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Happy Belated Earth Day! Worldfest 2010 Earth Day Festival may be a little late, but it is certainly worth the wait! Enjoy yoga, meditation and cooking demos in the Healthy Hut. Stop by the Oasis Beer & Wine Garden for…

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Our Favs At The Go Green Expo

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In case you didn’t get to attend this year’s Go Green Expo, we made a fun little video of some of our favorite companies we found there. Sorry for the delay in publication btw…YDT will be getting a mini face…

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New Year’s Green Guide: Want to Green Up Your New Year’s Eve Celebration?  Check out our mini guide from 08 about celebrating a Greener New Year. Taco trucks have been a staple of the Los Angeles food scene for years….

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Chivas Holiday Boutique

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Your Daily Thread Presents The Green Room At Unique Get your green gift wrap on exclusively from the hands of our YDT staffers Tracy Hepler and  Jaclyn Mullen who will add a little “TLE” (e for eco) on your holiday…

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Bloume Baby

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Babies enter the world pure and should remain so, but with the amount of chemicals found in the average baby product, it becomes hard for them to stay that way.   This is why Annie Totten decided to create Bloume Baby,…

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Eco-Lounge At Unique LA

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A Dedicated Email Holiday giving this year can be more than just shopping at the mall.  Check out Unique Los Angeles, an independent design and gift sale happening on December 5th and 6th that will showcase the best of Los…

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Gobble Gobble Give Back

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Thanksgiving is about more than just the Turkey (or Tofurky for that matter).  It can be a time to show gratitude and give thanks for all the good that you experience in your own life. If you’re looking for ways…

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Sustainable Sirens

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Sustainable Sirens: Let them Eat Trash If Marie Antoinette was alive today she might say “Let them eat Trash” when it comes to dealing with the insane amount of waste that is created by the entertainment industry.  Fortunately Reel Green…

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Al Gore Speaks

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Meet the Lead Man in Green:  Al Gore Book Reading Former Vice President and Noble Prize Winner Al Gore is on tour with his latest book “Our Choice:  A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis”. He will be speaking, reading…

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DIY Foot Scrub

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After a summer in flip flops and sand, our feet need a little special attention.  One option is to go get a pedicure.   Another cheaper and greener option is to make your own foot scrub at home! Better yet,…

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Green Earth: Vegtravel

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Summer isn’t over yet, and who wouldn’t love to have their own, personal travel agent that customizes every detail from the destination all the way to your meals? Whether you are eco friendly, health conscious or want to do some…

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Downtown Film Festival

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Living Green, Living Great Today Want to live a “groovy green life”? Then head down to the self described “Green Event of the Summer”at Downtown L.A.’s Film Festival Today.  The selected experts at Living Green, Living Great in downtown will…

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Besides good weather, no school and beach days, what makes summer rock is the delicious array of summer fruits of the season. From berries to cherries—they are not to be missed. Check out our listing of delicious fresh fruit that…

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Conscious Camping Tips

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Adhering to the summer theme, what says summer more than camping? Whether you rough it, tent it, camper or RV it, you tend to not have all the comforts and accoutrements of home when sleeping under the stars. Because of…

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Surf’s Up Project BLUE

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Anyone who has surfed or knows a surfer is privy to the unspoken surfers’ code to care for and respect the ocean-after all it is the source of such amazing waves. Well now some of the biggest names in the…

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Stone Sustainable Brewery

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Grab a Brew or Scotch at the Daily Pint: This semi dive bar in Santa Monica carries some of the best beers on tap, including the newly released 13th Anniversary Ale from Stone (Sustainable) Brewery.  For Scotch lovers, this Friday…

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When in Doubt, Turn Off Your Spout

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It’s needless to say that water is one thing we simply cannot live without. So there’s no wonder why many people feel uneasy during a water crisis. But it’s time we face the facts: Southern California has been in a…

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Guerilla Gardeners

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Do you feel the earth in your community screaming for help? Are you enraged by browning, deserted plots of land camouflaging your beautiful neighborhood? Do you have what it takes to be a guerilla warrior-fighting for our planet and the…

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Food Inc.

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Advanced Angeleno screening of the film FOOD Inc. On Thursday June 4th, our city is in for a treat. Watch the advanced screening of FOOD Inc, a film project created by authors Eric Schlosser and Michael Pollan. The film officially…

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Eco-Chic Weddings

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Guest Post by Scott O’Brien Owner of the Green Life Company in Santa Monica Wedding season is upon us! There are several resources out there for greening your wedding day, one being a great book I sell in my store…

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Ladies Night:  Drink, Shop and Support the Starlight Children’s Foundation Thursday May 21st Shecky’s Girls Night  Out takes over Santa Monica for the 2nd night in a row. Cure your recession depression, swing on over to the Santa Monica Civic…

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Sometimes it feels that the days of exploration and adventure are long gone in the modern world. There aren’t too many new frontiers that are left to explore ala Lewis and Clark style. Adventure seems in some ways to be…

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L.A.’s Bike To Work Day

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Have been curious about what it might be like to ride your bike to work?  Or have you’ve been waiting around for an excuse to fix up your old bike, buy one on Craigslist or another favorite local bike shop? …

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World Fair Trade Day

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Yesterday was the annual celebration of World Fair Trade Day.  The celebration has been in existence since 2001 and happens on the second Sunday of every May.  At ydt we believe Fair Trade is as important as going green and…

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