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Take a sustainable vacation
Adventure Collection
This group of adventure travel companies adheres to the organization’s five principles of responsible travel. Low-impact trips span the globe and include everything from hiking and horseback riding to river kayaking and llama-trekking.Earthfoot
Customize your own low-impact eco-tours and cultural vacations with naturalists, guides, historians, and community activists around the world who offer specialized, non-packaged tours. Search by region and by activity.GAP Adventures
This Canadian company offers small group adventures off the beaten track that help local economies while minimizing the impacts of tourism on natural areas and native cultures.Peregrine Adventures
This Aussie travel outfit promotes small group tours that are ecologically responsible and culturally sensitive.Raven Adventures
Whether it's an African safari or a kayaking trip in Baja, Mexico, a portion of your trip fee goes to conservation and other ecologically oriented projects in the areas where you visit.ResponsibleTravel.com
This UK travel agency offers 1,000s of adventure holidays and eco-tours with green tour companies and hotels around the globe.Wildland Adventures
Selected for Conde Nast Traveler magazine's prestigious "Green List," this travel company is known for its commitment to preserving natural areas and contributing to local cultures worldwide.
Buy organic produce
Environné Fruit & Vegetable Wash
Since 1987, Environné Fruit and Vegetable Wash has been removing pesticide, fungicide, and herbicide residues, waxes, and oils from produce. The wash contains surfactants that are biodegradable and nontoxic see you needn't worry you are washing away harmful chemicals with other harmful chemicals. The wash is a recipient of the "Silver Excellence Award" from Alive magazine.FIT Fruit & Vegetable Wash
Want your produce to be fit for a green king? Using 100 percent natural ingredients like baking soda, citric acid, and distilled grapefruit oil, FIT removes wax, dirt, soil, and other residues from produce. FIT is the only produce wash on the market that's certified vegan and recommended by the American Vegetarian Association.Nature Clean Fruit & Veggie Wash
Nature Clean's Fruit & Veggie wash comes in a spray bottle for quick clean-ups or as a wash concentrate for produce that requires soaking to rid it of pesticides, dirt, wax, and bacteria. The formula is all-natural, odorless, and leaves no residue. Available online and in health food stores; check out Nature Clean's store locater to find a retailer near you.Veggie Wash
Wash away wax, soil, and agricultural chemicals from produce with the help of organic citrus and without bleaches or alcohol. What's more, Veggie Wash can also be used to clean kitchen surfaces. The product is not tested on animals and is Kosher Certified. Available in a spray bottle and wash concentrate.
Buy a certified green home
EcoBroker International Property Search
Ecobroker.com listings include some green properties. Not all are certified but you can search for specific green features, including "ENERGY STAR Certified Home", with the site’s comprehensive search engine. EcoBroker provides education and certification for real estate agents who want to specialize in green properties.ENERGY STAR Qualified Homes
ENERGY STAR homes are at least 15 percent more energy efficient. The ENERGY STAR website offers listings to find home builders, lenders that offer energy-efficient mortgages, utilities that offer special incentives to buyers, and home energy raters that can verify the energy efficiency of a home.Green Communities Building Program for Affordable Housing
Green Communities is a green building program that encourages builders to create affordable green housing. The organization offers grants, loans, tax-credit equity, training, and technical assistance.GreenHomesForSale.com Property Search
This site lists homes by state and country, as well as by attributes such as small homes, natural homes, and solar homes. The site also includes lists of green realtors, builders and architects.ListedGreen Property Search
Billed as the Green MLS (Multiple Listing Service) for homes and eco-friendly developments, this company reviews each listing in an effort to eliminate false green claims. Home buyers can search for homes by city, state, or country.Residential Energy Services Network Directory
Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET) does not list green homes for sale. Instead, it certifies home energy raters, who are trained to inspect and verify the green features and performance of a home you are considering.US Green Building Council LEED for Homes
LEED for Homes is a rating system that promotes the construction of high-performance green homes. LEED homes undergo inspection and performance reviews by independent inspectors. The USGBC's website offers a list of certified homes.Vivavi's Modern Green Living
Modern Green Living enables consumers to find newly built green residences and green home professionals throughout the US and Canada. Find green architects, builders, remodeling experts, interior designers, realtors, and building consultants by state or zip code.
Choose alternative disposable diapers
gDiapers
A breakthrough idea in the world of diapering, gDiapers have a reusable, conventional cotton outer pant and a plastic-free flushable refillable liner, made of chlorine-free fluff pulp and sodium polyacrylate (SAP). After baby does his or her business, remove the insert and flush the contents down the toilet.Kushies Flushable Biodegradable Diaper Liners
Sold on a roll like toilet tissue, Kushies provides flushable and 100 percent biodegradable diaper liners. Place the liner in the center of a cloth diaper or cloth outer pant, and discard the liner in the toilet once it's soiled.Mother Nature Diapers
Mother Nature Diapers are TBT-free, and do not contain latex or chemical binder fibers like polypropylene or polyester. When you order a four-bag case from Mother Nature Diaper's website, the company will plant a tree in your baby's name through the American Forests Global ReLeaf Campaign.Nature babycare ECO-diapers
These remarkable diapers are made from corn and FSC-certified and chlorine-free tree pulp. They're 60 percent biodegradable and perform the same "doodies" as traditional plastic diapers. The corn-based elements are GMO-free and packaging is compostable.Nature Boy & Girl Diapers
This Swedish diaper company features disposables made of a GMO-free cornstarch cover to replace the petroleum-based plastic used in traditional disposables. The inside layer is made of sodium polyacrylate (SAP) and wood pulp and they are compostable.
Seventh Generation Chlorine-Free Baby Diapers
Seventh Generation diapers are chlorine-, fragrance-, and latex-free, and are hypoallergenic and nontoxic. They are made from wood pulp fluff, SAP, and polyolefin nonwoven fabric.TenderCare Diapers
TenderCare diapers are made by Tushies in the US. They are made from SAP, instead of cotton like Tushies, and sustainably grown wood pulp. They are chlorine-, perfume-, latex-, TBT-, and GMO-free.Tushies Diapers
Tushies are chlorine-free and are the only alternative disposable that does not use SAP. They are made from a blend of conventional cotton and wood pulp from sustainable, family-owned forests in Scandinavia.
Choose organic cotton t-shirts
American Apparel Organics
Take your pick from USDA certified organic cotton T-shirts in jersey, v-neck, and basic rib styles for green hipsters (and toddlers, too) from sweatshop-free, Los Angeles-based clothiers, American Apparel.
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