http://www.thebettyblog.net Surf Fashion Blog Tue, 07 Sep 2010 03:12:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I received this email letter today from Environment California Legislative Director Dan Jacobson. Very important subject and ridiculous that nothing has changed yet. But it is easy to change if we simply ask for it at places that sell take out food and beverages. Right now companies are more than ... http://www.thebettyblog.net/2009/04/15/ban-styrofoam-now-its-easier-than-you-think/ I took today off. It was incredibly warm and sunny, such a departure from the chill we've had since November. What an amazing day it was! Funny, because I got an email this morning from a friend in Berlin. He said its minus 18 degrees Celsius there (that's about zero ... http://www.thebettyblog.net/2009/01/12/a-mid-winter-perfect-summer-day-and-sea-glass-collecting/ I posted this some time ago and assumed everyone has seen it, alas, I live in a bubble of eco-consciousness. Most of my customers already consider the source when they shop and that's why they choose Betty Belts and Betty B. They know we manufacture ethically. Always have, since 2003. So ... http://www.thebettyblog.net/2008/12/30/the-story-of-stuff-2/ Please come visit our booth at Earth Day in Santa Barbara Sunday, April 20th! As a sponsor of the Community Environmental Council, Betty Belts was invited to participate in this very special Earth Day Festival which is located in the beautiful Sunken Gardens behind the courthouse in downtown Santa Barbara. Donna ... http://www.thebettyblog.net/2008/04/18/betty-belts-at-earth-day-santa-barbara/ This was forwarded to me today by a fellow COOP America Green Business Network member. Everyone should see this for many enlightening yet entertaining video. Well worth the 20 minutes. THE STORY OF STUFF An excerpt from the website, where you can also find many resources and ways to help: The Story of Stuff ... http://www.thebettyblog.net/2008/01/04/the-story-of-stuff/ Here's my contribution to Blog Action Day How many ways can motto Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and REinvent be applied in your life? I started using this motto many years ago for my company policy. I've actually made an art of it, some people say. Here is a very short list of things ... http://www.thebettyblog.net/2007/10/15/reduce-reuse-recycle-and-reinvent/ Please consider nominating us for the COOP America People's Choice Award as Green Business Of The Year! Only 15 more days left, closes Sept. 18th. The ten COOP America Aproved Green Businesses with the most nominations will be feautured. It would be awesome if Betty Belts was one of them. We ... http://www.thebettyblog.net/2007/09/03/please-nominate-betty-belts-for-coop-americas-green-business-of-the-year/ “If you could fast-forward 10,000 years and do an archaeological dig…you’d find a little line of plastic. What happened to those people? Well, they ate their own plastic and disrupted their genetic structure and weren’t able to reproduce. They didn’t last very long because they killed themselves." - Oceanographer Curtis ... http://www.thebettyblog.net/2007/06/10/40/ With a motto like Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and REinvent, I'm a big fan of finding a home for everything and not consuming more than I need. At the Betty Belts warehouse, I have a nice little setup with a few other local businesses, in which they save their used boxes ... http://www.thebettyblog.net/2007/03/27/i-love-freecycle/