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Valentine’s Day 2009

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The day of Love is almost here.  Don’t get stuck waiting around till the last minute to get a tacky gift for your Valentine.  Check out the complete array of eco friendly gifts we have for everyone in your life…

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When it comes to L.A. vegan cuisine, Real Food Daily is the ultimate paradigm.  Founded by American macrobiotic chef Ann Gentry, the two Real Food Daily restaurants in Santa Monica and West Hollywood (RFD SoMo and RFD WeHo for short)…

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Go Green Expo Highlights

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I actually had a fun time at the Go Green Expo last weekend.  Despite not feeling well, I was entertained and informed during my time there.  One of the highlights had to be the Earth Dome that was produced by…

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Golden Dragon Parade

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Kung Hei Fat Choy Celebrate the Chinese New Year with a traditional Los Angeles celebration (the 110th to be more specific).  The L.A. Golden Dragon parade is taking place this Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m.  Come see the dragon…

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Non Toxic Color

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Why does being a woman often include surrounding yourself with toxic chemicals?  That question seems to come up daily as we discover the ingredients inside of our hair dyes, nail polishes and even lipsticks. There are resources out there that…

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In light of our governor’s recent State of the State address (which you can view or read here), here are some green happenings we’re watching around the golden state in 09: *2006’s Assembly Bill 32 http: created this website where…

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Lucent L’amour’s Love Fest

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Problem: Don’t have someone to spend Valentine’s Day with or if you do you’re tired of making overpriced reservations for a prefixed menu. Solution: Think outside the box.  Valentine’s Day doesn’t have to be only about chocolates and flowers (check…

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Fair Fashion: Made In L.A.

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ydt Event: Screening of Made in L.A.  Read details below. When shopping for clothes, one usually does not see the person who made the outfit.  We pay more attention to the color, fit, price and prestige.  More and more it…

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Friends Of The LA River

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Sneak Preview of the Documentary Film “Fuel” If you’re interested in watching one man’s journey to fight for bio fuel, this is a film for you. “Oscar contender FUEL is an insightful portrait of America’s addiction to oil and an…

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Social Activism & Cosmetics

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As part of this week’s focus on social activism, today’s issue of Wellness & Beauty is about how to help make cosmetics safer. If you don’t know much about the dangers of commercial cosmetics, this might sound like a strange…

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Here’s a conundrum for our metropolitan car capital. Typically, when drivers wash cars themselves, they not only use a lot of water (as much as 116 gallons), they contribute to storm water runoff that may be contaminated with phosphates from…

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A Presidential Change

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Today we celebrate the inauguration of The 44th President of the United States of America, Barack Obama. This past year his candidacy inspired many of us. Some of us entered the political arena as volunteers for the first time, others…

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Seafood Stew in Phyllo Dough

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. According to the LA Times, Barak Obama’s inaugural luncheon will be reminiscent of Abraham Lincoln’s inaugural dinner back in 1865 (served on fake Lincoln-era china and all). Don’t fret if you aren’t one of the 200 lucky people invited to…

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Volunteer Month

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Join the revolution of consciousness and President Elect, Barack Obama, and celebrate Dr. King’s birthday by volunteering in your community. Whether your high school student needs to satisfy his or her community outreach requirement for graduation, or whether you feel…

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Go Green Expo

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The Go Green Expo invites consumers and business to learn more about the eco-friendly products on the market so that they can educate themselves, purchase wisely, and help make our planet greener one step at a time. The event itself…

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Tracy Hepler Blogs For The Huffington Post

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ydt Co-Founder Tracy Hepler Blogs for the Huffington Post ydt Co-Founder Tracy Hepler featured her first blog for the Huffington Post Green on 01/16/2009.  A Twenty’s Somethings Guide to Going Green reaches out to the 20 somethings of Gen Y to…

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Doie Designs

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It’s always refreshing to find new earth-friendly clothing options that are stylish, modern, and comfortable. Los Angeles-based clothing line Doie provides plenty of versatile and eco-conscious selections, made of comfy organic bamboo jersey, cotton, and wool fabrics. Designer and Parsons…

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National Day Of Service

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I love the MLK Holiday weekend because it’s the extra break we need after the holidays. It’s sort of like a Bloody Mary the morning after a night of binge drinking; it helps take the edge off. National Day of…

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. This is the first of our monthly “Face-off” series, in which ydt co-founders Tracy and Lauren will be reviewing different products, venues and philosophies that they don’t see eye to eye on. . . What is Monavie? Monavie is…

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All you green bloggers out there, listen up! This article from the Times Online was passed on to me today by DAME Magazine Editor In Chief Jennifer Reitman. According to the article, two Google searches release the same amount of…

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It opened in October, but it took a holiday vacation for me to make time to visit TreePeople’s long-awaited Center for Community Forestry . And while I missed the opening ceremony with actress Annette Bening and Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, I…

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Looking to green your diet in 2009. The food experts at Bon Appetit have complied a list of 50 ways to eat green. It’s a mouth full so be prepared to take some time going through it. They definitely had…

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Women In Marketing

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A New Year a New You! January can be a time for great reflection and putting things into perspective, especially at the work place. If you spent much of 2008 disliking your job and are curious to learn about a…

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Feeling bloated from overeating and overdrinking during the year-end holiday festivities? You might want to join the club – Club Gourmet, that is. Club Gourmet is an organic and locally-sourced meal delivery service based out of Los Angeles that specializes…

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