Green Options

If you are planning a big holiday trip, check out Fodor’s Green Travel, which features the best eco-friendly lodgings around the world.

The foreword by Richard Hammond discusses how travel can still be responsible and what main elements a savvy traveler should take into account. Fodor’s also explains what criteria they use to rank each resort in different regions of the world.

The “EcoFile” sidebar gives information on rooms, rates, locations, times [...]

What happened to the ODO Twirl n’ Take? We first saw the wind up camera in 2007 when our friends over at Engadget posted the pics below. Then, today AOL’s Green Channel at Switched had more video from Engadget posted.

Breastfeeding moms can now enjoy the comfort of luxuriously soft bamboo nursing pads from Bamboobino. Made with bamboo fleece, these pads are breathable, anti-bacterial and super absorbent even though they are surprisingly thin.

The 70% bamboo/30% cotton blend is not only machine washable, it also makes the nursing pads soft, smooth & non-bulky.

Bamboo kun, a naturally occurring element in bamboo, makes it naturally anti-bacterial. It’s [...]

With hot styles and names like a “Nightie to Remember” and “Empire Strikes Back,” the Jessica Scott line at Kai Kids makes dressing during pregnancy easy, fun and stylish. The line is flattering as well as comfortable made from soft fabrics with flowy designs.

Where comfort meets sophistication, the mom-to-be is happy in these great designs.

Kai Kids, a Toronto-based online boutique from parents, Nancy De Hart and Peter Chin, sells eco-friendly [...]

Bibs & Match’s, patent-pending product adds a snap on bib to your child’s organic cotton onesie for comfort, style and ease of dressing. What’s cool about this is that Bibs & Match also prevents many common problems parents face, such as strangulation, neck friction and suffocation.

Now, parents can choose functional style that accounts for child safety child safety as well as makes changing easy after meals - no more changing onesies for another after mealtime. All parents have to do is pop the snug fitting bib on and off.

Using energizing elements from orange peel, soothing lavender and nourishing oats and honey, Aida Thibiant’s new line of skin care products is certified-organic, paraben-free and absolutely delicious for your skin.

All of the products in the line, which includes everything from face wash to moisturizers and miracel serums, are made about thirty miles outside of the Beverly Hills based shop which cuts down on transportation to Thibiant’s tranquil Beverly Hills-based spa that bears her name.

This past week in Vegas ushered in new designers and a new category, the ECOllection, at the steadily growing, highly anticipated annual Magic fashion event.

One of this year’s standouts was Loka Kouture. The rocker chic collection by Paloma Posford and Dahiana Cedeno, launched in 2007 from a small studio in Venice, CA and line brings a new edginess to the glam rock look by blending sexiness and socially responsibility. The line is eco-conscious, vegan and sweat shop-free. Rock on ladies.

Thank goodness for over eager car buffs and Transformer fans - this morning, our friends at Jalopnik posted some great “spy” pics of the yet-to-be-released 2010 Chevy Volt and got some great video of it in it’s break out role in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.

Not only is the new Kimpton hotel in Los Angeles exceptionally stylish, but it’s also very eco-chic from the in-room recycling to the locally and organic sourced ingredients at the restaurant.

Immediately upon arriving, I was greeted by lovely hotel staff serving complimentary local organic wines at the Kimpton’s standard happy hour in the very comfortable lobby.

Kimpton hotels recently received the California Environmental Protection Agency’s highest ecological honor, the Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Award, which is given to businesses that focus on preserving the state’s resources.

Because “You Only Live Once,” which is the motto that YOLO founders, Jeff Archer and Tom Losee live by, get out and play on one of their paddle boards before summer is over. Paddle boards are re-emerging as one of the hottest sports and past times from Florida (where the duo is based) to the shores of California and beyond to Hawaii.

This stylish way to stay fit and explore your [...]