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Climate Ride: David Kroodsma, our favorite cyclist, is at it again with a new project called Climate Ride. It’s a five day supported bike tour from New York City to Washington D.C. to raise money and awareness to fight global warming. Wanna ride along? Go to the website to register.
One Percent For The Planet: Created by Yvon Chouinard, founder of Patagonia, and Craig Mathews, owner of Blue Ribbon Flies, One Percent For The Planet encourages businesses to donate 1% of sales to environmental groups.
One World, Two Wheels is a Campaign by Trek Bicycles to make the world a more bike friendly place. The goals of the program are to create more bicycle friendly communities in the U.S., as well as to help preserve bike trails and to encourage more people to park their cars and ride their bikes to work. The website features great bike tips, as well as other ways to get involved.
Green Festivals: Green Festivals are the largest and most authentically green event in the world, taking place in four cities nationwide. With more than 125 speakers, 350 green business, dozens of community groups and an anticipated audience of over 30,000 green enthusiasts. Catch one in Chicago May 17 and 18. Highlights include what’s next on the horizon for renewable energy, socially responsible investing, eco-tourism, green building, green parenting and more.
Eco Style Spot is a cool blog highlighting chic and stylish products that are gentle on the environment.
My Bag Cares: Great reusable bags made from 55% linen and 45% untreated cotton. For each bag purchased, a tree is planted in your name in the U.S.
SIGG: To celebrate their 100 year anniversary, SIGG has partnered up with Laurie David’s organization, StopGlobalWarming.com, to explore 100 Significant Eco-Moments in the past century. We love SIGG! To find out why, click here.
The Story of Stuff: The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. It’ll teach you something, it’ll make you laugh, and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever.
Make Me Sustainable: Make Me Sustainable was created to fill the void between how we feel about our environment and what we do about it. The site brings you the tools to take action. The Carbon and Energy Portfolio Manager enables you to visualize and contextualize your individual impact. MMS’ sustainable solutions empower you to act upon your knowledge. Make Me Sustainable will help you track your energy consumption and environmental impact, allowing you to see the effects of strategies as simple as changing a light bulb.
Fish Lips Paper Designs: 100% Post-Consumer recycled wrapping paper. The super-cute paper is “Processed Chlorine Free” and manufactured using Green-e® certified wind power. Fish Lips Paper Designs’ products are all printed using soy-based inks.
Carbon Fund: Reduce what you can, offset what you can’t. 93% of every dollar donated goes to support their mission of public outreach, fighting climate change, and supporting carbon-reducing projects in the U.S. and abroad, more than any other nonprofit carbon offset organization in the country.
Audubon International: Audubon International, an environmental non-prof, has started a Golf and the Environment Initiative, a partnership with the golf industry, universities, and other organizations focused on improving the nature of the game of golf and serving as a model for change in other business sectors. Check out their list of member golf courses.
Soles United: Recycles your used and otherwise useless Crocs and creates completely new shoes that are donated to people in need around the world.
The Green Guide: A National Geographic website offering advice on products and daily practices that are better for the environment .
Urban Tree Salvage: Furniture, flooring, and other products made from rescued wood.
zerofootprint: Get the latest updates in environmental news and worldwide green events.
The Living Wall: Tired of building fences? install a living ecological sound barrier wall and watch your fence grow.
no sweat: Find organic tees and sweatshop free sneaks.
GreenWithGlamour: Eco-minded styles and gifts
DeSmogBlog: Clearing the PR pollution that is clouding the science on climate change.
Gallery of Chris Jordan: Amazing digital artwork visually representing our waste & pollution.
Organic Bouquet: Send flowers that are kind to the earth by using eco-friendly farming and harvesting methods.
stopglobalwarming.org: Curious about your carbon dioxide output? Use their Carbon Calculator to calculate it and then learn ways to reduce it.
Beklina: Organic, sustainable clothing
Greenopia: It’s like a green yellow pages for los angeles and san francisco - lots of great info if you live elsewhere too.
Earth 911: Breaking environmental news and great recycling resources.
Red Jellyfish: To learn about wildlife conservation and make free donations (just a click away).
The Green Office: A great resource for products & ideas useful for greening your office.
SwitchPlanet: A super–cool way to exchange your used DVDs, CDs, video games, and books with other reducers and re-users like yourself.
Bristol Local Food: A great resource for Brits looking for locally grown food.
Biophile: An online environmental magazine committed to and concerned for the future of the planet.
Vert Catering: A green catering company in Toronto.
Under the Canopy: Eco clothing for men and women
Gcycle: A cool, animated way to find out places near you that will recycle your gadgets & electronics.
Conscience Tees: Organic, Eco conscious fashions that promote the need to save and protect the environment. Conscience tees commit a percentage of all sales to help fund relevant Environmental Organizations and buy carbon credits to neutralize any carbon produced by the products and processes they use.
The Naked Truth Project: A resource for non-toxic living.
Care 2 Make A Difference: green living, health, human rights and more.
Little Green Star: A friendly online boutique that specializes in unique products for babies and toddlers. Shirts are made from sweatshop free, 100% organic cotton and printed with non-toxic water-based ink, because your little stars deserve the best.
The Hunger Site: A friendly online boutique that specializes in unique products for babies and toddlers. Shirts are made from sweatshop free, 100% organic cotton and printed with non-toxic water-based ink, because your little stars deserve the best.
Compost This: For Brits exploring the world of composting, one item at a time.
Eco Chick: Organic shopping reviews, designers, and tips.
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