Blogs & Ecology

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Look over your own bathroom shelves - you are sure to find more than a few bottles that never got used up, or have never even been used! Reducing that clutter was the goal during a one-week "clay only" challenge taken by this TreeHugger at the behest of Natural Spa Supplies, a UK-based distributor of Rhassoul (montmorillonite) clay. A gimmick on their part, yes, but also a good way to see whether one natural product can meet many needs.

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On November 13, the 18th Annual Environmental Media Association Awards will be handed out, and one of the three green makeup artists on hand to make everyone look gorgeous is Paige Padgett.

Sheer Organic Shimmers by Kiss My Face

Kiss My Face founders Bob MacLeod and Steve Byckiewicz opened their Manhattan home for the launch of SOS Sheer Organic Shimmers (lip tint) and Shines (lip gloss) and Potent & Pure Organic Face Care, their new lip and skincare lines this past Tuesday.

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Blissoma BLENDS just launched three new fall flavors in their perfume oil line. Maybe we should call these "scents" rather than perfumes because perfume has such a bad connotation. These petroleum-free, non-synthetic scents are created to help you smell like the season without many of the toxic additives common to traditional perfumes....

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:: Coordinate a marathon movie night this weekend with these five eco-inspired sci-fi films.

:: Support Paul Newman's admirable charity work by purchasing Newman's Own Organics brand snacks and salad dressings.

:: Keep your pearly whites sparkling without all of the chemical nasties....

:: The Environmental Working Group exposes the high levels of hormone-disrupting chemicals found in teenage girls' bodies.

:: Apple is rumored to soon release their eco-friendly laptop stateside.

:: The Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) pumps up prefab in their current exhibit, Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling.

:: Sony Ericsson develops an energy efficient cell phone called GreenHeart.

Josie Maran celebrates her Sephora launch at Akasha/photo by Parisa Taghizadeh

Supermodel and eco-entrepreneur Josie Maran celebrated the Sephora launch of her eponymous green makeup line with an all-out eco bash on Thursday, September 18th in Los Angeles, where she laid out her plan for world makeup domination.

Read on for more insider pics and exclusive video of Josie Maran and 400 of her closest friends at green hot spot Akasha....

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Getting back to their roots of natural and ethical products, the Body Shop today launched two new lines - the Wellbeing Range and Nature's Minerals (a mineral makeup line). Nature's Way to Beautiful - the new launch - focuses heavily on making the customer recognize they are beautiful, naturally, at any age. The company was founded on the idea that "businesses have the power to do good" and for the last 30 years the Body Sho...

Eden Home should be a boon to all the eco-enthusiast online shoppers everywhere. Touting everything from clay cookware to organic bathroom linens to soap made of shea butter and olive oil, Eden Home seems like a classier, eco-friendlier online version of Bed, Bath & Beyond. ...