By Cassie Walker •
July 19, 2007
Are you too cool for school? Do you admire the panache of Dean Martin? Or maybe Carrie Bradshaw is more your style? Either way, Cocktails 101: Sustainable Sips might be for you.
Presented by “nationally-renowned cocktail specialist” Natalie Bovis-Nelsen (who wouldn’t want that job?), Sustainable Sips offers expertise in more than just sustainable ingredients…it’s a primer in alcoholic concoctions. To be held at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza’s über-cool X bar,
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I’m not ashamed to admit it: I’ve got food on the brain these days. Who can blame me? The farmers markets are teeming with a variety produce at the height of their flavor. I wrote Tuesday on some of my favorite food blogs where I glean recipes to test out in my kitchen. But what about those days when I don’t feel like cooking, when it’s too hot to
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America is becoming a land of foodies. From the popularity of the Food Network and shows like Bravo’s Top Chef, to the popularity of cooking gear stores like Sur La Table and Williams Sonoma, more and more of us are finding out how sublime and satisfying preparing and eating dishes at home can be. Just yesterday I lingered over a bowl of perfectly-ripe tomatoes from the farmers market, dressed simply with extra-virgin olive oil,
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Clean as Clean Should Be: Yes, this is the household bottleIt is difficult to find an all-purpose cleaner these days that doesn’t fill your kitchen with the fresh scent of artificial toxins. Whether the cleaning agents are safe or not, oftentimes the most harmful chemicals in cleaning products are the fragrances.
Currently, there are no regulations on the fragrance industry resulting in a lot of unnecessary airborne
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Solar Field: Represents the latest in solar technology. Artists rendition by Sandia National Laboratories
Is the solar energy revolution upon us? Solar Energy: Saved By the Sun
, a PBS NOVA show first aired in Spring 2007, asks that question and presents a battery of solar related arguments. While light on science, the program provides a solid,
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Unplug it Mr. Independent: image courtesy or unplugart.comEvery object on this earth has an embodied energy. What is accounted for in the embodied energy is the whole energy life cycle of the object: the energy captured in the raw materials, and mostly all the energy required for the processes associated with it. Included in this calculation is the energy required to dispose of or decompose
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The Heineken World Bottle was designed with multiple functions. Image courtesy of hyperexperience.comIf we really want to be sustainable when it comes to our brew, we will consider the package. Let's take a look beyond recycling into the future and back to the past of the bottle.
Zero waste designers tell us that the function of an object is more valuable than the [...]
By Alicia Erickson •
June 29, 2007
Cheers! Have a refreshing sip of an organic beer. Except it's not organic, but it says it's organic. But it's not. What?
The USDA, which certifies organic products, announced a controversial proposal in May which would allow "38 new non-organic ingredients in products bearing the 'USDA Organic' seal. Most of the ingredients are food colorings derived from plants that are supposedly not 'commercially available' in organic form." However, included among these
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By Cassie Walker •
June 19, 2007
Suggs Exhibition at the Maltz Gallery
If you’re a business person in the Los Angeles area with an interest in sustainability, there’s a new non-profit designed specifically to help you improve your profits, your community, and the environment.
The Sustainable Business Council (SBC), headed by business executives, was created with one goal in mind: establishing Los Angeles as a leader in the sustainable business sector. To further that
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"The aspiration underlying beer is that the natural propensity of yeast to… multiply,… froth and bubble will spill over into an analogous growth and prosperity for those placing the offerings." -Kathryn March, in Katz
Beer builds culture, literally. Not only is it a product of microbial culture, but it's also known for growing human culture. For millennia our species has gathered in ceremony around the magical elixir. This post explores
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Image courtesy of the Wakarusa Music Festival
More and more buzz is being generated in the music industry about artists greening up concerts and venues greening their practices. I was able to see some of this first hand while spending four days at the Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival in Lawrence, KS, this past weekend.
Lured by the temptation of such acts as Ben Harper
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