Green Gifts

Green Gift Suggestions

1. Donations to an environmental non-profit like the Nature Conservancy or the Sierra Club.
2. More specific donations to groups like Oxfam or Heifer International, which let you buy a llama for a hungry village.
3. Energy-saving compact fluorescent lights.
4. A reusable lunch bag.
5. Compost bin.
6. Reusable food storage containers.
7. Recycling bins or a sorting system for different recyclables.
8. Canvas bags to take shopping.
9. Reusable travel coffee mug.
10. A basket full of non-toxic, organic cleaning products.
11. Copies of An Inconvenient Truth.
12. A subscription to an environmental magazine, like E.
13. Water-saving showerhead.
14. A bicycle—for commuting.
15. Recyclable toothbrush.
16. Digital camera.
17. A hybrid car.
18. Reusable razor.
19. Automatic thermostat control device you can program to turn the heat off at night.
20. Rechargeable batteries and charging station.

Where to Buy Green Gifts Online

• Branch
• Organic Style
• Greenloop
• Econscious Market
• Greenfeet
• Patagonia
• Barneys Green Holiday
• Green Home
• The Nature Conservancy
• HealthyToys.org
• Co-op America
• REI Eco-Friendly Gifts
• Terra Pass

Giving Green Resources

• Treehugger.com: Holiday Gift Guide
• National Geographic: The Green Guide
• San Francisco Chronicle: "Greening the Holidays with Eco-Friendly Gifts" (November 28, 2007)
• The New York Times: "A World Consumed by Guilt" (December 13, 2007)
• CBS News.com: Give Some Green Gifts for the Holidays  
• MSNBC: Check Out This List of Green Gifts
• CNET: Green Gift Guide
• Green Daily: Six Best Green Gadgets for Christmas
• New York Times: "Jolly and Green, With an Agenda" (November 25, 2007)
• CBS News.com: Have a Green Holiday  
• CNN.com: Green Gifts Top Christmas Lists  
• Environmental Defense: Green Gifts for the Holidays
• The Courier Journal: "Give Green Gifts Tactfully" (December 2, 2007)

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