Indigenous Designs is an eco friendly online shop that is stylish and contemporary. Unlike other indigenous clothing makers who are not!

Most of their fashions are made of organic cotton, alpaca, silk, merino wool, and tencel. They work with environmentally-friendly dyes too. Garments are typically made using one of three carefully selected methods: hand-knit with needles, hand-held knitting looms and hand-woven looms.

Each garment is hand-knit entirely by an individual as part of a small knitting group in their community, not in a factory. They also support and preserve fair trade wages and artisan cooperatives.

Indigenous also utilizes green energy to offset their carbon footprint, offers employee carpools and employee incentives to buy hybrid vehicles, and formed Green Steps-a program to offset the carbon footprint of trade shows.

They are made in countries such as Peru and Guatemala. Indigenous is more than just an organic clothing company!!

Check Indigenous Designs for more.

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Everything is going green lately! Especially if its disposable. These here are Moonpads which are reusable menstrual pads. They are made of 100% organic cotton (except for the flaps) and they are hand dyed.

They’re comfortable, fun, and easy to use. When women who try them discover that Moonpads are far more comfortable than disposables.

What’s more is that they save you lots of money (a great point in this economy!), they’re better for your health and they’re WAY better for the planet- women in America alone throw away 20 BILLION disposable menstrual products a YEAR. And that’s just the United States!

Disposable menstrual products are made of plastics that don’t go away, and the production of them sends dioxin (the world’s most toxic chemical) into our rivers and streams and ultimately into our food chain.

9 Moonpads for only $59 with free shipping in the US of A! that’s a dollar discount on each Moonpad!

See ilovemymoon.com for more. There are many other fine organic products on the website.

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We are going to go through another tough summer and many of us have to use inefficient power hogging air conditioners that give us expensive utility bills.

Well there is finally a company that is making green air conditioners. Coolerado offers a revolutionary, solar way to cool the world — utilizing 1/10 the energy used by conventional air conditioning systems.

At peak times the summer, 1/3 of all power goes to air conditioning. Simple green and conservation efforts won’t put a dent into this consumption. Bigger solutions must be advanced. This is where Coolerado comes in.

Widespread introduction of Coolerado technology can have a huge impact on electric demand and ease the burden on the utility grid. Especially if it is adopted by governments big and small, in addition to home owners.

Coolerado technology can be used in all types of buildings from commercial to private homes. Think of the savings for construction, entertainment, government, retail, casinos, hospitals, gyms… Everyone can save on energy and the environment wins!

Coolerado air conditioners utilize a revolutionary cooling process called the M-Cycle that uses water to cool air without adding humidity to the air that enters the building. The M-Cycle does not use chemical refrigerants and creates a healthier, more comfortable, living environment by providing continuous fresh air as an integral part of the cooling process.

Even though a small amount of water is used by the Coolerado air conditioner, regional water use remains constant because far less water is needed to produce energy at the power plant. Coolerado uses water to make cold air, but it uses no more water than an air conditioning unit doing the same job would use.

The City of Denver is getting into the act to cut energy costs, create green collar jobs, and stay net water zero. For example, a 50,000 watt air conditioner was replaced with a 5,000 watt Coolerado air conditioning system on a Denver library. 1/10 of the power usually powers a small home, not a whole library!

Coolerado air conditioners are green, using no chemical refrigerants, and reduce greenhouse gases tenfold compared to traditional systems. Coolerado also creates a healthier, more comfortable, living environment by providing continuous fresh air as an integral part of the cooling process.

See more at Coolerado for more. They are expanding rapidly to your state. You have to contact one of the installers for prices.

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Intelligent Nutrients makes Certified Organic Health and Beauty products. Many beauty product companies claim to have organic and natural ingredients, but Intelligent Nutrients(IN) backs it up with certification.

The IN collection includes certified organic aromatics, scalp and hair care, hair styling, body cleanser, and more. Inc

In addition to being certified organic, IN produces with 100% renewable energy, does not test on animals, and even portions of the ShopNBC set will be made from recycled materials.

The line debuts on ShopNBC this May 28, 2009 at 9 AM CST. You can find their beauty products at stores such as Barneys and a few other selected stores throughout America. But with ShopNBC these green products will be accessible to all of us. You can even order online.

ShopNBC executives have said that IN is described as “…a brilliant combination of avant garde yet classical in its own right. This blend of tradition and progressive is a perfect fit for the premium products that are showcased on ShopNBC….”

IN was created by founder and respected environmentalist Horst M. Rechelbacher. He founded the Aveda Corporation in 1978 and sold it to Estee Lauder in 2008. Now he has founded Intelligent Nutrients focusing on 100% food-based and organic certified ingredients.

Vanity Fair has named him the most influential environmentalists in the U.S. in 1995 and 2005. He was one of the original founders of the Business for Social Responsibility, which promotes the idea that businesses have the greatest responsibility and opportunities to provide sustainability.

Among his awards he recently got in 2007, the Rachel Carson Award for a Lifetime Commitment to Environmental Ethics & Integrity. And later in the year he got recognized as a Innovator & Legend for his lifetime contribution to the cosmetology industry by the Spa & Salon Professional Association. What a green leader!

See Intelligent Nutrients.

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