Seattle Green Festival 2011

We are all in luck to hear that the Green Festival will be returning to Seattle this May! After just wrapping up in San Francisco, the festival will be in Chicago on May 14th and 15th and then come to Seattle on May 21st and 22nd. I attended green weekend last year and was blown away by the amount of …

Android Seafood Watch App

For all of you with Android phones looking for eco-friendly apps, here is my top pick! As many of you know, the Monterey Bay Aquarium puts out a Seafood Watch list of sustainable fish choices when it comes to dining or shopping. I used to print and carry around the paper version, but the great thing about it is that …

Jobs and the Green MBA

Does having a Green MBA help when it comes to finding a job? The answer is, it depends. Different industries value a Sustainable or Green MBA over a traditional MBA, and it can even come down to those doing the hiring. More and more hiring managers and executives are recognizing the benefits of sustainability of business, and are looking to …

Coconut Oil Skincare – Just Coco

The smell of coconut oil always transports me to tropical island paradise, and for good reason- coconut oil has been used as a skin moisturizer, hair conditioner and healing agent by Pacific Islander and tropical natives for centuries. Just Coco is a sustainable, community empowering business started by my world traveling friend Sara Krosch, and uses all natural cold pressed …

Seattle Mattress Disposal Recycling

If you live in Seattle, Washington, and have a bed mattress that needs replacing or disposal, you are in luck! Seattle’s Green mattress disposal company Bed Be Gone is the best (and most eco-friendly) way to get rid of your old mattress. While most places dispose of bed mattresses in a landfill, Bed Be Gone actually disassembles them and re-purposes …

Fair Trade Organic Chocolate

It’s almost Valentines day again, and we are quickly approaching chocolate season! Equal Exchange has come out with two new chocolate bar offerings, a chocolate caramel with sea salt bar, and an Ecuador origins 65% cacao bar. Last years Valentines Day chocolate from Equal Exchange was equally as delicious and well received. Lucky you, we have a special coupon code …

The Green GTL (Gym Tan Laundry) Bag by ‘The Situation’

Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino, made famous on MTV’s Jersey Shore reality television show, is now jumping into greener endeavors. Pairing up with Green Garmento to offer his own official limited edition version of the eco-friendly all-in-one reusable drycleaning and laundry bag. Tote your dry cleaning to an eco-friendly CO2 dry cleaner in a sleek black or green GTL logo reusable …

Future Standard Eco Shopping

A newcomer to the Eco shopping world, Future:Standard is all about ethical style. With well established and even some newcomer eco friendly designers such as Alex and Ani, and everything from recycled handbags to eco underwear. “Future:Standard came about because I am looking forward to the day when clothing (and all of our products) does not need to be labeled …

7 Most Popular Eco Friendly Articles for 2010

With another year behind us, I like to look back and see what people are reading, and in particular, the most popular articles on this site. Here they are as voted by your traffic, the Top 7 Chic Ecologist articles for the year 2010: #1 – Pacific Plastic Island A plastic island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean more …

Top 5 Must Have Android Eco Friendly Apps

With all the new eco-friendly phone applications out there today, it’s like having a green guide in your pocket. Both the iphone and android phones are capable of keeping you updated with eco events, tips and green living ideas in practical ways. If you have an iphone, visit our Top 5 Must Have iphone Eco Apps. The android app selection …