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Commute
Walk or ride your bike
Alchemy Goods Urban Bag
Hip, roomy messenger bag with an exterior made of 100 percent waterproof recycled inner tubes from Seattle bike shops and strap made from a recycled seatbelt. Multiple interior pockets with space to fit laptops with up to 17" screens.Blackburn Quadrant and Mars 3.0 Combo Bicycle Light Set
The set includes a front light with four super-bright white LEDs and rear light with seven super-bright red LEDs, both in tough, water-resistant cases. Front light runs on four AA batteries for 110 hours in steady mode, or 300 hours in flash mode while the back light runs on two AAA batteries for up to 50 hours in steady mode, or 150 hours in flash mode.Green Earth Office Supply Recycled Rubber Backpack
The material for these backpacks comes from 100 percent post-consumer recycled rubber (Florida tires). They're fully lined, have a convertible strap, outer magnetic snap pocket and inner zipper pocket. They come in black, peanut or a black/peanut color combination.Hemp Sisters Deluxe Hemp Backpack with Laptop Storage
Heavy duty hemp backpack with triple-stitched construction for durability and strength with padding on the back, bottom and straps for your comfort. It has six zippered compartments, nine pockets, twin cargo straps, bottle pockets on each side and room to securely hold your laptop.Hokey Spokes light blades
Hokey Spokes puts the glitz into safety lighting with transparent "blades" that attach to your bicycle spokes. They explain their product by saying, "as these blades spin during riding, a computer inside the blades modulates the internal LED lights so that design images and custom text appear."Planet Bike Beamer 3 LED Headlight
This headlight can be quickly mounted or removed without tools and contains three bright LEDs which operate in flashing or steady mode. The light runs up to 100 hours on the included two AA batteries.Planet Bike Blinky Safety Set
Super bright LEDs will clip to almost anything and provide flashing or steady visibility for up to one mile. Runs for up to 100 hours on the included CR2032 watch battery.Rawganique Euro-style Hemp Backpack
They have five hemp backpacks to choose from; all are made from certified organic hemp, processed without chemicals or pesticides. The HBP3 Zip Backpack is their mid-priced, mid-sized model.Reelight SL100 Bicycle Safety Light
The set includes one white front-facing and one red back-facing light that uses LED technology and high-power neodymium magnets (non-friction) in an innovative self-contained electrical system. Lights flash on and off as you pedal and stop when the bike stops.Voltaic Systems Solar Backpack
The Voltaic Backpack has three light weight, waterproof solar panels that can charge up your cell phones, sat phones, PDAs, GPSs, iPods and cameras (not laptops) while you bike or walk. When not in the sun, the battery can be charged using the AC travel charger or DC car charger.
Carpool instead of driving solo
2Plus Commuter Register (Connecticut)
2Plus Commuter Register provides listings of car- and van-pools as well as transit routes and schedules, and park and ride lots.AlterNetRides
AlterNet Rides provides a nationwide rideshare solution matching individuals looking for carpooling partners.Carpool World
CarpoolWorld uses precise latitude and longitude coordinates to find best matches for commuters.Carpool.ca (Canada)
Carpool.ca helps Canadian commuters link up based on user-defined proximity, personal preferences, and time of commute.CarpoolConnect
CarpoolConnect helps people match up based on similar commutes in the US and in Canada.CarpoolMatchNW (Oregon)
CarpoolMatchNW is an Oregon-based ride-matching service.CarpoolTool (Canada)
CarpoolTool provides ride-matching services for anyone in Canada.Craigslist Ride Share Board
Craigslist provides a rideshare section for some cities.eRideshare
eRideShare connects commuters or travelers going the same way.Facebook Carpool application
Facebook Carpool application makes sharing a ride safer and easier by allowing Facebook members to find rides. To use this feature, you must sign up for Facebook, then do a search for ‘carpool’ to find the application.RideNow! (Bay Area, CA)
RideNow! is another instant-match service encouraging solo drivers to carpool.RideshareOnline (Idaho, Washington)
For those who live in Washington state or Idaho, RideshareOnline.com offers two services which require separate registration. They help those who want to carpool or vanpool to work. And they also help you locate others who want to ride together to an event such as a game, festival or concert.VivaCommute
VivaCommute provides ridesharing services for anyone in the US or Canada.
Maintain your car
MILESPLUS Petroleum Enhancer
Is your car in need of a little cost-efficient TLC? Treat it to this organic fuel additive that'll not only increase fuel economy and decrease emissions, it will also lubricate and clean the engine resulting in a lean, clean driving machine. With use, particulate emissions are cut by up to 47 percent.
Opt for telecommuting
Herman Miller Celle
This durable work chair is made of 33 percent recycled materials. Celle is Gold Cradle-to-Cradle and GREENGUARD certified, and can contribute to LEED credits in the office. All parts are replaceable and the chair can be disassembled in under five minutes for easy recycling.Samsung SyncMaster 2493HM 24" LCD monitor
Spend less by getting this LCD monitor with built-in speakers (perfect for teleconference meetings). This monitor is ENERGY STAR and RoHS (low-toxicity) compliant.SIIG MobileCam Light Pro
Pick this webcam to get a home office set up the eco-friendly way. This lightweight, hi-res device comes with a built-in microphone and is RoHS compliant (meaning it's made with fewer eco-unfriendly heavy metals).Sony VAIO Notebooks
Sony VAIO notebooks are configurable with a variety of processors, graphics options, screen sizes, and wireless features.Vtech IS6110 DECT 6.0 Cordless Phone
Get fully equipped with this RoHS and ENERGY STAR compliant phone. It'll let you text and talk (has a full QWERTY keyboard) and comes with free internet messaging services.
Join a car sharing program
PhillyCarShare
This Philadelphia-based nonprofit with 33,000 members calls itself the world's largest regional car sharing organization. Vehicle choices include Prius hybrids, Minis, BMWs, and pickups.Zipcar
Zipcar has more than 120,000 members and 3,000 vehicles in more than 35 cities and their recent merger with Flexcar which was in 15 cities (San Francisco and DC were the only overlaps) will only make them easier to find.
Choose a biodiesel-compatible car
Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland 4x2
The Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland comes equipped with all the rough and tumble power and refined polish drivers love about Jeep, and gets 14 MPG in the city and 19 MPG on the highway.Mercedes-Benz E-Class E320 BLUETEC Sedan
The sporty and chic E320 BLUETEC Sedan from Mercedes-Benz received the 2007 World Green Car award and rightfully so: it merges all the luxe features expected from Mercedes-Benz with innovative filters and catalytic converters that curb the tailpipe pollutants.Mercedes-Benz GL-Class GL320 CDI
Drivers looking for impressive power with eco-benefits: your ride has arrived. The GL320 sports all the specs that makes power-hungry drivers weak at the knees, with 30 percent better fuel economy than SUV's with comparable gas engines.Mercedes-Benz M-Class ML320 CDI
Mercedes-Benz is now winning over green hearts with its ML320 CDI SUV. The ML320 is a SUV with 30 percent higher fuel economy—24 miles per gallon on the highway—than comparable gasoline engines.Volkswagen Touareg V10 TDI
This sleek, super-safe German beauty, featured in the 2007 film, The Bourne Ultimatum, gets 14 miles per gallon in the city and 19 mpg on the highway.
Comments
2:38pm
on the carpooling front, it helps to create a google doc (or other form of shared doc) in the office of people who are willing to carpool. everyone can put in their current commute and find a match in their office. this can also help employees to publicly display how many miles they used to commute and how many miles they commute now... if people care, it can quickly become a mini green battle in the office where everyone wants to go as low as possible :)