Purchasing Carbon Offsets With Brighter Planet.com

If you are interested in different ways to reduce your carbon footprint you can make a difference by using the Brighter Planet website. There you can sign up to use the credit card offered by their partner, Bank of America (and choose paperless billing). Everytime you use this card you will be effectively offsetting your carbon footprint, because the points earned from your purchases are “invested on your behalf to help build renewable energy products”. Brighter Planet also offers you the ability to directly purchase carbon offsets called “Planet Shares”, where you pay a fixed amount to offset a specific amount of CO2 emissions. As an example they charge $48 for a 4 ton carbon offset. Read more

Understanding Certified Labels For Natural & Organic Products

Sadly, we all know that even if a product claims to be 100% natural, the ingredients can say otherwise. As the market for Natural and Organic products continues to expand it can be hard to differentiate products that claim to be “Organic” and/or “Natural”. Different labels have emerged which help to define products so that consumers can make more informed decisions. Below is a current list of the different certification labels for natural and organic products. For more in depth info click the icon representing each certification. Read more

Green Shopping On Ebay

Buying used or recycled products not only saves money but can make a big contribution to helping with global warming and pollution. Sites like Craigslist and Ebay are wonderful resources for used goods. Anytime we utilize anything that would otherwise be tossed in the trash, we are making a contribution to reducing our collective waste deposits in our already overflowing landfills. Supporting recycled or used products is the ultimate in living GREEN. Read more

Green Living On The Go

Below are some new green gadgets for the On-The-Go lifestyle:

1) Solar Backpacks

The new Solar Backpacks not only look cool but with Solar Panels on the back you can keep all your devices juiced up without ever plugging in. These bags include standard adapters for common cell phones and other handheld devices. Read more