Project Green Search is looking for the next “Green It Girl”: The woman who wants to take a stand, get noticed, and align her career endeavors with her personal beliefs, to be an advocate for the environment, animal welfare, fair trade, and human rights. She’s a model, spokesperson, host, brand ambassador and all around green model citizen, for progressive, sustainable, ethical companies, from fashion and beauty to cars and computers. Now in its second year, the competition has become even bigger and better!

The lucky eco girl selected will get not only receive a representation offer by a modeling and talent agency, but will also enjoy a slew of green freebies to get her started on her new career as an eco model and spokesperson for the green movement. A shopping spree at eco-shop Shift Boutique, an eco-beauty makeover from green beauty store Evolue, a library of eco-living books, and raw vegan cooking classes are just some of the items in the prize package for the big winner.

Put together by Aysia Wright of ChartreusePR, this green competition is free to enter! Simply complete an entry form on the Project Green Search website and submit it along with a head and full body shot, plus a personal, 300 to 500-word essay on what sustainability means to you by the end of 2010. The Season 2 Project Green Search entry period is open now, and ends at midnight on December 31, 2010. The finals will take place in Los Angeles in February of 2011, (final dates to be announced) where the finalists will participate in a series of challenges related to developing a career as a model, host or spokesperson in the sustainable living sphere.

I am so excited to be a part of Project Green Search as a judge this year and can’t wait to see all of your entries!

Women of the Green Generation (WOTGG) is a networking group dedicated to holding space for professional women involved in the “green” movement.

Date: Saturday June 12, 2010
Time: 10:00 am – 7:00 pm (Registraton begins at 9 am)
Location: Hosted at EVO -1155 South Grand Los Angeles, CA 90015
Get Registered: Click Here!

Over 300 women and 50 green businesses will participate in an event that will touch, move and inspire those who feel called to actively participate in the evolutionary transformation of the individual self, society, and our environment.

Attendees will hear from powerful women who are passionate thought leaders, visionaries, and drivers in making a difference by creating solutions to our current environmental, economic, and social challenges.

Speaker topics will include – women who are finding success in the green business space, getting down to e-business, health and wellness, green beauty and more!

Click here for a comprehensive list of speakers

I will be speaking as a part of the Green Beauty Panel and can’t wait to see you there!

Participants will also have an opportunity to indulge in organic spa treatments provided by Green Bliss Eco Spa.

Due to the event’s downtown location attendees are encouraged to used sustainable transportation options to the event. To aid in this Rebecca Harrell Tickell and Josh Tickell, the producer and director of Fuel will offer guests the option of riding to the event on their big green algae fueled bus from a meeting point in Santa Monica. If you would like to ride to the event on the BIG Green Bus with Rebecca Harrell Tickell please send email to: RSVP@hotrichandgreen.com

For more info or to register
Contact: 310.310.5692
bhaktiyogagirl@msn.com
http://www.womenofthegreengenerationconference.com/Home_Page.html

If you live in LA, come clean the beach for 20 minutes on the International Day of Climate Action with Siel of green LA girl and Sara Bayles of The Daily Ocean! Then mingle and mix with like-minded green Angelenos over drinks and yummies while plotting out a plan for our sustainable future.

When: October 24, 2009. Meet at 4:00 pm; cleanup begins 4:20 pm; more fun ensues afterward!

Where: Santa Monica Beach at Ocean Park, between lifeguard stations 26 and 27. (map)

All you need to do is show up, ready to pick up trash. You’ll clean the beach — but only for 20 minutes (why only 20 minutes? Learn more about The Daily Ocean’s project).

Why you want to be there:

1. The first 25 volunteers to arrive will get a FREE reusable Envirosax bag to use and reuse!

2. You could win cool prizes. We’ll have prizes for:

The top 3 people who pick up the most trash:

>> First Place: $50 gift certificate from Co-opportunity, Santa Monica’s co-op natural grocer. Get your organic fair trade coffee and chocolate or locally made raw desserts with farmers’ market ingredients here.

>> Second Place: A FilterForGood prize pack, including a Brita filter, 2 BPA-free Nalgene bottles, and a copy of The Lazy Environmentalist on a Budget.

>> Third Place: A Greenpeace prize pack, including 2 organic T-shirts, a 2010 calendar, a copy of DeSmogBlog’s new book, Climate Cover-Up, and more.

>> The blogger who brings out the most volunteers: $50 gift certificate from The Green Life, a one-stop-shop eco-store on Santa Monica’s popular Main Street.

>> One lucky volunteer traveling car-free: Clif Bar Prize Pack from Clif Bar with two organic T-shirts, Luna cap and socks, upcycled zip-up Clif-Terracycle bag, and a box of Clif Bars.

>>The nonprofit with the best web goal: Web and social media goal-setting and goal implementation with the help of Net2LA.

3. You’ll get free snacks and drinks to fuel your volunteerism, like:

>> Clif and Luna bars — Yummy energy bars and organic fruit rolls! We’ll have new Luna Cookies, Clif Kid, and Mojo bars in new flavors — in addition to the classic Clif and Luna bars.

>> Guayaki’s Lemon Elation — A refreshing, fair trade, organic drink with a yerba mate kick! Plus, Guayaki works to regrow rainforests through its sustainability-minded business model.

4. You’ll meet cool friendly people at the post-cleanup happy hour at:

Pourtal Wine Tasting Bar. Happy hour will feature free appetizers with ingredients from the Santa Monica Farmers’ Market — plus organic and natural wines. Also, 15% of sales from the wine tasting machines will go to Heal the Bay!

Sign up to participate on 350.org! or by emailing greenlagirl@gmail.com.

Email greenlagirl@gmail.com to sign up as a blogger-participant and your blog will be highlighted both on green LA girl and The Daily Ocean. Get blog bling for Blogger Beach Cleanup and announce your eco-volunteering ways!

Nonprofit groups: Sign up to speak at Blogger Beach Cleanup to eco-thinking Angelenos about how they can get involved with your organization’s work by emailing greenlagirl@gmail.com. You can also enter to win online strategy consulting from Net2LA, a group that puts social media to use for social good.

Blogger Beach Cleanup Partners:

Heal the Bay. Blogger Beach Cleanup’s a Heal the Bay Adopt-A-Beach program event. Heal the Bay is a nonprofit environmental organization dedicated to making Southern California coastal waters and watersheds, including Santa Monica Bay, safe, healthy and clean.

Net2LA. This web-savvy organization’s goal is to use social media for social good. One eco-nonprofit participating in the Blogger Beach Cleanup will be selected as a “test case” for Net2LA, receiving advice and help on everything from revamping websites to implementing a social media strategy from web-savvy Net2LA members.

Sustainable Works. This Santa Monica-based nonprofit educational environmental organization offers green living classes and green business certification to help people and businesses lower their carbon footprints.

Sign up to be part of the Blogger Beach Cleanup!

About the International Day of Climate Action:

The International Day of Climate Action is a global call to action to put our world on course to get back to 350ppm (parts per million), the number that leading scientists say is the safe upper limit for carbon dioxide in our atmosphere to avoid runaway climate change.

About the organizers:

The Daily Ocean is a blog written by Sarah Bayles, who’s cleaning Santa Monica beach for 365 non-consecutive days and documenting the process in a creative effort to bring attention to beach and ocean pollution.

green LA girl is Siel’s personal blog, covering eco-happenings in the L.A. area and beyond.

If you live in LA, come clean the beach for 20 minutes on the International Day of Climate Action with Siel of green LA girl and Sara Bayles of The Daily Ocean! Then mingle and mix with like-minded green Angelenos over drinks and yummies while plotting out a plan for our sustainable future.

When: October 24, 2009. Meet at 4:00 pm; cleanup begins 4:20 pm; more fun ensues until 5:00 pm.

Where: Santa Monica Beach at Ocean Park, between lifeguard stations 26 and 27. (map)

All you need to do is show up, ready to pick up trash. You’ll clean the beach — but only for 20 minutes (why only 20 minutes? Learn more about The Daily Ocean’s project).

After that, you’ll hear very brief invitations from local nonprofits for the next event that lets YOU make a difference in this whole big problem of climate change you’ve been hearing so much about.

Then you’ll get to chill out, drink, and eat with your new friends while waxing lyrical about pristine beaches, clean waters, local craft beer….

Why you want to be there:

1. The first 25 volunteers to arrive will get a FREE reusable Envirosax bag to use and reuse!

2. You could win cool prizes. We’ll have prizes for:

>>The person who picks up the most trash: $50 gift certificate from Co-opportunity, Santa Monica’s co-op natural grocer.

>>The blogger who brings out the most volunteers: $50 gift certificate from The Green Life, a one-stop-shop eco-store on Santa Monica’s popular Main Street.

>>The nonprofit with the best web goal: Web and social media goal-setting and goal implementation with the help of Net2LA.

3. You’ll get snacks and drink specials at the post-clean-up party site, TBA.

4. You’ll meet cool friendly people. You’ll learn what this whole “global climate change” thing’s all about — or if you already know what it’s all about, you’ll learn about some practical actions you can take to combat it — while hanging out with said cool people.

Sign up to participate on 350.org! or by emailing greenlagirl@gmail.com.

Participating bloggers

>> Patrick Lennon, Erik Lingvall, and Matthew Geller of Green Guys Media

>> Zach Behrens, LAist

>> Tracy Hepler and Lauren Johanson, Your Daily Thread

>> Whitney Lauritsen, Eco-Vegan Gal

>> Lisa Newton, Travelin’ Local (more)

>> Caroline, Caroline on Crack

>> Rosemary Brennan, Booking It Bus Style

>> Alex Thompson, Westside Bikeside!

>> Dan Cashdan, The Climate Community

>> Amanda F. Lipsey, Life Without Wheels

>> Sarah Shewey, Pink Cloud Events

>> Millie, A Year of Earth Days

>> Jennifer Saul and Christy Coleman, Christy Coleman

>> Benjamin Goldfarb, AltUse Blog

>> Evan Kopelson, Green Media News

>> Joe Linton, L.A. Creek Freak

>> Kaitlyn Mack, The Reach Magazine TV blog

>> Micki Krimmel, NeighborGoods blog

Email greenlagirl@gmail.com to sign up as a blogger-participant and your blog will be highlighted both on green LA girl and The Daily Ocean. Get blog bling for Blogger Beach Cleanup and announce your eco-volunteering ways!

Nonprofit groups: Sign up to speak at Blogger Beach Cleanup to eco-thinking Angelenos about how they can get involved with your organization’s work by emailing greenlagirl@gmail.com. You can also enter to win online strategy consulting from Net2LA, a group that puts social media to use for social good.

Blogger Beach Cleanup Partners:

Heal the Bay. Blogger Beach Cleanup’s a Heal the Bay Adopt-A-Beach program event. Heal the Bay is a nonprofit environmental organization dedicated to making Southern California coastal waters and watersheds, including Santa Monica Bay, safe, healthy and clean.

Net2LA. This web-savvy organization’s goal is to use social media for social good. One eco-nonprofit participating in the Blogger Beach Cleanup will be selected as a “test case” for Net2LA, receiving advice and help on everything from revamping websites to implementing a social media strategy from web-savvy Net2LA members.

Sustainable Works. This Santa Monica-based nonprofit educational environmental organization offers green living classes and green business certification to help people and businesses lower their carbon footprints.

Sign up to be part of the Blogger Beach Cleanup!

About the International Day of Climate Action:

The International Day of Climate Action is a global call to action to put our world on course to get back to 350ppm (parts per million), the number that leading scientists say is the safe upper limit for carbon dioxide in our atmosphere to avoid runaway climate change.

About the organizers:

The Daily Ocean is a blog written by Sarah Bayles, who’s cleaning Santa Monica beach for 365 non-consecutive days and documenting the process in a creative effort to bring attention to beach and ocean pollution.

green LA girl is Siel’s personal blog, covering eco-happenings in the L.A. area and beyond.

ELIGIBILITY

- Candidates must be female at least 17 years of age and US residents. Entrants under 18 years of age must have a consent form signed by a parent or guardian.

- Candidates must be dedicated to professionalism, environmental awareness and social responsibility.
No previous modeling experience or agency representation is required.

- There are no restrictions on age (other then the minimum age) or height.

- Must be able to attend Portland Fashion Week for final competition October 9th-12th, 2009

WINNER RECEIVES

- If not yet represented, a contract with top tier modeling agencies to provide representation in Portland and Los Angeles for work print, runway and television.

- A professional photography session with fashion photographer Courtney Dailey, complete with organic make-up and sustainable designer clothing.

- A 20 piece Eco-Fashion wardrobe.

- A natural and organic beauty shopping spree at Future Natural.

- Features, articles and covers in publications including Coco Eco Magazine, Organic Spa Magazine, Peppermint Magazine, Chenille Magazine, Electrifying Times, Route 66 Pulse, and more tear sheets to build a portfolio.

- Guidance and introductions by LOHAS to sustainable beauty, fashion and other companies.

- A one year stint as the face of Project Green Search.

Get the details on how to enter and get involved!

More prizes to be announced in the coming days. Good Luck!