The Democratic National Convention, held in August in Denver, has created strong environmental mandates and standards about food (local and healthy), catering supplies (compostable), transportation, and Democratic Party related consumer goods. (fanny packs, totes, etc) Some good people are on board to help them pull it off, but so far, the press has reported only on problems. Last week in the Wall Street Journal and this weekend in the NY Times. Some of the catering companies have been moaning about the local food requirements.
If the organizers can pull this off, it will do great things for the green events cause.

Hmmm – the LA Times Home Section had an article on re-using Bridesmaid dresses.

Susan Maxwell, an interior designer quoted in the article, has a number of good suggestions: Turn the dresses into decorative re-uses.

Yikes: this quote was a bit offkey. Which wedding dress in the past 10 years is a “…big, ballooning thing, with huge trains, capes, and puffy sleeves.” ???

Most modern brides try to choose bridesmaids dresses that can be reused for other occasions. (Right? Yes? yes we do!)

But, if the dress won’t dance, you can donate it to these LA charities that will let girls who can’t afford prom dresses, dance the night away:

Glass Silver Project
CASA of Los Angeles Glamour Gowns program.