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eco friendlier cordless phone - motorola

The ubiquitous cordless phone just got a teensy-bit greener.  Motorola just announced the introduction of its new D10 and D11 cordless phones.  The eco-friendly handsets are designed to look...

Started in The Alternative Consumer • 5 days ago • 0 responses
Tags: design, energy-saving, gadgets, online shopping, technology
2 Great Green Giveaways from Blue Avocado

Make your move to eco chic reusable bags, or give them as wonderful holiday gifts. Compliments of Blue Avocado, two lucky readers will each receive a unique and innovative shopping bag kit, made from...

Started in The Alternative Consumer • 5 days ago • 0 responses
Tags: design, online shopping, recycle, shopping bag, sustainable
a mixed bag of turkeyday news

U.S. Ready to Climb into Hot Seat on Climate Change - yahoo! news Shocking! White House Turkey Pardoning Scandal? - abc news Insurance companies never have a problem not paying claims…Trees...

Started in The Alternative Consumer • 6 days ago • 0 responses
Tags: enviro news, news/science, eco news, environmental news, green news
a step by step Thanksgiving

Focus on all that we have, rather than that which we may not have. Gratitude to those who have been there for us in good times and bad.  Replace fear with hope.  Happy Thanksgiving! This post is...

Started in The Alternative Consumer • 6 days ago • 0 responses
Tags: food, holidays, eco friendly thanksgiving, green thanksgiving
a mixed bag of green news

Stop the insanity…Democrats Brace for ‘Midnight Rules’ From Bush - cs monitor This mystery still isn’t solved…Honey Bee Crisis Threatens English Fruit Farmers -...

Started in The Alternative Consumer • 7 days ago • 0 responses
Tags: enviro news, news/science, eco news
reclaimed wood flooring saves trees

Bask in the intrinsic character and beauty of reclaimed wood flooring while doing your part to conserve our trees and forests.  Deforestation and logging of old growth forests are a threat to...

Started in The Alternative Consumer • 7 days ago • 0 responses
Tags: flooring, home decor, home improvement, interiors, kitchen
solar traffic safety cone - what’s up with that?

Please don’t hurt yourself rushing to buy this piece of crappy Chinese solar technology. This collapsible traffic cone presumably fits in one’s trunk. The little built-in solar panel...

Started in The Alternative Consumer • 6 days ago • 0 responses
Tags: alternative energy, humor, online shopping, solar power, technology
Win a Climate Kit - Great Green Giveaway

Looking for a smart and useful holiday gift? Compliments of Kathy, one lucky reader will receive a free Standard Climate Kit — a collection of tools and tips that will help you save money,...

Started in The Alternative Consumer • 6 days ago • 0 responses
Tags: contest, online shopping, giveaways
a mixed bag of green news

This is kinda cool…Korean Demilitarized Zone Now a Wildlife Haven - cs monitor This is very uncool…Mob Attacks Offices Over Brazil Logging Crackdown - reuters I see the Euros have...

Started in The Alternative Consumer • 1 week ago • 0 responses
Tags: enviro news, news/science, eco news, environmental updates
Let Your Wrist Speak Louder than Words

Tired of bracelets speaking only of your taste in jewelry?  Want to silently, yet actively, express you concern for issues about which you care deeply?The I’m Tired of bracelets allow you to make...

Started in The Alternative Consumer • 1 week ago • 0 responses
Tags: accessories, charity, online shopping, recycle, sustainable