Big Green Purse
Big Green Purse inspires consumers to use their clout to protect the planet by highlighting the greenest available products and services. Their One-in-a-Million campaign offers guidelines to help shift $1,000 in household spending to the most eco-friendly options available, with a hoped-for billion-dollar impact.
They've found products that are really green (not just "green washed") at prices you can afford. And, if there's an environmentally-friendly product or service you want but can't find, they'll try to find it for you.
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Below are some other green / eco-friendly web sites we've profiled in the past:
Save Our Water
Save Our Water is an online resource aimed at helping Californians conserve water. It is sponsored by the Association of California Water Agencies and the California Department of Water Resources. The site offers many resources including changes you can make to save water indoors and outdoors as well as tips for involving the whole family in water conservation. The site also has an online calculator to help you realize how much water you can save and a rebate finder to help you locate rebates in your area for water efficient products. Read More
Boots on the Roof
Boots on the Roof, the premier solar training provider in the United States delivers top-quality market-ready renewable energy training programs. The Boots team has a 16-year track record of successfully partnering with large organizations to train tens of thousands of students nationwide. The downturn in the economy has prevented many eager students from pursuing their interest in renewable energy, due to high training costs. Boots on The Roof has made it easier to enter the solar field by offering an affordable alternative- The online Solar PV training course. Read More
The Green Bride Guide
The Green Bride Guide -- the credible, comprehensive resource for eco-friendly couples seeking wedding ideas, products, and services -- was founded by Kate Harrison, an environmental attorney and author of the best-selling Green Bride Guide book. After doing all the hard work and research for her own green wedding, Kate thought others should have access to the resources she had put together. Read More
GreenEdge Kids
GreenEdge Kids is an online boutique dedicated to providing high quality eco fashions for girls and boys, sizes 2-14. Made of organic cotton, hemp, alpaca, soy, or recycled materials, styles at GreenEdge Kids are trendy and cool, yet fully sustainable. Read More
Kitty's Crumble
Kitty's Crumble is an innovative pet litter made entirely from an organic, renewable resource: coir (coconut husk). The natural structure of coir allows it to absorb and trap liquids and odours without requiring artificial perfumes or chemicals. It can also be recycled into the garden or compost after it has been used in the litter box. Read More
TransactionTree™ Inc
Founded by a team of green innovators, TransactionTree™ Inc. improves the human experience by incorporating new eco-practices into everyday consumer activities. Today, TransactionTree provides an advanced yet simple solution that replaces the antiquated ink and paper receipt system with paperless receipts, also known as electronic receipts. Read More
Easy Eco To Go
Easy Eco To Go is blog which offers information and resources to help you make the greenest choices for YOU. The site is about going at your pace and doing what you’re comfortable with. Every change no matter how big or small is important. The message of Easy Eco To Go is that being green is not about feeling guilty, or making others feel guilty, about the things you don’t do. It’s about celebrating the things that you do and having lots of fun along the way! Read More
G2 Design
G2 Design is an energetic Tampa Bay, FL based Architecture firm. Being 2003 Legacy LEED AP (LEED AP prior to 2009) they have had interest in the program and ideas of sustainability for a long time. G2 Design’s primary goal is to develop a strong foundation in contemporary design while focusing primarily on sustainability and accessibility. Although G2 Design is a relatively young Architecture firm, they have been involved with 2 local LEED certified projects and their personal and professional interests in sustainability reach back at least 10 years.
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Skoy Enterprises
SKOY is an eco-friendly household cleaning cloth that outlasts 15 rolls of paper towels. This new approach to cleaning boasts a cloth that is 100% biodegradable, natural, and re-usable. The SKOY cloth has an absorption factor of 15x its own weight, which makes it far superior than any other cloth on the market. SKOY is a durable cloth that is washer and dryer safe, which means it can be used over and over again.
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spud!
spud! is a local and organic grocery delivery service. They source all of their products and produce as locally as possible, deliver only certified organic fruits and vegetables, and are out to transform the food system! Products offered by spud! travel 1/3 the distance of traditional grocery stores and because spud! can service a large delivery area from just one warehouse they use less energy than grocery stores.
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Green Edge Collaborative NYC
Green Edge Collaborative NYC is a social network that connects people with businesses, organizations and the resources they need to build a sustainable future. They do this by hosting their own city-wide and neighborhood events, highlighting other events in the city and through their online network.
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Urban Organic Gardener
Urban Organic Gardener is a blog written by Mike Lieberman who is doing urban gardening in New York City. He's growing organic vegetables in self watering containers made from recycled materials on his Manhattan fire escape and in his grandmother's backyard in Brooklyn. Mike hopes to inspire others to start gardening and growing their own food and offers creative tips on planting in a small space.
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The Alternative Consumer
The Alternative Consumer provides a unique, upbeat perspective — eco news, green product reviews and useful info for busy folks looking to cultivate a greener, healthier, more sustainable lifestyle. This blog offers something for everyone and the contributors hope to inspire others to bring more green into the world each day.
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Organic Lifestyle
The mission of Organic Lifestyle is to help reduce your exposure to common toxic chemicals in the home by carrying products that are organic and made with little/no chemical exposure, including pesticides and toxic dyes. They offer you solutions to help you be a smart shopper - buying what is healthy for you, your family, your pets, your household & what is least damaging towards the environment. You can purchase products online from Organic Lifestyle or from one of their partner retail locations.
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HumaneEducation.org
HumaneEducation.org is the web site of the Institute for Humane Education (IHE), a non-profit educational organization dedicated to creating a compassionate, just, sustainable world for all people, animals and the earth through humane education. IHE trains people to be humane educators and provides tools and inspiration for living an examined, meaningful life.
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Environmental Investigation Agency
The Environmental Investigation Agency is a different kind of environmental organization. Their methods are unique; their success rate far outweighs their size. They protect threatened species and the global climate with intelligence, for the benefit of both wildlife and people.
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Get Green Music
GetGreenMusic.org is a unique and exciting interactive site that combines music downloads, social networking, and functions as an online news publication to effectively educate, entertain and promote eco-friendly living in a fun and mainstream way.
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Dining Details
Based in San Diego, CA, Dining Details is a personal chef service that brings the enjoyment of healthy fine foods and a five star dining experience together in the comfort of home. They strive to reconnect the earth to the table and the way we eat; using whole, quality ingredients and providing delicious, gourmet cuisine to their clients' dinner tables every day.
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Less Is More (Balanced)
Less Is More (Balanced) is an eco/conscious blog about using less, living more, and cultivating balance. Updated daily, lim(b) is a compilation of goods, ideas, and happenings for simpler, greener, better living.
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Bamboomerangs
Bamboomerangs is a socially responsible, eco friendly company specializing in bamboo apparel. The products offered by Bamboomerangs are not only environmentally friendly, but fashionable, hypoallergenic, luxuriously comfortable, and have an excellent moisture wicking properties which quickly absorb sweat off of your body.
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Golden Path Alchemy
Golden Path Alchemy is a holistic, handmade, herbal skin care company. They combine Chinese herbs, Western herbs, therapeutic essential oils, flower essences and gem elixirs to create powerful healing blends that transform your skin from ordinary to extraordinary.
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Project GreenBag™
Project GreenBag™ is the eco-friendly way to shop. A fashionable alternative to plastic or paper bags. They are made from 100% organic cotton, printed with non-toxic inks, and made in San Francisco USA. Project GreenBag™ makes affordable eco-friendly bags that help you fight global warming and shop in style.
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OrganicNation.tv
OrganicNation.tv is an exploration of the American sustainable food landscape focusing on the people, places and products that are shaping a new green economy and lifestyle. From farmers to urban gardeners, teachers to restaurant owners, they're traveling the country to document how sustainable food systems are being created.
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AltUse.com
Due to the rapid increase in population and conspicuous consumption at a time of ever-shrinking natural resources, finding alternative uses for everyday products will be a way of life in just a few short years. Our goal is to become the lens through which the world views itself in this alternative use future.
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Green Cricket
Green Cricket was started by a Toronto-based mom to make environmental choices easy and reliable for the average consumer. Formed in early 2008, Green Cricket's mission is to bring quality green products to mainstream consumers in a way that is convenient, meaningful and fun.
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Airigation Solutions
A new low flow irrigation product, taking Rain Harvesting to a higher level. Airigator provides water for irrigation without using a drop of drinking water. The AIR-igator™ is a complete water collection and supply system. The AIR-igator™ collects condensed water from air conditioners, and stores it, until there is an adequate amount to run your low volume irrigation system.
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Our Natural Life
This site is a Blog and Podcast on living a green, holistic and sustainable life. They interview local and prominent experts. Topics include a heavy emphasis on the Weston A Price lifestyle and the eat local movement.
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Three Stone Steps
Sustainable. Fair made. Style. Three Stone Steps features fashion accessories for women and men. Three Stone Steps takes effort to minimize the environmental impact of having an import business. Paper used for all operations is recycled, and printing is done with soy ink, when possible. And, whenever practical, Three Stone Steps purchases items crafted from recycled and re purposed materials.
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The Green Rocket
The Green Rocket is an online environmental resource that began April 2008 with a mission to promote awareness, civic engagement and knowledge of environmental issues, to bridge the gap between those interested in the green movement and those already established in it. It engages the green community in dialogue, resource and information sharing and opportunities for participation and community capacity building.
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Your Daily Thread
Your Daily Thread (ydt) is an online community space that brings together smart, interesting and fun people to talk about issues that are meaningful to us all - active lifestyle, green living, wellness, weekend activities, healthy food and ethical fashion. Read More
ECOSAFE PRODUCTS
ECOSAFE PRODUCTS are a new generation of cleaning products, based solely on environmentally friendly cleaning agents derived from Naturally Occurring, Renewable resources, which are rapidly biodegradable.Read More
GreenPlanetSearch.com
GreenPlanetSearch.com positions itself as "The One Place to Go When You Want to Go Green." Initially launched in November 2007 as the only 100% solar-powered, eco-search engine designed for the needs of the eco-conscious consumers and the environmentally-responsible companies seeking to reach them. Read More
Eco-Office Gals
Eco-Office Gals supplies Green Virtual Assistant and Eco-Alternatives for growing small businesses green. Eco-Office Gals strives to build businesses green and paperless. Their blog site compiles information about sites and products that they find safe and useful for the environment. Read More
True Green
True Green is an Earth Friendly and People Friendly Company that provides Green Living Content, Recycled Paper Products, Household Cleaning Products and Holistic Health & Beauty Products, and Eco-Friendly Products. Read More
You Renew
YouRenew.com is a web site that allows people to sell back or recycle used electronics. It aims to remove the traditional hassle associated with selling used devices online, such as providing credit card information and setting up an account. By giving people a quick and painless way to sell back or recycle their devices, YouRenew hopes to help prevent e-waste and encourage people to live greener.
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The Sequoia Retreat Center
Nestled amid acres of
majestic coastal redwoods,
madrones, and tan oaks,
The Sequoia Retreat Center
offers the perfect setting
for your next event.
Meeting locations can be in
Las Alas Lodge, Waterfall
Lodge or in Pixie's Garden,
an outdoor ceremony
circle with picturesque
views of the surrounding
sequoias.
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Green Junk Machine
Green Junk Machine is a full service eco-friendly junk removal company. They will remove almost anything – from old furniture and appliances to garden waste and renovation debris. Plus, they do all the loading and cleanup, wherever the items are located – all you have to do is point a finger! Read More
Teajo Teas
Teajo is a tea company offering specialty flavored loose teas and tea accessories.
All Teajo teas are free of harmful chemicals and pesticides and are blended with all natural ingredients.
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