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Eco Shoppe's first retail store
Started Nov 6
New Pre-Fab Green Homes from Clayton
Started May 19
It's Easy Being Green: Add Your Two cents to the Mix: Tips on How to Start!
Started Dec. 29, 2008
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Stylish sustainability
Eco Shoppe’s first retail store creates an inspirational, personal connection with green living
By Jessie Bove, Managing Editor
October 01, 2009
Jon Miller, Hedrich Blessing Photographers, Chicago
As a brand long known fo...
Carbon footprint is the formal terminology used to describe how we impact the environment, whether residences and/or businesses. It is the "measure of the impact that human activities have on the environment in terms of the amount of greenhouse ga...
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- Your relationship status:
- Engaged
- Where you live:
- Las Vegas and New Orleans
- Your profession and/or passion:
- Interior Designer...becoming greener every day!
- About Your Lifestyle:
- Simple...keeping it simpler than ever before. No more waste nor catering to materialism. Life is better, sweeter and yes...becoming healthier.
- Your specific interests in Lifestyle Design:
- Interior Design, Kitchen and Bath Design and furnishings
- Your specific interests in Green Design:
- Green Interiors and Furnishings
- The BEST green product you've purchased this year:
- My mother's lighting for her remodeled home...post Katrina!
People to Watch: Marjora Carter, founder of Sustainable South Bronx in 2001
She has created riverfront parks and green roofs; dramatically increased the number of trees in the South Bronx; worked to remove an underused expressway in favor of positive economic development; and successfully implemented one of the nation's first urban green-collar job training efforts: the Bronx Environmental Stewardship Training program—seeding her community with a skilled green-collar workforce that has both a personal & economic stake in their urban environment.
Her vision, drive, and tenacity earned her a MacArthur "Genius" Grant, a place on NY Governor Spitzer's Energy and Environment Transition Team, the Clinton Global Initiative’s Poverty Alleviation Panel, NYU’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Award for Humanitarian Service, and the National Audubon Society’s Rachel Carson Award.
She started 2007 as one of Newsweek’s “25 To Watch”, was named one of “50 most influential women in NYC” by the NY Post that summer, and ended the year as one of Essence Magazine’s “25 most Influential African Americans”.
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Your Carbon Footprint: Less is More
Carbon footprint is the formal terminology used to describe how we impact the environment, whether residences and/or businesses. It is the "measure of the impact that human activities have on the environment in terms of the amount of greenhouse gasses emitted, produced, and measured in units of carbon dioxide. For example, for the period of one year, all possible causes of carbon are accounted for and measured by using a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) calculator. From manufacturing, transportation,… Continue
Posted on May 19, 2009 at 11:29am — 1 Comment
Try Cleaning "Green"...You'll Like it!
Here's a quick run down on how 5 natural and simple products are easy to use for cleaning green!
1. White Vinegar: For basic household cleaning, distilled white vinegar has been proven to work just as well as chlorine, which kills everything living—the good along with the… Continue
Posted on June 26, 2008 at 10:32am —
Green and Ec0-Friendly: Sharing of Resources
Greetings Everyone!
Why are there so much hesitation from consumers when it comes to purchasing "green" products?
Well, our newest networking site and Black Interior Designer Showcase (BIDS) hope to assist in overcoming any objections when our members seek to purchase green furnis… Continue
Posted on May 29, 2008 at 3:30pm —
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Stylish sustainability
Eco Shoppe’s first retail store creates an inspirational, personal connection with green living
By Jessie Bove, Managing Editor
October 01, 2009
Jon Miller, Hedrich Blessing Photographers, Chicago
As a brand long known fo...
NATURE MOMS
Healthy Cookbook Roundup and Gift Guide
Attn: Giveaway at the end of this post!! These are some of the cookbooks I have picked up of late in order to cook up some delicious veggie meals for hubby and kids. I have lots of great cookbooks to add to my collection and we have had some really yummy meals. I am not much [...]A Green Gift Tradition – Season Passes
A reader was recently asking me about low impact gifts and what I would recommend for kids for Christmas. Well I certainly have my list of green gifts and all that jazz but probably my favorite gift idea is to get season passes for your local zoo. We have done this for years and it is a gift [...]A Great Holiday Staycation
I have been enjoying our holiday staycation immensly. It ends when my hubby goes back to work tomorrow and I am sad to see it end. For Thanksgiving we went to enjoy two days with family who live a short car drive away. We had our Thanksgiving meal there. I found it easy to stay vegetarian [...]Wildcraft Game on Sale!!
Just had to share this bit of news. The game I raved about last week (read my review) is on sale for 3 days. Half price! Wildcraft would make an awesome, eco friendly, fun, and yet educational gift for children and adults like. Hi there! What are you doing reading this in your feed reader?? Stop [...]Second Hand Finds for the Week
I had an awesome week for finding/buying second hand things I have long been looking for this week. The thrift store near my home had this awesome picnic basket for only $4. It is sturdy and in very good condition. It came with 4 plastic plates, plastic cups, and plastic utensils that appear to be [...]GREEN AT WORK
NEW GREEN COMMUNITIES
SIX DIFFERENT WAYS
Lampost
This light by Jaren Goh caught my attention, so I guess today we will continue on yesterday’s theme of innovative lighting. Seeming to randomly sprout from their base, these lights combine clean, minimal lines with sporadic, non-symmetrical placement. Sure to be the focal point in any room in which it’s used, the appropriately titled Lampost [...]Pinch Light
Lighting so versatile it suits your mood. That’s what you get with Pinch Lighting, an innovative new lighting concept that lets you clip electro-luminescent sheets of paper to a hard wire clip. Simply clip on new “lights” to change the look of your space. Fun and practical, I hope this concept comes fully to life [...]Made in Hollywood
Saw this over on design milk today and thought you all would enjoy it. These tables come from Made in Hollywood, an Ireland based design firm that creates unique, custom pieces for its clients. I love the incorporation of words into each of these table’s designs and how the word choices are obvious, yet add [...]Barcode Design
When was the last time you really paid attention to a barcode? Well that’s about to change thanks to Barcode Revolution. Based in Tokyo, Japan, Barcode Revolution is challenging companies to think about the way in which their valuable product real estate gets used. Without interrupting the function of the barcode, Barcode Revolution has come [...]Time For Turkey
With the holidays right around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about how to fit all of your family and friends in your home. While I hope you’ve figured this out for Thanksgiving since it’s tomorrow, there are many more holidays right around the corner to consider as well. Expandable tables are always a [...]Gaming Controllers For Your Tree
I’m not a huge fan of video games, but I am a huge fan of Christmas. These caught my eye not only because they are an unusual addition to the tree, but because plenty of my friends are into gaming and would probably love these. Sold as a set of 7 (including the traditional NES [...]DESERT BEAUTIFUL
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Sorry for the delay in responding, I just got back in the office; we actually closed for two weeks during the holidays. We had a GREAT time over the holidays… hope you and yours enjoyed the holidays as well. But I'll call you this weekend... I'll be in Vegas for the CES. Will you be in town?
Great to hear from you. Congrats on the move to New Orleans. Great area to continue to do good work. We're hoping to get down there for an episode sometime soon. Congrats also on the new partnership with LowImpactLiving. I know the founders and they are good people! Please give them my regards as I am also happy to support them on our show.
Actually glad you reached out as I'v been wanting to chat with you about possibly contributing as a home living expert on a new channel we're launching this month...are you around for a quick chat today about this
Peace,
Bianca
I would be honored if you would add my blog's feed to the home page. Feel free to check it out: GreenYourDecor.com
Feel free to stay in touch! I look forward to getting to know you.
Jennae Petersen
GreenYourDecor.com
Blessings on your business,
Jen Nordin
Young Living Essential Oils Senior Consultant
Thanks for the warm welcome!
What an interesting life you must live as an interior designer!
My favorite channel is HGTV. The amazing decor colors never fail to inspire and motivate me. I usually have it tuned in at night while I work on my rugs.
Your photos are great! I was happy to find your family photo. That really helps when making new friends.
Hope you will stay in touch.
Best wishes for all of your business ventures.
Kind Regards,
Kathryn
Everlasting Rug Art
Check my web when you have a little time:
www.alquimia9.com
Nico
Take Care
Earl
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