I don’t do a lot with my hair, but I have a handful of looks that seem to work for me. Some days though, I don’t want to deal with my crazy mane and I just twist it up. Most days it ends up that way anyway. Consequently, there are always bobby...

Gene Baur In 1986, beloved animal protection icon Gene Baur founded Farm Sanctuary (www.farmsanctuary.org) to combat the abuses of factory farming and encourage a new awareness and understanding about “farm animals”. What began as a group...

The new millennium is a bleak one for our planet. Modern technologies and manufacturing processes have led to a reduced cost associated with the production of electronic appliances and everyday essentials such as clothes. This has evoked a throwaway culture,...

Starre Vartan Starre Vartan is the founder and editor-in-chief of Eco-Chick and author of The Eco-Chick Guide to Life (St. Martin’s Press). A problogger and oft-quoted green living expert who has been featured in the NYTimes, Elle, Glamour and Whole...

Why does the recycling symbol have three chasing arrows? Each arrow represents one step in the three step process that completes the recycling loop.  The first arrow is the collection step. The second arrow is the manufacturing process in which recyclable...

Jasmine Petal green tea, is harvested in April and May, and when June arrives, the tea is spread out for five nights and the Jasmine flowers that bloom that month are laid on top of the tea. Tea absorbs odors very easily, and so during the cool nights,...