FIT Sustainable Design Program

After embracing the growing movement this is Eco-Fashion with a museum exhibit FIT continues to move with the eco-friendly times by introducing a certificate program in Sustainable Design. Part of the college of Continuing Education the program gives future designers the knowledge and access to resources they need to build a business based on sustainable design practices.

I'm so excited to sign up! With eco fashion already slowly taking over I wonder if someone will start a program on Green Architecture  (HINT HINT Columbia and NYU) :)))

Check out more at FIT's Website

A Cup a Day keeps a lot Away

Apparently Green Tea is even better for us than we originally thought! As scientists continue to study the effects of tea on daily health we discover that Green Tea, in addition to having cancer fighting attributes, is able to help with day to day functioning. (And as a New Yorker I need all the help I can get). This wonder drink boasts benefits such as reducing wrinkles, increasing energy and preventing skin damage. Read more at Yahoo Green Tips. Being an avid tea drinker myself I'll soon be shouting this from the rooftops and at every Starbucks I walk in to. :)

Back up and Running!

Due to my computer crashing after moving (thank you NYC weather) and wanting to do some serious research I had to stop blogging for a bit. Now I'm back YAAAAAYYY! Brace yourselves and stayed tuned :)))

Under Construction

Blogging stopped due to technical difficulties. Will be back. Stayed Tuned!!!

Paper or Paper $

Swimming pools, movie stars but no more plastic bags. In continuing with the trend of charging people for non eco friendly behavior California is moving forward with it's crusade to ban all plastic bags. Legislation passed Wednesday now prohibits stores from offering plastic bags to customers. In hopes that people will start to bring their own reusable bags the bill also institutes charges for those opting for the paper bags. The bag ban has been catching on all over the world - starting in Ireland and South Africa and finally spreading to the US in 2007 (Yay San Francisco!)

For those last minute trips to the grocery store try the compact reusable FEED 100 by FEED Projects totes which proceeds go towards feeding hungry children all over the world. The bag zips up for easy storage and toting around in case of a quick stop at Whole Foods (or wherever)  :)

Hello and Welcome to the Garbage Hotel?

Just when you think you've seen everything up pops a hotel made of trash? In Rome Corona (yes the beer company) has sponsored the building of the world's first hotel made from scattered trash. The project, called Save the Beach, was started to save Europe's beaches from becoming wastelands due to the enormous amounts of garbage filling the sands. Supported by such famous names as Jade Jagger and Helena Christensen (who will be staying at the hotel and blogging her experience) Save the Beach aims to clean up and save one beach every year. (The beach is chosen by user submissions and votes on the site.

I actually think this is a not a bad way to go getting help to clean up the beaches around the world (Hint  - EXPAND THE PROJECT SCOPE!). But I don't know yet about making my living accommodations out of it. Living in NYC is hard enough............ 

Book Review: Go Green:Live Rich

Go Green:Live Rich by David Bach

Want to save the Earth and make some money? Try reading Go Green, Live Rich by David Bach (Bestselling author of the Finish Rich Series).  While there's no guarantees you'll be a millionaire (is there ever?) the book has a lot of great advice on how to "go green" in simple ways and save some cash in the process. Even though some of the tips are more for the independent homeowner (grow your own veggies, add green additions to your home like solar panels) there's enough info to help the solo earth conscious person reduce their global trashing impact. There's even advice on how to "Green your mortgage" and pay less taxes by doing so. Perhaps they should be handing these out at every bank and H&R Block (provided of course that you can even find a lender these days)...............

Purchase Go Green, Live Rich