Roberta Cruger
Roberta Cruger, a freelance journalist based in Pasadena, has covered green rooms, green cards and green housing, contributing to publications including Salon, Smithsonian, The Believer, LA Times magazine, National Geographic Traveler, and MSNBC websites. She's also the U.S. correspondent for AFP's lifestyle wire service, RelaxNews.
Cruger started writing about sustainable issues in the '90s, from organic gardening for Rescue magazine to green celebrity news for Plenty magazine. Her beat covers arts and culture, food and travel, design and media -- and how it all relates to the environment.
Latest Stories from Roberta Cruger - Page 9
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New Food: Natural Products Expo Trends and Treats
On entering the Natural Products Expo at Anaheim's immense convention center, one was bombarded with the overwhelming magnitude of displays - more than 3,000 booths with vendors
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Green Gowns on Oscar's Red Carpet
Even with Linda Loudermilk and Stella McCartney's high-end sustainable clothing, it is still an effort to get eco-minded celebs into black tie worthy gowns. A couple
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Global Green's Pre-Oscar Party Guest Hosted by James Cameron
Across the street from Capitol Records' tower, outside the Avalon Hollywood club, a line of green autos included the Tesla, Prius and luxury Audi A3 TDI from LA Car Guy, the
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Earthquake Rebuilding with Recycled Tire Logs
Don't grind old tires; slice 'em and roll 'em up into rubber logs to use like lumber. From footwear to handbags and earthship homes, recycled tires have found various forms of
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Curb Your Footprint: Curb Your Appetite
Jeff Garlin weighs in on going green. Image from Simon Spotlight Curb Your Enthusiasm's Jeff Garlin is on a carbon and calorie loss diet. His new memoir, My Footprint: Carrying the Weight of the World, released this past week, chronicles his year-long
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Philippe Starck's Stylish Wind Turbine For Your Yard
In keeping with Philippe Starck's philosophy of creating practical objects with a sense of aesthetics and functionality, the designer has created a couple chic wind turbines, named Revolutionair. The hip French designer first unveiled his sketches in
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10 New Green Toys and Playthings from the Toy Fair
At last week's International Toy Fair in New York City - its 107th, if you're counting - it was the first time there was a "green" pavilion featuring
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McMansions Endanger Native Species and Hollywood Icon
Alice Cooper paid about $28,000 to replace an O in the Hollywood sign back in 1978 when it was restored after years of deterioration. Since then, the famed sign has become legendary. Now Mad Men's John Slattery, Old Christine's Julia Louis-Dreyfus,
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Is Fair Trade Chocolate Fair Enough?
Okay, you won't be giving your sweetheart a Kit Kat bar for Valentine's Day, but hopefully your gift of chocolate bonbons was fair trade -- and organic. Kit Kat, the chocolate
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Eco-art to Save the Surf
"Titan's Rorschach" by environmental artist Felicity Nove. Some eco-artists are dumpster divers and practice reuse because found materials are cheaper than purchasing new canvases, paints and supplies. That's a good enough reason to upcycle. But
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Make It Right: The Saints Come Marching In
The New Orleans Saints not only made it to the Super Bowl XLIV, they took the championship for the first time in its history! In honor
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Green Police Nab Super Bowl Ad for Audi
Cheap Trick? Yes, lead singer Robin Zander has re-recorded the band's '80s hit "Dream Police" for Audi's Super Bowl "Green Police" ad tomorrow. The spot opens with an arrest
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Tupperware Duds at New York Fashion Week
Winning designer Irina Shabayeva's newspaper coat from Project Runway. Photo courtesy PRNewsFoto/Tupperware Brands Project Runway winner Irina Shabayeva debuts her Fall 2010 collection at New York's Fashion Week next Saturday with some reuse and
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Oscar Time: Eco-Docs Get Nods
Yesterday the Academy Awards announced the nominees for the big Hollywood Oscar extravaganza on March 7. Of course, Avatar is among the ten candidates in the
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Reverb Bands Together: Green Music Group Launch
It's an eco-SWAT team: members of Dave Matthews Band, Maroon 5, The Roots, and Guster mingled with music biz denizens, environmental nonprofits, and
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Michael Jackson's "Earth Song" in 3D Tribute on Grammy Awards
A mega-hit across Europe in 1995, reaching No. 1 in the UK, selling a record-breaking million copies - Michael Jackson's "Earth Song" was never released in the US. It will finally get
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Pedal-Power in Detroit: Green Gym for the Homeless
Between 1950 and 1980, Detroit lost 500,000 trees to Dutch elm disease, urban expansion and attrition, according to Paul Bairley, director of Urban Forestry for The Greening of
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Seagrass Comeback: a Race Against Time and Boat Propellers
One of the dangers to ocean coastlines is due to loss of seagrass meadows. This results in a loss of fish and marine life habitat, a decrease in food supply and
