One of the most stylish lines of eco-conscious womens wear is Stewart + Brown. Their first-ever, on-line Winter Sale is currently going on… receive 35% OFF retail prices for CASHMERE WOMENS ACCESSORIES (hats & scarves), while supplies last. Just click stewartbrown.com for selections, (which are limited) & take a peek at their other collections while you’re there. These clothes are easy on the eyes, and easy to mix and match, definitely a personal fave.

From eco-conscious parents and business partners, Will and Laura Wear, comes fun and functional furniture for kids. Pictured is nest seat, two interlocking pieces — stuffed with cushy foam scraps that would have otherwise wound up in a landfill.

Organic cotton, curved plywood, water-borne finishes, and recycled materials are all highly sustainable alternatives that nest uses to produce their products. You’ll find their kid-enviro-friendly wares at select locations, or online. Visit pleasenest.com for details.

Featuring some of the most desirable floral varietals — Tupelo, Black Sage, Raspberry, Sourwood and Orange Blossom — spun purely from the comb and into the bottle for uncompromising taste and quality, Savannah Bee gourmet honeys are 100% natural, kosher and raw.

With eco-conscious packaging, and an attractive body care line as well, it’s no wonder lovers flock to them like bees to honey.

This rich, unique and delicious honey is available at Williams-Sonoma, Dean & DeLuca, Bloomingdale’s, Nieman-Marcus, a host of other stores, or online. Click savannahbee.com for more info.

Consumer Reports rated 12 infant car seats, and recommends only 2. For more, link here.

For the lowest price I could find on their highest-rated model, the Baby Trend Flex-Loc Adjustable Back ($79.99), visit amazon.

It’s also available from a very nice site, TinyRide.com (for $89.99).

For reviews of both the Latch-Loc and the Flex-Loc model, check out car-safety.org

For a formaldehyde-free car seat cover, check out this nifty number from nest.

Hand-crafted quality with a conscience. Whit McLeod makes nicely designed American furnishings from reclaimed materials.

visit Whit McLeod

This is a great .org for getting info on recycling of your played-out electronics, batteries and other consumer debris. These folks also have great advice on cutting your personal air pollution, conserving energy, fire prevention and more. And they provide a bunch of very green links and ideas for making your existence a healthier, more rewarding shade of green.  Earth 911

Oil giant Exxon may be softening its anti-global warming stance. Mark Boudreaux, a spokesman for Exxon, (the world’s biggest publicly traded company), said its position on climate change has been “widely misunderstood and as a result of that, we have been clarifying and talking more about what our position is.” The company is loosening ties with global warming skeptics and entering into industry talks on potential cuts in greenhouse gas emissions.
Trepidation regarding what awaits the oil industry at the hands of the recently-elected Democratic Congress may be influencing the change in Exxon’s public stance. MSNBC story

Useful site for listings of alternative/sustainable building suppliers.

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