Goal For The Green

Have you ever thought about how many trees are used every year, to make our gift wrap? Or, how about all that wrapping paper and packaging that ends up in the landfill after our holiday festivities?

Steffany Boldrini at EcoBold, has come up with some eco- friendly and creative ways to help. Now, you will never have to buy wrapping paper or bows again.

Here also, is a video clip of the top 10 eco-friendly green gifts, suitable for any budget.

So, now you can take action and save at least 25% on these one of a kind, eco-friendly gift ideas.    Who says you can’t  buy green, and do it on the cheap, for  Christmas?  Enjoy, and have a Merry “green” Christmas, that your budget will love!

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I’m bringing this post forward, because of the timing and relevance to the message.  On Monday, December 7th, the UN meets to decide the course of action to be taken on climate change.  There is a link at the end of the video, to click on, and sign a petition if you choose to support the cause.

Sam Bergen from the U.K., sent me this stunning video clip he made with found words.

It is now December, and time to spread the word on this important topic, so it stays  fresh on people’s minds.

I think Sam did a great job with both the message, composition and editing of this most important message.  I’m sure you will agree.

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This is one of the coolest things I’ve gotten in my e-mail recently.  So, I know you are wondering who, or what is Guffly?

Guffly, is a one product per day online store and community, featuring eco- friendly products and fair trade lifestyle goods.  Guffly.com, just launched on Tuesday August 11, 2009. The products offered there, are for your home, pets, clothing,office and personal accessories.  At Guffley,they know that people aren’t interested in ugly stuff,  so you can bet Guffly’s™  “green products” are stylish, fun and attractive.  As the team says, “eco-stylish, if you will.”

The name Guffly, is a combination of the words good and stuff with an -ly added at the end, to make it sound catchy.  At any rate, it is good stuff for good living.  The products offered are aimed at the young professional, college, and empty- nester markets.  There is not much available for younger children.

When visiting Guffly.com , be sure to hover over the Guffly Labels such as Recycled, Reusable, Organic, FTR (Fair Trade) Natural Sustainable, Biodegradeable and Energy.  Each product offered must fall into one or several of the Guffly labels. They give a definition for each of these labels.

As an example, their Fair Trade  products are sweat shop free.  Producers of the fair trade products were paid a fair wage fort their work.  By offering the sale of fair trade products, helps move their producers from a state of vulnerability, to a state of becoming empowered and self sufficient.

This is Guffly’s promise to you.  ” The products we choose to feature on Guffly.com have a less negative effect on the environment, people, and animals.  We love men and womens products that are Fair Trade, Recycled, Reusable, Biodegradable, Organic, Sustainable, Energy Saving, and Natural. You can be sure that any product that you’ll see on Guffly.com will fall into any of these categories.  We’re all about Personal Accessories, Home Accessories, Gadgets, Office Accessories, and of course Pet accessories. And, you can trust that all of the products that we choose to feature on Guffly.com will be researched using the Federal Trade Commission’s environmental guides, as well as the standards set forth by the Fair Trade Foundation to be sure that all environmental and fair trade claims are legitimate.”

Bloggers  help draw attention to a newly launching business, or just about anything new or news worthy on the web. It is my hope that you will consider what Guffly has to offer, by either shopping there on occassion, or visiting their blog, or both .   At the very least, you will be working toward a better and “greener” tomorrow!

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