ANDREA produce an air purifier system that utilizes a live plant. They have been acknowledged by both Popular Science and MOMA for their invention’s function and form. Like you may be wondering, I was eager to find out if putting a plant in their air purifier contraption made a dramatic difference in improving the plants [...]

I spent this past Saturday volunteering for an Earth Day cleanup at Malibu Lagoon State Beach. I thought with Earth Day coming up, it was a perfect opportunity to get involved with the California State Parks Foundation and do some state park maintenance. It was a bit ironic that my group was actually in charge [...]

There was a recent post on the green is sexy site about the eradication of all fish by our mouths and stomachs. Before I continue, a little bit about green is sexy. It’s a site co-founded by three ladies with one of them being Rachel McAdams of the Notebook and Sherlock Holmes. What I love [...]

This video is from Good about a neighborhood with wirelessly controlled Endesa LED street lamps. Not only does it save electricity and money but it cuts down on the light pollution too.

There was an article posted on Planet Green, a Discovery run site, that listed 22 facts about the bicycle. You can read the complete list of facts here. Here are a few of their ‘greener’ facts:
18. How many bikes can be parked in a single car parking space in a paved lot?
Anywhere [...]

Hello Porsche! Goodbye Prius (left in the dust at the line, goodbye). This isn’t a Prius on HGH (human growth hormone). This is the new Porsche 918 Spyder hybrid concept recently revealed at the Geneva Motor Show. The concept behind getting almost 80 mpg while maintaining the ability to be a street  legal race car [...]

I have been bombarded, through recent experiences and readings, with thoughts and ideas that have me believe that the most immediate change we can create is with the power of the dollar and not the vote. Despite a progressive, positive, ambitious plan of the current administration, it is business as usual with gridlock and the [...]

I recently attended a social entrepreneurship event hosted by The Marshall Alumni Association of USC’s Marshall School of Business. It was a tremendous event that included a keynote address from Arianna Huffington of The Huffington Post, a panel of executives from socially responsible companies such as Causecast, a collection of progressive people and thinkers, and [...]

i came across some recycled items today. the first is from an article on msn.com regarding halloween costumes made from recycled materials. i am totally for greening the world, but there is something a little sad about this crocodile costume or it might just be me having bad childhood flashbacks. you can learn how to [...]

continuing on thee sustainable train of thought, there is a company called reusablebags.com and you guessed it right. they are trying to reduce the use of plastic bags shopping bags. they have this “activist kit” that they “sell” for a whopping $5. You get a statement tee printed on an organic cotton american apparel shirt [...]

here are highlights of the recent al gore speech regarding sustainable energy that was posted by wecansolveit.org. there are those that try to discredit him because he flies on private jet planes and doesn’t drive an electric car. they try to attack his sincerity in his fight against global warming by painting him as someone [...]

Knowledge is power. By sharing ideas, collaborating, and engaging in action, we might be able to put out the fire.
Here’s a few of my favorite informative websites and video clips:
Wikipedia Sustainable Development Portal
Worldchanging
Manufactured Landscapes

Fritz Haeg Edible Estates Project

Native Planet

Earthship Biotecture

Grease Car

Park your brains on these websites and video clips for a while, I have tons [...]

today is earth day and i would like to share some eco-friendly information on making the planet a healthier place to live and enjoy.
what can one person do?
some of you may have doubts about what impact you can have, as a mere individual, to help save the planet that we all live in. it [...]