Earth & Economy

Add a Little Green to Your Everyday Life

2008-11-01T05:38:37Z

Organic Authority's organic living tips make it easy to add a little green to your everyday life covering everything from organic food, sustainable living, gardening, health, and beauty. Learn a little something about your everyday toxic brews, you know the ones you are cooking with and the ones you don't know you're cooking with, at www.OrganicAuthority.com.

Over 100 Sites Focused on Living Green

2008-10-07T03:01:29Z

This is the second annual post from Mashable focused on green living websites. Last year they posted 80 different resources. This year's post shares green resources centered around: carbon offsets and calculators, connecting via communities and dating, business and jobs, activism and participation, directories and search, products and shopping, social media and other resources.

Are Your Products Certified Organic?

2008-09-10T03:40:09Z

Ely Organics is your source for Miessence certified organic products—baby care, skin & body care, cosmetics, non-toxic household products, and nutritional products. Erin Ely, a ONE Group independent representative for this certified organic product line, also advocates organic and local food, volunteers "professionally", and participates actively in community and politics.

Do You Fashion an Eco-friendly World?

2008-09-05T05:05:51Z

Eco Fashion World publishes ethical fashion news from around the globe. They offer a conscientious fashion guide with organic ideas and a directory comprised of sustainable clothing brands. For special offers and updates, visit their Eco style news portal and subscribe to the EFW newsletter.

We Cast Our Dollars Like a Vote, Each Time We Shop

2008-08-25T05:41:57Z

Did you know that in the U.S., we could fuel 1.5 million cars for a year with the oil used in making plastic for bottled water?

Facts like this, and many others are what make the new Smart Cart Quiz so compelling: they make us stop and think—how does our purchasing power create a ripple effect that spans across the world, each time we open our wallets?

Brought to you by the folks behind a brand new eBay marketplace for socially-responsible shopping, "WorldofGood.com," this quick and catchy quiz aligns consumer choice with the notion that we cast our dollars like a vote, each time we shop.

Launching early Sept., the marketplace will bring together hundreds of ethically-minded sellers, NGO's, media, and conscious consumers.

Track Environmental Protection Bills

2008-08-23T18:16:32Z

GovTrack.us, an independent research tool, helps the public track U.S. Congress legislation voting records. Their mission is to promote government transparency and civic education through the use of technology. The site allows you to select political topics of interest (e.g. environmental protection) and subscribe to those topics to receive alerts when there is an update.

High Comfort Low Impact Living

2008-08-11T14:55:45Z

EcoLuxury offers green vacation rentals in Florida and Arizona and the products that furnish them—clever, green, luxury furnishings and gifts including: locally produced music and fine art. To them, EcoLuxury means high-comfort, low-impact living and following fully disclosed guidelines (outlined in their What Makes Us Green? PDF) when selecting products and operating their properties.

Link Juice and Green Views

2008-08-11T04:58:05Z

It's that time again when we announce new site enhancements. We are excited to announce that our upgrade to the latest release candidate for Movable Type went smoothly—enabling comment threading.

Now you can click the "Reply" link, next to a member's name, to respond directly to their viewpoint (if one doesn't exist, be the first to create one!). Viewpoints are a win for everyone who contributes—especially since we enable trusted members and respectful anonymous visitors to post HTML and links with a "follow" relationship. Yes, this means you can pass green link juice from this site to yours (especially if you comment and link from a post that has been assigned a pagerank). We have had to delete a number of unrelated comments, so remember to please share relevant discussion topics or reviews.

We have also enabled a login link (in the upper right corner). If you are not already a registered member, click the "Sign in" link and then "Sign Up!" You can also login in using a number of open protocols, including: OpenID, LiveJournal, Vox, TypeKey and Movable Type's native authentication.

We encourage you to register for an account because it provides access to edit your user profile; provides access to new site features as they become available; provides access to comment as a "trusted" commenter and a profile link which links to the URL you specify when you sign up.

You have our word that we will never rent, sell or share your email address. We take privacy very seriously. For this same reason, we don't subject you to gratuitous advertising. We simply want to share fresh green content and network with our passionate green friends.

Shhh, don't tell everyone about our green goodness because we want to keep the trolls away!

A greEnlightened Society

2008-08-07T04:31:36Z

Waylon Lewis is the inspiration behind this fresh, national quarterly, Boulder-based magazine. elephant is synonymous with what the team calls the mindful life—consisting of authentic spirituality, yoga, organics, sustainability, eco-conscious consumerism, fashion simplicity, and "elevated" arts. They offer a generous portion of media to stimulate the mind's eye.

Travel Green or List Your Accommodation

2008-08-02T18:25:01Z

Green Vacation Hub lists green hotels, bed and breakfasts, motels, and international eco-friendly vacation rentals. Find accomodations that meet your travel requirements—smoke-free hotels to local bed and breakfasts that serve organic, or list your property on the site. The Lodging providers they feature participate in a green travel self-evaluation questionnaire covering a range of environmental topics: energy and water efficiency, waste and recycling, air quality, food, and fragrance usage.

Moms Go Healthy and Green

2008-08-02T04:17:16Z

Healthy Green Moms is a green blog that focuses on leading a healthy lifestyle where you will find easy practical advice that inspires. Monica, blog author and proud green mom, is passionate about green living and wants to leverage the power of moms to create a sustainable world for children to live in. Her story is inspirational.

Natural Pest Control Products

2008-07-30T05:33:56Z

EcoSMART Technologies offers botanical pesticide solutions. By applying modern science to essential plant oils, they create safer, natural products for people, pets, and the environment. They offer animal health, household, agricultural, commercial, and professional products for pest control.

Biomass Events, Magazine and Radio

2008-07-29T15:03:36Z

BBI International Media provides services, in support of the biofuels industry, including project development, conference and meeting planning, publications and recruiting. They are dedicated to supporting progress in the alternative energy industry and offer Biomass Magazine, a global network, events and a radio show.

A Directory for Locals Living Sustainably

2008-07-23T02:30:41Z

GenGreen's ambtion is to become an invaluable resource for green people looking to live a locally-focused, sustainable lifestyle. They plan to accomplish this through growing a network and providing a directory listing over 25,000 resources to help you green your life. Nonprofits, Businesses and individuals are invited to join the community.

An Initiative to Reduce IT Energy Consumption

2008-07-20T17:15:03Z

The aim of the Climate Savers Computing Initiative is to increase the energy efficiency of computers and to promote the development, introduction and adoption of clean technologies for reducing IT energy consumption. The Initiative is a non-profit organization established by environmentally aware consumers, corporations, and environmental protection organizations.

Seeking All Things Green

2008-07-09T07:01:39Z

EcoSeek is a search engine for all shades of green, from appliances and clothing to office supplies and personal care. Besides providing and directory and search, their site features consumer information, definitions, green tips, a blog, green products and merchants, an online auction, and other eco-friendly resources. EcoSeek helps to promote sustainable choices and create a green marketplace.

A Green Social News Site

2008-07-09T06:15:38Z

EcoURLs ranks the most prominent green stories from a number of environmental categories and enables you to submit your green content. The site was developed by two respected figures in the online green community—Muhammad Saleem and Hank Green (EcoGeek.org).

Entrepreneurialism and Sustainability

2008-07-06T17:08:35Z

Ecopreneurist commends innovators for their entrepreneurial spirit—publishing news and helpful tips for social and sustainable entrepreneurialism. Discover new green products and services for the Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability (LOHAS) demographic, and get branding and marketing advice for starting a green business.

A Green World Tumblelog

2008-07-06T05:25:21Z

Ecoscraps, part of Green Options Media's network of sites, offers a collection of green clippings—a virtual scrapbook with a hodge podge of light-hearted musings that inspire readers to reflect on greener living. The editorial team invites its community of readers to share offbeat photos, videos or stories—they call ecoscraps.

Gr33n Community and Stories

2008-07-05T16:24:04Z

Glaci3r, part of the Loud3r Network of topic-oriented sites, aggregates environment news from various sources. The site also offers a community and ranked news content. Besides sharing stories, you can use the site to share questions, get answers and meet like-minded people. Other sites in their network cover politics, wines, gadgets, etc.

Source for Environmental Media Online

2008-07-05T00:55:49Z

Times Online's Environment news section covers the environment and environmental issues, climate change, global warming and other green topics. In addition to green media (videos, photos, podcasts, etc.) they also feature a blog entitled Green Central. More than 200 years old, The Times and The Sunday Times are two of the world's well-known and respected media brands.

Among the Longest-running Green Blogs

2008-07-04T22:44:53Z

Since July 2003, sustainablog has been informing readers about environmental and economic sustainability, green politics, and sustainable and eco-friendly business. The blog features environmental leaders, alternative energy and green technology experts, and real individuals attempting to reduce their environmental impact.

Prizes for Reducing Oil Dependency

2008-07-01T15:15:36Z

The Freedom Prizes are cash awards totaling more than $4 million for innovative, near-term applications of existing oil displacement technologies and strategies in America. The Freedom Prize Foundation was co-founded by Jack Hidary and Josh Becker. The Freedom Prize is administered by Freedom Prize Foundation, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to reducing the nation's dependence on oil.

Explore a Green Social Network

2008-07-01T07:51:35Z

Gaia, powered by Zaadz, is an online community and social network for eco-conscious and spiritually attuned individuals. Search for friends who share the same interests and collaborate on projects that make a positive impact. Explore Gaia's Green section for the latest green content and to connect with community members.

Clean Affordable Solar Energy

2008-06-30T06:24:29Z

Headquartered in the heart of Silicon Valley, Calif., SolarCity matches solar power technology with installation services. The company's offerings help remove the technical, regulatory and financing barriers to solar power, so customers can make smart renewable energy choices that can save money. SolarCity serves communities throughout California, Oregon and Arizona.

SF Bay Area Living Sustainably

2008-06-27T06:55:46Z

SFGreen from SFGate.com covers living green in the San Francisco Bay Area. Topics for the site include outdoors, food, home and garden, events and news, community, travel, and resources. Create a forum or a blog, view events, find recycling locations and learn green tips.

Green Technology Movement

2008-06-26T04:01:12Z

GreenTech Pastures, a green tech blog presented by ZDNet's Harry Fuller and Heather Clancy, covers alternative energy start-ups, green data center projects and other high-tech and political developments shaping the green technology movement. ZDNet, a technology media property and network, is owned by CNET Networks.

Green Loyalty Rewards Program

2008-06-25T14:57:27Z

Green Rewards is a loyalty rewards program that offers its members the opportunity to earn points for their everyday shopping. As a member, you can earn points across selected eco-friendly stores which can be found under The Shops or in thier own store, The Green Shop. Every time you make a store purchase you will automatically earn Green Rewards Points.

The Extent of Global Climate Change

2008-06-25T07:07:57Z

The NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology hosts this section of their website titled Global Climate Change: NASA's Eyes on the Earth. The section features a number of interactives, stories, mission and role information, multimedia, a widget to track vital signs of the planet, and more.

Solar Electricity as a Service

2008-06-25T06:22:52Z

Based in San Francisco, SunRun is a residential solar electricity provider. SunRun offers a low-cost, less-hassle way for homeowners to go solar and is also the only company that lets homeowners lock in an electricity rate that is lower than utility rates and never increases. SunRun Solar Service includes installation of a rooftop system plus free maintenance and monitoring.