Happy Birthday Green Diva Meg! Last week the very sick GD Meg turned 50 with Grace (her new rescue dog Gracie Mae), dignity and phlegm! We tried not to be too funny, because this would send her into gales of coughing.

We finally got to talk to the inspiring Mariel Hemingway!

But first, a big thank you to  Green Diva Correspondent  Sandy Holtzman for telling us about Bixby Bars and to Bixby Bars for sending us samples to of their unusual, delicious, and seriously sustainable chocolate bars. Bixby Bars are organic, fair trade, GMO-free, and combine fine chocolate, a dried fruit and a spice to create a drool-worthy treat.

Listen to the podcast of this awesome Green Divas Radio Show featuring Mariel Hemingway

Green Diva Correspondent: Marie Wilson on Eco-Fashion at the Oscars

Our GD Correspondent report was from Marie Wilson, actress and model, who is well-known as Meg from As the World Turns. GD Marie dished on all the awesome eco-fashion on the red carpet at this years Oscars this year.

Many celebrities stepped up to the challenge after the original Green Carpet Challenge in 2009. (Did you know at last year’s Oscars, Meryl Streep wore an eco-gown made from Eco Certified Fabric?)

Here are some of this year’s eco-fashion bests:

The Les Miserables Best Supporting Actress winner, Anne Hathaway is a well-known vegan she sported some gorgeous vegan heels.

Helen Hunt wore an eco-gown designed by H&M, who just launched an eco-friendly initiative with the environmental group Global Green.

Skyfall actress Naomie Harris wore a gorgeous gown made with Global Organic Textile Standard-certified silk crepe de chine, recycled zippers, vintage glass beads, hand embroidered chocolate candy-wrapper embellishments (Yes, you read right — chocolate wrappers!). The pale mustard hue was derived from a natural dye bath of goldenrod and chamomile seeds. wow!

Green Dude Segment: Eco Ed Schwartz – Residential Solar Energy 201

Green Dude Eco-Ed joined us once again and did the second in his series on residential solar energy. He talked in more detail about how important it is to invest in solar energy and the different ways to do it.

1. State & Federal Incentives: There are many federal and state rebates offered to homeowners who invest in solar panels. Who knew? New Jersey is the second best state for refunds right behind California. It is very possible to earn your initial investment back quicker than you think. Go to the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Energy to find out about incentives where you live.
2. Lease: If it is too expensive to purchase solar panels, you can always lease for a more budget friendly monthly charge.
3. PPAs Power Purchase Agreements: PPAs are financial agreements in which the solar panel developer owns, operates, and maintains the panels, and the customer agrees to let the developer to essentially rent their roof.
4. New Construction: Green Dude Eco-Ed also had a tip for architects building new homes-Design a house so if the owner doesn’t want solar panels on it now, another owner can easily install them in the future.

Listen to this informative Green Dude Segment: Solar 201

GD Mizar DIY: Keys to Being Green

Most people have a bunch of keys lying around that they have no idea where they go and what they unlock. GD Mizar has some great ideas for how we can turn those random keys into something more useful.

Listen to the fun 5-minute podcast on GD Mizar’s DIY: Keys to being green

Read GD Mizar’s post on for detailed instructions and ideas on getting creative with those old keys

Feature Interview: Mariel Hemingway

We finally got to talk to one of our Green Diva heroes, the beautiful and inspiring actress, author and activist, Mariel Hemingway. She is one busy lady these days with a documentary about her life as a Hemingway, Running From Crazy, and her new book, The Willing Way and many worthy projects in between.

The Willing Way is born from Mariel and partner Bobby Williams’ passion for healthy, conscious living. Her passion came through the airwaves and we were all feeling it. We loved hearing that it wasn’t another ‘self-help’ book touting “this is THE way to happiness . . . ” Mariel quickly described that The Willing Way is all about helping people find their OWN path to passionate, conscious, healthy living.

Mariel is an awesome Green Diva, and we are all in love her. She said she will come to the studio and do the whole hour show with us when she is in New York promoting the book in April. Let’s hope we can get into her busy schedule in April!

Listen to the podcast of this awesome Green Divas Radio Show featuring Mariel Hemingway