Cool looking Solar powered Weatherband Radio from online store Gaiam. You can power it up from many sources…
- hand crank it for 30 seconds for 35 minutes of airtime.
- use the solar panel to charge
- NiMH Battery that is charged from wall outlet for 24 hours of power.
- AC outlet
Its compact and makes an easy travel companion for vacations, camping, daily use…
Solar Weather Band Radio
$70
Cute baskets made out of reclaimed Chinese fir trees. They can act as a centerpiece on the dinner table or as a fruit bowl or as a caddy for tableware. Each basket is unique with its own markings. They make perfect gifts for the holidays, housewarming or as a shower gift.
Root Basket (medium)
$79
Root Basket (large)
$95 Via Vivaterra
Lovely wreath for the holidays and the rest of the winter. The wreath is made of eucalyptus leaves and interlaced with pepperberry strands. This wreath will with stand frost and deep freezes.
Merry Berry Holiday Wreath
$69 Via Vivaterra
Cute holiday stockings made from recycled old sweaters. Now thats a good way to reuse all those sweaters from the 1980s! No two stockings are the same pattern, but all of them come from wooly and they all have a white cuffed top. Each has and extra front little pocket.
Only problem is that they are $69. You should at least get the set of 3 instead of just 1.
Sweater Stocking
Via Vivaterra.
This cool ornament shows off tea lights or little candles. It will gracefully elluminate the dinner table this holiday season or on any day for that matter. It is low enough to allow eye contact at the table between dinner guests.
Tree of Tealights Holder
$115 Via Vivaterra.
This ornament is alive with live. It is an actual environment encased in a hand-blown glass. Inside are plants, live shrimp, algae and other microorganisms. The only requirements are sunlight. Make sure you open up right away if receiving in the mail.
Living Ecosphere
Via Vivaterra.
You get a cute stuffed animal like one of these and the real life version gets donated funds for conservation efforts through the World Wildlife Fund. You can teach your child the lessons of animal conservation.
You can also donate one of these stuffed animals to WWF’s toys for tots program…
SIGG has a lot of cute reusable bottles that are stylish. The easiest eco friendly thing you can do is convert to a reusable bottle. Most plastic bottles end up in the landfill, and even if recycled use up a lot of energy to produce and then to keep recycling… Stats show that 8 out of 10 bottles end up in the landfill.
Check SIGG out for more reusable stylish bottles.
The Smart car is finally arriving to the United States. Its now trendy to go small and consume less energy. Who would of thought just 5 years it would come to this in the U.S. It will be interesting to see one of these next to a gigantic SUV like a hummer or Chevy Suburban.
The Smart Car only measures 9 feet long and 5 feet wide. Its still gas powered, but won’t waste too much gas at 42 miles per gallon. The tiny car has a top speed of 90 mph. Not bad for a car you would think is as fast as a moped.
Eve the crash ratings are good, if you could imagine. It gets a 4 star crash rating. The smart car will be available in 3 models for about $11,000 to $17,000. Will there be a market beyond American cities for this cute car? I think Americans can go as little as a Honda Civic, but this size I have my doubts…
Check Smart Car USA website, and reserve yours for $99.
