Make your kid the coolest eco friendly, skateboarder on your block.  This Kangol baseball cap will make an eye-catching statement in support of sustainable industrial hemp, eco-fashion and Woody Harrelson.

It looks good, too.

$24 @ getahaton.com

TRADE SHOW FOR WHOLESALERS

TURK+TAYLOR’s Sustainable Style – all garments created from organic, sustainable and recycled materials, and made in the San Francisco Bay Area. Check out

AUTUMN / WINTER / HOLIDAY 2009 collections @ DESIGNERS AND AGENTS, NEW YORK

MAY 4 & 5 from 9a-6p.  MAY 6 from 9a-5p.
THE GREEN ROOM, 13th floor
STARRETT LEHIGH BUILDING
601 W. 26TH STREET  (www.turkandtaylor.com)

UPDATE:  May 9, 2009.
It’s official – we have our 2 winners:  Linda W. and Amanda S.  Congratulations, and enjoy your gifts from GAIAM.  Happy Mother’s Day, everyone!  Thanks to all for entering, and to those of you who tweeted, blogged, and linked to us.  Stay tuned for our next Great Green Giveaway, which will begin soon.
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Our friends at green lifestyle company, Gaiam, are sponsoring this Great Green Giveaway in honor of Mother’s Day. Two lucky winners will each receive either an eco chic Everything Fits Gym Bag, (mat not included), or Chi Silk Loungewear pajamas.  Each winner gets to select either prize!

The Everything Fits Gym Bag is made of recycled materials and winners have their choice of color — either green or black. Roomy, (18″L x 8.5″ W x 13″ H), with smartly designed features for the eco stylish mama on the go, (retail value, $60).

The Chi Silk Loungewear pajamas are super soft, elegant and comfy.  Features empire-waist top, drawstring pants (inseam: 30″); available in ivory, hand wash, (retail value, $99).

Giveaway includes free shipping, anywhere in the USA.

To Enter this Random Drawing, simply:
Visit gaiam.com. Then leave a comment on this post, telling us what your green mama does to make Mother Earth a greener place.
Add the following address to your email address book:
m at AlternativeConsumer.com. (*one entry per person)

Two lucky winners will be selected in our Random Drawing, and notified by email on Friday, May 8, 2009 at approximately 8p (ET). Winners have 24 hours to claim their prize, or offer is null and void. Winners’ names will also be included on this post.

*EXTRA CREDIT
If you have your own blog, you can post about the giveaway with a link back to this giveaway post. To make sure we know, you can come back and leave a comment with a link to your blog post.
If you Twitter, you can tweet about the giveaway, and leave a comment linking to the status.
The more ways you post about it, the more entries you receive.

Time’s ticking, so start clicking, and good luck!

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Montreal is a vibrant city, and its eco hip factor is a little brighter, thanks to a small but green boutique that’s six years young, called ARTERIE.

Energized by four partners, the shop owners feature local Montreal designers (whom they actually know, ’cause they live in the neighborhood), as well as recycled clothing designers and crafters.

You’ll find secondhand and vintage items such as:  clothing, housewares, handbags, jewelry and shoes.  As a matter of fact, these eco fashionistas are known for featuring the widest variety of vegan shoes in Montreal.  Stop by and slip on Simple, Macbeth, Novacas, Vegetarian Shoes and Rina Shah’s latest styles. And tell Rebecca we say, “hi.  The Vitals: (www.arterieboutique.blogspot.com) (more…)

EcoSmart fireplaces now qualify for Federal Tax Credits for Energy Efficiency.  EcoSmart’s line of fire products include freestanding and built-in fireplaces that are vent-free and do not require any installation or utility connection for fuel supply.  They’re fueled by denatured ethanol, an environmentally friendly, clean burning, renewable fuel.  Consumers who purchase any EcoSmart Fire between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2010 will receive up to 30 percent, or $1,500 in tax credits on their purchase.

Pictured above is the Zeta, designed by John Dimopoulos, director of Geoform, Design & Architects Firm in Sydney, Australia.

Related:  previously on altCon
ecoSmart fire for a passionate summer (7.6.08)

ecoSmart fire – a clean and green fireplace (6.12.07)