Leesa Raab

Abbie is an Australian Kelpie and rescue dog in San Diego with an amazing cinderella story. After being rescued at six months old by the Humane Society in Silicon Valley, she was adopted by Michael Uy who  transformed Abbie to…Read More

Packing your child’s lunch allows you to save money, control what your child eats and help influence his dietary habits, all while avoiding the notoriously bad fare in school cafeterias. The traditional brown bags of days gone by are not…Read More

Did you hear? Earlier this month Whole Foods introduced record stores in to some of their markets. Starting with Souther California–Third and Fairfax, West Hollywood, Arroyo, Santa Barbara and Venice–they are offering up sounds of the store, following a similar model to…Read More

Each month we will ask a new eco-maven 18 questions about his or her life, occupation and advice for other like-minded people. This month we decided to do something a bit different, as we approach our second anniversary, and do…Read More

Summer tends to be “moving season”, so we were grateful when FlatRate Moving sent us a few tips to make your move as sustainable as possible. We recently went through an office move and can attest to the stress it…Read More

Last week Mario Batali and Bill Telepan submitted an Op-Ed piece to the New York Daily News on the topic of fracking. You may recall an article we did last year breaking down the topic of hydrofracking, which is a…Read More

You’ve perhaps heard about the annual Blessing of the Animals–this happens in various cities around the country–where pet owners can bring their animal to a local church where the priest leads a ceremony and blesses each animal with Holy Water.…Read More

Each month we will ask a new eco-maven 18 questions about his or her life, occupation and advice for other like-minded people. This month we were able to sit down with stand-up comedian and cast member of the new MTV…Read More

We here at eco18.com had a great weekend celebrating the Earth with all of the various Earth Day events that were taking place throughout the city. From Battery Park City, to Union Square to Grand Central Station–there was so much…Read More

Each month we will ask a new eco-maven 18 questions about his or her life, occupation and advice for other like-minded people. This month we were able to sit down with Leanne Mai-ly Hilgart, the designer behind vegan fashion line,…Read More