HOW TO GO GREEN

Get your hybrid engine going. Learn how to go green and get information on businesses, people, and products that are green, and share your ideas for how you are “growin’green.”

VISIT: growingreen.org

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

eco-gifts



















WHO: GiggleFish
Beautiful Modern bowls made from renewable bamboo. Check out more stylish eco-gifts for your home at gigglefish

a greener tv














WHO: NBC

This week on tv NBC and it's connected television stations have made a pledge to go green and are promoting their new website greenisuniversal.com. This is exciting to see such a big network go green. I'm excited to see what content they will have on their coming site

Sunday, October 21, 2007

eco-cities







WHO: The city of Albuquerque

Ranked #1 as the greenest city in the nation. Mayor Chaves and the city have a green guide to the city that's a great resource. Check it out. Every city should be providing this for their residents. Fantastic idea Albuquerque way to go!

These sleek receptacles have been placed all around the city's airport to encourage jet setters to recycle on the go. Great considering the emissions that airplanes emit.

recycled karats














WHO: Green Karat

Have a green wedding with a recycled ring. At greenKarat, couples can have rings made from heirloom metals and gemstones to create a stylish new setting. What a great ideas! Have your beautiful, but out of style, aunt edna's ring reset to something that can be enjoy.

Monday, October 15, 2007

salt lake art center: sf recycled















WHO: SF Recycled

OCT 20, - Jan 26, 2008
Check out Sf Recycled at the Salt Lake City ART CENTER this show includes work completed by artists during their residencies, as well as work that they created since their time at the Disposal Center. The artist are given the opportunity to choose from the vast array of discarded material, including all kinds of paper, plastic, and wood products, kitchen appliances, electrical equipment, furniture, and more. Get inspired by what you can do with recycled items!

Tuesday, October 9, 2007

eco-bathrooms: eco-towels












WHO:EcoBathrooms
Stylish lux towels that are green throughout. Did you know that fabric can be made out of bamboo? These towels feel so soft and silky. They are beautiful, luxurious, light weight towels that are made of 70% bamboo and 30% organic cotton, both of which are environmentally friendly materials. These towels absorb liquid better than cotton towels so they do not need to be as thick as cotton towels. They also contain naturally occurring antibacterial properties.
The natural dyes are from plants or vegetables. The manufacture is powered by 100% wind power.

Monday, October 8, 2007

people against dirty: clean up












WHO: Method
non-toxic and environmentally friendly cleaning products. As well as designer and nose friendly.

green luxury: handbags













WHO:
Gecko Traders
Gecko Traders’ 100 percent silk handbags and accessories and our recycled Eco Weekender line sell in stores across the nation. But they are more than beautiful and fun fashion accessories. Each product sold provides a sustainable living to Cambodian weavers and producers, many of whom are female heads of households, disabled due to polio or landmine injury, or young women pulled from brothels and taught a trade

Let’s face it – a fashionable handbag or funky tote isn’t a necessity; it’s a luxury. Isn’t it wonderful to know that when you buy from Gecko, your luxury item is helping people across the world improve their lives.

eco-furniture: earth friedly and beautiful














WHO: Vivavi (vee-va-vee)
Vivavi develops forward-thinking ventures designed to enable modern green living. Through its retail arm, Vivavi offers modern style, eco-friendly furniture and home furnishings. Vivavi’s companion resource, Modern Green Living, enables consumers to find newly built green residences and green home professionals throughout the United States and Canada.

Monday, September 17, 2007

green emmys: yes, green carpet: no








WHO: The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Green could very well be the new black at this year’s Emmy Awards. FOX and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences have decided to “go green” with the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards, pledging to reduce the “carbon footprints” left by the show.