TOPIC: GREEN LIVING (71)
Vine.com
http://www.vine.comAt Vine.com, everything's green. Shop thousands of Vine-reviewed products from paraben-free skin care and natural cleaners to organic snacks, sustainably-made décor & more.We vet the products so you don't have to. Our helpful tools quickly connect you to all you need to green your life. Free 1-2 day shipping on orders over $49, 24/7 customer care and a 365-day free returns policy.
Bicycle Library
http://215w11.com/bicyclelibrary/?p=homeThe Bicycle Library - A mobile library advocating bicycles in the city. There is a full library with books, magazines, bicycle art, and film screenings. Additionally, a bicycle match making service in which you can browse or ask onboard Librarian for suggestions. Take a bicycle out as you would a book. (Deposit Required) 7 types of bicycles offered.
PPS (Project for Public Spaces)
http://www.pps.orgProject for Public Spaces (PPS) is a nonprofit planning, design and educational organization dedicated to helping people create and sustain public spaces that build stronger communities. Our pioneering Placemaking approach helps citizens transform their public spaces into vital places that highlight local assets, spur rejuvenation and serve common needs.
Mindful Momma
http://mindfulmomma.comHi! My name is Micaela and I’m a work-from-home Mom living in Minneapolis, MN with my husband and our two boys. I started this blog (way back in 2006!) as a way to help me make sense of all the confusing and sometimes scary information about green and healthy living that I was confronted with as a parent. It was part creative outlet and part educational platform….both with a steep learning curve!
City CarShare
https://www.citycarshare.orgCity CarShare, a Bay Area nonprofit, provides convenient, affordable access to shared cars in order to reduce individual car ownership and usage. By providing innovative and technological- advanced mobility options to members, we help to improve the environment and quality of life in our cities through the reduction of traffic, parking problems, and dependence on oil-while promoting cleaner air, quieter streets and more open space.
ecomom
http://www.ecomom.comKeeping kids healthy and safe is serious business. That’s why we’re in it! Founded in 2009, ecomom is a trusted team of parents, ecommerce veterans and sustainable business professionals. By joining forces with our network of ecomom experts, we provide products we use ourselves, relevant information and non-stop inspiration.
FreshPaper™ by Fenugreen
http://www.fenugreen.comFreshPaper™by Fenugreen is a simple piece of paper that keeps fruits & veggies fresh for 2-4 times longer, organically. Often described as a "dryer sheet for produce," one small (5" x 5") FreshPaper sheet can simply be dropped into a fridge drawer, carton, bag, or container filled with produce.
Fenugreen is addressing the enormous, yet often overlooked, global challenge of food spoilage with a simple innovation - FreshPaper.
Connect:Homes
http://www.connect-homes.comWe design and build modern, green, affordable homes available nationwide.
bobble
http://www.waterbobble.com/Since bobble’s introduction in 2010, our retail network has grown furiously; the product is now available in all 50 states in the USA, from department and specialty stores and mass-market retailers to corner boutiques. We are in more than 35,000 stores, nearly three dozen countries and on five continents. Millions of bobbles have been sold worldwide. If each filter equates to 300 single-serve bottles, bobble’s collective success has helped to remove many millions of discarded plastic bottles from the environment.
Walk Your City
http://www.walkyourcity.orgAn open-sourced online resource for anyone to auto-magically create their own guerrilla wayfinding sign to export, print and install.
Truck Farm
http://www.truckfarm.orgTruck Farm is a mobile garden education project founded in Brooklyn, NY. Director Ian Cheney's other projects include King Corn, The Greening of Southie, and The City Dark.
The Urban Homestead Project
http://urbanhomestead.orgSurrounded by urban sprawl and just a short distance from a freeway, the Urban Homestead project is a family operated and highly productive city farm. It is also a successful, real-life working model for sustainable agriculture and eco living in urban areas.
Ecouterre
http://www.ecouterre.comEcouterre is a website devoted to the future of sustainable fashion design. We’re dedicated to showcasing and supporting designers who not only contemplate cut, form, and drape, but also a garment’s social and environmental impact, from the cultivation of its fibers to its use and disposal. Our ethos: To follow the evolution of the apparel industry toward a more environmentally sound future, as well as facilitate a conversation about why sustainable fashion matters.
Freecycle ™
http://www.freecycle.orgThe Freecycle Network™ is made up of 5,047 groups with 8,977,145 members around the world. It's a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (and getting) stuff for free in their own towns. It's all about reuse and keeping good stuff out of landfills. Each local group is moderated by local volunteers (them's good people).
WebEcoist
http://webecoist.momtastic.comWebEcoist goes beyond being an ordinary ‘green’ lifestyle, design and travel publication. Sure, you will find articles on eco-friendly food, sustainable technology and innovations both good and bad but you will also discover a vast array of environmental oddities, natural disasters, fantastic plants and amazing animals. The site is thus a (free) one-stop shop for everything about our Earth – including great guides to eco-friendly facts, the sustainable web, our environmental history and the green movement.
