• Last updated 5/2/12 by Matthias Kurwig

  Enervee.com brings a new approach to online shopping that enables consumers, businesses and governments to buy products based on the personal cost of owning things rather than just the purchase price.   Enervee launches new website at http://www.enervee.com showing the personalized energy cost, the eco-impact and lowest purchase price for tens of thousands of products in over 30 categories.   Enervee.com adds the personalized cost of owning things to the shopping comparison process - revealing significant savings in energy cost for consumer electronics,... read more

• Last updated 4/4/12 by Flexfire LEDs

Flexible LED Strip light buying guide How to choose  strip of lights 101 Do not buy until you understand this.   The use of flexible LED strip lights in American households are becoming more and more common as the price of light emitting diodes, or LEDs, drops and efficiency and quality goes up. As a consumer, it is difficult to keep up with what is the most efficient and cost effective product. The consumer has no chance of keeping up and is forced to put their trust into product ads and reviews. While there is no clear cut standard on how to... read more

• Last updated 12/9/11 by stins

There are lots of vegetarian cookbooks out there but when you're looking to decrease your omnivore-footprint, which do you choose? Chez Panisse Vegetables by Alice Waters read more

• Last updated 9/26/11 by stins

If you are one of the 59% of Americans who has moved away from the concept of a phone just being able to place calls, you have entered the app world, a time wasting world where that transforms your phone into an all purpose life saver.*  But with so many apps to choose from now, it is sometimes hard to weed out the truly useful apps from the junk.  So, if any of you ever wanted an app to help you save energy and go green here are a list of great apps for the iPhone and the Android.  Oh, and they are all free!   App: Easy Green Tips   Description: Easy Green... read more

• Last updated 9/26/11 by stins

If you're a coffee junkie you'll be happy to know that you can still drink your fill and keep it mostly eco-friendly by looking for green coffee. First you need to sort out all those terms that coffee companies use... CONSIDER COFFEE TERMS: Roasted - You can ignore this term. Pretty much ALL coffee is roasted the only difference is roasting time and the level of heat used to roast. However, it's not a sustainable term. Fair Trade – This can be a more ethical term, but it's not necessarily green. Fair Trade coffee means coffee sold sans a trader so more... read more

• Last updated 9/26/11 by stins

Green home books are a valuable resource if you're interested in building, remodeling, or buying green. You can use books to gain ideas, create conversation with your designer or architect and use them to make important decisions during the building or remodeling process. However, if you've never browsed green home books it can be overwhelming; there are so many choices out there. Following are some of the most helpful green home and green building books on the market today.   INSPIRATION FOR GREENER & SIMPLE HOMES:   How to See: A Guide to Reading Our... read more

• Last updated 9/26/11 by stins

Since its release in January 2007, the Apple iPhone has been sold to millions of users who are eager to see how this multimedia smartphone works. In San Francisco alone, sales of Apple iPhones rose from 1.7 million to 3.79 million in the past year. That’s a lot of people chatting on Facebook and Twittering about their lives. Every time you download an application or use your iPhone you are increasing your carbon footprint. One way to offset or reduce your carbon footprint is to download a green application. There are even free green applications that will save you... read more

• Last updated 9/26/11 by stins

Type of Diaper Photo Description Price Prefold This is your basic cloth diaper. It is rectangular and thicker in the middle than on the sides. You can fold these diapers to make them appropriate for use on newborns and, unfolded, they can be used as baby grows, often up until potty training. These tend to be more affordable, and are generally sold in packets of 12. Remember, though, these must be used with diaper covers. $2 to $5 Contour Now we’re... read more

• Last updated 9/26/11 by stins

According to the Environmental Working Group (EWG), four out of five sunscreens do not provide adequate protection from the sun. Many of these sunscreens contain toxic chemicals which are absorbed through the skin and into the bloodstream. Here are the top 10 natural sunscreens according to the EWG: 1. Soléo Organics All Natural Sunscreen 2. Badger Sunscreen for Face and Body 3. Sanre Organic Skinfood Supple Sunshine, SPF 30 4. Keys Soap Solar Rx Cosmetic Moisturizing Sunblock, SPF 30 5. Marie-Véronique Organics Crème Du Jour 6. California Baby Sunscreen... read more

• Last updated 9/26/11 by stins

Organicgal007's List of Fakies and Not Fakies: If I upset anyone, It's NOT my intention. My only request is that if you don't agree with me, then don't utilize my list. Please no hate email or hateful posts/replies. I wouldn't do it to you, so please don't do it to me. This is not an attack on anyone who works for a company or buys from a company I have put on my Fake Lists. If you work for a company on my fake list and you are mad I put you there, contact your company and yell at them, not me. I did my research thoroughly and read ingredient labels... read more