Carbon Footprint on Shine

My Teddy Feeds Hungry Kids in Africa. What Does Your Teddy Do?

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Most of the time I look the other way when The Barnacle (read: baby) receives another unapproved toy. There was that little incident when I killed Baby Ava mere hours after she opened her VOC-emitting box…

Grab Your Garlic and Get The Power Vampires Out!

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There’s a vampire in my house and it’s not related to my seven-year-old’s mild obsession with “Twilight.” (No, we didn’t let her watch it.)

Actually, there’s a collection of vampires. A veritable coven, in fact.

These vampires live in forms we all recognize: Power…

Cutting Corners? Give Yourself Free Flowers!

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It’s been a rough year. EcoStiletto.com is still the start-up that could (but can’t yet make any money), and my husband works in a fickle film industry. But I miss the little things that we now go without: Dinners out, guilt-free shopping,…

Bella’s Scent = Edward’s Love: Can Her Perfume Make Your Daughter Sick?

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I had the recent honor of speaking on a panel at the Teens Turning Green Summit this weekend. I was so incredibly, ridiculously, tear-jerkingly, awesomely inspired by the 200 women—many of them teens and tweens—who…

DIY to go green and save money

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Is green really the new black? In 2006, $32.8 billion was spent on healthy and eco-friendly food, beverage, personal care, and household products. In 2008, $7 billion was spent on natural and organic personal care products alone. And the natural household…

My Thirtysomething Ecolicious Makeover (Or, I’m Finally Growing Up in the Makeup Department and It’s About D*&n Time)

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I’m turning thirtysomething this year. And though until now I’ve gotten by on the bare-bones makeup routine, I took a long, hard look in the mirror this morning and realized I need to grow up and break out the big guns. Blush. Highlighter. Maybe even some—egads—shadow. Because these days, my…

Can Going Green Help You Shop Less?

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Think Eco-Fashion Means Birkenstocks? Think Again.

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Haut? Check. Hemp? Check. Free? Check. These $700 boots are a freebie at

User post: How to throw your kid an eco-friendly birthday party for under $50

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The Barnacle (read: baby) turns...

I Killed Baby Ava

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