Investing in a surfboard that is beautiful, finely crafted, high performance, unique, and made of rich wood veneer is a perfect way to compliment the beauty of a perfectly pealing wave. Rayskin surfboards offer an unreal alternative to the cookie cutter punch out foam/glass boards that bob in our seas these days. Although the price may be steep the precision made nose riders are of the finest quality, completely unique, and made from greener alternatives than the nearly disposable quick and cheap products that are so abundant at the local surf shop. All Rayskin boards are made to order (which minimizes over production and waste) and completely customizable (they will do their best to meet your fancy)!

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The Zero X is an all electric dirt bike sans emissions and noise.  With a top speed of 60 mph and the ability to go 0-30 in under 2 seconds, this is no wimpy bike.  It is driven by  a permanent magnet electric motor that is powered by a special high powered Lithium Ion battery.  The battery along with it’s power grid ensure up to 2 hours of riding without any performance lag.  Once it’s spent it only takes 2 hours to recharge plugged into a standard home outlet.  These batteries contain no cobalt, nickel, lead or mercury, and are 100% recyclable and rated landfill safe, which is nice. 

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If you are interested in an eco-friendly shoe that isn’t made out of hemp and gummy rubbers that you can actually play ball in, then Nike’s got your back. The Trash Talk shoe is one of a kind at the performance end of true athletic footwear. Reusing ground foam from their factories to construct the sole and new 3D design in sewing technology to overlap fabric sections minimizing the need for toxic glues, the Trash Talks are backed by Phoenix Sun’s star Steve Nash and meets Nike’s new Considered criteria for sustainable gear. In fact, the uppers are also constructed of waste material from shoe production making the Trash Talk shoe live up to its name. Nike has used a little design ingenuity to make simple and effective solutions to waste reduction (not to mention save them some loot in material costs!).

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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 yoga mats.

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The Arbor Sports Bamboo Pin is a classic tapered longboard for tree huggers that love to carve!  It is made from one of today’s most renewable resources, bamboo.  Bamboo is organically fast growing and self-propagating, and doesn’t need harmful cultivation techniques.  Plus it is light, durable, flexible and resistant to compression.  In other words, do your worst, the Bamboo Pin can handle it, probably better than you can.  I don’t suspect you’ll find any of these in a landfill. 

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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 of giving back to the earth that supplies you with waves. In both 4/3mm and 3/2mm options Body Glove offers the first eco-friendly wet suit. Utilizing BIO STRETCH rubber and the ECO FLEX exterior you can have peace of mind knowing you are wrapped in 100% non-petroleum based material. The ECO FLEX and BIO STRETCH are extremely stretchable materials that are completely non-toxic and require 1/10^th the amount of energy to manufacture compared with normally constructed wetsuits. Body Glove ECO suits consider the bigger picture with this first of a kind sustainable suit.

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Grain Surfboards are made from locally grown wood cut by sustainable forestry pros. Plus the folks over at Grain reuse the wood by-product for fuel, compost & wood chips. While it is not a completely “Green” process (they still employ the use of chemicals and petroleum based products), the wood boards offer a much “Greener” alternative to foam core boards and their due to their beauty and durability, they are unlikely to end up in a landfill.

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