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Team Earth Fashion

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Harrison Ford and Hamilton create new watches in support of Team Earth.

Harrison Ford has teamed up with Hamilton to create new watch collection Hamilton Khaki Team Earth.

The collection is geared towards supporting Team Earth, a Conservation International (CI) convened coalition.

Team Earth is committed to inspiring personal and collective action to protect the environment via the worldwide web.

A portion of the watch proceeds will support Team Earth’s global call to address climate change, water, food, health and waste.

Says Harrison Ford:

“The first collection we created together with Hamilton proved a success. And Hamilton, by supporting CI’s mission, is helping to achieve major conservation outcomes.”

This stylish stainless steel watch has khaki-colored numbering set against a black background.

It has a Swiss-made automatic movement and resistance to magnetic fields.

The case back is closed, engraved with the words, “It’s time to DO”, and signed by Harrison Ford.

A member of Swatch group, Hamilton manufactures and distributes watches with 160 Swiss production sites.

In Hollywood, the brand has a strong profile with products appearing in 350+ films.

Photo credit: PRNewsFoto/Hamilton

Cool Green Travel Essential

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The reusable water bottle is now a green travel essential.  One of the coolest, filtering water bottles we’ve seen lately is the bobble (above).

Fresh and stylish, the bobble was designed by renowned industrial designer Karim Rashid.

Says Richard Smiedt, founder, Move Collective:

“We all love bottled water. But our bottled water habits are simply unsustainable, both from an ecological perspective and as a matter of financial common sense. We set out to design a bottle that would improve the taste of tap water to the point where consumers could turn on their faucet, rather than open their wallet.”

The company says the bobble is made from recycled plastic and free of BPA, Phthalates and PVC and removes chlorine and organic contaminants from municipal tap water.

Currently, the bobble is available at The Container Store and online.

Image courtesy of Move Collective

 

5 Ways To Revitalize Yourself

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How do you revitalize yourself?   At traveling greener, our favorite way is relaxing at geothermal spa Blue Lagoon, a popular Iceland attraction.

“Many of us forget about the small things that can instantly change the way you feel and only involve minimum impact and cost,” says active living website realbuzz.com.

Wherever you’re traveling or living, here are 5 simple ways reinvigorate your life, according to realbuzz.com:

1. Go for a run or a power walk.

2. Work out at the gym.

3. Listen to upbeat music.

4. Book a holiday.

5. Take a swim.

Image courtesy of Icelandair

Chicago’s Uncommon Ground

Are you traveling to Chicago?  If you’re looking for greener Chicago dining experiences, think about  Helen and Michael Cameron’s Uncommon Ground restaurants.

The eco-friendly eateries, which are members of Slow Food Chicago, serve only seasonal and locally produced food.  Uncommon Ground restaurants have also  been designed to minimize ecological footprints.

Working For Green shares their profile of Uncommon Ground in the above video.

The Working For Green community focuses on “inspiring and connecting others by sharing your ideas, videos and success stories about everyday Americans who are motivating others without relying solely on government or corporate assistance.”

Blissing Out In Thailand

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Feel like revitalizing your mind, body and spirit?  If you’re traveling to Asia, then take a look at luxury health resort Chiva-Som in Thailand.

Nestled in tropical gardens in Hua Hin, the beachfront resort offers fitness, spa and holistic health facilities for travelers who want to “relax, restore, rejuvenate and redirect.”

The award-winning resort personalizes programs and treatments for guests, blending Eastern philosophies with Western diagnostic skills.

A Green Globe certified resort, Chiva-Som says it “recognizes our commitment to operating at the world’s highest environmental standard on all levels of operation.”

The resort’s environmental initiatives include energy conservation, waste water treatment and reuse,  recycling, air quality management and environmentally friendly products.

This Mothers Day 2010, Chiva-Som is offering a special Mother’s Day Retreat. The package includes:
• Accommodation in an Ocean View or Thai Pavilion room
• 3 Chiva-Som spa cuisine meals per day
• Daily choice of massage per night of stay (Thai, Chiva-Som, Invigorating or Relaxing
Foot)
• Individual health and wellness consultation
• Participation in daily fitness and leisure activity program
• Use of Water Therapy Suite (Stream, Sauna, Jacuzzi)
• Inclusive treatments depending on selected retreat

Images courtesy of Chiva-Som