green rantings....

Many coupons are for products you don't want to use in your home (Proctor and Gamble always have coupons on post and I can never use them) but here is a site you download coupons for organic stuff. There is also some interesting info on the page:

http://www.mambosprouts.com/

This font saves ink from your printer, it's free to download too!

http://www.ecofont.eu/ecofont_en.html

Just some info if you are looking to upgrade your phone and have T-Mobile:

Motorola, seeking to capitalize on the trend towards more environmentally friendly products, has unveiled the first mobile phone made from recycled water bottles.The MOTO W233 Renew was previewed at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) opening in Las Vegas Thursday and featuring more than 2,700 exhibitors of high-tech gadgetry from around the world."Not only is the plastic housing of Renew made from plastics comprised of recycled water bottles and 100 percent recyclable, but it is also the world's first carbon neutral phone," Motorola said.Today, natural resources, energy and time are more precious than ever before," said Jeremy Dale, corporate vice president for Motorola Mobile Devices."We wanted to ensure that this device makes the right impact with consumers and the environment," he said.Motorola said the "greening" of the new phone applies also to the packaging. "The box and all of the materials inside are printed on 100 percent post-consumer recycled paper," the company said."In addition, a postage-paid recycling envelope in box makes it easy to return your previous mobile phone for recycling at no cost," Motorola added.The Schaumburg, Illinois-based Motorola said the Renew will be available through T-Mobile USA in the first quarter of the year. Jan. 8, 2009


And now some bad news, some of my favorite green brands aren't so green anymore. They are also owned by companies that test on animals which is the biggest bummer of all. Corporate bastards can't keep their hands off of anything. So how do you know which companies you can trust? Well you don't. PETA still lists all of these products as not tested on animals but of course the parent companies are listed as testing. So one must decide what to do with the information you are able to obtain. I don't think I want to support these companies for the simple fact that they hooked me on good products and then sold out. That is a bummer but I will continue with the products I can feel good about using and hope that these other companies will pull their heads out of dark places. As for the impact on the environment all sources I can find are reporting Clorox is making efforts to do better and has never been cited in the first place for environmental damages, so I guess that's something. Dare I quote Kermit the Frog it ain't easy friends.....

Clorox was willing to pay almost $1 billion for Burt’s Bees because big companies see big opportunities in the market for green products. From 2000 to 2007, Burt’s Bees’ annual revenue soared to $164 million from $23 million. Analysts say there is far more growth to be had by it and its competitors as consumers keep gravitating toward products that promise organic and environmental benefits.

In the last couple of years, L’Oréal paid $1.4 billion for the Body Shop and Colgate-Palmolive bought 84 percent of Tom’s of Maine, which makes natural toothpaste and deodorant, for $100 million.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/06/business/06bees.html?pagewanted=3&_r=1