Car manufactures across the globe made their biggest display of hybrid and electric vehicles ever at the North American International Auto Show. This year’s North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) proved that carmakers are finally getting the shock they needed…
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Forage Home Grower Robert shares his tips for a healthy urban garden from now til spring with Carren Jao. If the secret to an unforgettable meal is fresh ingredients, then Silver Lake resto Forage is on the right track. Upping…
Keep the heat in without turning it up. Even in L.A. it’s been downright chilly lately. Here are some common sense ways to stay toasty without kicking up your heating use (and bill) as winter slinks along. Have a hot…
Attain a clean eco slate for the New Year with simple acts. The New Year is a perfect incentive to resolve old habits and tackle new do-gooder ones, so we’re sharing our eco-resolutions again this year in hopes of offering…
This article was voted the best in Green Living for 2010 We love it when people are up to something interesting and even more when they share it with the world. So here are five women doing something green in…
More is out, less is better. As we enter the holidays and plan for next year, stuff is everywhere. But in the face of the recession and years of more, more, more in the mainstream, many people are rethinking their…
Simple ups our eco-shoe habits. Sneaks that Tread Lightly Simple was born from doing things as the name suggests – simply – from materials and manufacturing to the design process. Amid over-hyped styles (recall that crop of bold candy-colored Air…
Consider these 10 local nonprofits for your green and good gifting. It’s the Season of Giving and perhaps one of the soundest, sweetest (and most eco-conscious) ways to do it is by donating to a nonprofit in someone’s name. Or…
This interview with local knitter Felicia Gurley will have you ‘skipping’ all the way to the yarn store. Your Daily Thread interviewed Cal Poly alumni, Felicia Gurley, about her passion for sustainable knitting. Born in Okinawa Japan, Felicia hopes to…
Investing in a new home look? Make it green and glam. As I transition homes for the first time in six years, I’ve immersed myself in all the exciting eco-friendly possibilities for home décor. While the greenest option is to…
Simple tools for streamlined living in your home. You’ve got your reusable totes and bottles and sandwich bags, and every time a bulb burns out, you replace it with a CFL. (You’ve even taken to hopping on your bike instead…
Give, take, swap, donate and connect at the The LA freestore. As the saying goes, there is no such thing as a free lunch. Well, that might no longer be the case if you happen to be at the LAfreestore….
Outsmart post waste with these easy stop services. When it comes to assailing consumers with advertising, product pushers have yet to outdo themselves with the direct mail system, aka junk mail. According to Native Forest, roughly 4.5 million tons of…
Make Your Halloween a Green Scream by Carolyn “The Healthy Voyager” Scott. You may be able to claim you’re under a witch’s spell this time of year, but that’s still no excuse for ignoring your carbon footprint or health. Here…
Keep your castle clean and safe for all members of the family, pets included. My mission: find a company to deeply clean a two story, 3 bedroom, 2 bath beach bungalow using 100% green muscle and zero chemicals for the…
Take Five From the Typical Daily Drive. With the nifty transportation tool, Abogo (combining “abode” and “go”), you can find out what it costs to move about near your home, and how that relates to carbon emissions. For example, the…
Follow these guidelines for lunch meetings or packing school lunches. As a kid, I wandered through the grocery store with my mom begging for Lunchables or neon-colored yogurt with sprinkles. Now I realize anything neon-colored (or containing sweaty pieces of…
Say farewell to traditional lawns with eco-gardening A sizeable front lawn like Pepperdine University’s is hard to miss. The emerald green grass that spans Malibu Canyon Road and Pacific Coast Highway, however, doesn’t lead to the emerald city (of eco-living…
The Climate Crisis…Needs You! Bill McKibben was busy this summer. (As a refresher, he’s the guy who wrote The End of Nature on global warming way back in 1989, more recently Deep Economy and Eaarth, and who founded 350.org.) He…
Down to Earth Green Renovation Inspiration I started thinking about what makes a home green when my husband and I bought a fixer-upper a year ago. Since then, I’ve shared the details of what we’ve done to keep our green…
(Eco-)School is in Session All Over L.A Whether you’re a long time Angeleno, a regular, or a first-time visitor, L.A. has plenty of places to get you up to speed on green while you have a good time. (And there…
Inter-Act at Opportunity Green A conference to connect, collaborate and capitalize on the new sustainable economy Our world is interconnected. Every action or inaction we take has consequences. Whether or not you believe in the capitalistic machine, if we want…
Let your iPhone be your guide…to the Farmers’ Market, through the aisles of the beauty store, and more! California’s Famers’ Market Finder (Free) Stuck in a Farmers’ Market rut? This search friendly app allows you to find new and exciting…
Connect to nature, and to your health! This is the second in a series by L.A. Naturopathic Doctor, Maya Roth, who shares with YDT how our own well-being and environmental health are connected–and what we can do to act on…
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