A green stimulus package for your eyes, ears and mind…

• Congratulations, and Happy Birthday Number Two to Raz and Eco-Libris!  Continuing to grow, they’ve planted over 45,000 trees this year!
• Taste and feel the difference with Orgasmic Organics @ Eco Salon
• Our favorite new place to relax in NYC that’s free and easy, the High Line – more info @ highline.org
• For sustainable fun in the sun, catch today’s free day of music, 1p-10p, thanks to Solar1.org
• Second season of “Going Places, Doing Stuff,” artist-led road trips coordinated by Flux Factory.  Sign up for a tour, get a ticket to ride (on a veggie oil-powered school bus) — and be taken on a “surprise” adventure.
• In Tribeca, ACEFEST 2-day film fest – ends today, only $10.
• Classic films and views, Thursday Nights syfy (previously, scifi) presents Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Movie with a View (Maltese Falcon on 7/16); bike valet available for free-wheelers.
• Get real — see how every bite on your plate impacts greenhouse gas emissions – Low Carb Diet from Sierra Club Green Home and Bon Appetit.
• Food, Inc. Love your body, feed your head. (more…)

These sneaker aren’t totally green but they’re getting pretty darn close.

New Balance is taking steps to get greener with the launch of its new, ECO-PREFERRED collection. The new collection features shoes that utilize environmentally preferred materials, constructions and manufacturing processes.

The first shoe in New Balance’s eco-preferred collection, the New Balance 70, is developed for consumers who factor the environment into their buying decision. Seventy-five percent (more…)

Does anyone still use walkie talkies?  For all you mountain climbers, cell phone haters, or those needing to stay in touch with the kids at the next Michael Jackson memorial, this may be a product for you.

Features a 3Km range, 8 channels and LCD display screen. The innovative cranking mechanism makes it simple to charge with just a few cranks of the handle. No need to worry about carcinogenic batteries running down or the damage they might do in a landfill.

You can also charge these man-powered walkie talkies via included 6V adaptor.  A full charge provides eight hours of standby, and an hour and a half of actual talk time.  Just crank and start yammering.

U.K. only – £53.99 @ the U.K.’s iwoot.com via: gadgets-for-men

Sites like Project Gutenberg offer free online downloads of both classic and ebooks.  The site is produced by thousands of volunteers and will allow you to save trees and paper by going digital. The Gutenberg site has over 30,000 titles in its online catalog and over 100,000 titles are available through its network of affiliates and partners. The site saw over 2 million downloads in the last 30 days. Last month’s top downloaded authors included, Charles Dickens, Mark Twain and Jane Austen. Top ebook download was The Outline of Science” Vol. 1 by J. Arthur Thompson.

The site is free, although they can use any and all donations (tax deductible).  Find out more @ gutenberg.org

Whether hitting the beach or just lurking under the picnic table waiting for that kid to drop his hamburger – every dog should look good getting their summer on.  Here are some styling canine collars from our friends at Olive Green Dog, to help you make that ‘summer’ statement. (Be sure to use code:  OliveAC at checkout, and receive 10% off.)

• (above) Be a totally evolved canine – sport an eco-friendly piece of hemp neckwear and look good doing it.  Earth Dog Hemp Collars – $20

• (above) Waterproof beachwear.  This high tech material feels like leather. Wipes clean and won’t rot, or mildew.  Tilden Waterproof Collar – $18 (more…)

• It’s the economy, stupid…Climate Talks End With Meager Promises – npr
• No, it’s not designed to speed-up checkout…British Company Barcodes Trees to Protect Forest – reuters
• I’m putting down the doughnut…Low-Calorie Diet Slows Aging in Monkeys – newsdaily
• This is probably not the first nanotech project I would green light…Smart Clothes Could Take Photos – bbc
• It’s not genetic modification…A Step Forward in All-Natural Pesticides – cs monitor
• Going Vertical: Brothers Live on Building’s Wall – myway
• Yes there’s a video, and no, he wasn’t caught leaving Red Lobster…Rare Blue Lobster is 1 in 2 Million Find - aol news

If you’re a fan of Naked Juice’s 100 percent fruit drinks, you’ll be pleased to hear the company will soon be packaging its sugar-free, preservative-free and artificial coloring-free drinks in its new, Naked reNEWabottle made of 100 percent recycled plastic.

Naked Juice expects to have its entire product line transitioned to the 100 percent post-consumer recycled bottles in 2010, and is starting the effort by converting all of its 32 ounce bottles this month.  Naturally, all of Naked Juice’s bottles will continue to be recyclable.

The initial 32 ounce bottle transition reduces virgin plastic consumption by 1 million pounds per year and oil use by 8,192 barrels every year (the rough equivalent of taking 497 cars off of the road). (more…)

I confess, I’m not only a pedal pusher, but also a pillow pusher.  Always looking for a change in scenery on the home-front, an easy, inexpensive trick is to invest in some decorative pillow talk.

If you’re blessed with the knack to Do-It-Yourself, repurpose an un-used table cloth, skirt, scarf or whatever material you happen to have lying around.  Cover your tired throw pillows, stitch those straight seams, and voila — happy new accessories for your bed or couch.

Not sew handy?  Visit etsy for handmade pillows from recycled material or eco friendly bamboo, hemp, or organic cotton. Here are a few folksy/modern styles, inspired by Early (more…)

Lounging by the water, sipping that organic drink on the rocks.  When it’s time to dive in, do it in sexy eco style. Hey, a girl can dream…

3 cute eco fashions to get you in the swim from e-tailer, Oko Box.  Don’t forget, Miss Budget-minder, swimsuits go on sale in August.
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• organic cotton Sirena Bikini with spandex for extra comfort, low impact dye – strapless, tie-in -the-back top; french boycut bottom, ($72)
• red hot organic cotton & bamboo Luna Bikini with a touch of spandex, ($92)
• organic cotton Valentina Bikini by Kelly B – top with black front ruffle and crisscross back, ($80)

Related: previously on AltCon – more eco swimsuits:
eco swimwear from Miss Peaches (5.13.09)
BTC Elements for eco fashion finds (5.29.09)