CTNGreen’s Top 7 Eco-Hair Care Products…

The choices for our Top 7 Eco-Hair products are not limited. There are several good companies creating fabulous eco-friendly products, but these particular 7 have earned their bragging rights, & we want to share the right-stuff they’ve been up to…we appreciate them & their products!

1)  Paul Mitchell…www.PaulMitchell.com…make Great products, & anything you buy will help our planet, plus give you Gorgeous hair…they’re the first hair care company to publicly oppose animal testing, create aerosol products that meet VOC standards, harvest botanicals without harming the environment, use solar panels to harvest the sun’s energy…Their Head For Change Campaign is involved with AmericanForests.org, theSoleofAfrica.org, MineSeeKer, Locks of Love, Waterkeeper Alliance, AIDS Lifecycle, American Red Cross, The Cousteau Society, Dream Foundation, Global Green USA, GoRed, Habitat for Humanity, Noche de Ninos, Special Olympics, Starlight Foundation, Shambaia, & Voices Who Care…They’re Good People!

2)  Tigi…www.TigiHairCare.com…their Color Savvy Sulfate-Free Shampoo is Bomb! It smells like delish fruit candy, and the experience is like a perfect summer day! It offers great protection for colored hair, extends color longevity without using sulfates…Yesss!

3)  Moroccan Oil…www.MoroccanOil.com…their leave-in conditioning oil is Fantabulous…it makes your hair shiny, silky, & for some reason hair dries quicker…and the smell is Crazy!…sensually provocative, like really good musk! None of their products use animal ingredients & are Not Animal Tested, yay!

4)  Frederic Fekkai Au Naturel Products…www.Sephora.com…the Au Naturel shampoo, weightless conditioner, & sheer styling gelee are infused with organic ingredients, beneficial essential oils, and is absent of synthetic fragrance, dyes, sulfates & parabens. The packaging is made of 40% recyclable materials…we like!

5)  Kiehl’s…www.Kiehls.com…the Sunflower Oil Color Preserving shampoo, conditioner, & deep recovery pak are sulfate, silicone, & paraben free, contain an antioxidant rich formula that repairs hair damage, protects, & won’t strip color…they’ve been around since 1851…their stuff is cool!

6)  Avalon Organics…www.AvalonOrganics.com…their 100% Fragrance Free Olive & Grape Seed shampoo & conditioner, plus their Lavender, Lemon, Peppermint, Rosemary, Tea Tree, Ylang Ylang, Awapuhi Mango, Tea Tree Mint, the Gentle Tear-Free & the Biotin B-Complex scented products are “Beyond Shampooing”…natural & yummy!

7)  Aveda…www.Aveda.com…their products are Super Good…for your hair, total body & the planet! They’re “…the first beauty company to achieve a Cradle to Cradle (C2C) sustainability endorsement.” Six hair care products received the Gold C2C certification! Plus they use renewable energy (100% certified wind power), responsible packaging, No Animal Testing…win a PETA Award,  is one of the largest purchasers of organic ingredients in the personal car industry, have earned bragging rights for their Environmental Sustainability Policy, & Earth and Community Care Report…Thanks you guys!

Ever hear about “Diversion”? It’s when products are sold in unauthorized places. The Big Problem is Counterfeiting…we don’t want to buy fakes that are probably diluted, expired, or mixed with something unhealthy? If we care about our health, let’s buy these products at authorized hair salons…

Take care of your hair, your health, & your heart…

Randi B.

George Harrison Humanitarian Lives On…

My Morning Jacket Dedicates George Harrison Tribute To Woodstock FAS!

Filed under: animals, campaigns, music — Michael Parrish DuDell @ 12:10 pm

Music AND animal sanctuary lovin’? Where do I sign up??!!

Ecorazzi recently got word that Jim James, lead singer of the band “My Morning Jacket,” will donate a portion of the proceeds from his upcoming limited edition EP toWoodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary! The EP is a collection of George Harrison songs covered by Jim James (under the alias “Yim Yames”) that was recorded back in 2001.

A proud vegetarian, Jim wanted to honor both Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary and Harrison. About the decision, James said:

“I know this is something that George [Harrison] really believed in. George was all about treating all creatures equally and eating responsibly.”

You can download a free preview song on his website and a full digital download and the CD will come later in July.

To learn more about this rad campaign, visit WoodstockFAS.org!!

Celebrating 4th of July…Eco style!

Celebrate Independence Day the Eco Way!

Posted by Jessica Jensen

This weekend is the Independence Day holiday– and that means we’ll be lighting up the BBQ, consuming beverages, throwing out paper plates and generally wasting resources while we enjoy ourselves.  So we’ve come up with a list of easy things you can do to lower the environmental impact of this fun, important holiday.  It’s Independence Day, the Eco Way!

1. Light that BBQ with Propane. Wood and charcoal may seem like more natural fuel sources, but propane burns cleaner. You’ll have less smoke and less of a challenge keeping a fire going. Make sure that you refill or recycle your propane tank once it’s empty.

2. Use reusable plates and cups– or use recycled and/or biodegradable ones.  Think of all of the millions of plastic and paper plates and cups being tossed out this weekend! It’s scary.  You can really help out by either using sturdy, reusable plastic-ware and washing it after use. Or you can get compostable and biodegradable tableware that are great and will make an interesting conversation point for your event!

3.  Put out a clearly-labeled recycling bin next to the trash basket.  Make it clear to people that “this is the bin for your cans, bottles, plastic cups, etc.”  If you make it easy for people, they will do it.  And you won’t have to sort stuff at the end of the party!

4.  Use tap water rather than bottled water. We know it’s hot, and bottled water is easy, but just fill some big pitchers up with water for people. You’ll cut your plastic use in a big way.

5.  Skip the at-home fireworks. Naturally something that explodes, creates lots of light and leaves a cloud of smoke also comes with pollution. Fireworks also release heavy metals like lead into the air.  Leave the fireworks to the professionals.

6.  If you’re planning to go to the beach, know the condition of the beach before you go.  Check out Beaches911.com to learn about the health conditions of the beach, any beach closures, and also eco-smart boating tips.

7. If you are taking a road trip of any kind, make sure to maximize your gas mileage.  You could either rent a hybrid if you don’t have one– or make sure your tires are well-inflated, keep the AC as low as possible, and follow these tips for how to green your road trip.

Have a safe, healthy, fun holiday!

Celebrations are in order…

Going Back In Time to 1969…

Woodstock ‘69

Woodstock
Written by Joni Mitchell, performed by
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young

Well, I came upon a child of God
He was walking along the road
And I asked him, ‘Tell where are you going?’
This he told me
Said, ‘I¹m going down to Yasgur’s Farm,
Gonna join in a rock and roll band.
Got to get back to the land and set my soul free.’
We are stardust, we are golden,
We are billion year old carbon,
And we got to get ourselves back to the garden.
‘Well, then can I walk beside you?
I have come to lose the smog,
And I feel like I’m a cog in something turning.
And maybe it’s the time of year,
Yes and maybe it’s the time of man.
And I don’t know who I am,
But life is for learning.’
We are stardust, we are golden,
We are billion year old carbon.
And we got to get ourselves back to the garden.
We are stardust, we are golden,
We are billion year old carbon.
And we got to get ourselves back to the garden.
By the time we got to Woodstock,
We were half a million strong
And everywhere was a song and a celebration.
And I dreamed I saw the bomber death planes
Riding shotgun in the sky,
Turning into butterflies
Above our nation.
We are stardust, we are golden,
We caught in the devil¹s bargain,
And we got to get ourselves back to the garden.

Cost of Living - 1969

Average income (1 person) was…. $ 6,500.00
A new house cost approx…………… $ 40,000.00
A gallon of gas cost……………… $ .30
A Fillmore concert poster……….. $ 1.25
A new car cost cost approx…… $ 2000.00
A gallon of milk cost…………….. $ 1.10
A loaf of bread cost……………… $ .20

A concert ticket to the greatest concert
of all time sold for $6.00 per day

*No money, not much anyway, was received that day “at the door”.Two weeks before the festival, after months of work, they were informed by the town fathers they couldn’t have the festival at the original site. So they had 2 weeks to do an impossible job, getting another site ready. The fences weren’t even up. And the utterchaos was not expected. Three times the amount of people! So early on the first day, they got on the loud speakers and told the kids that were swarming in that it was a FREE concert. It took the promoter 10 yrs. to pay off debts incurred that weekend, but he did it!

HaPpY FaThEr’S DaY!

Men, women, & in-between…It’s Your Day if you’re a parent, so Enjoy it Fully!

Who’s Behind the Eco-Friendly ‘Joie de Vivre’ Lifestyle Business?

Joie de Vivre founder and CEO Chip Conley started this fabulously progressive lifestyle business, which includes nearly 40 hotels, 20 restaurants, and 4 spas, with more on the way…He started this empire in 1987 San Francisco, at age 26, with his rock and roll themed ‘Phoenix Hotel’. Since then, he and “his in-house creative services team have launched a unique collection of urban and suburban boutique hotels, fun boutique motels…and also manage residential projects with hotel-style services and amenities.”

Chip’s mission statement for Joie de Vivre: Creating Opportunities to Celebrate the Joy of Life…and he has!

Time magazine wrote “few boutique hotels are as genuine as those run by Joie de Vivre”. In 2001, his book “The Rebel Rules: Daring to be Yourself in Business”, was published by Simon & Schuster.

He’s been awarded Guerilla Marketer of the Year from American Travel Marketing Executives, Emerging Growth Company of the Year from San Francisco’s Chamber of Commerce, National Humanitarian Hospitality Company of the Year, Northern California Entrepreneur of the Year from Ernst & Young, the Experience Stager of the Year, and was featured as Lodging magazine’s 75 Most Influential Leaders in the Travel Industry.

His philanthropic interests center around teens-at-risk, where he created San Francisco’s annual Celebrity Pool Toss, which raises $350,000 annually for the Tenderloin After-School Program. He has a B.A. and an M.B.A. from Stanford University, and became a foster parent to a 15-year old teen who is now 28.

Check out their website at www.jdv.com…he’s really created a great company!

Randi B.

Global Green USA’s 2009 Millennium Honorees…

Rosario Dawson, Arianna Huffington, Mayor Villaraigosa,

Adrian Grenier and Many Others Celebrated Global Green USA’s

2009 Millennium Honorees: Wallis Annenberg,

Jeff Skoll, Marc Nathanson, Zem Joaquin

 

Funds Raised Support Global Green’s Programs Including National Green Schools Initiative to Create Healthy, High Performance, Energy-efficient Classrooms for Students in LA, San Francisco, New Orleans and Across the United States

 

Los Angeles, CA – OnMay 30, 2009, Global Green USA and more than 350 guests celebrated the 2009 Millennium Awards Honorees at a star-studded fundraising gala at the Fairmont Miramar in Santa Monica, California.  The event raised over $500,000 to support the programs of Global Green USA, including its National Green Schools initiative.

 

“All Americans can do something about climate change, and protect our most precious natural resource – our children – by responding to the call to create green schools and healthy classrooms,” said Global Green PresidentMatt Petersen.  “Incredibly, today we spend more on energy bills in schools than on textbooks and computers combined.”

 

Celebrity supporters and presenters in attendance included:Rosario Dawson,Adrian Grenier,Arianna Huffington, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Amy Smart,Radha Mitchell,Sharon Lawrence,David Duchovny, Billy Zane, Davis Guggenheim, Mia Maestro,Luke Perry,Maggie Grace and Blake Mycoskie, Austin Nichols,Eve Ensler andDomenico Vacca, as well as award-winning hip-hop poetsSteve Connelland Sekou ‘Tha Misfit’ Andrews, who performed at the event.

 

This year’s Millennium Honorees include:

 

WALLIS ANNENBERG/THE ANNENBERG FOUNDATION
California Environmental Leadership Award:Recognizing her vision and stewardship of the Annenberg Foundation which has supported noteworthy environmental organizations and advanced transformative green projects in Southern California and nationally. Wallis and the Foundation are committed to improving the well-being of the community for generations to come. 

 

JEFF SKOLL
Entertainment Industry Environmental Leadership Award:Recognizing Jeff’s social and environmental leadership, from his film work at Participant Media to his support of social entrepreneurship via the Skoll Foundation, to his newly created Skoll Urgent Threats Fund to battle climate change and other critical global challenges. Jeff plays a crucial role in entertainment, philanthropy and business to educate, inspire, and activate millions around the globe.

 

MARC NATHANSON
Green Building Environmental Leadership Award:Recognizing Marc’s groundbreaking role as Founder of Falcon Waterfree Technologies, which is advancing sustainability through the built environment by reducing water use, as well as the energy and resulting greenhouse gas emissions from treating and moving water to our buildings.

ZEM JOAQUIN
Founders Award:Recognizing the important contributions Zem has made as a Global Green board member, Co-Chair of Global Green’s San Francisco Committee, and Founder of Global Green’s Successful Annual Fundraiser and Ecofashion event. Zem also leads by example not only in her personal life, but also via her business, ecofabulous.com, and through her various contributions as a design and strategy consultant and true evangelist for eco-friendly lifestyle solutions.

About the Awards
Global Green’s Millennium Awards were established to recognize and herald those whose lives and livelihood embody their mission of “fostering a global value shift toward a sustainable and secure world.  The Awards were designed to honor individuals and organizations who recognize the important connection between humankind and nature, to celebrate their success and inspire others to make such exceptional behavior the norm. They are presented annually in Los Angeles.
 
About Global Green
Global Green USA was founded by Diane Meyer Simon in 1993, to serve as the American arm of President Gorbachev’s Green Cross International.  Global Green USA is a national leader in advocating for smart solutions to global warming including green building for affordable housing, schools and communities. For 15 years, Global Green’s LEED-accredited staff has spearheaded applying green technology to green schools and green affordable housing projects while advancing groundbreaking solar, green building and energy efficiency legislation in California, other states and at the national level. Global Green USA has influenced more than $20 billion dollars for green building projects and educates millions of people about climate friendly solutions through its annual Red Carpet/Green Cars Oscars campaign. Global Green is also leading efforts to help rebuild a green New Orleans through its sustainable green village and green schools initiatives.

 

CTNGreen’s Top 7 Musicians…for now…

It doesn’t matter what you have, it’s the things you do that make you who you are. These people are part of a larger group of great people. Seven is a lucky, mystical, spiritual number, & we want to use it for that reason, but don’t for a minute think that we don’t know that there’s waaay more than 7…ok?  Good! Also, the order is random, I picked them by closing my eyes…

#1.  Perry Farrell…www.PerryFarrell.com & www.Lollapalooza.com …In 1991 he created Lollapalooza as a farewell tour for his band, Jane’s Addiction. Lollapalooza has “…provided a platform for non-profit and political groups”. When asked in a 2003 CNN.com/TheMusicRoom interview, how he picked bands for Lolla, “…I look at the players and decide, oddly enough, if I’d like to sit down and eat with them. Because I feel like if they’re people that I’d like to sit down and have a meal with at a table, at a dinner table, after the show as we are finishing up here and then we sit down and eat–who I’d want to converse with and who I’d like to travel…And I check out their style, their sense of style and creativity and their political slants on things as well.” His main word for Lollapalooza is “interactive”…Look up Lollapalooza if you wanna get inspired!

#2.  Jack Johnson… www.JackJohnsonMusic.com  …Ok, I’m gonna start this way: www.AllAtOnce.org, www.ClimateControl.org, www.Surfrider.org, www.HeadCount.org, www.VotetheEnvironment.org, www.OnePercentForThePlanet.org…His tours, as of December 2008, have had: 24,804 volunteer hours committed, 373,415 shopping bags saved, 212,245 water bottles saved, $10.6 million sustainable spending dollars committed…4,172 metric tons of CO2 were offset from his 2008 tour alone…want more? check out the 2008 World Tour Environmental Impact Results on his site…He is so making a difference!

#3.  Bono…www.U2.com & www.atU2.com…Live Aid in the 8o’s sparked his concern as an activist. “The music of U2 has always been about heart and mind, body and soul. Down the years the band have successfully thrown a spotlight on the work of key campaigning groups who are trying to make the world a better place. From Amnesty International and Greenpeace through to DATA (Debt Aid Trade Africa), ONE, (Product (Red) Global Fund to fight Aids, TB & Malaria, and the Chernobyl Children’s Project, U2 have used benefit concerts, songwriting, public campaigning, special visits and fund-raising projects to promote a range of charities and activist communities worldwide.”  ”…despite all his influence among the wealthy and famous, Bono’s greatest impact arguably lies with the millions of ordinary individuals whose lives he has touched and transformed…” Rock Royalty!

#4.  Dave Matthews Band k/a DMB…www.DaveMatthewsBand.com & www.ReverbRock.org…check out his 2009 Bama Green Project Website. Workin’ hard, and obviously having fun touring, he’s in an “ongoing partnership between DMB, Reverb, & IZSTYLE, the Bama Green Project encompasses all of the environmental efforts undertaken by the band while on the road, in the studio or at home.” They’re “…also dedicated to educating DMB fans around the world about how to take simple & positive environmental actions.” The Band’s Touring Green Elements: Calculated & neutralized the carbon footprint of the tour, Biodiesel fueling, waste reduction & recycling backstage, Biodegradable & compostable catering products, Eco-friendly merchandise, Green sponsorship, PickupPal Ride-share program, Reverb Eco-Village at every show, & DMB eco-pamphlets (soy based ink printed on FSC certified paper) distributed by volunteers. He’s a Greenie!

#5.  Ben Harper and Relentless7…www.Relentless7.BenHarper.com & www.myspace.com/Relentlessseven…Scheduled for Lollapalooza, & Bonnaroo, as part of an extensive 2009 tour around the world, this ‘new’ band is not so new…their music happens to “capture human emotion” wherever they play. “In November 2008, the band debuted their new material on the Vote For Change Tour…” “This is American Rock, the way it is supposed to sound and feel”…White Lies For Dark Times dropped on May 5th. We feel these guys & like what that feels like…make sense?

#6.  Michael Franti & Spearhead…www.SpearheadVibrations.com…okay ‘lissen’ up: Coachella, Bumbershoot, Rock the Vote, MusicForDemocracy.org, HeadCount.org, WaterKeeper Alliance, Surfrider Foundation, Doctors Without Borders, Iraq Veterans Against War, International Network, Common Ground Relief, CARE, Amnesty International, Nuke Free Future, !RESISTANCE!, Vision Generation, & The Obama Song…”As a musician and a man, I more than anything else want to be a unifier”, k/a a modern day troubadour for “…giving an impromptu performance in some war-torn corner of the world”, “The problems from global warming to the economy that we face today are so clearly universal that we need to address them together”…Good Guy, Good Music, & Part of the Solution!

#7.  John Legend…www.JohnLegend.com & www.showmecampaign.org…In 2007 he started The Show Me Campaign, after reading ‘The End Of Poverty’, by Prof. Jeffrey Sach’s, which inspired him to “…learn more about making life better for people who live under the poverty line”…he’s also involved with CARE.org, Management Leadership for Tomorrow, Millennium Promise, REDWIRE.com, & Rock The Vote…he’s performed at Live Earth & Peace One Day concerts, & many times has publicly performed & spoken on behalf of Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign. But get this: Mr. Legend partnered with Tide in 2007 to raise awareness for Hurricane Katrina victims…”He spend a day folding laundry at The Tide Clean Start mobile laundromat and visited homes that Tide is helping to rebuild in that community”…alright, besides his fabulous music, you can see why we luv him so much!

A Big Phat P.S. : All of the band members are just as magnificent as the top 7 musicians. There’s no way that these people of Integrity, would work & breathe air space with people who weren’t on their own top 7 list. We know & love them for that!

Randi B.

CTNGreen’s Top 7 Green in Music

Talk about Integrity…& having a heart & caring about others & our planet…talk about Good People & their Projects, the organizers, the sponsors, the musicians, the crews, the volunteers, & on & on & on…

These amazing people involved with these Eco-Conscious Festivals, help the world in so many ways…Plus there’s Great ‘Effing’ Music!!

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