green shopping

After buying my laptop a few weeks ago, I was curious as to how “green” it was compared to the other laptops on the market.  During my research on how to evaluate how “green” a computer is, I found a great procurement tool called EPEAT (Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool).

Want to take more steps toward living a “green lifestyle”? Visit All Green Things to make thoughtful, eco-friendly choices. All Green Things is an online green lifestyle store and educational resource.

Can women make the world a greener and a better place with their purses? Diane MacEachern believes they do and she wrote a great book 'Big Green Purse', which is a call-to-action for women to use their power as buyers (women spend 85 percent of every dollar in the marketplace) to make a difference. Eco-Libris blog brings you an interview with her.

The idea of earning green points for greener behaviour is catching on. The people behind this new offering challenge the orthodoxy of some green loyalty programmes where you get something green almost regardless of what you spend your money on. To have an impact, incentivising the way you earn them seems more appropriate. They have a point, though Tesco Green Clubcard Points may have got their first.

Eco-Libris blog covers on its Monday's green book series a new book targeted especially for green women: Big Green Purse - Use Your Spending Power to Create a Cleaner, Greener World by Diane McEachern. Learn how to fight global warming with your purse!

The 3-day festival by Co-op America is a smorgasborad of green products, media reps, fashion designers, energy producers and builders. San Francisco's green finest turn out for a great event. Don't miss this wrap up.

A list of green products reviewed by Compare The Brands, including things like solar ovens, tankless hot water heaters and eco-friendly yoga mats.