Sustainable Street Meat?!

Yes.....AMAZING... I am constantly inspired by green innovations, especially ones that affect people's everyday lives. I just found a video on Global Post about a project that allows Mexican street vendors to use solar power to cook their food! So awesome. Whats even better is that the title of the video is called "Solar Tacos" hahaha Yum!

Saving the Best for Last

I am obsessed with the December 2010 cover of Harper's Bazaar. They must have saved the best cover for last so that I am reminded to renew my subscription for 2011!!!

My Articles from Oct - Nov 2010

Catch up on all my writing (pretty please!) by clicking the links below.

Articles on Merida Home:
How Cookware Design can Lower Energy Consumption
Recycled Ceramic Tiles by Fireclay
6 Ways to have a Green Halloween
London's Wool Week Celebrates Eco-Friendly Fibers

Articles on North End Green Living (Examiner):
5 Reasons to Stay Local for Thanksgiving
Boston Green Drinks 11-17-2010
7 Essentials for a Sustainable Fall Season
No More Phonebooks
5 Quick Tips for a Sustainable Halloween
Boston Green Drinks 10-20-2010
North End Waterfront Website
Italian Heritage Month in Boston
Timeless Sustainability: Timber Home Tour

Eco-Fashion Resources

One of my favorite things to read about is eco-fashion. Designers are constantly coming up with intriguing ways to make what you wear stylish and environmentally responsible. On this blog, I've gone on and on about how much I love reading Ecouterre, but there are two other eco-fashion websites that I highly recommend:
Ecolissa and EcoStiletto!

Just Do It

Websites I Read Everyday

So besides Merida Home and Examiner ....and of course Facebook, there are 5 or 6 other websites that I check every day so that I know what is going on in the world (or to get inspired, or just to have a few laughs).

1. Ecouterre - As you've probably already noticed if you read this blog, I love Ecouterre. It is the perfect balance of fashion and environmental sustainability. It makes me excited about eco-fashion and gives me great ideas for my writing.

2. Global Post - I'm kind of a news geek. I like to know whats going on. I listen to NPR and I watch Fox News so that I have a reasonably well-rounded view, but I also like to check Global Post everyday because they have wonderful international stories that you might not hear about otherwise.

3. Habitually Chic - I love this blog because its very photo-heavy (aka: easy to read) and helps my continuing effort to learn about interior design so that I can become a better and more informed writer for Merida.

4. Treehugger - Like many environmentalists, I check Treehugger quite a bit. While many of their articles are a bit politically oriented for my taste, I do like their design & architecture articles and they have some great how-to and DIY pages.

5. BroBible - Yep, I may be a girly girl, but everyone (especially if you went to small liberal arts college in the north east like I did) has a little Lax bro in them. There is always something on this website that will make me laugh, even if I don't like to admit it. Oh, and if you are a fan of BroBible, you should check out Nervous Circle which is another hilarious lax bro blog that is written by a SLU alum. I miss St. Lawrence so much, haha, I think that is the main reason I read BroBible...just to get a taste of that SLU culture that I know and love.

Its Not Whether You Win or Lose

Its What You Do With Your Dancing Shoes!

I know a lot of my recent posts have been about shoes, but this time, I really couldn't help myself. I was browsing on Ecouterre, as usual, and I found these:

No, you are not dreaming right now, that is really a VENDING MACHINE that sells shoes! The vending machines are designed to go in bars and dance clubs so that partiers can ditch their uncomfortable stilettos for some comfy flats. These ballet-shoe flats can fit inside of a cigarette box! Best of all, they are waterproof, so your walk home will be comfortable. So, how did these shoes make it onto my SUSTAINABILITY themed blog? They are biodegradable! They break down at the same rate as oak leaves!

Top 10 Places I would like to see these vending machines:
1. The Harp, Boston
2. Johnny Westsides, Boston
3. The Tick Tock Inn, Canton, NY
4. Anywhere in the entire city of Montreal
5. Club Cato, Copenhagen
6. La Hacienda, Copenhagen
7. Every bar in NYC
9. Butterfields, Stamford, CT
10. An Tains, Boston (No, I would never consider wearing heels to this bar, but on my way home from another bar it would be nice to stop in grab a pair of shoes and a $1 miller lite!)