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The Brelli Sustainable, Stylish & Sturdy Umbrella

The Brelli Sustainable, Stylish & Sturdy Umbrella

Upgrade: $28 or $38 This eco-friendly umbrella is made to last and it’s made from recyclable materials, but the designers made it completely biodegradable just incase it still ends up in a landfill.  Made from bamboo, a plant that is naturally good at weathering a storm, it should hold up in some of the [...]

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Reclaimed Wine Oak Storage

Reclaimed Wine Oak Storage

Upgrade This beautifully simple entry way cubby unit is made from reclaimed oak staves, used in wine-aging process at California wineries.  It features a non-toxic finish, and a recycled plywood core held together with non-toxic glue.  This is just one of the many eco-friendly designs from Cliff Spencer.  

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Greener Tobacco, Plasencia Reserva Organica

Greener Tobacco, Plasencia Reserva Organica

Upgrade: $50 Ok so we all have our vices. If perchance you do in fact enjoy your tobacco it doesn’t mean you can’t be green about it! Since being more green is a process following a spectrum towards improvement (like any human being must do herself) each choice we can make towards the positive makes a [...]

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The New Water Power with HydroPak

The New Water Power with HydroPak

Upgrade: $TBD The HydroPak give you and your tech gear the power boost it needs, when you need it, wherever you are in need. Using fuel cell technology by Horizon this power pack can recharge a laptop, cell phone, and yada yada yada. Why is this a better alternative? Using the Hydropak, which also incorporates technology [...]

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Beautiful, Innovative, Eco-friendly Jewelry - BATUCADA

Beautiful, Innovative, Eco-friendly Jewelry - BATUCADA

Upgrade: $20+ I’ve never seen anything like this beautifully unique jewelry from BATUCADA.  Each piece is made from their own “Eco-plastic” which is basically an synthetic rubber made from eco-friendly certified components.  They come together to create this tough but flexible material that silkily forms to the contours of your body.  Because of their [...]

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A Fun Twist with Twist Eco-friendly Sponges

A Fun Twist with Twist Eco-friendly Sponges

Upgrade: $1.99+ Here is a new Twist on an old product.  These sponges are eco-friendly and bird-friendly.  All of the Twist Products are made from 100% cellulose which they get from renewable tree farms.  That means they are 100% biodegradable.  According to twist, their Euro Sponge Cloth will disappear in 7 weeks if buried [...]

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Eco-friendly Traymats: Do More, With Less…

Eco-friendly Traymats: Do More, With Less…

Upgrade: $12 We love things that serve multiple purposes like these Traymats.  Made from woven recycled paper, these Traymats can be both a tray/bowl or a placement.  They each have little unobtrusive snaps in the corners which you barely notice when it is lying flat, but they easily snap together to make a beautiful [...]

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Philips Eco TV - a Greenafied 42″ 1080p HD LCD

Philips Eco TV - a Greenafied 42″ 1080p HD LCD

Upgrade: $1400   Generally speaking large flat panel TVs, with their high energy consumption, toxic components,  and overly abundant packaging are not very eco-friendly, however, some are friendlier than others.  If you want a killer picture without killing the environment, you should take a look at the Philips Eco TV.  This 42″ full 1080p HD LCD [...]

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The Stylish, Packable Flip & Tumble Bags

The Stylish, Packable Flip & Tumble Bags

Upgrade: $12 I love these new Flip & Tumble bags! They are super stylish, and add a cool twist (or I guess I should say flip) on the boring old reusable bag. The Flip & Tumble bags have a stretchy pouch sewn on the inside of the bag that lets you quickly ball it [...]

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A Green Desktop Computer: The HP rp5700

A Green Desktop Computer: The HP rp5700

Upgrade: $699+   Last summer, the HP rp5700 was welcomed with plenty of Green fanfare.  At the time it was the first desktop computer to achieve the Electronic Products Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) Gold rating.  Since then a number of other desktops have stepped up to achieve this rating, however, the rp5700 still holds the [...]

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