Heart of Green Awards hits Hearst Tower

On April 23rd, 2009 I headed to the Hearst Towers for the First Annual “Heart of Green” Awards. It was a small ceremony sponsored by Ebay’s Green Team, whom I had a pleasure of meeting. A private dinner followed afterwards, which was really nice. I struck up a conversation with Bob Woodruff on the climate change rally forming on Capitol Hill the following day. 

Winners included: Frances Beinecke of NRDC (Lifetime Achievement); Greg Perry (Local Hero) and so inspirational; Roger Doiron who inspired Michelle Obama to plant an organic garden at the White House (Groundbreaker); Deirdre Imus (The Guardian); Summer Rayne Oakes (The Pathfinder); NYC (The Visionary); Planet Green (The Influencer); Gloria Reuben (The Truth Teller) for WaterKeeper; Alicia Silverstone (The Eco-Original) for her vegan ways; and Maria Menounos (The Star Connection).

For the fashion fiends: I’m wearing a re-created vintage dress by Douchette Duval; vegan heels by Charmone; necklace by Ecco-Domani award winner Monique Pean; sustainably-harvested wood bangle by a.d. schwarz; and a vintage silk bag that I picked up at a local Brooklyn vintage shop that has recently closed (

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