Showing posts with label Earth Day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Earth Day. Show all posts

How to Be Green? Ditch Earth Day

Earth as Art- Florida Everglades. Description: Spanning the southern tip of the Florida Peninsula and most of Florida Bay, Everglades National Park is the only subtropical preserve in North America. It is the only place in the world where alligators and crocodiles exist side by side.
http://eros.usgs.gov/imagegallery/collection.php?type=earth_as_art#12

Do We Really Need Earth Day Anymore?

This past Monday, Earth Day 2013, I was left with a feeling of, well, quite frankly, sadness in my heart.  What used to be one of my favorite days of the year, this year turned into a stream of emails into my inbox from the likes of Staples, American Eagle and too many PR firms to mention all touting their sales and promotions for Earth Day.  Now while I am a capitalist at heart and do not begrudge those trying to make a buck (believe me), this year it somehow left a bad taste in my mouth.

Earth Day Meme - It's Yours...Take Care of It

Earth Day Meme - It's Yours...Take Care of It

I am spending this beautiful Earth Day biking with my daughters to their elementary school to pick up trash, and then heading home to work on a letter to the Orlando Sentinel Editor urging my community to come together and ask our Senators, Marco Rubio (R) and Bill Nelson (D), to co-sponsor the Safe Chemicals Act

How are you celebrating this Earth Day?

How about spending a few moments on a little green introspection?

Have you ever sat down and really thought about about how far you are willing to take living green to take care of our planet and your fellow man?  Not just today, but each and every day, how will you do both the little and big things to make this amazing planet a better place for all?

If you need a little eco-inspiration,  check out Earth as Art and see if you don't feel motivated to live, act and be green today and always.

After all, it's yours...take care of it.
"Our future depends on our knowledge and actions. What choices will you make today that will change your health and the health of our world tomorrow? Together we CAN find the path that will lead us to a greener, healthier future." - Peace, Love and Eco - Shane



P.S.- Have you heard about The Green PolkaDot Box! Recently launched with over 12,000 members and backed by the Organic Consumer's Association, you can easily buy NonGMO organics at wholesale pricing online.  It's like a Sam's club but focused on products for green, healthy living!!  You can even shop by dietary restrictions like gluten free, vegan or diabetic.

Sources: Wired.com, USGS

2012 Earth Day Giveaway! Win Over $1400 in Green Living Treasure in the Great Green Earth Day Giveaway from EnvironmentalBooty.com and Our Eco-Partners!

Happy Earth Day 2012!
It's Time to Win Over $1400 in
Green Living Treasure...
Win Over $1,400 in Green Living Treasure in the 2012 Great Green Earth Day Giveaway from EnvironmentalBooty.com and Our Eco-Partners!

April 22 is Earth Day and this year, once again, EnvironmentalBooty.com and our Eco-Partners are making it easy and fun for you to celebrate.  Our 2012 Great Green Earth Day Giveaway is giving you the chance to win a green living prize package of some of the hottest environmental treasure worth over $1400!

Meet our 2012 Great Green Earth Day Giveaway Eco-Partners below and check out the green living swag that one lucky winner will take home when Rafflecopter randomly chooses our winner at 9pm EST on Earth Day 2012!

To enter, after you meet our Eco-partners below and check out their green living loot, leave a comment telling us which products you love and why. Leaving a comment will allow you to unlock tons of other ways you can enter to win over and over and over again on our Rafflecopter entry form below!

Good luck and have fun!

Retail Value $259
Modern Playhouse is imagination made in America.

A San Francisco based design studio dedicated to modern earth friendly products for kids. All of their pieces are made in America.

The Puzzle Furniture Set, shown in image above inside of the Puzzle Playhouse, is the perfect pint-sized furniture set for small spaces.  Made from domestic maple apple-ply and handcrafted with care in Minnesota.  We see much tea served in your future!


Retail Value $259
The Water Filter Lady, AKA Laura Newton, knows a thing or two about safe, pure and clean water.  Not a huge fan of bottled water, she can help anyone learn how to live bottled water free. Laura is dedicated to providing consumers with better water, better health, and a better lifestyle.

This Multipure Aquadome countertop unit (MPAD) provides all the taste and health benefits of Multipure filtered water, in a sleek, countertop dome. The Aquadome sits atop the counter and connects directly to the existing faucet. It is operated with a convenient diverter valve and easy to install.  Delicious water that you know is safe can be yours with Multipure and the Water Filter Lady. 

Retail Value $175
"Water is the most precious resource on earth"

In many areas of the United States the supply of clean fresh water is becoming scarce. At the same time water treatment plants are being overloaded. Yet everyday, each home sends thousands of gallons of graywater to the water treatment plant which could be safely used to irrigate the landscape of your home. 

Gray-2-Green offers components and systems that allow graywater to be collected and used to irrigate the landscape of the home, reducing the demand on the local water supply, family’s water costs, and the load on the water treatment plant. Installing a Gray-2-Green graywater recycling system makes sense for the homeowner, the community, and the environment.
Retail Value $41
Stop your junk mail – Yes, this service really WORKS!

Protect the earth and everyone in your household for 5 years


41pounds.org stops your junk mail and catalogs – protecting the environment and your sanity. Junk mail wastes an incredible amount of natural resources, contributes to global warming and drives you crazy, right? 41pounds.org can make it stop! 41pounds.org protects the earth and your entire household for 5 blissful years – saving:

  • Time — No credit card offers to shred or unwanted catalogs
  • Trees — Keep 100+ million trees in forests, cooling the planet

  • Water — Protect 28 billion gallons of clean water
  • Climate — Junk mail produces more C02 than 9 million cars
  • Planet — We donate 1/3 of revenue to environmental groups   

    Sustainable, Botanical Based Yogini Cleanies
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    Retail Value $55
    Keep Calm, Keep Clean, Keep a Clear Conscience with 100% Bamboo Wipes made with Certified Organic Essential Oil

    Yogini Cleanies™ have been carefully created by a mother and daughter team to provide a sustainable yet effective dual-cleaning product for your body and your yoga mat!  How cool is that?

    Yogini Cleanies are perfect to use after exercise, while traveling or whenever you need a natural and refreshing lift of spirit.  Seriously sustainable easy comfort.  They feel good to use because they ARE good.  Good for you and for the world around you. 


    KV Organics Miessence Gift Certificate 
    Retail Value $25 Gift Certificate
    Lacey Swartz with KV Organics is all about living a sustainable lifestyle and helping others in their quest for the same.  Visit her blog to get insider information that the personal care and supplement industries do NOT want you to know.  You will find a friend who can help you create a safer environment for your family. 

    Wife, mother of 4, Consultant & Ecopreneur in the organic personal care industry, Lacey is available to consult with you about your organic personal care needs.  If you have ever wasted money on "natural" products, only to find out later they had a bunch of toxins in them or weren’t the best fit for your unique personal care needs, Lacey can help save you time, money and aggravation.   


     From ShoptoBeGreen.com Comes a Variety Basket of 5 Handcrafted Natural Soaps ($40 value) and an Upcycled Fork Bracelet ($30 value)
    Retail Value  $70
    Promoting a healthy lifestyle for you and the planet by carrying only the best organic, natural and sustainable high-end & creatively made green home products.  ShoptoBeGreen.com offers a special selection of products that can help consumers live a little more green. They search for products that are stylish and fun and they select products that they are excited about and want to bring into their own home.

    This adorable upcycled Fork Bracelet ($30 value) is not only fun to wear, it is sure to be a green living conversation starter.   Plus, enjoy a Variety Basket of 8 Handcrafted Natural & Handmade Soaps ($40 value).  Gentle with no chemicals, dyes or fragrances and  made with essentials oils, glycerine, natural butters, and natural organic plants.  Replenish and nourish your skin. Your skin will thank you. Owner, Mistie lists all the ingredients so that you can judge for yourself and she handcrafts the 910 Joy Avenue line (named after the street address of her grandmother).

    Retail Value $100
    Sawang Boran stands for truly artisanal, unique, fair trade silks from North-East Thailand.
    • Unadulterated local silkworm varieties
    • Unique hand-made creations of local cultural ownership
    • The richness of chemical-free natural colors
    • The safety of a fully organic processes
    This one of a kind organic silk patchweave is called, prosaically enough "Patchweave 7", was created by artisans in August of 2011.  This Earth Day Patchweave 7 was collectively made by a group of weavers like Bua, Lat and Suban, all acting as mutual 'consultants' improvising the design inch by inch, mixing weaving techniques as they like.  The natural dyes that predominate in this piece are indigo, jackfruit, and lac (an insect resin found on certain trees, that yields red and pink hues). The weaving uses only left-over silk from the artisans' regular work. And of course, all silk is from organically raised, indigenous silkworms, and from traditional manual processes including natural colors.  Truly a playful. one of a kind piece of utilitarian, wearable eco-art work more than a commercial weaving.


    Retail Value $42
    The latest news in Haiti is that, amidst the rubble, cholera and civil unrest, there are small islands of prosperity and stability -- artisan villages that have had steady work since July 2010, producing high-quality crafts for the Heart of Haiti, a trade not aid project.  The Heart of Haiti initiative provides artists with an opportunity to make a living, feed their families and pay their children’s school fees. Already, The Heart of Haiti collection has led to employment of 750 artists in Haiti providing financial benefits for an estimated 5,000 people in the country.

    Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere and despite the devastating earthquake, people there are filled with hope and a desire to improve their lives through employment.  In a partnership with the artisans of Haiti, Macy's, The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund and Fairwinds Trading, Haitians are being put back to work through sustainable projects making colorful and intricate pieces of art ranging from picture frames to vases and jewelry.
    Retail Value $46
    Rwanda Path to Peace was founded in July 2005. In less than two years the project had achieved unparalleled success in bringing economic security to the women of Rwanda.  Baskets woven by the women, exported to the US and sold exclusively at Macy’s Department Stores, are the number one export out of Rwanda under the African Growth and Opportunity Act.
    • Strengthening families
    • Greatly improving conditions for HIV positive weavers
    • Positively impacting the lives of thousands of children
    • Improving public health as weavers can now afford mosquito netting
    • Helping Rwanda in the process of healing and reconciliation
      Retail Value $70
      SmartGardener.com is the easiest way to plan, grow and harvest your own organic garden or community garden.  From setting up your garden design and choosing your plants to weekly To Do list reminders,  SmartGardener.com is your answer to simple sustainability.
      How SmartGardener.com Works for You:
      1. Set up your Garden - Once your settings reflect your growing conditions, you can layout the size and shape of your garden beds.
      2. Select your Plants - Select from multiple ways to find your plants in an extremely rich database of over 500 plants - browsing,  filtering and recommended plants just for your garden.
      3. Create your Smart Garden Plan - Get a Plan created just for your garden based on your plants, layout and growing conditions, complete with a complex weather mapping algorithm. 
      4. Receive your Weekly To Dos - View your prep, plant, care and harvest To Dos all in one place and receive them weekly in your email too.

      Retail Value $30
      Pee Wee and the Magical Compost Heap
      Pee Wee's Great Adventure:
a guide to Vermicomposting ~ 2nd edition
      Pee Wee's Family in a Nutshell
      Pee Wee goes to the Fair
      Pee Wee's Magical Compost Tea

      The Castle Compost Book series by Larraine Roulston is an adorable, fun and factual way for children to learn about composting.  Pee Wee, the endearing little red wiggler, illustrates the joy of composting through these educational stories.  Kids fall in love with Pee Wee and learn how to be green at the same time.  
      "My six year old nephew was enthralled! It stirred his imagination (wishes he could shrink down to bug-size) and has my sister getting the composting going again. Rave reviews from Michigan!" - 
Mary O

      Retail Value $17.95
      Children, parents and teachers alike will treasure this delightful fantasy, Sofia's Dream, by Land Wilson.  The author's rhymes will roll off your tongue as you take an exciting journey with Sofia to discover why her new friend, the moon, is so sad.

      In this magically illustrated bedtime story, little Sofia befriends the Moon and sets off on a dreamy adventure to visit her friend.  She sees our planet from the Moon's point of view and is inspired to do whatever she can to protect the Earth and to encourage others to do the same.  A beautiful eco-book for kids of all ages.

      Retail Value $14.99
      Imagine...the rising sea has swallowed up most of the Iñupiaq people’s native land and millions of Americans from the lower forty-eight are being relocated to Alaska due to the devastation from global warming. But when the Iñupiaq people rise up to fight for the survival of their culture, the private army Skyhawk is brought in to subdue the growing insurgency and the Iñupiaq rebels are labeled as terrorists. Separated from her family in the aftermath of the ensuing battle, fourteen-year-old April Ipalook desperately searches for a place of refuge amidst the war zone of northern Alaska.

      Jacob Sackin's thriller, IGLU, brings this imagery alive and along the way, proves to invigorate the environmental conversation.

      Retail Value $13.95
      Spit That Out!: The Overly Informed Parent's Guide to Raising Children in the Age of Environmental Guilt by Paige Wolf, answers many of the questions posed by mothers on the verge of a “green mom nervous breakdown.”
      "Paige Wolf is the mom I wished lived next door. She makes neurotic look sexy and shares practical tips for saving the ozone and your sanity." – Abby Sher, author of Amen, Amen, Amen: Memoir of a Girl Who Couldn't Stop Praying (Among Other Things)

      Retail Value $24.95
      Corey is the founder of the non-profit initiative Green Halloween® which launched in 2006 and marked the beginning of the partnership with her mom on changing the way people celebrate. She also is a licensed marriage and family therapist and clinical art therapist.

      Lynn cares about what happens to her grandchildren and future generations of her family, but also, like most moms, she is concerned about the survival of all children and of the planet. Working with her daughter to make a difference by encouraging people to celebrate green is tremendously rewarding. 

      Together, Corey and Lynn are opening the eyes of people around the world to the importance of re-visiting traditions in the face of environmental challenges, of re-thinking how they celebrate, and of putting meaning in the greening.

      Retail Value $16
      Chicago's best, all natural pizza is now available at your local market.  Check the frozen foods section and you will find Home Run Inn pizza.  All natural with no preservatives, this pizza is the number one selling frozen pizza in Chicago and soon will be your number one choice too!


      Retail Value $29.97
      I love the way the Save-the-ta-tas® Foundation laughs in the face of cancer, don't you?  Over the last 6 years, the ta-tas® Brand has donated 50% of the profits from their shop to the cause.  To date, with the help of men and women just like you supporting their brand and purchasing their products, they have donated over $680,000 to fund the fight against cancer.



      Retail Value $19.99

      • Save Money - The average consumer spends hundreds of dollars a year on razor blades. By extending the life of a blade from days to months, Blade Buddy reduces this amount significantly.
      • Reduce Waste - Two billion blades and their packaging are thrown out each year, resulting in two million pounds of plastic waste. Blade Buddy significantly minimizes the amount you throw away.
      • Shave Smarter - Replacing razor blades after only a few shaves is both costly and wasteful. With Blade Buddy you save money, reduce waste and eliminate nicks, cuts, razor burn and ingrown hair caused by dull razor blades.

      Retail Value $125
      Something big is happening in the organic food industry and you can be a part of it along with Shane Shirley-Smith from EnvironmentalBooty.com, Mike Adams from Natural News and Jeffrey Smith from the Stop GMO Group, The Institute for Responsible Technology.  You can finally buy organic, natural, nonGMO foods and products online at up to 60% off at the Green PolkaDot Box.  It's like a Sam's but with healthy, green living foods and products for you and your pets.

      The best part, these delicious, nutritious and healthy foods you buy at The Green PolkaDot box come right to your front door with free shipping on orders over $99.  And in the testing phase now, Harvest Fresh produce shipped to your front door within 24-48 hours of harvest and frozen and refrigerated organic, nonGMO foods at up to 60% off coming soon.

      Well that's it folks!  Pretty awesome right?  So happy you got to meet our fabulous Eco-Partners!  Learning about green living products, services and books is a great way to celebrate April's Earth Month and Earth Day on April 22.  At 9 pm EST on Earth Day Rafflecopter will randomly draw our winner!!

      You can enter to win with just one mandatory entry which will unlock other ways to gain extra entries on the Rafflecopter entry form below.

      Thanks for celebrating Earth Month and Earth Day 2012 with us.  Good luck and go green...

      How to Be Green In 3 Easy Steps


      I frequently get asked the question, "How can I be greener?".  I love it when I get that question because it means that another consumer is starting their journey to a healthier future.  The more consumers who are on that journey,  the better it is for all of us.  So my goal in answering the, "What is the best way to go green?" question is to not overwhelm people with too much information that they flip out and forget it.  I have developed a response that really covers it well and, amazingly, I have found that you can tell anyone how to be green in 3 easy steps.

      4 Ways to Live Earth Day 2011 Everyday! Take Earth Day Out of Your Planner and Put Green Into Your Heart 24/7/365

      Happy Earth Day 2011!

      Hi all and let me wish you and yours a very happy Earth Day 2011.  Now let's make it the truth and not a cliche when we say, "Let's make Earth Day every day!"

      More than 1 billion people now participate in Earth Day activities each year, making it the largest civic observance in the world. Imagine what would happen if we all took Earth Day out of our planners and put green into our hearts 24/7/365.  In keeping with that vision of living green, I wanted to give you 4 ways to live Earth Day 2011 everyday. 

      PBS Kids Go!'s Arthur Goes Green for Earth Day with 5 Brand New Eco-Episodes and an Online Go Green Challenge



      I have written in the past about how much I love PBS Kids.  I grew up with PBS and I am pleased that my daughters have had the chance to grow up watching educational television disguised as fun.  Of course you never want to allow your kids to stay glued to the TV for too long right?  Okay so not that there haven't been days in my house where a kid or two have been allowed to remain transfixed to the boob tube for far too long.  Still, you know what I am sayin' right?  I really love it when PBS provides kids with green living messages geared toward them.  Well get your little greenies ready on Earth Day April 22 for some eco-friendly fun on TV and online. I just got word that PBS Kids Go!'s Arthur is going green for Earth Day with eco-episodes and an online Go Green Challenge.

      It's HERE! Win Over $1,000 in Green Living Treasure in The 2011 Great Green Earth Day Giveaway from EnvironmentalBooty.com and Our Eco-Partners! Enter to Win 4 Earth Day!

      Happy Earth Day 2011!!!
      It's Time to Win Over $1000 in 
      Green Living Treasure 


      Earth Day is April 22 and this year EnvironmentalBooty.com and our Eco-partners are making it easy and fun to find the green living treasure in self, people and planet!  Our 2011 Great Green Earth Day Giveaway is giving you the chance to win a mind blowing prize package of some of the hottest environmental treasure worth over $1350!

      Meet our 2011 Great Green Earth Day Giveaway Eco-Partners below and check out the green living goodies that one lucky winner will take home for Earth Day 2011! 

      To enter, after you check out our Eco-partners and their green living treasures below, leave a comment along with your email (name [at] email [dot] com) telling us which product you are lovin' and why! Then find out below how you can enter to win...over and over and over again!!!!

      Naya "Sister" from the Criss Cross Collection

      Retail Value $120
      The Naya brand was created for women who want beautiful, comfortable shoes that leave a softer footprint on our earth. Whenever possible, the Naya collection includes:
      • vegetable-tanned leathers and lining
      • natural or recycled content fabrics
      • foot beds and outsoles containing natural cork
      • water-based cements
      • boxes made with 80% recycled paper pulp,
      • soy-based inks and water-based glue
      • reusable shoe bags and shoe forms made with recycled PET
      The Sister is available at hsn.com

      How to Go Green, Save Money and Reduce Plastic Waste with SnackTaxi...One of Oprah's Favorite Things!

      Check out these adorable SnackTaxi designs and more...HERE!
      I am really excited to be able to share with you how to go green, save money and reduce plastic waste with one of Oprah's favorite things and one of my favorite ways to live green, the SnackTaxi.  I remember watching Oprah's Earth Day special back in 2009 and I fell in love with the SnackTaxi she shared.  Oprah was all about finding ways to reduce our plastic waste as she had just found out about the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch; a floating pool of  plastic garbage which is reported to be twice the size of Texas and detrimental to our environment and sea life.  Using the SnackTaxi will make you feel like you are doing something good for the planet, because you really are!

      Walk the Path to Green Living in Naya Shoes and Make Every Day Earth Day


      I want to introduce you guys to a hot new line of women’s shoes called Naya. It’s a fashionable, comfortable and surprisingly, eco-friendly shoe line. Naya is a great step women can take to walk on the path to green living to look good, feel good and do good for the environment. You know I think we are all kind of over the whole  Earth Day celebrations once a year and really moving to more of an "Every Day is Earth Day" message.  It is time to start putting our money where our mouths are to really make an impact on our sustainability.

      The Naya line is for women who want to make earth-friendly choices, but don’t want to look “crunchy granola”.   These are some adorable Eco-shoes.  Each shoe starts with a beautiful, feminine design and is made from eco-friendly materials such as chrome-free and vegetable tanned leathers, recycled cork and rubber soles, biodegradable latex foam cushioning and sustainable bamboo heels.

      Naya is available at Shoes.com, Zappos.com, Piperlime.com and PlanetShoes.com; at select Nordstrom stores and Nordstrom.com, select Dillard’s stores and Dillards.com; and in more than 60 independent and specialty stores.

      Click HERE to join our green living, online community!

      Re-Tweet to Win Stylist to the Stars Robert Verdi's Favorite Eco Booty!


      Who doesn't love New York City based fashion stylist to the stars Robert Verdi right?  He is hilarious, energetic and he knows his stuff.  He has styled  Desperate Housewives star and fashionista Eva Longoria Parker and is always popping up on TV shows like The View and The Today Show offering up his fashion and styling advice. Now you have a chance to win his favorite Eco Booty including one of the KC Malhan Eco-bags from my Environmental Booty OpenSky shop...the Peace Bag!

      This Wednesday, from 7pm to 8pm EST, celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day with Robert (@RobertVerdi), me (@EnviroBooty) and other Eco-Influencers for an hour of green tips, news and Eco-fashion advice.  Robert wants you to get in on the action and share your Eco-lifestyle and fashion tips for all to see by using the hash tag #RVTips.  But wait,  little Eco-Fashionistas, there's more..

      For a chance to win Robert's favorite Eco-Booty from my shop as well as some of  his other fab Eco-finds,  just Tweet and Re-Tweet  the following Tweet for chances to win... 

      Wanna win @RobertVerdi 's Eco-chic pick from @EnviroBooty? RT to win! http://bit.ly/ddVJvK  #rvtips 

      Be sure to tune in to Robert's Eco-chic Twitter Party live stream today at 7pm EST at robertverditweetthis.blogspot.com  .  Get greening tips from @RobertVerdi, me @EnvironmentalBooty  and other Eco-influencers and don't miss the live announcement of the lucky Peace Bag winner!  Join the fun, share your tips and Tweet along using #RVTips.  
      See you there!
      *Winner will be chosen at random. Items subject to final availability. Contest only open to U.S. residents. Sorry, but we cannot ship outside the U.S. Winner will be announced via Twitter and will have 7 days to claim their prize. After 7 days a new winner will be chosen.

      Earth Day Giveaway - OpenSky's Green Shopkeepers and Sweet P's Organics Give You a Chance to Win While Paying it Forward to the Waterkeeper Alliance!

      We are ending our month of green giveaways for Earth Month with a BANG this week with a huge Earth Day Giveaway and I think you will love what we have planned for you and your friends!  My fellow OpenSky Green Shopkeepers, Sweet P's Organics and I have teamed up to offer an amazing Earth Day Giveaway that will help you pay it forward to the Waterkeeper Alliance, give you a chance to win a customized Sweet P's Organics gift pack valued at over $40 and receive a copy of our exclusive OpenSky Green Living Storybook!