The economic climate is grim for so many of us, and I personally can't bear to see the cover of the daily news each morning. The year 2008 has made history on so many levels, both elating and sobering, and "change" is in the air.




Change has a humbling effect on us. It makes us vulnerable, thoughtful, hopeful, and sometimes fearful of what the future brings. To stay "present" is the golden key to unlocking consciousness; NOW is all we have and although keeping an eye toward the future is sometimes necessary, it's a challenge to remain in a head space that allows for balance between the two. More...

The 22nd Annual Great Chefs of LA was a success & The Green Girls were there to experience the delicious fundraiser!  Watch our interview with George Lopez & Ann Lopez, as they tell us how they sustain their love & why George Lopez is smarter & more sensitive now a days. Find out how many years Mark Rolston of Saw V has been supporting the cause & how we can help according to Councilman Dennis P. Zine.

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Stay tuned for a series of Chef interviews by our Food Guru, Pace Webb.  She digs in and finds out how these top Los Angeles chefs practice sustainability!

What's So Green About It?

A "Get Hip Get Green" Lounge will feature the trendy Get Hip Get Green's new line of eco-friendly bean bags, as well as organic chocolate fountains by Chocolate Covered Company, environmentally friendly lounge furniture provided by Girari Sustainable Furnishing and insightful reading from Whole Life Times. ABSOLUT Los Angeles vodka, a portion of whose proceeds benefit Green Way, will pour cocktails in the ABSOLUT Los Angeles Green Lounge.

Guests will use biodegradable utensils by Sysco's Eco Company line, and separate recycling units will be available throughout the event. Non-alcoholic beverages are available from Guayaki, Pom Wonderful and Source Water, all companies with an organic focus.

The fashionable line of Get Hip Get Green gift bags will be filled with more than 40 eco-friendly and organic items, including gifts from Get Hip Get Green, Sencha Naturals, Ambassador Organics, LaRocca Skincare, Bellina Estates, Alterna, Two Leaves and A Bud Tea Company, Guayaki, Source Water USA, Helen’s Foods, OPI and more.

When's the gig? Sunday, November 9, 2008 12 to 3:30 p.m. Where's it at? CBS Studio Center 4024 Radford Dr. Studio City, CA 91604 How can you help? A live auction takes place at 2:30 p.m. Featured items for this year’s auction include a multi-course dinner for 10 guests at home prepared by Chef of Honor Gino Angelini, a private cooking class and dinner for two at Table 8 Los Angeles with Host Chef Govind Armstrong, and a day in the kitchen and dinner at Animal with chefs Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo. Want to learn more about the Kidney Foundation of Southern California? The National Kidney Foundation is the major voluntary health organization dedicated to preventing kidney disease, improving the health and well-being of individuals and families affected by kidney disease and increasing the availability of all organs for transplantation. Through its offices nationwide, the foundation conducts programs in research, professional education, patient and community services, public education and organ donation.

Join The Green Girls, Apple & Pace, along with 500 expected guests in celebrating the great chefs of Los Angeles.  Enjoy tasty food, delicious flowing wine, great music and do it all, Eco-friendly style!  You can still grab tickets here.    

Watch Video of this delicious event!

Sustainable love, the kind that we use as a compass to keep us connected to a vital, healthy and happy relationships are now being recognized as skills that might just save our species.

We finally have the scientific equipment to verify what we have always known: our drive to be social, to be connected to each other, is actually hardwired. Our need for connection and drive towards empathy is not a result of environmental influences but rather a function built into the brain itself. Daniel Goleman, PhD, a New York Times science writer and bestselling author of Emotional Intelligence, has taken his research to a whole new level and has published Social Intelligence.  More...

So today is the day. Get out there and vote people. I have to admit I am Obama all the way and it's not because I am a life long Democrat. I actually grew up in a conservative household always given the choice however to make my mind up for myself whether it was in regards to politics, religion, or what I wanted to eat for dinner. Although I was given this liberty to think for myself, I found myself with conservative leanings probably up until a few years ago.


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I am still not a Democrat today however, I find myself having a very hard time identifying with the current GOP candidates mainly due to environmental issues. Sure I have my boyfriends's band's Obama track in my head (www.thecrystalmethod.com --it's a free download) however, this is truly about what each candidate is standing for not who. In all fairness if it had to do with character, I feel John McCain seems like a nice old man. More...