Brad Pitt - Making it Right
July 21, 2009 by Ambassador of Green · 1 Comment
Brad and Angelina - www.MakeItRightNola.org are Breaking yet more new green ground in New Orleans — Families from the Lower 9th Ward can now choose to build a duplex in the Make It Read more
Earth Days - The Movie by Robert Stone
July 20, 2009 by Ambassador of Green · 1 Comment
can you remember when everyone in America was not “Going Green”? Visually stunning, vastly entertaining and awe-inspiring, Earth Days looks back to the dawn and Read more
Joie de Vivre: Hotels, Restaurants, Spas…A Class Act!
July 18, 2009 by Randi · 2 Comments
www.jdvhotels.com…
Based in San Francisco, this modern-thinking umbrella company, manages nearly 40 boutique hotels, more than 20 restaurants, and four spas, residential projects with hotel-style services and amenities. In 1987, CEO Chip Conley started the company with the opening of the rock and roll inspired Phoenix Hotel. Now, twenty one years later, Joie de Vivre is considered to be California’s largest boutique hotel collection.
Their hotels are located in San Francisco (ie. Hotel Carlton, The Good Hotel), Marin County, Silicon Valley, Big Sur, Sonoma County, Santa Cruz, Sacramento and Los Angeles. In 2009 the hotel expansion will include Huntington Beach, Long Beach, Venice Beach, Santa Clara and Laguna Beach…
Their over 3,500 employees, take an active role in the company’s philanthropic efforts. “As a team, Joie de Vivre sponsors several annual events that raise funds for local non-profit organizations…” The Phoenix Hotel raises $300,000 annually to benefit the children of San Francisco’s Tenderloin, the city’s most densely populated, low-income family neighborhood.
www.jdvhotels.com/greendreams…
Joie de Vivre’s Green Dreams Program adheres to the strictest environmental standards, engages in sustainable practices, and maintains impeccable quality for each guest’s experience.
Their policy & practices are “…to reduce, reuse, and recycle; purchase environmentally friendly products; conserve energy, water and natural resources; and generate clean energy through on-site solar production”. They educate, train, and inform their employees on resource conservation and pollution prevention, as well as offering environmental incentives & benefits.
This is a great green creative collection of lifestyle businesses…Corporate America, take notice!
Randi B.
TED CONFERENCE 2010…!
February 9-13, 2010
The TEDActive experience
The swanky, mountain-framed and pool-dappled Rivera Resort in Palm Springs will provide the backdrop for four days of gripping talks and engrossing TEDActive workshops. We will explore how the next-gen in tech, entertainment, design can be brought to bear on “What the World Needs Now.” In this luxurious, brainpower-fueled environment, you’ll enjoy the live-hosted TED2010 program on crisp Sony monitors, you’ll connect with other curious and passionate souls in pre-conference outdoor adventures and campfire-hued meet-and-greets, and if you so desire, you may even step up into the program spotlight during TED YOU.
As a bonus, TEDActive attendees also receive the famous TED Gift Bag, DVDs of the complete conference proceedings including all the main stage and TED U stage content, graduated online social networking status so you can connect with all the conference participants in both the Palm Springs and Long Beach locations, and a subscription to the legendary TED Book Club so you can marinate in the world of ideas in the months leading up to the conference. As a special perk, those who register by September 30 will receive a TED care package with complimentary treats from TED’s partners, crisp postcards featuring TED’s most memorable stage moments, a TED viewing diary, a DVD of some of the best TEDTalks ever and more.
A pass to TEDActive costs $3,750. Register for TEDActive 2010 now >>
TEDActive attendees
TEDActive is designed for the curious, creative, passionate — for those who want to go beyond just watching TEDTalks to sharing experiences and participating in projects that might impact the world beyond. TEDActive provides a platform for energetic people to self-organize groups, to connect with each other and to start rewarding conversations around common interests. It’s a model that, in 2008 and 2009, generated powerful friendships and important collaborations that are still continuing today.
At TEDActive, you’ll also meet people who have made heroic efforts to foster TED’s mission of spreading “ideas big enough to change the world.” Included in the mix will be 30 of TEDTalks’ most prolific volunteer translators, 40 independent TEDx event organizers, 10 top TED.com community commenters and 30 rockstar TED Prize wish contributors who have been granted discounted passes for their outstanding contributions.
In true TED fashion, TEDActive’s sensational social program will include themed events and after-hours performances. You won’t want to miss the daily breakfasts, lunches and (secret!) Palm Springs-only events inspired by the Rat Pack-era vibe of the Riviera.
Riviera Resort & Spa
1600 N. Indian Canyon Drive
Palm Springs, CA 92262
TXT 4 U R BUS
July 16, 2009 by Ambassador of Green · Leave a Comment
Ride The Bus, its a green thing to do as opposed to any SUV trip for sure.
But who has a bus schedule? When and where on what day?
There’s a new service, just launched, which lets you text a code for a particular bus stop to a number and get an SMS back telling you the next five buses to go from that stop. It’s quite a neat idea and pretty fast (I tried it), and a nice complement to the other ways of getting bus information.
These days Public Transportation is getting better all the time…
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cool pool
July 15, 2009 by Ambassador of Green · 1 Comment
Looks like an interesting pool design doesn’t it?…
It should - this is how you can take 3 or so full size industrial dumpsters and re-purpose them for summer - see the entire scene Read more
Wanderlust, Music and Yoga in Squaw Valley, CA
July 15, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
The Omega Institute, NY: Dual Eco-Certifications…
July 15, 2009 by Randi · Leave a Comment
Omega Center for Sustainable Living Opens in Upstate New York
On track to become the first green building to achieve both LEED Platinum and Living Building Challenge Certification, the Omega Center for Sustainable Living (OSCL) embodies the synthesis of wastewater recycling, clean energy, and eco-friendly architecture. Designed by sustainable design firm BNIM Architects as a functioning model for the nonprofit organization Omega Institute for Holistic Studies, the state-of-the art environmental education and water reclamation facility in Rhinebeck, New York serves as a teaching tool to educate visitors on Omega’s ongoing environmental initiatives, including innovative wastewater strategies.
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Pacsun Pipeline to a CURE
July 14, 2009 by Ambassador of Green · 1 Comment
WHO: Laird Hamilton and Dave Kalama along with surfers Mickey Munoz, Brett Simpson, Travis Mellem, Jeff Clark, Jericho Poplar, Sally Fitzgibbons, Gavin Beschen, Sunny Garcia, Kala Alexander, celebrities Gabrielle Reece, Eva LaRue, Michael Papajohn and many more to be announced.
WHAT: Honorary co-chairs and surf legends Laird Hamilton and Dave Kalama welcome guests to the 2nd Annual PacSun Pipeline To A Cure event benefiting the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The evening will bring together the surf world to support the direct positive effect surfing has on those afflicted with cystic fibrosis. The event will feature a special headline performance from Shiny Toy Guns along with former American Idol Season Read more
Fab Bag Designs with Style, Sophistication & a Conscience…
July 13, 2009 by Randi · 2 Comments
In 2006, during a visit to the Philippines, Khrisna Justo lucked out & met an amazing woman who diligently hand-wove natural ‘buntal’ fibers into fabric. When finding out that weaving was a major source of income for women in the town of Boracay, she knew she had to do something…so she created a line of beautiful & unique bag designs that marry the styles of city sophistication with natural indigenous fibers & color…check out www.kaijaNY.com…it’s very cool!
KAIJA PRIVATE SALE EVENT
Please join Kaija New York for an evening of fundraising and shopping for a cause.
Hors d’oeurves, wine, and discounts of up to 40 percent off the current collection
WHEN: July 23rd
TIME: 6:00 - 9:00 PM
WHERE: 595 Broadway (btwn Prince and Houston)
3rd Floor
New York, NY
10 percent of all proceeds will be donated to CHILDHOPE, a non-profit organization whose mission is to advocate for the cause of impoverished children throughout the world.
RSVP: kaijarsvp@theberitgroup.com
******See the current collection at
TheCoveMovie 
