Do you want to keep being a green environmentalist while doing all your shopping? Then get the Brighter Planet credit card or check card. With it you won’t feel so bad about consuming so much. Remember the best thing is not to buy junk you don’t need! If you have a choice buy green and support products made through sustainable development.

The card is offered by Bank of America through Brighter Planet. The Brighter Planet Visa debit card is part of Bank of America’s $20 billion commitment announced in March 2007 to support the growth of environmentally sustainable business activity to address global climate change. This ten-year initiative encourages development of environmentally sustainable business practices through lending, investing, philanthropy and the creation of new products and services.

Every time you use your Brighter Planet Visa debit card, a percentage of your spending will help fund renewable energy projects across the country.

You will get 20% cash back at 270 online retailers. And you’ll get checks, debit cards, and statements with the Brighter Planet logo printed on them.

See Brighter Planet for more.

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This basket holder rotates to evenly sun your plant while using solar power! The brighter the sun the more it rotates.

You can use it outdoors or in. It uses no wires and adds nothing to your power bill. Be aware it can only hold up to 27 pounds.

Available at Amazon for $25.95

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Walmart is serious about some green initiatives. The company has received a lot of heat for not being envirinmentally friendly. But even they know its good publicity to be green. Plus it can save them many dollars.

Walmart has added 5 stores with solar power that now total 20. They include some Sam’s Clubs, Walmarts and distribution centers in Hawaii and California. The latest 5 are going to be in Puerto Rico.

The solar systems will be built by SunEdison which is North America’s largest solar energy services provider. They build the systems and operate them and sell the generated solar power to Walmart.

Solar will provide 25 to 35 percent of electrical needs in these big box buildings.

Via Donklephant.

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Stop using plastic bags that end up in the ocean or on the ground and take thousands of years to decompose. The New Green Company makes these pretty reusable shopping bags. You might as well have some colorful cute bags if you are going to use them over and over. No longer do you have to have boring black or white bags with a grocery store logo on them.

They come in a multitude of colors, styles, and sizes to match your personality or outfit. Plus they are eco friendly and made in the U.S.A. They are easy to clean and wash too.

They are very affordable at only around $7 too! Go to The New Green Company.

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Let’s turn our ugly un eco friendly parking lots into something more pretty and functional. Check this design and inspiration by designer Neville Mars. He envisions these solar panels charging our electric cars while they are parked. The solar panel leaves actually rotate in the direction of the most sun. Also the leaves add shading for the cars beneath.

Via Inhabitat.

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The new Nissan Leaf is due out in 2010 in the U.S. This energy efficient vehicle is zero emission electric! The battery powered LEAF will travel 100 miles on a full charge and can get a top speed of 90 mph. If you are in a rush in can get 80% power capacity in just 30 minutes!

It will only cost you $0.90 to fill the gas tank, making it 3x less to travel the same distance on gas! It really should not make for much higher utility bills on the house.

Even the headlights are energy efficient. They use 10 percent of the energy produced by the typical headlamp of today.

The price tag is competitive to the Chevy Volt that is also do out in 2010. The Leaf will be around $30,000 U.S. Dollars, which is well below of what the Volt is anticipated to be. Once again Detroit is being out done by the Japanese auto makers!

The Nissan Leaf will also be available in China, Israel, Singapore, and Europe but no timetable is set.

Visit Nissan USA for more.

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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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