I get quite a few emails a day from green companies and individuals recommending their favorite products and sites, however, I just don’t have the time write feature articles on all of them. With so much great stuff to share, I figured I would just type up a quick summary of each so everybody can still benefit. Positively Cleveland Cleveland, …
Don’t Recycle Soda and Sparkling Water Bottles
As you may have guessed from previous posts about eco plastic bottled water and soda bottle reuse, I’m not a big fan of these ubiquitous containers. With the average American consuming over 600 cans or bottles of soda and sparkling water each year, think of the environmental impact of reducing just a fraction of that. Enter the perfect replacements – …
Organic Vodka and Scotch Whiskey
Organic liquors are the next step in greening your alcoholic beverages. With so few choices in the hard alcohol department, it is refreshing to see these new offerings from Maison Jomere. I was lucky to receive a bottle of each to sample and review before their debut. While I think their bottle presentation is a bit lacking (as is their …
Recycled Fire Hose Gear
It’s amazing how many things we use out there that just get thrown away. Good thing there are creative and resourceful individuals who are willing to try to make products out of recycling just about anything. Recycled sails and recycled inner tube bags are the hot ones right now, but I just found another unique niche, fire hoses.
Green Business Finder – 3rdWhales’ iPhone app
A company called 3rdWhale just made it much easier to find those green businesses in and around your city, or wherever you happen to be. What’s really cool is their new app for the iPhone. It gives you directions, reviews and more about the eco-friendly, fair-trade and green stores and service providers near your location. The app provides you with …
Green Festival Gold
I am happy to report that the Green Festival Seattle was absolute gold. So many creative and innovative products and vendors, passionate people and important information. I have so much to report back on, but I am most excited to present the little known green products and green business that you will love as much as I do. Over the …
A Green Valentines Day – Celebrate Your Love with the Environment Too!
With Valentines day right around the corner, you may be wondering what to give your sweetheart to celebrate that special day. Why not make it special and unique for both the one you love, and the earth at the same time? It’s actually pretty easy to do and will give you a nice warm fuzzy feeling. I’ve got your basics …
Green Materials for Eco Friendly Design – Sustainable Materials and Green Building Products
Green designers and material engineers have been hard at work; creating renewables, recycleables and waste reclaiming products. Green building materials are developing at a rapid pace, from fly-ash concrete to fabrics made from recycled goods. It can be hard to keep up with all of the new developments in green materials, but there are two great up to date resources …
Sustainable Eco Friendly Gifts and Decor – Branch Home
Gift giving season is coming to a close, but that doesn’t mean we stop shopping, and I have just found my new favorite online store to shop at. Branch Home has a ton of great products for just about every need, home decor, toys, gadgets, kitchen, garden and more – but the best part is that its all sustainable. They …
Top 5 Strangest Eco-Friendly Solutions
I think its time for a TOP 5 list, just because- so here it is: The TOP 5 Strangest Eco-Friendly Solutions. You may not have known these were even problems, but somebody somewhere did. I had no idea how to even rank them, but without further delay, here we go! Recycled Can Lingerie This sure looks cool and is probably …