Save Money and the environment in style with handmade reuseable sandwich bags. Several sellers on Etsy (a community of sellers of hand-crafted items), offer attractive reusable sandwich bags like this at reasonable prices. Most with low shipping costs, as well. The bags feature attractive cotton prints and are lined with water-resistant nylon. Bags can be easily wiped clean, or tossed in the wash. The bag featured here is offered by Two Friends Stitching and sells for $5.75. With the wide selection of fabric patterns offered by various Etsy sellers, there is one to please everyone. Yes, there are even some designs that would appeal to teen boys. When you purchase off Etsy, or the similar site Artfire, your money goes right to the people producing the goods for you.
Click here to see full selection from all Etsy sellers.
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I just found an incredible sale at SimpleShoes.com (one of my favorite green companies). They are giving away free special edition “Stop Global Warming” sandals, with any purchase (including the clearance stuff). They are also currently offering Free Shipping. These sneakers and shoes are not only “green”, but I have found them to be well made and comfortable. I have had a pair of their sneakers for several years and I love them. This deal is a great way to try this environmentally concious brand out.
There were a number of nice items available in the clearance section. Several handbags, as well as, some men’s footwear were also offered. Any of them would work out to a great deal. Outside the clearance section they have some very cute options for kids, and a wide array of great casual shoes and bags.
These are the sandals that Simple Shoes is offering for free (reg. price $65).
I purchased a pair of clearance sneakers and the sandals. With discount code and free shipping, my total was only $9.90.
The deal is running through May 31ts, or until supplies last. They still had the sandals available in many sizes, at the time of this post.
The code for the free sandals is: HappyEarthDay09
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There are many things to do on Greenopolis. Members can start their own onsite blog, search for a green job, play games, try out the CO2 calculator and participate in forums, polls and much more. What better day to try out this green social site than today?
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Veev is an acai berry vodka, and the first carbon neutral spirit, in the world. The vodka is produced in the United States, in a wind powered distillery, from the not only extremely healthful, but also sustainable, acai berry.
The company donates a dollar per bottle sold, toward ensuring the safe harvest of acai in the Brazilian Rainforest. In addition to environmentally conscious measures Veev has already instituted, since the business launched in 2007, they are also running a program in conjunction with some top restaurants. Veev has agreed to fund the planting of a tree, in an area that direfully needs them, for every Treetini cocktail ordered from a participating restaurant. Visit Treetini.com for a list of restaurants, recipes and further program information.
If you don’t have a participating restaurant in your area, you could always serve some green cocktails, in your own home. It would be an excellent option for an Earth Day event/party. Veev is available in select stores, online or by phone. Veevlife.com
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The jeweler greenCarat/greenKarat offers socially responsible options way for jewelry buyers. The company seeks “ to end destructive gold and diamond mining.”, by producing lovely and unique pieces from 100% post-consumer gold. They also offer a voluntary carbon offset tax, which is only $1.76 on most pieces. If you are about to get engaged, and want to have a “green” wedding, they offer some very nice engagement rings, as well as, bands and sets. They offer some interesting styles and if you prefer a new piece, rather than an estate one, they may have something for you.
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New Chilean fashion designer, Alexandra Guerro, has managed to create beautiful and functional high fashion clothing, at a price accessible to average people. This in itself, can be a challenge for up and coming designers, but when you consider the fact that the yarn used to create her fashions is recycled from discarded cigarette butts, it is truely amazing. The butts are collected locally, purified, and spun with wool, the resulting yarn is knit into lovely hats, ponchos, boleros and dresses. Alexandra started this as a college project, but due to strong interest, it has developed into a full design company, now called Mantis. As you can see by the example above, the pieces are quite beautiful and wearable. Prices are reasonable ranging from $50 (US) to $285 (US), the dress pictured is currently listed on the website at $110, not bad for original designer fashion and remember these clothes also come with a built in cocktail conversation, to boot.
To see more of Alexanra Guerrero’s unusual fashion line, or to order attire visit Mantis
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, with 720p resolution, consumed 182 kWh / year and is currently priced around $600. The efficiency of the Sansui model. HDLCD3700
, was particularly impressive. It sipped 91 kWh /year, making it comparable to a CRT set, in energy usage. The Sansui goes for roughly $740 online.
holds the top spots in efficiency, for all three size classes within this range. They have made a concerted effort to maximize energy efficiency, outperforming the new Energy Star standards by 29-60%. Four of the 42” models, consume 205-207 kWh /year. At 47”, model. LT-47X59 uses 220 kWh /year and the 52” models. LT-52P89/LT-52X579, are at 241 kWh /year. All of these models boast 1080p resolution. JVC’s LCD televisions, would be the first option I would consider in this size range, when looking for reduced energy consumption.
. It is a LED powered rear-projection set, measuring in at a whopping 61”, yet manages to keep it’s consumption down to 289 kWh /year. It has 1080p resolution, seems to be well rated online and is currently selling for approximately $1550.Tags: big screen tvs, eco-friendly, eco-friendly products, energy compliance, energy efficient big screen televisions, energy efficient large screen tv, energy efficient televisions, energy efficient tvs, energy star televisions, green living, green news, green posts, green products, green super bowl, Green Technology, green televisions, green tvs
It will be a green New New Year’s Eve, in New York this year. The big red Coca Cola sign, which has been an iconic part of Times Square, since 1932, is going green. The sign will now be lit by wind power, and will be powered by this green energy, in time for the ball to drop in NY, this week. Even better, the entirety of the rest of the billboards on this famous intersection, are now joining the move by Coke, and arrangements have been made, with ConEdison Solutions, to supply green energy to power them. It is estimated the change, will collectively, reduce CO2 emissions by 1,866 metric tons per year. In addition to “greening” the sign, Coca Cola, will use it to kick off a new recycling campaign, starting on New Years’ Eve, with a stated goal off 100% recycling of the company’s cans and bottles. Tags: "green companies", carbon footprint, CO2, coca cola, Coke, eco-friendly, green business, green energy, green living, green New Year, Green New Year's, green news, green posts, Green Technology, New Years, recycling, Times Square, wind power
