Katherine Butler

Top 10 Green Excuses Jan 9, 2009

For the Next Time You're Caught in a Compromising Position....

If you've used up all your ready excuses for explaining why you've already broken your New Year's resolutions, here's a fresh supply. They're the top ten green excuses to get you out of the everyday predicaments you might get yourself... more

Athletes Go Green Aug 1, 2008

Sexy Green Cheerleaders, Super Surfers, and One Tall Eco-Warrior

So it is summer Olympics time and athletes are converging on Beijing. And with China shutting down factories and limiting cars in an effort for clean air, the environment has never been more at the forefront. So in honor of... more

The Goods on Eco-Friendly Sunscreen Jul 24, 2008

Celebrity Dermatologists, Chemicals, and SPFs – Oh My!

So unless you are currently wintering on the moon, you’re probably slathering on sunscreen every time you leave the house. You follow the trends, you listen to celebrity dermatologists who mantra “sun block....sun block.....sunblock." (Shout out to my UCLA dermatologist... more

Green Alternatives to Pesticides Jul 19, 2008

Manage Bugs without Toxins

You know how it starts. You walking into your bathroom or kitchen, and you see one. Then you see another. And then you realize you’ve been invaded by a swarm of marauding intruders intent on taking down life as you... more

T. Boone Pickens: Building Wind Power in America Jul 16, 2008

Old-School Oilman Moving into Alternative Energy

When T. Boone Pickens founded Mesa Petroleum in the 1950s, he took $2500 and turned it into a three billion dollar oil empire. This guy is about as old-school oil man as you can get. But Pickens is a business... more

5 Quick Tips to Green Your Home Jul 5, 2008

Go Green and Save Money

Yep, it’s trying times out there. Gas prices, food prices, housing prices – you have to wonder if we’re going to be able to entertain our kids with rousing stories of hard 00’s like our grandparents did with the Depression.... more

How to Green Your Date Jun 29, 2008

Recycling Eco-Tips to Spark Green Love

So you’re a good-looking guy or girl. And you care about things like carbon footprints and global warming and slapping “Gas prices are my fault!” stickers on the back of a Yukon. Okay, maybe you don’t care THAT much, but... more

How to Green Your Gifts Jun 25, 2008

Offset Your Carbon Footprint by Giving Green

We’ve all been there – three bridal and two baby showers in a month, a graduation or two, and that thank you gift you somehow feel responsible sending your landlord’s cousin’s wife who once brought up your mail. Oftentimes, people... more

What Americans Misunderstand About Environmental Shopping Jun 2, 2008

Getting the Goods on Greenwashing

Americans tend to go green in primarily one way – they shop green. This is a recent trend – and I for one am not complaining. It’s been a long time coming. I’ve been green since I was a teen….ager.... more

Lenny Kravitz Hearts The Brazilian Jungle May 23, 2008

Rockstar Communes With Nature

In yet another reason to stop the de-forestation of the Brazilian jungle – Lenny Kravitz has been living in it! Recent reports revealed that Kravitz apparently wanted to “get away” after his last album failed to do as well as... more