Welcome!

"The Green Life" was launched in the November/December 2005 issue of Sierra magazine as a place to showcase trendsetting people, cool products, and empowering ideas. Quickly we saw that there was too much happening, too fast, to limit our coverage to a few bimonthly pages, and thus this blog was born.

When we devoted our January/February 2005 issue to the burgeoning green-lifestyle movement, we saw there was immense interest in earth-friendly options for living well. What we wear, where we live, how we get around, and how we spend our money affects not only our own quality of life, but the viability of our environment. Fortunately, style and sustainability increasingly go hand in hand, reaffirming our belief that the best things in life are green.

What's your favorite green product? What ideas have made your life a little easier and the earth a little better? Share your raves, rants, tips, and questions with other readers and with us.

Explore, enjoy, and protect the planet,

--Avital Binshtock, editor

Comments

[Maureen O'Connor]

Thanks for linking to us. We'll be referencing your post about non-toxic cleaning in a "spring cleaning" post soon!
Thanks for all the great, ongoing info.
/m
www.alternativeconsumer.com/

[Saran Kirschbaum]

When going out to eat, bring your own container for leftovers, less waste and it doesn't cost any thing.

[Saran Kirschbaum]

When going out to eat, bring your own container for leftovers, less waste and it doesn't cost any thing.

[Dan Richter]

Wondered if Jennifer looked at Univ. of Idaho. Idaho's gone entirely to non-fossil biomass combustion for steam and air cond.

[Cash]

I am looking for some support from different groups/industries to attend a roundtable discussion on Green Transportation in my local cities, IE Everett/Seattle/Bellevue. I am setting up a meeting with Rick Larsen my Congressman and Kenworth about starting a strictly green trucking company for local delivery and construction.

Please reply.
Thanks
Cash

[kemdi]

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[Kevin Poate]

We like what you folks are doing and would like to put a link on our website to yours. We are a green energy company and are looking for green companies to partner with.

Kevin Poate
President

www.NewPowerWorks.com

[Suzan St Maur]

You may be interested to know that I have started a blog where readers can post questions (as comments) about how to make their wedding - or other celebration - greener, and I will answer to the best of my ability!

This is based on my latest book, "How To Get Married In Green," which will be available in the next couple of weeks from Amazon.com.

The blog is here:

http://www.HowToGetMarriedInGreen.blogspot.com

SUZE

[SaveNature.Org]

I love your blog! I work for SaveNature.Org, a non-profit and we are trying to find other great environmental blogs to be friends with. Would you be willing to add us to your links?

[Jill Herbers]

I'm writing about green self-storage, which is a great green tip. Hall Street Storage in Brooklyn opened this spring as the first green storage space in the country, and since then others have followed across the country.
Consumers have only to choose to store in a green, rather than a non-green space, to make a big difference-in energy, recycling, company initiatives. For more information, see:

http://greenbrooklyn.com/hall-street-storage-making-green-waves/2008/08/19/

[Jessica Woo]

Every year, I make reusable Christmas gift bags from inexpensive material
(this can be purchased from a craft/sewing store, or "repurposed" from
Christmas-y material around the house). Bags are easy to make in a
variety of sizes--just cut the desired size from a double-thickness piece
of material, hem the top and sew around the other three sides. Bags can
be tied with ribbon, and re-used the next year by the person you gave it
to! Plus, it makes gift-wrapping a cinch.

[Tammy]

This is a sensitive topic for sure. Women menustrate for 35-45 years. We have disposable products available for this. Did you know there is an alternative that saves the environment, saves money and decrease your exposure to harmful chemicals, like bleach, in the disposable products?
Glad Rags is one company that makes these alternative products. The
Keeper is a menustration cup. For about $35 you have a ten year product. Reuse it, wash it, store it, wear it with so much comfort you almost forget you have your period! If that is not a comfortable option for you, they
also have soft, cotton/flannel pads and liners. Little ones to big overnight ones. For my household of 3 daughters and one mommy, this is the only alternative. My teenager has converted some of her friends. I have spread the word to my friends and almost all of them have switched to the Keeper menustration cup. If the environmental factor is not enough, think of the economic factor. $35= 10 years versus $10/month for 10 years = $1200.00.
Thank you.

[Geothemal Heat Pump]

We would like to advetise in your blog. We would like to place banners or we would like you to review our website & products.

If you are interested, kindly get back to us, with the pricing.

Regards,
Owen

[Kathleen Ridihalgh]

Consumers have a new tool to find sustainable goods made locally with local materials: www.ecobly.com.

All companies listed have met strict qualifications for recycled or organic content, and make their products in the US. They are making the best use of our garbage and recycling. Don't stop at eating locally -- shop locally too! Invest in our communities and support vital recycling programs.

Find housewares, gifts, greenbuilding products, safe toys, pet stuff, jewelry -- all the greenest you can find! Search the drectory at ecobly.com

[christina]

thought you might like this link?

www.intent.com/green

thanks for all your hard work. i fwded the weddings section to my friend about to get married :-)

[Tommy Galan]

Hello,

I am a fellow blogger who lost over 40 pounds and ran the NYC marathon within 8 months. I am interested in submitting a guest blog to your site. If you permit guest blogs, feel free to call upon me.

Thank you,

Tommy
www.happyuniverse.com