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December 23, 2008

Martha Stewart Loves Pingg

Let's say you want to have a party. Whether it is a beer and nachos blow-out to watch the Duke v. Carolina game, a classy wine & cheese soiree to celebrate your friends' anniversary, or a mad hatter themed...

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September 19, 2008

Road Tripping on a Specialized Tarmac

I took my first ride yesterday on my so-righteously-sweet Specialized Tarmac in preparation for the Brita Climate Ride starting this Saturday. When I took it in to be tuned up the technicians at my local bike shop here in...

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May 27, 2008

World Science Festival 2008: Exploring Green

The first annual World Science Festival kicks-off this week in New York City. Bringing together a dozen nobel laureates and Charlie Rose (how sweet is that?!) along with writers, artists and researchers for a four day city-wide celebration of...

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April 08, 2008

"A Night of Eco-Chic Entertaining" presented by Notesonaparty.com Thursday, April 10th at 7PM.

This Thursday evening I’ll be co-hosting a green event here in New York City with the fabulous Celia Chen of Notesonaparty.com and an all-star lineup of green lifestyle experts, event planners, and entrepreneurs. The evening will emphasize how easy,...

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March 04, 2008

G2 Gallery: Environmental Art Space

The G2 Gallery in Venice Beach, CA will be opening its doors starting March 11th, Tuesdays through Sundays from 11:00a.m. to 7:00p.m. In a new green economy, G2 provides a fresh, sustainable model for an art gallery. The space...

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January 22, 2008

Fields of Fuel: Green Screening at Sundance

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Today's show features a producer and director of a film that is currently at Sundance. Fields of Fuel is turning heads at that festival, and across the US at large, because it is both timely and awesome.

Today's Featured Radio Guests:

Josh Tickell and Greg Reitman - Director and Producer from Fields of Fuel, a film about biodiesel fuel made from vegetable oil that is an economically sustainable, environmentally sound alternative energy to fossil fuel.

Check out more Green Sundance info on the Huffington Post.

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January 18, 2008

Eco Rock Star: KT Tunstall

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Today's show is awesome. We have a rocking guest: literally a rock-n-roller who is changing both the music scene and the green scene. KT Tunstall is revamping the notion of both eco-activist and rocker chick.

Today's Featured Radio Guest:

KT Tunstall - Rock Star and Green Activist whose latest album Drastic Fantastic is all that.

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January 09, 2008

ON TODAY'S RADIO SHOW: WEDNESDAY, January 9th

Climate Counts: An Eco Score Card for Corporations

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Today's show features an organization that is scoring global companies based on how they are addressing the challenges we face from global warming. Climate Counts acknowledges that in a race to combat climate change, how are companies responding and how can we as consumers influence them. Then we hear from our style expert, Michael Cannell who is reporting live from the floor at the International Consumer Electronics Show on all the cool green innovation.

Wood Turner - Founder of Climate Counts, a group rating major companies based on a point system for climate related actions combating global warming.

Michael Cannell - Michael Cannell - Editorial Director at Dwell.com, and one of our professional style experts.

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December 18, 2007

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18th RADIO SHOW

EPA in the House

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We are speaking today with a Big Dog. Our guest heads a program from the most powerful green organization in the US: The Environmental Protection Agency. The Non-CO2 Program is an EPA branch partnering with other governmental and non-governmental groups around the world to sequester and harness all gases that are not carbon-dioxide.

Today's Featured Radio Guest

Paul Gunning - Chief of the Non-CO2 Gases and Carbon Sequestration Programs Branch at the EPA. For more information check out

Kyto Protocol -

Gateway to the UN System's Work on Climate Change - The Conference, hosted by the Government of Indonesia, took place at the Bali International Convention Center and brought together representatives of over 180 countries together with observers from intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations, and the media.

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December 17, 2007

MONDAY, DECEMBER 17th RADIO SHOW

Come On and Stir It Up, Little Darlin'

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Today's show is about sustainable beverage companies. From mixers to energy drinks, today's guests bring us beverages that are great to chin chin with. And, they get us HYPED too.

Today's Featured Radio Guests:

Gretchen Nix - CEO and Co-Founder of ModMix, the first and only organic cocktail mixer.

Ray Jolicoeur and Éric Graveline - Co-founder and New York Manager of Guru Energy Drink, an organic energy beverage that the Lazy E is LOVING, that freaking rocks.


Today's Podcast:
Eco-Detox your body after all the holiday festivities; The Lazy E tells you how.

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December 06, 2007

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6th RADIO SHOW

Eco-Journalism and Green Networking

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Today's show features some heavy hitters. Our first guest is the Environment and Energy news editor for the Wall Street Journal , extensively covering green news better than any national newspaper. The second guest founded a green social networking and events organization called Green Drinks, whose annual NYC holiday party will be held this coming Tuesday, December 11th at Blvd located at 199 Bowery (at Spring). You can get your ticket at Brown Paper Tickets.
Today's Featured Radio Guests:

Jeffrey Ball - News Editor for the Wall Street Journal covering environmental and energy isues, and keeping Journal readers in the green.

Margaret Lydecker - Founder of the NYC Chapter of Green Drinks, a monthly networking event for Eco Professionals.

Today's Podcast:

Eco-friendly cleaning products.
Seventh Generation - The green cleaning pioneer, still rocking hard.
Method Cleaning Products - A great company we love because of its availability (check out Target), cool packaging design, and effectiveness.
Clorox GreenWorks - A new brand of natural cleaners we will be introducing nationwide in January 2008 by the GIANT mainstream cleaning company, Clorox.

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November 20, 2007

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20th RADIO SHOW

Green Thanksgiving and Greening our Troops

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Today's show has two parts. First we discuss going green for Thanksgiving this year, and making the holiday season less wasteful and more meaningful. The second part of the show focuses on the ways in which the military is greening their operations, and how resource conservation relates to a winning strategy.

Today's Featured Radio Guest:

Jason Venner - Worked for the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction and the Government Accountability Office Before that. Jason is no longer employed by the US government, but is here to tell us all about the US military going green.

Topics Discussed Today

Turkey Biofuel - Tucson-based Grecycle has partnered with the Tucson Regional Clean Cities Coalition and Pima County Wastewater Management in its first annual Thanksgiving grease recycling drive to collect cooking oil and grease.

Green Thanksgiving
- tips for having a more sustainable Thanksgiving from our friends at Domino Magazine.

Tofurky - An alternative to turkey for this Thanksgiving.

Sustainable Business - Why not give the gift of a share in a green company this holiday season.

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November 19, 2007

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19th RADIO SHOW

New Green Order

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Today's show is pretty big deal. Why? Because it's Monday and we are wrapping up the Thunderbird Sustainable Innovation Summit in Arizona and the Opportunity Green Conference in LA, both of which The Lazy E attended and presented at.

Today's Featured Radio Guest:
Lesley Chilcott - Head of non-profit Unscrew America who is hosting a conference in LA this Saturday, November 24th at Cut and Run in Santa Monica featuring Green Interior Designers, Fashion Designers, Jewelry Designers, and more.


Topics Discussed Today:

Planting Empowerment - pioneering a new reforestation model in Panama’s marginalized Darien region, founded by Thunderbird graduates.

The Air to Water Co.
- Their Atmospheric Water Generators allow you to capture the moisture in the air while saving money, drinking the cleanest water available, and not having any hassles associated with other water resources.

Earth 911 - By simply entering a location or zip-code at the Earth 911 environmental portal or 1-800-CLEANUP, users can access the leading comprehensive resource for community-specific “actionable” information about: Recycling Centers, Green Shopping, Beach Water Quality and Alerting, Household Hazardous Waste, Composting and more.


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November 01, 2007

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1st RADIO SHOW

Greening Casinos, Business Conferences, and Everything in Between

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We have a very animated first guest today, a green gaming expert. He is bringing us greener ways to make (and lose) money while gambling, which is a $100 billion a year industry. Also, we talk with folks from Opportunity Green, an innovative green business conference going down November 17th in LA.

Today's Featured Radio Guests:

Eric Hansel -Founder and CEO of EGM Green, the first ever eco-friendly line of casino gaming products. Eric also runs Executive Gaming Monthly, bringing the casino home.

Karen Solomon - Co-Founder of Opportunity Green, an innovative sustainable business conference Saturday, November 17th in LA.

Tom Feegel - CEO of Brand Neutral, creating innovative environmental strategies for companies that not only drive profits and cut costs, but also better the planet.

Women's Wear Daily - Now features a green fashion section. Mega props to this fashion power house.

Silicon Valley Cleans Up - Great flow chart in this month's Wired Magazine: "How Tech Titans Became Energy Entreprenuers".

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October 12, 2007

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12th RADIO SHOW

One, Two, Tree

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Today's show features a film maker with an important movie to show the world. From loggers to granny activists, this guest is bringing us stories of folks who deepy love trees. Then we hop to an architect, designer and all around green guru.

Today's Featured Radio Guests:

Mark Leiren-Young - Director of The Green Chain , a thought-provoking film about the conflicts between people on both sides of the battle who love trees -- both loggers and environmentalists, who are willing to risk anything to protect their personal visions of the forest. Check out Mark's comedy group Local Anxiety, too.

David Bergman - Principal architect and designer of Bergworks GBM am exceptional multidisciplinary design firm.

Swagologie - Newly launched site that helps party planners and individuals provide eco-swag for parties.

West Coast Green - A conference in San Francisco this past September 20 -22, 2007, this conference is gave the residential green building market the event it had been wanting: a full scale 3-day conference and expo, and David Bergman was there to cover it.

DIY Channel - If you're looking for Front Door, Homemade Mayonaise, Aircondition or anything similar, go ahead and browse this comprehensive resource directory.

Rate It Green - A user-driven directory, ratings site, and community portal for the green building industry.

Brompton Bicycle - David rode up to the studio in this awesome fold up bike. Righteous.

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September 27, 2007

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27th RADIO SHOW

Eco-Fest: Bigger, Badder, and Un-Censored Green

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Today's show is huge. We have four different guests working through different mediums but united in a solitary end. That end is promoting eco-education to the masses through building practices, financial management, personal well being, and street festivals.

Today's Featured Radio Guests:

Nancy Callahan - Director of ECOFEST, going down this Saturday, September 30th at Lincoln Center in New York City.

Bruce Kahn -Second Vice President of Wealth Management at Citi Smith Barney, a socially responsible investment business that focuses on emerging environmental technology companies and corporations that are leaders in their sustainability and environmental management practices.

Robert Politizer - Founder and CEO of Green Street - A high end construction firm that specializes in energy efficent, healthy, and green building.

Gary Null - A multi award-winning journalist and New York Times best-selling author with a syndicated public radio show, Natural Living with Gary Null.

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September 14, 2007

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14th RADIO SHOW

Eco-Etiquette, Sustainable Soirees, and Great Green Events

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Isn't the worst part of throwing a big party the clean-up? Beer pong remnants, empty kegs in the yard, friends passed out next to them... oh, maybe that's just our parties. Anyways, the parties we are talking about today have a much easier clean up as they go easy on the resources but heavy on the fun.

Today's Featured Radio Guests:

Jessica Rios - Founder and Lead Planner for Love Events a values-based business offering green wedding & event planning, consulting & coordination services. Ms Rios currently pursuing her MA in Values-Based Business.

Valerie Reddemann - Founder of Greenfeet.com a green retailer with an online gift-registry providing quality eco-friendly presents for a baby shower, wedding, or quinceañera.

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September 11, 2007

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11th RADIO SHOW

Cool Mayors, Green Cities, and Strong Leadership

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Today we are talking about strong leadership through local initiatives. Currently underway is the Sundance Summit, a ground-breaking conference hosted by Robert Redford in Sundance, Utah where over 40 mayors are discussing local action for citizens to work towards climate change. Our guests today are helping empower all of us in each of our cities to make change that counts.

Today's Featured Radio Guests:

Kim Lundgren - Regional Director for ICLEI USA International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives responsible for supporting over 60 local governments within the US on implementing climate change prevention policies and programs.

Dannel Malloy - Mayor of Stamford, CT who is one of 500 Cool Mayors leading 66 million US citizens to action on global warming.

Topics Discussed Today -

The Spa and Wellness Center - Founded by our friend Sheila Brody, this is the only green spa in Brooklyn tucked away in the lovely Bay Ridge.

Architecture 2030 - Founded in 2002 by architect Edward Mazria, 2030's goal is straightforward: to achieve a dramatic reduction in the global-warming-causing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of the Building Sector by changing the way buildings and developments are planned, designed and constructed.

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August 13, 2007

MONDAY, AUGUST 13th RADIO SHOW

Greener Deaths and Healthier Life Transitions

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Today's topic can be difficult to talk about but is inevitable in the life cycle. Our guests are highlighting the most eco-friendly ways to pass on to another realm in style and dignity. The green burial movement is arguably the final frontier in the evolving and growing environmental movement.

Today's Featured Radio Guests:

Billy Cambell and Kimberly Cambell: Husband/Wife Owners of Memorial Ecosystems Inc. Ramsey Creek preserve since 1998, the first “green cemetery” in the United States. The preserve was formed to harness the funeral industry for land protection and restoration, to fund non-profits, education, the arts and scientific research, and to provide a less expensive and more meaningful burial option.

Charles "Chuck" Kizina - President of Eternal Reefs
based out of Georgia, creating permanent living legacies that memorialize the passing of a loved one. For families and individuals that choose cremation, Eternal Reefs offers a new memorial choice that replaces cremation urns and ash scattering with a permanent environmental living legacy.

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July 03, 2007

Tuesday, July 3rd Radio Show

Solar Homes and Big Winners

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The wait is over, ladies and gentleman. We are finally announcing the big winners of the 'Tix 4 Tips' contest co-sponsored with our friends at Ecorazzi for the Live Earth Concert going down this Saturday, 7.7.07 at Giants Stadium. But that's not all we have on tap for today's show. In honor of tomorrow's independence day, we are talking with a guest from that great state of North Carolina who is helping Americans achieve energy independence with his award winning solar homes.

Today's Featured Radio Guests:

Mike Sykes - Founder and inventor of Enertia Building Systems, Grand Prize winner in the 2007 History Channel Modern Marvels Invent Now Challenge. Enertia® is a new technology for building houses so that they heat and cool themselves. This is achieved from the design, the orientation, and the materials of the home, rather than a furnace, heat pump, or air-conditioner. Three basic, millions-of-year-old principles of nature, combined with state-of-the-art windows, radiant coatings, and prefab manufacture, make it possible, and practical. The principles are inertia, thermal currents, and the energy capacity of wood.

Michael d'Estries - Co-editor and expert for Ecorazzi, the latest in green gossip.

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June 28, 2007

Thursday, June 28th Radio Show

From Practical to the Outrageous: Solutions for a Sustainable Future

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Today's radio guests run the gamut. One is helping individuals take the most basic eco-friendly steps possible. The other is going to extremes for the environment. We explore the dynamic nature of the green revolution with these two highly varied examples.

Today's Featured Radio Guests:

Jerry Mix - Founder and Director of Watt Stopper, a motion sensor company putting a stop to energy waste.

Mark Dixon and Ben Evans - Co-founders of YERT (Your Environmental Road Trip), a year long eco-expedition through all 50 United States.

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April 06, 2007

Friday, April 6th Radio Show

Outside of Box with Unique Eco-Solutions

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We have all heard that highly quotable Margaret Mead saying, "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." Today we speak with organizations and companies that have taken that quote to heart. Can each of us help solve the biggest global challenges by commemorating earth day, running marathons, or maybe just using lip balm?

Today's Feature Radio Guests:
Margo Bettencourt
- Volunteer Coordinator from Sea of Change, the New York City contingent of Step It Up, which is planning 1287 events in 50 states across the country for Earth Day 2007 where they will be saying "Step it up, Congress! Cut Carbon 80% by 2050."!

Steve Shriver - President and Organic Endurathoner from of EcoLips, which uses healing organic herbs and moisturizing organic vegetable oils to provide lasting lip protection from all the harsh elements: sun, wind, and cold.

Companies, Projects and Products Mentioned on Today's Show:

Sundance Channel - Robert Redford Presents The Green which explores green living with awesome weekly programming.

Discovery Green Channel
- Discovery Communications will launch a 24-hour channel devoted entirely to eco-friendly living.

Vanity Fair - The Green Issue from May 2007 that is on newsstands now.

Green Trendsetters Discussed with Today's Guests:

Climate Stewardship Act

Clif Bar - Steve, the edurathoner, will be taking Clif Shots and eating Clif Bars which are totally Organic and Tasty.

Nutiva Hemp Shakes
- Great organic source of protein to keep Steve energized through all 260 miles

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March 26, 2007

Monday, March 26th Radio Show

Creating Stylish Eco-Friendly Events


How do we celebrate in style while treading lightly on the planet? Whether it's a raging party, an elegant wedding, or any number of events designed to celebrate milestones in our lives and the lives of our family and friends, finding ways to have a great time while minimizing the environmental impact is becoming easier, more stylish, and more intoxicating.

FEATURED RADIO GUESTS:

Meghan Meyers - Editorial Director & CEO of Portovert, the first only magazine for eco-savvy brides and grooms
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Allison Evanow - Founder and CEO of Square One Vodka,
www.squareonevodka.com a great-tasting, ultra-premium vodka that is also 100% certified organic.

Companies, Projects and Products Mentioned on Today's Show:

Bauer Hotels - www.bauerhotels.com provides green places to stay while you vacation
Town & Country Magazine- www.townandcountrymag.com has a great "going green" section in the back of this month's edition
Q Collection - www.qcollection.com has high end, beautiful, and eco-friendly furniture
Domino Magazine - www.dominomag.com whose green edition for this month of March is available on newsstands now

Green Trendsetters Discussed with Today's Guests:

Amansala Eco-Chic Resort - www.amansala.com offers a great eco-wedding destination in Tulum, Mexico

Organic Agave Nectar
is less sweet than simple syrup and adds a dimension of depth to Square One cocktails. Infused Agave Nectar adds a layer of flavor complexity that you won’t get simply by using a sweetened juice or mix. When you want just a subtle hint of a certain fruit, spice or herb in your cocktail, infuse it first in Agave nectar
for several hours or overnight in the fridge. You can find Agave nectar in most gourmet and natural products food stores.

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