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GREEN JAR has teamed up with MOKUGIFT for 2010 with the mission to foster environmental solidarity by making it easy and rewarding for anyone to fight climate change and by providing the tools to inspire others to do the same. MOKUGIFT’S tree planting website makes it possible for concerned citizens, even those lacking access to planting space, to plant real trees for $1 apiece, either for themselves or as gifts to others. Visual and interactive elements make receiving a MOKUGIFT tree fun, uplifting and memorable. Trees are $1 apeice. For every tree planted, $0.50 will go to GREEN JAR. It’s easy and done in...
Today’s teenagers want to make a difference…and they can. COSMO GIRL’S new ultra portable guide book “250 Things You Can Do To Green The World” makes it simple. It presents unique, teen-friendly ideas that girls can really get excited about—and do, instantly transforming them into environmental defenders: - Recycle Styrofoam packing peanuts into beanbag stuffing - Send a Facebook friend a lil’ green plant (free!) and have real dollars donated to rainforest preservation - Plot out their ecological footprint The tips are organized into nine chapters, spanning topics from fashion to school to activism. Special sections include an Eco-Pedia and an...
Ah, the day after Christmas – if you’ve been greening your holiday thus far, why stop now? One of the simplest ways to keep up the great eco-work is to recycle that colorful mound of ripped-up wrapping paper left in the aftermath of all these wonderful holidays. If you need ideas, we’ve Inhabitat.com has 5 easy ways to reuse your giftwrap, so check it out now!...
Sarah Wigglesworth has built a an eco-friendly Christmas Tree out of bicycle wheels borrowed from Re~Cycle, the UK charity that restores bikes and ships them to Africa. Lighting is just reflectors; the wheels are spun by wind power. Sarah Wigglesworth said: “The team brainstormed a number of ideas during a design charette. A theme emerged, the idea of promoting green transport in the capital which relates to our cycle store, also in the square. We are all proud of the resulting tree, and hope everyone enjoys it.”...
The new anti-malaria campaign, Nothing but Nets, is out just in time for the holiday season and really is the gift that keeps on giving. For a very small donation, you can save a life, or two, gift a gift to a friend, and get two free tickets to a basketball game. The more lives you protect, the more basketball tickets you get. Win, win win!! Malaria is estimated to kill one child every 30 seconds. This is a crying shame considering that a simple, (cheap) bed net will drastically reduce that number. Now the NBA is getting involved with the United Nations Foundation in...
Jessica Biel, Pete Wentz and Alexandra Cousteau have announced that they would be participating in Live Earth’s Run for Water – a global solutions-based initiative that will feature a series of 6km runs/walks (the average distance children and women walk to access water) to shed light on the global water crisis. The Run For Water “will bring people together around the world, raising awareness about the sources and consequences of the water crisis, locally and globally,” said Alexandra Cousteau. The event will kick off Earth Week on April 18, 2010 and will include six kilometer races, concerts, and water-saving related activities to be...
Timberland has teamed up with Wyclef Jean to created a collection of boots to promote the importance of preserving and protecting the environment with a focus on reforestation in Haiti. The Earthkeepers Yéle Haiti Collection, a 16-boot footwear collection devised by Timberland and Wyclef Jean, is slated to launch late November. For every pair sold, $2 will be donated to Wyclef’s Yéle Haiti Foundation to support reforestation in Haiti. The collection of eco-conscious footwear, made from recycled and organic materials, will be available globally for men, women and kids. In addition to the boots, “Tree” tee shirts designed by Haitian art students...
It’s safe to say that the Nobel committee is betting on America to help lead on a number of issues. The award this morning of President Barack Obama for the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize is more an affirmation of the hope and diplomacy such a person can bring to the world, and less a pat on the back for his past achievements. Whether or not this complicates Obama’s agenda is an entirely different matter. One thing we do know is that committee also recognized the President for his position on climate change. “Thanks to Obama’s initiative, the USA is now playing...
That’s the new ad for our Campuses Beyond Coal campaign, which is targeting universities and colleges and working with college students to kick coal off campus. Over the past several years there’s been an uproar from students coast-to-coast who are building the clean energy future right on their campuses. These students are ready to be done with coal – and it’s no surprise the call to action is coming from this particular generation. On the 2008 presidential campaign trail, college students frequently led the way for then candidate Barack Obama. The millenial generation is powerful, and they are shaping the future...
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