Jeanie Pyun is the editor of Sprig.com, a green lifestyle website whose mission is inform and inspire 95% of the consumer population to become 5% more green, as this approach will have a greater positive impact on the environment than the other way around. Before Sprig.com, she was the editor of Organic Style magazine, co-editor of InStyle Home, and has worked at or written for such publications such as Details, Vanity Fair, Mademoiselle, Vogue and Salon.com.

Blog Entries by Jeanie Pyun

The Eco-Sins of John McCain

6 Comments | Posted October 29, 2008 | 10:06 AM (EST)


Of all the candidates, Arizona's Senator John McCain talks a good green game, but in effect, has one of the least environmentally friendly records. The non-partisan League of Conservation Voters releases annual score cards for every member of Congress, and for the past two years, John McCain has scored

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The Eco-Sins (and Virtues) of Barack Obama

6 Comments | Posted October 16, 2008 | 06:53 PM (EST)


While this last campaign debate didn't do anything to further specifics on the candidates' environmental positions -- except that both men like hybrids - at least in terms of broad strokes, Senator Barack Obama's environmental platform is pretty clear. He supports clean coal, is cautiously pro-nuclear power, would create...

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The Eco-Sins and Virtues of Joe Biden

9 Comments | Posted October 9, 2008 | 05:12 PM (EST)


Is Joe Biden an eco-saint? The senior senator from Delaware has been called a "green dream ticket" for his unique grasp of the interaction of global warming, geopolitics and economics, and has been fighting climate change with resolutions since 1986. Senator Biden has sponsored legislation promoting compact fluorescent light...

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The Eco-Sins (and Virtues) of Sarah Palin

Posted September 19, 2008 | 03:21 PM (EST)


A lot has been said about the anti-environmental policies and beliefs of the Killa from Wasilla. But what about her personal life? At Sprig.com, we always ask every green celebrity and eco aficionado we encounter, "What's your eco-sin?" -- an eco-sin being a cherished product or activity that...

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Fish Pedicures: Next New Thing, Gross Gimmick, or Both?

Posted August 5, 2008 | 03:00 PM (EST)


Having tiny fish nibble the dead skin off of your heels and toes in a new pedicure treatment sounds like a slightly modified James Bond water torture -- but would that be for the fish or your feet?

Naturally, the first thing that comes to mind is, "ew, gross,"...

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