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It All Starts With a Name

September 26, 2010 By

There’s nothing like taking on a name. Whether it’s the name of your hot friend at the gym or the name of that cuss word you might hurl at someone, names that stick are certainly hard to forget – and hard to live down. So in order to really become “green” – no, not sick, and no, not with envy – I want to know: how do YOU guys use the word green? Do you use it as a placeholder for sexy (like yours truly), do you use it to describe something delicious, or do you use it with a heavy british accent when you visit my site? (that last one’s pretty damn awesome, by the way)

Saying that you’re green or eco-friendly isn’t enough. Adding it to your already colorful vocabulary is what does the trick, people! And you’ll start a trend faster than “that’s so [go get the stick, Fido]“.

Filed Under: Green Girls Blog, Talk To Me

Now We're Talking!

September 22, 2010 By

Thank you, Chipotle restaurants of LA, for bringing vegan chicken to multiple locations — and keep spreading it beyond LA (and places Chelsea, NY, which are other locations of the big Chipotle addition)!

http://www.drinkeattravel.com/chipotle-new-vegan-meat-option-garden-blend/

http://veganbits.com/vegan-chicken-at-chipotle/

Filed Under: Fun Stuff, Green Girls Blog, Green Stuff

Just When I Thought Things Were Getting Better…

September 15, 2010 By

(…then again, given all of these crazy new things I’m finding out, have I come even *close* to thinking that recently?)

Target and Walmart are now proud carriers of ‘fresh’ produce. What’s next – “real” salads at drive-thrus? Oh, wait….

Wake up, people, and smell the farmer’s markets, aka the REAL place to get your stuff! And let me tell you, many college kids do it nowadays. That’s right – scads of young, hot, money- and eco-friendly twenty-somethings are crawling all over them. So get on board!

And if an avid Target or Walmart shopper tries telling me that it’s the freshest you can get, I might just have to beat him/her with one of their giant, genetically-engineered melons.

Filed Under: Green Girls Blog

This Much? Seriously??

September 3, 2010 By

Two weeks ago, the Center for International Energy and Environmental Policy at the University of Texas at Austin found that the average family spends $600 a year on produce that ends up in a trash can due to spoilage. Maybe if you, I don’t know, stopped reaching for the Double-Stufs, or moved your beers, take-out, and leftover pizza away from the front of the shelves, you’d see that they’re there. Problem solved.

Filed Under: Green Girls Blog, Household

Better Ways to Beat the Heat

September 1, 2010 By

Summer may be over, but the weather definitely says otherwise. Instead of killing the ozone (and your wallet) by cranking up the A/C, consider these tips instead:

- Freeze water into cubes and stuff them wherever you can (pockets, sleeves – anything that won’t make you come off too sweaty). Odds are, you’ll end up watering a few plants in the process.

- Start a trend – attach a small fan onto your visor, baseball cap, or sunglasses (or all three, if you’re that enthusiastic/daring) and watch your coworkers and friends grow green with envy as you stay cool.

- Take your work to the beach, if possible. Or to a hotel pool. Either way, the trouble won’t be staying cool – it’ll be trying to stay focused.

- Bike, skateboard, or scooter to work. The breeze in your hair (or what of it you have, possibly thanks to this heat) will overwhelmingly take preference than a leather, heat-infested car, no matter how much you spent on that A/C system that’ll ultimately drag down your mpg.

Green, smart, and cost-effective? Now that’s sexy.

Filed Under: Green Basics, Green Girls Blog, Household