetic materials that off-gas toxic chemicals. These materials also make carpet hard to recycle (and therefore, most just go straight to the landfill). Carpets also can be home to pests and mildew.

-Look for pieces of furniture that are not coated in harmful, off-gassing chemicals.

-Buy a friendly plant. Some of the best plants for removing air pollutants such as formaldehyde and benzene include the peace lily, bamboo palm, English ivy, mums, and gerbera daisies.

Source green.yahoo.com

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Jump Start To Green Kits

Don’t you wish everything in life came with a “Jump Start Kit”… You know, like a Jump Start to Getting Your Dream Job Kit or a Jump Start to Making all the Right Moves Kit.. I really could’ve used the Jump Start to Not Falling For The Wrong Kind of Guy Kit (on more than one occasion)… Ladies, you know you feel me on that one!!

Anyways the Jump Start to Green Kit, just made your life a whole lot easier. This starter kit comes with all the basics to making that “green” transition. Included in the kit you will find CFL light bulbs, a Kleen Kanteen water bottle, a shower timer (yep, it’s all about the navy showers), insulated reusable grocery bags etc. Get all the details here.

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Do You Have A Crazy Green Idea?

WIth this whole shift in green thinking, have you ever had a light bulb go off in your head on how to help the environment? If so, our good friends over at the XPrize Foundation want to hear from you.

Your first step should be to watch their introductory video, to get an idea of what they’re looking for. Next, you’ll need to make a two minute video with your crazy green idea on energy and the environment and submit it here. Entries must be made by October 31st, 2008. Simple as that.

Oh and btw, there’s a $25,000 grand prize.

Yup, you better be scurrying on over to your webcam right now. Two minutes, one slamming crazy idea to help mother earth and 25 G’s. Need I say more? Get your thinking caps on GG&S readers! Check out the video submissions they have so far and get in where you fit in.

For general info about the X Prize Foundation, visit here:

• www.xprize.org
• www.genomics.xprize.org
• www.progressiveautoxprize.org
• www.googlelunarxprize.org

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Green Tip: Hang Dry Your Clothes

Tumble drying your clothes consumes the most energy of all of your household appliances. Use nature’s dryer instead- air. Hang drying helps to prolong the life of your garments, as well as preventing shrinkage and fading.

Cutting your dryer use reduces your home’s emissions, and there’s strong evidence that human emissions, such as CO2, are changing the world’s climate.

If you have to use the dryer, keep the filter lint-free and run loads back to back while the drum is still hot. And to save energy with your washing machine, reserve hot water for very dirty loads, and always rinse in cold water.

Not all of us have the luxury of a house with a yard and clothesline, if this is your case, simply use any rods, racks or shelves in your apartment to hang dry your clothes. Bed Bath & Beyond & Target also carry retractable lines you can put up in your shower. Happy hanging.

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Breakin’ It Down: Greenwashing

Before you buy into the latest product craze (whether it be cleaning, beauty, clothing etc), because they claim to be going “green”, you need to understand the concept of the term “greenwashing”.

Greenwashing is defined as “disinformation disseminated by an organization so as to present an environmentally responsible public image.” The term is generally used when significantly more money or time has been spent advertising being green, rather than spending resources on environmentally sound practices.

Click here for more info about the Six Sins of Greenwashing

Via sourcewatch and wikipedia

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Breakin’ It Down: E-Waste

Electronic waste, “e-waste” or “Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment” (“WEEE“) is a waste type consisting of any broken or unwanted electrical or electronic device. Recyclable electronic waste is sometimes further categorized as a “commodity” while e-waste which cannot be reused is distinguished as “waste”. Both types of e-waste have raised concern considering that many components of such equipment are considered toxic and are not biodegradable.

Electronic waste is of concern largely due to the toxicity and carcinogenicity of some of the substances if processed improperly. Toxic substances in electronic waste may include lead, mercury and cadium.

Every time we toss out our electronics, we’re dumping on the poor. Please make an effort to recycle your gadgets, computers, televisions, ipods, etc..

wikipedia

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Sing It To Me Teddy

Green Tip: Turn off the lights. I hear that song in my head every time I catch myself walking out of a room and forgetting to flip the switch. If you’re at home and going to leave a room for more than 5 minutes, turn it off. On your way out of a public restroon, shut it down. Last to leave work or at a friends or family members that forgets to or chooses not to? You know what to do. I’m sure the only instance I don’t have to give you this tip is when you’re in between the sheets.

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Bag The Bag

Green Tip: Use Reusable bags. I’ll say it again because it just can’t be said enough. One of the simplest things you can do on your journey to becoming green is to ditch plastic (and paper bags) and hop on the reusable bag bandwagon. There are so many cute, stylish options out there that there’s really no excuse for anyone to still be carrying armloads of non-biodegradable plastic bags. These bags wreak havoc on the environment as they pile up in landfills and seep into marine life.

Check out these super hip re-usable bag from Baggu. They have a dope interactive website that allows you to color customize your bags with everything from bold colors to stripes. Guys, don’t be afraid to rock them either. Girls heart guys who care about the environment!

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H2O

Green Tip: Conserve Water. It’s a misconception that there is an endless supply of water available for our reckless consumption. On the contrary, in many countries there is a huge shortage, not to mention a drought in Los Angeles as we speak.

Here are some simple things you can do to preserve water-Turn the tap off while you brush your teeth. . Wait until you have a full load before you do laundry or run the dishwasher. Keep a pitcher of water in the refrigerator instead of running the tap for cold drinks. Take shorter showers (aka navy showers) or squeeze in a little ‘sexytime’ and shower with your boo. The list goes on but it’s pretty self-explanatory. Waste not, want not!!

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Just Say No

Green Tip: Just say no to condiments, plastic cutlery and napkins. Because of my busy schedule, I order take out or delivery at least once a week, and with every order comes the usual suspects, ketchup, soy sauce, parmesan cheese, etc. Also included will be several napkins and disposable plastic cutlery. I have all these things in my own kitchen at home, there is no need for me to get them in single sized servings that will only create more waste. If you have a kitchen setup at your office, bring in full size bottles of your favorite (organic) sides and keep them in the fridge.

Postd by thuy

Going Green Gradually

Going green is not an overnight process… take it from someone who gets a little greener everyday. Oftentimes there is so much “green” information being thrown at us, we become overwhelmed and don’t know where to start. Thuy and I will be posting green tips whenever we can to get you started on your eco-friendly journey. Good luck!

Green Tip: Switch to paperless billing-This is as simple as contacting your monthly bill companies and requesting to be billed electronically (e-billing). In the United States, hard copy bills generate almost 700,000 tons of waste and almost two million tons of carbon dioxide. Not only will you save the environment but you’ll save on stamps too! (Btw, If you are still getting hard copies of your bills… Please RECYCLE!)

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Do You Want To “Be Like Ed” (Begley Jr.)?

Although many of you grew up wanting to “Be Like Mike“, this is the year 2008 and there’s a new sheriff in town . These days I’m trying to “Be Like Ed (Begley Jr.)” Although Ed may not have the flash and flair of Michael Jordan, his guide to living green will definitely make you feel like a superstar. For all of you out there looking to make some eco-friendly changes, a good place to start is with Ed Begley Jr.’s book Living Like Ed: A Guide to the Eco-Friendly Life.

A long time veteran actor, Ed, has been an environmental activist for over 30 years and lives by the motto that he “lives simply so others may simply live.” This book is an easy read filled with tips from Ed’s own firsthand experience. He breaks down what works and what doesn’t, as well as shows the reader ways to be green and save money at the same time. This book shows you that you don’t have to compromise comfort or aesthetic in an effort to go green. His wife Rachelle, a co-author to the book, believes in “style with a conscience,” and gives her tips on how to keep the chic in eco-chic… it’s a match made in green heaven!!

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