If you've taken the "Buy Handmade" challenge this year why stop there? Inspired by Doug's post last year about turning a cereal box into an eco-friendly gift box, I endeavored to make a pillow box this year.
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As promised, here are several photos of the eco-friendly Christmas Tree using LED lights, wind power, solar power, and bicycles in Lima, Peru.
Tonight the Lima district of San Borja plans to light an emissions-free Christmas tree in a popular park as part of event called “Magic, Light, and Color: the Energy You Generate.” The 11 meter high tree will display LED Christmas lights powered by a combination of 10 bicycles, a wind turbine, and two small solar panels [...]
In the past when I visited people during the holidays and saw that they were using artificial Christmas trees rather than real ones, I thought they were just being lazy. The only reason they didn’t want a real one I figured was because they either didn’t have space for a real tree, didn’t want to [...]
Here are some easy ways to have a green Christmas this year, and they are easier and greener than crafting a giant Frosty the Snowman out of 2 liter PET bottles!
The Trendsetter section of our gift guide is for the clothes/style/accessory junky in your life. Here we’ve collected some of the catchy, novel, and hot new eco-friendly items out on the market right now. From shoes to shirts and beachwear you’ll find something new and nifty here. Go to the EcoTrendsetter Gift Guide Go to the 2008 [...]
Whether the adventurer in your life is looking to upgrade or if you know someone interested in becoming a true outdoorsman then look no further than our Green Gifts for the Adventurer this holiday season. We’ve scouted out 7 great products that are high quality, useful, and all incorporate green values into their manufacturing process [...]
Whether the adventurer in your life is looking to upgrade or if you know someone interested in becoming a true outdoorsman then look no further than our Green Gifts for the Adventurer this holiday season. We’ve scouted out 7 great products that are high quality, useful, and all incorporate green values into their manufacturing process [...]
Buying for that Tech-Savvy person in your life can be one of the hardest things you have to do this holiday season. High Tech gadgets and gizmos can be expensive and if you aren’t tech savvy yourself, it’s hard to tell the difference between geek junk and geek gold. Well here are 7 choices that [...]
Buying for that Tech-Savvy person in your life can be one of the hardest things you have to do this holiday season. High Tech gadgets and gizmos can be expensive and if you aren’t tech savvy yourself, it’s hard to tell the difference between geek junk and geek gold. Well here are 7 choices [...]
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