Reggie the ‘Eco Rocker’ is made in the UK from of a Ultraboard, a recycled paper product. This cardboard rocking horse is fully reyclable. When he’s been outgrown he can be used as a blank canvas for an aspiring young artist.  Recommended for kids from 3 to 6 years old. We’re rockin’ now!

Ships flat-packed in recycled packaging for easy, economical shipping and assembly.

£95.00 GBP

An ageless crafting technique delivers a fresh piece of  modern home decor…

Here’s a stylish way to transform, and re-use a wine bottle. Hand-knitted by Dutch designer Erica Hogenbirk, the Bloom vase cover is felted so it is soft, firm and slightly elastic. Each cover features a zippy retro-modern, green and white pattern.

A perfect display piece for a few flower stems, stately grasses or greens…cloak a bottle, create a vase.

$30 @ hogenbirkknitwear on Etsy

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Halloween is all about costumes and treats (what happened to the tricks?) … we’re all about having fun but we don’t need to lack eco consciousness while having a blast. Here are a few green tricks of the trade when it comes to doling out the treats:

• rather than candy … individually wrapped prunes (I know, sounds weird but they’re delicious), Fig Newtons, granola snack bars, pretzels, trail mix, mini boxes of raisins, shelled peanuts or pumpkin seeds.

• Annie’s Bunny Fruit Snacks, available at Whole Foods, Target and others, check Store Locator on site for details

• Bare Fruit Snacks – low calorie, high fiber 100% organic chips

• tasty, healthy mini bars from Nature’s Path – choose EnviroKidz treats, they’re: gluten-free, low-fat, contain no artificial preservatives and are made with certified organic ingredients. Try the Organic Koala Crispy Rice Chocolate Bars – they’re quite good.
• Terra Chips – dried veggie chips in 1 oz. trial size, 24-packs (more…)

• Renewables could provide up to a third of global electricity production…Global Renewable Energy Will Grow Through 2035 – natgeo
• They’re probably looking to get a TV deal…Russians Claim Indisputable Proof of Yeti – livescience
• Sadly, most of these criminals are not caught…Baby Gorilla on Black Market for $40,000 is Saved – msnbc
• Another reason to eat your spinach…Eating Your Greens Can Change the Effect of Your Genes on Heart Disease – sciencedaily
• We need more food regulation, not less…Toxic Fallout as Activists Challenge Strawberry Industry’s Use of Pesticides – enn
• EU Plans Reforms for ‘Greener’ Farm Subsidies – bbc

Artisan Jeremy May has wedded the beauty of upcycled printed text and the resonance of great literary works into fine jewelry.

Jeremy’s Littlefly paper jewelry is created by laminating hundreds of sheets of layered paper, carefully selected and removed from a book and and then transformed into a piece of fine jewelry that is then re-inserted and stored in the excavated space. (more…)

Whether pedaling happily down a country trail or traversing hazardous city streets, every biker knows the value of a good bell. Unsuspecting squirrels, walkers and the like inevitably cross our paths … sound the alarm, we’re coming faaast.

These handy little accessories are painted by hand with paints free of solvents and toxic perfumes; made by artisans in Montreal, Canada. Choose your favorite design – watermelon, ice cream or orange; $29/each. Find these bike bells at Poketo.

Virgin Atlantic Airways today announced a new partnership with LanzaTech to develop a world-first low carbon aviation fuel with half the carbon footprint of the standard fossil-based jet fuel.

The breakthrough in aviation fuel technology will capture, ferment and chemically convert waste gases from industrial steel production for use as an alternative jet fuel. The revolutionary fuel production process recycles waste gases that would otherwise enter the atmosphere as carbon dioxide.  (more…)

The basic building material of these limited edition cork chairs comes from an interesting source – upcycled cork discs recovered from the interior of aluminum baseball bats.

The recycled cork waste, which is sourced from a local Portland sporting goods manufacturer, is threaded onto aluminum rods and woven into a surface using laser-cut steel sides to shape the chair profile.

The chairs go for $675 @ Quartertwenty’s Etsy Shop

I had the pleasure of receiving complimentary Mala Beads from Tiny Devotions for the purposes of this honest, Tried and True Green Product Review.

They offered to send me my choice of Mala Beads and I opted for Turquoise Ocean (purported to inspire communication, healing, balance). Upon opening the package, I was struck by how beautiful they were and couldn’t wait to try them. But first, a little background…

What, you may ask, are Mala beads? They’re prayer beads created primarily from a combination of seeds and gemstones. One special stone imbued with energetic qualities like love, healing, strength or fortune forms the centerpiece of a long necklace with 108 sacred Rudraksha seeds strung alongside. Such sacred seeds have been worn for thousands of years in traditions of yoga, Buddhism and Hinduism. (more…)