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Stand Out on the Plank Eco-Friendly Yoga Mat

Stand Out on the Plank Eco-Friendly Yoga Mat

Upgrade: $80 Are you sick of seeing those rolled up purple yoga mats sticking out of everyone’s backpack? If you are fed up or if you are a perpetrator check this fly twist to the mundane yoga mat dilemma. Plank Designs has dropped a hot bomb of green creativity on our lemming heads with photo infused [...]

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Thinking Green Outside the Blox… Fun & Versitile

Thinking Green Outside the Blox… Fun & Versitile

Upgrade: $60 Booya Bloxes!  At first glance you may think “how are these cardboard cut outs green?” Basically they are a versatile, reusable, & biodegradable replacement for almost anything…

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Eco-Friendly Art by Racheblue

Eco-Friendly Art by Racheblue

Upgrade: $ Varies  Deck out your digs with some eco-friendly original artwork. Impress your friends, your hippy sister, your sweat heart, even the landlady with your immense sensitivity and appreciation for the finer fruits of life’s labors. Racheblue’s artwork strives to promote ethical and sustainable lifestyles. Working to promote green charitable organizations and give social commentary [...]

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Schwinn Streamline Electric Bike

Schwinn Streamline Electric Bike

Upgrade: $1900+ greenupgrade your commute with the Schwinn Streamline electric bike. With a range of up to 60 miles on one charge of the rear mounted battery the Schwinn Streamline is your commuting solution. Now you can tackle even longer trips via bicycle than ever imagined before. With the utilitarian aluminum rack you can hit up [...]

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Bring the Rain… Barrels & Barrels of Rain!

Bring the Rain… Barrels & Barrels of Rain!

Upgrade: $25+ I first saw these on This Old House and thought “The simplicity…the genius!” Rain collection tanks are as old as time and are widely used out of necessity in so many parts of the world. Here in the developed world it doesn’t even cross our privileged minds to save precious, pure, sanitary household water [...]

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Surfs Up: The Body Glove Eco Wetsuit

Upgrade: $325 When I go surfing I enjoy the purity of being outside, the natural power of the ocean, and rippin’ some sick barrels. However, I despise swimming through plastic, trash, and that rainbow colored slimy film. That being said, why be a floating piece of future debris? The Body Glove ECO suit is your way [...]

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Eco Odyssey: 2008 - Wattson Energy Monitor

Eco Odyssey: 2008 - Wattson Energy Monitor

Upgrade: ~$300 Big fan of Space Odyssey:2001? Well here is an eco-friendly version of the deranged and psychotic HAL. Named Wattson, this is an energy monitoring device that once installed in your home displays how much electricity you are consuming. Using both a digital read out and illuminating color display Wattson is like your personal Al [...]

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The Terra Grass Chair - Lawn Furniture, Literally!

The Terra Grass Chair - Lawn Furniture, Literally!

Upgrade: $108 When I first saw this product I thought “Is that a chair, or am I having another acid flashback?” The Terra Grass Chair is a true DIY lawn job. After constructing the base frame let mother earth do the rest. This product is a creative and fun way to enjoy your backyard or create [...]

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