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I just love the products at Greensender.com and recently they just open The Bottle Shop where you can custom-design and personalize a premium SIGG reusable water bottle. Using a high-tech laser-engraving process, Greensender engraves a name and art selections on to the bottle — yielding a beautiful and vibrant personalized mark.
The bottles make a great [...]

Every year there are things we do to minimize the consumptive haze. This year, with the economy being what it is and people mowing each other down at Wal-Mart, many are choosing alternatives to corporate Christmas debris. Here are some of the tips that help my family to slow down, enjoy each other and breathe.
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Merry Eco Chicky Christmas! The editors of Eco-Chick.com have chosen some of our favorite eco-friendly gifts for your shopping pleasure, and get ready to drool, because this stuff is awesome. Here are 10 gifts including reusable bags, luxurious sustainable jewelry, organic cotton pillows, beauty products, tea sets and more to buy for friends and family [...]

UPDATE: And the winner is - Tara!
Tara said,
I will use the Kleen Kanteen to keep water in at all times for my daughter who absolutely “needs” water at any given moment. We are currently using glass jars for water (instead of plastic) and I put one of her socks over the bottom to avoid [...]

There are so many holiday candles and air fresheners out there, but many are created from synthetic fragrances that contain harmful chemicals. In this day and age when people are “Febreezing” their environments, it is important to use natural toxin-free products.
I was introduced to the nkd: Naked Candles at Our Green House last year [...]

Waverly, the aquatic Idbid.
The Idbids Kit for kids encourages play, learning and caring the earth. Always on the lookout for toys that will inspire my children to love nature, Idbids offers a cute, eco-friendly option.
The kit contains organic Egyptian cotton toys, a bright storybook that is unique, a canvas bag, and a Field Guide [...]

Pedoodles, a small kids shoe line, has released eco-friendly kicks made from remnant leather. These shoes are really light-weight and they must be comfy, because my little ones keep going to them and bringing them to me saying “shhooose!” and requesting I put them on their feet.
They come in cute colors that are very [...]

Last month I attended a green expo in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. It was fun and there were a lot of interesting people to share stories, peddle eco-wares, and wax prolific on everything organic, local, and carbon neutral. One of the booths at the event was We Add Up.
We Add Up has a sharp design [...]

A couple of months ago I was standing in the check-in line at LAX and someone was frantically decanting lotion into a small container to bring onto our flight. I was standing next to him, and I could smell vanilla, coconut, and warm caramel. Being obsessed with scents, I had to ask what was wafting [...]