The Audi 2010 green car Super Bowl commercial was hilarious in my opinion but it’s unleashed a wealth of opinions that border on whack job. First watch the commercial…
Now I’ve seen two major trains of thought surrounding this commercial.

This commercial proves the green folks are nuts.
This commercial is making fun of people who are honestly into green living.

Not working for Audi, I’m not 100% about what their agenda was, although I’ve got sinking suspicion that their major goal is to sell cars (gasp). But of course people over think everything. At SuperBowl Commercials, many comments relate that this commercial …read more

Sony Ericsson is on a serious roll this year. Just in time for Christmas last year they introduced two new green phones in their line-up of Green Heart products and now a few days ago they announced the release of another green phone, the Sony Ericsson Aspen.
The Sony Ericsson Aspen is a windows mobile QWERTY phone primarily for heavy message and calendar users. This newest Green Heart edition is feature rich and allows for easy multi-tasking combining the touch experience and a real QWERTY keyboard. You can organize and adapt panels to change during the day and use a Slide …read more

Can you guess?
Earth911.com, one of my fave places to get recycling info, and a provider of the nation’s leading Local Recycling and Disposal Directory, just released the results of its 2009 Annual Recycling Report. They added up consumer searches at their site along with other data and came up with a list of the most recycled items.

THE WINNER: Electronics such as computers, batteries and televisions lead the way when it comes to recycling. According to Earth911, the top 10 products consumers looked to recycle in 2009 using Earth911’s Database were:

Computers
Batteries
Televisions
Paint
Aluminum Cans
Used Motor Oil
CFLs
Glass
Fluorescent Lamps
Christmas Trees

Earth911, if you didn’t know, is …read more

If you’re new to green living a smart move is to make small changes rather than large. It’s easier and each small step can lead to other, larger steps.  One excellent way to make small green changes is to choose an area of your home, green it, see how it goes, then move on to another area. With this in mind you’ll need to choose a spot to green up and your kitchen sink is as good a place as any.

Steps to greening your kitchen sink:
Green your dish washing habits – if you have a dishwasher, use it. Using a …read more

VOCs are one of the big bads when it comes to indoor air quality. You want to limit them in your home; which luckily, nowadays isn’t that tough.
WHAT ARE VOCS?
VOCs or volatile organic compounds are chemical substances released by things like oil-based paints, carpet padding, and literally hundreds of other items. While in your home, products containing VOCs evaporate easily and release harmful fumes and gases into your home.

WHAT ARE THE RISKS?
VOCs can cause breathing problems, can irritate your eyes and nose, and may cause inflammation, coughing and headaches. The EWG notes that VOCs have also been shown to cause …read more

If you’re still looking for a special something for a special someone, it’s hard to go wrong with a gift basket. Most people love to get gift baskets. They’re especially nice when stocked with eco-friendly goodies. Following are some excellent green-minded gift baskets that you can still get your hands on in time for Valentine’s Day.

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Diamond Organics has a nice array of green gift baskets but if you really want to impress someone go with the abundant Organic Wine & Bouquet …read more

Quick when I say, “Valentine’s Day” you say… “Reusable Bags!” Ok, maybe it’s not the first gift that popped into your head but trust me, a nice reusable bag is a totally lovable way to say you care this Valentine’s Day. At the very least Mother Nature will thank you.
Consider this…

According to Reusable Bags, well over 500,000,000,000 (that’s 500 billion) plastic bags annually, or almost 1 million per minute are snatched up and used by consumers everywhere.
Guess how many of those plastic bags will biodegrade? ALL OF THEM! That’s right, all plastic bags will eventually leave this planet. However, they …read more

Most people have heard that nonstick pans may pose a safety hazard but on the flip side if nonstick is all you have it’s frustrating because a new set of pans is expensive. Should you toss your nonstick cookware and buy new pots and pans or stick it out? Here’s the scoop…

What’s wrong with nonstick pans:
Most nonstick pans and pots contain a substance called Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). PFOA is a synthetic chemical used and released during the nonstick pan manufacturing process. PFOA, also known as “C8,” was put under investigation by the EPA a few years back because the chemical …read more

So last month you may have caught my eco-friendly Valentine’s gifts for zombie lovers posts, which frankly, even I thought was kooky, but hey, my boyfriend is a zombie fan so what are ya gonna do? Soon after I posted that I came across an even weirder post…
Eco-friendly products for those utterly obsessed with Twilight. What?!

Now, I read the first Twilight book because my boyfriend’s daughter is OBSESSED (like most 13 year old girls) so the book was around. I didn’t think it was all that amazing – but then I’m not in the target age group anymore so…
I also …read more

Today is World Wetland Day so we’re looking at all things wetland. Wetlands are a particularity good eco-issue for kids to get involved with because wetlands can be extremely interesting places for kids; full of animals, gooey wetness, plants, dirt, and all sorts of neat stuff.
With the above in mind, I rounded up some very cool wetland projects for kids…

Introduce your kids to the Estuarians -nine loveable action heroes who serve as wetland mascots for the America’s WETLAND Campaign’s fight to save Louisiana’s coast. The info provided by these fun characters is not totally specific to Louisiana though.
Build a wetland …read more