Etsy Finds: Mother’s Day

Posted on April 20, 2009 by Becky Striepe .

Mother’s Day is less than a month away! That means I’ve been scouring Etsy for some eco-friendly gifts for my momma.

Eco Everyday: Sustainable Shop

Posted on April 1, 2009 by Matt Embrey .

“Can a business thrive that offers honestly-made, useful products, while charging a fair price and fairly paying its employees?” A Greensboro, NC company called Eco Everyday hopes so and so do we!

Recycling Your Gadgets Is Easier Than You Think

Posted on March 5, 2009 by Derek Markham .

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We’re a nation of gadget lovers. Our computers and cellphones and MP3 players rapidly become outdated, obsolete, or simply not-so-cool anymore, and our consumer urge is to simply replace them instead of fixing or upgrading. The EPA estimates that 2.25 million tons of electronics were disposed of in 2007, and 80 to 85% of them [...]

Movin’ On Up…to the Green Side

Posted on March 1, 2009 by Beth Buczynski .

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I hate moving on so many levels. It equals upheaval in every sense of the word, usually happens on the hottest day of the summer (in my move-once-a-year undergrad days anyway), and, worst of all- it means boxes. Finding boxes, saving boxes, packing boxes, unpacking boxes, and then wondering how you’ll fit all those boxes [...]

Looking for Love in all the Right Places

Posted on February 11, 2009 by Paula Mitchell Bentley .

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Photo by Flickr User Marina Cast.
Green and single on Valentine’s Day again??? Don’t give up all hope just yet and confine yourself to a life of a lonely, middle-aged ecosexual with a house full of cats, bamboo and organic vegetables. There are many dating sites on the internet made just for people like you. Dating [...]

Etsy Animated Video Guide To Shopping

Posted on January 19, 2009 by Doug Gunzelmann .

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We love browsing through Etsy.com and posting some of the more catchy wares found there. For those unfamiliar, Etsy is a site for posting and purchasing handmade crafts and goods of all shapes and sizes.

Recycled Car Seats and Armchairs to Sandals and Bags

Posted on December 1, 2008 by Doug Gunzelmann .

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Fair trade, sustainability, recycled materials, mindful consumption, and environmental awareness are all in a days work at Be Good Designs. Crafting fine leather goods using material that would end up as trash is the angle this company is taking all the way to the bank.

Green Deal of the Day Gaiam Widget

Posted on November 12, 2008 by Matt Embrey .

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If you love Gaiam like I do, here’s a cool widget that’s worth checking out. It’s the Gaiam “Green Deal of the Day” widget. This aptly named app does just what it says, it shows you what’s on sale at Gaiam each day.
If you have a blog, or you use Facebook or [...]

Uono Coffin: Biodegradable Hand Made Cocoon

Posted on September 23, 2008 by Doug Gunzelmann .

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I have developed a pattern of writing about sustainable/eco/green death. The way I see it, when it’s our time to become garbage in the ground, we might as well leave on a green note. The German made Uono Cocoon degrades in 10-15 years, is CO2 neutral, the gloss finish is water based, it can [...]

Way to Go, Grandma! Older Buyers Now Top Consumers of Green Goods

Posted on September 18, 2008 by John Platt .

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Ready for some green guilt? It turns out that older Americans — those age 55 and up — are now the country’s top buyers of green goods.
According to a survey conducted by ICOM Information & Communications, women aged 55-59 are more than twice as likely as the average consumer to use green products. Meanwhile, men [...]