Help us Get Out the Vote

Voting for the Small Business Grant is live!  After you vote, please consider doing one or more of the following to help us get out the vote. 1) Send a quick email to friends and family asking for their vote.  Suggested text: A business I support, BayingHound.com, is a finalist in the Intuit Small Business [...]

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Vote to Make our Green Store Grow!

Voting in the Intuit Small Business Grant Competition is finally live! Here’s how to vote: 1) Go to http://community.intuit.com/contests/dFOX2GyhGqllvkab8P4pmk 2) Watch our video (or not – we are clearly not videographers) 3) Click on one of the blue icons (funny, useful, or inspiring) 4) A registration screen will pop up.  Enter your email address and [...]

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Stainless steel for the savvy consumer

As you all know we sell water bottles.  Our preferred material for water bottles is stainless steel.  It is very durable, relatively light and doesn’t impart taste to the bottle’s contents.  Oh yes, and of course it doesn’t rust. Rachel and I were discussing stainless steel the other day and reflecting on some of the [...]

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Klean Kanteen Wins Ocean Heroes Award

Congratulations to one of our best selling manufacturers, Klean Kanteen!  They just won the Ocean Heroes award from the Ocean Day organization. From their press release: “Klean Kanteen, the original maker of lightweight stainless steel water bottles, was honored last Wednesday at the California Ocean’s Day Reception in Sacramento, hosted by the Natural Resources Defense [...]

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US House and Senate consider BPA ban

Rep. Edward Markey, D-Mass., and Sens. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. introduced bills this week to prohibit bisphenol-a (BPA) in products for children and infants. We have passed along information about the risks of BPA for over two years now via this blog.  Canada has already banned BPA in many products. We encourage [...]

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HUGE Clearance

Visit the clearance corner for some great deals on earth friendly goods. We need to clear space for spring gear and have marked down Ibex winter wool, Green guru gear messenger bags and more! Shop now to get the best selection.

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About to move from Blogger

I am about to move our blogger blog over here.  Just testing some links first with this post.

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Day Seven of Green Gifts and Tips: Squishy Stuffers and Spoiling the Dogs

Day Seven:Looking for something unique to stuff in a stocking? Try Guyot Designs squishy bowls. These compact silicone bowls easily fit in the toe of a stocking, pocket of a purse, or bottom of a backpack. Pull them out and they snap back into shape! Eat or drink from them. These cool bowls are also [...]

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Day Four of Green Gifts and Tips: Kids Bottles and Gift Tags

On Day 4 of our ongoing 12 Days of Green Gifts and Tip series, we’re focusing on children. Growing kids are more susceptible to chemicals in their environment than adults, making it even more important to reduce exposure to toxins when possible. To help children stay hydrated without spills or toxins, we recommend the BPA [...]

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Warm Wool and Winter Foodstuffs: Day Three of Green Gifts and Tips

Why not add some wool to your holiday gifts? Ibex merino wool is super soft, breathable, and sustainably harvested. Buy the renzo beanie pictured above for $32.99, wool glove liners for $23.99, or wool underwear for $22.50 (Women’s) / $28.00 (Men’s) as stocking stuffers. For the athletic person on your list, give a Shak Jersey [...]

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