After looking around for a multi-purpose jacket for windy or rainy days, short trips, and hiking I discovered this Shelter jacket by Nau. For those who aren’t familiar with Nau (pronounced “now”) they’re a company that designs and creates eco-friendly clothing as well as keeping their entire business eco-friendly.
First let me start by explaining all the reasons why I purchased this jacket over other similar styles by brands like Patagonia, REI, Arctery’x. I started off by choosing my price range which was around $200 and the Shelter Jacket was on sale from $320 to $162! Most of the jackets I looked at were high-quality, light weight, athletic fit, breathable material, waterproof with welded seams like the Shelter Jacket.
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Unfortunately living on the West coast we won’t get to experience any of the Shake Shack’s delicious food, but it doesn’t mean we can’t appreciate them for being a green NYC burger joint! But those burgers do look delicious, they also have hot dogs, frozen custard, fries, beer & wine, and you guessed it…. shakes!
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This Platypus plusBottle
This plusBottle can hold 1-liter of water, and still be 80% lighter and more compact than any other bottle of equal volume. The flim used has an all-natural, silver-ion based anti-microbial coating called SlimeGuard, it’s very durable and has a loop so you can carry it hands-free on hikes.
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I’ve been trying to think of the simplest way to describe what these Bloom Energy servers are, and the first thought that came to mind was that they were like giant, plug-n-play Lego blocks that generate energy for homes and/or businesses.
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It’s not hard to say that iWood frames are some of the most unique looking sustainable eyewear available. The current collection offers 18 stylish pairs at the price of $370.
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Back in June 2008 I put down my $500 deposit to reserve an Aptera which was promising production vehicles for late 2009! Well it’s almost 2010 and the only news to come out of Aptera is bad news. They had to layoff 10 employees, the two co-founders will temporarily be removed from day-to-day operations and that they have made changes to the body. To top it off they said the Aptera should be available in 2010. Would you believe them or are they just trying to buy time?
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We got an email from Nissan yesterday announcing the LEAF Zero Emissions Tour this November around the Los Angeles area. The tour stops will be on November 14 @ Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica, November 15 @ Americana At Brand in Glendale, and November 18 @ Irvine Spectrum in Orange County.
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At a first glance you’ll be attracted to it’s hourglass figure, but it’s internal workings are cold as ice! Check out the Hourglass cold brew coffee maker, many people like the sleek design and convenience but at the greenerist we like to know more about he eco-tech.
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The EcoFan may look like a Japanese food place mat, but it’s actually a zen designed laptop cooling stand by MacAlly!
MacAlly has created this organic laptop stand from eco-friendly bamboo materials for a greener living lifestyle. This nature friendly laptop stand fit’s up to 17-inch laptops and conveniently collapses for storage, has three different adjustable heights, uses two super-queit 2.5 inch fans and is powered by your laptops USB port!
Everyone has a USB thumb drive, but do they have Google 2GB thumb drives with shells made from 100% recycled plastic, and comes in all four fun Google colors? Be the first to pick up one of these google colored thumb drives for around $13. Also check out the Google Online Store for more awesome products made from recycled materials!
Take 40% off at Tarte Cosmetics via coupon code “FF09”. Get free shipping on orders $60 or more. Coupon expires August 24.
I would recommend their spring greening limited-edition reusable straw palette. The value set includes 6 lovely eyeshadows and 3 infused lipglosses for $38.50 (down to $23.40 after the 40% discount). Items are housed in a reusable and post-consumer recycled material.
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Justin Timberlake and his family teamed up with Talent Golf and Audubon representatives to create Mirimichi (definition: “place of happy retreat”), a public golf course 20 minutes outside of Memphis. And when we said this was a “green” golf course, we meant eco-friendly!
Not only is it a challenging 7,400 yard course, Mirimichi is also the first golf course to be designated a Certified Audubon International Classic Sanctuary as well as a Platinum LEED certified green course.
Justin says for about $60 you get a cart, range balls and full 18 holes with a caddy! So if you’re ever in Memphis Mirimichi is an amazing example of eco-friendly design and sports.
Check out La Casa Verde, a wind-powered home in San Francisco, California. This home was built in the sunny Mission District as part of the Sunset Magazine Idea House Program.
In the 4,800 square foot residence filled with the latest green home features, there’s a spa, entertainment area along with other traditional rooms of a normal house.
This green home is a great example and probably extreme for most budgets, but if you want to green your house with a small budget then check out these affordable solutions: replace your shower heads with this low flow (1.5 gpm) yet powerful Waterpik EcoFlow Shower Head and pick up a few of these Smart Strips that turn off the power of energy sucking devices in standby mode!
These Sea Line PVC-Free packs feature a water tight seal perfect for outdoor watersports and cost around $80 to $100. These bags are made of a PVC-free, scrim-reinforced urethane providing our highest level of abrasion resistance while treading lightly on the planet. A lightweight suspension system includes waterproof and ventilated shoulder straps, as well as a waist belt on every size. Available in three sizes: The 115L and 70L sizes close with side-cinch buckles, while the daypack-size 35L includes a top buckle closure.
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This is Alchemy Goods first 100% recycled product that embodies true cradle-to-cradle manufacturing: at the end of its long life, don’t discard it, you can recycle its metal material once again… With the help of local blacksmiths, they reshaped these durable steel seatbelt clasps into stylish bottle openers embossed with the Ag logo for around $18.
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- posted on 22/01/2010 22:01:52
