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KAYU - bamboo sunglasses with vision

Now you can buy cool-looking, eco-minded sunglasses and support a socially responsible company at the same time. Unite for Sight, a non-profit that strives to eliminate preventable blindness and...

Started in The Alternative Consumer • 4 weeks ago • 0 responses
Tags: accessories, bamboo, charity, design, fashion
usb memory stick made out of twig

Add a touch of nature to that sterile plastic box you worship for hours every day with one of these handmade, natural wood USB memory sticks. Dutch designer, Guido Oooms (possessor of the best name...

Started in The Alternative Consumer • 4 weeks ago • 0 responses
Tags: computers, cool, design, gadgets, online shopping
a mixed bag of green news

Let the innovation begin…Coating Helps Solar Panels Soak Up More Sun - reuters 15 New Technologies That Will Change Everything - msnbc This could be a big biofuel breakthrough…Oil...

Started in The Alternative Consumer • 4 weeks ago • 0 responses
Tags: enviro news, news/science, eco news, nature news, news
Y Water - a new concept in kids’ drinks

Parents always want what’s best for their kids, especially when it comes to their health. LA-based Y Water is dedicated to providing a healthy beverage alternative, the first in a new...

Started in The Alternative Consumer • 4 weeks ago • 0 responses
Tags: alternative kid, children, design, drinks, green innovators
Green Seal: The Mark of Environmental Responsibility

These days, companies throw around “green” labels like it’s confetti, but they never take the time to explain how they’re environmentally sustainable.  Just because you say you’re green, doesn’t mean...

Started in The Alternative Consumer • 4 weeks ago • 0 responses
Tags: enviro news, green innovators, green orgs, green services, news/science
a mixed bag of green news

Pond scum.  Bush Team Rushes Environmental Policy Changes - reuters Make sure you vote. Presidential Candidates Make Appeals in Key States - voice of america A native Mexican creature is losing its...

Started in The Alternative Consumer • 4 weeks ago • 0 responses
Tags: enviro news, news/science, eco news
Summer Rayne Oakes + Payless Launch Eco Shoes

When invited to the spring 09 preview of Payless Shoes my initial take was, hmmm green shoes from Payless, what’s up with that?  And at the same time I was impressed that they knew I was a shoe...

Started in The Alternative Consumer • 4 weeks ago • 0 responses
Tags: fashion, footwear, hemp, organic, shoes
fire features - outdoor gas fireplaces

Sitting in the Catskills surrounded by almost two feet of snow. Seeing white and feeling winter’s chill. These cool designer fireplaces could certainly warm me up.  prices?  don’t...

Started in The Alternative Consumer • 4 weeks ago • 0 responses
Tags: cool, design, living space, designer fireplaces, gas fireplace
designboom green earth competition results

Designboom recently completed its green earth graphic design competition.  The challenge is set forth below, with the first place entry by Korean designer, Ji Yoon Yang, titled ‘greening’...

Started in The Alternative Consumer • 1 month ago • 0 responses
Tags: art, contest, design, design contest, designboom
recycled wine barrel stool

For all you vino lovers who feel compelled to express your wine obsession in your home decor we present this wine stave stool from Wine Enthusiast.  The downer is the leather seat cushion which is...

Started in The Alternative Consumer • 1 month ago • 0 responses
Tags: furniture, home decor, online shopping, recycle, repurposed