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Psychedelic Fur

04-Feb-10

Psychedelic Fur

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In 2005, Lori Lambert, a New York City music industry executive, adopted a Havanese puppy. However, when she started searching for clothing for her little guy, she didn’t like what she found. And, so, she took the next step. She combined her love of music and dogs to form Psychedelic Fur.

With an expanding line of unique, whimsical, collectible and beautifully designed pet apparel and accessories, New York and Los Angeles based Psychedelic Fur celebrates the pup-ular culture of music…. Rock ‘n’ Rollover, Hip-Pup and everything in between!

Our products are made with care and durability in mind; we use quality materials and pay attention to the detail that we all expect from our own wardrobes.

Then, in 2008, as the presidential election began to build momentum, Lori partnered with Los Angeles-based Teri Hertz to launch a line of “paw-litical” tees and bandanas.

PetsVote.com products drew national and international media raves featuring specially designed campaign items for Bark Obama and McCanine.

Psychedelic Fur sells coats to keep your dog warm and coats that protect your dog from the rain. The business also sells a variety of non-political bandanas and dog T-shirts. Consider the Classic Psychedelic Fur Motorcycle Jacket:

The one and only. 100% leather motorcycle jacket with cool metal nail heads, belt and buckle, real snap and zipper pockets. Beautifully constructed of soft leather with yummy fleece lining. Easy and quick to get on.

Or, the City Slicker:

Yellow water repellant slicker with detachable hood. Coordinating bright yellow vinyl with black and white taxi checkerboard cotton trim and cotton lining. Velcro closure at neck and chest. Convenient, inconspicuous slot for harness/leash.

And, Psychedelic Fur is very socially responsible.

Partial proceeds from all Psychedelic Fur sales are donated to a rotating list of local and national animal shelters.

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Green Girl World

20-Jan-10

Green Girl World

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Are you tired of carrying around the same ugly bags? Have you been looking for bags that are eco-friendly and attractive? If so, you may wish to log onto this website.

At Green Girl, we believe in the power of one. Everyday, each of us has the opportunity to make small, simple choices that can have a big impact on our environment. Life can be hectic, but there are a million different ways we can carry out simple acts of green to make our world a healthier, more vibrant place in which to live, work, and play.

Many women and children buy Green Girl’s reversible, reusable eco-totes because of our hip stylish designs. We are thrilled our products make our clients look so good. But what we are most proud of is that by helping to save the Earth, our eye-catching eco-totes make customers like you feel more beautiful on the inside as well.

Among the products sold at Green Girl are canvas eco totes, lightweight cotton eco totes, organic cotton eco totes, eco jutes, tiny totes for girls and boys, zipper travel pouches, and snap travel pouches. Produce bags are coming soon.

Green Girl is a very socially responsible company.

As part of the company’s commitment to creating a cleaner, more vibrant world, Green Girl donates a portion of its net online sales to charities that help protect and preserve the environment.

American Forests:

Green Girl reduces our own carbon footprint by planting a tree for every canvas, lightweight and children’s eco-tote we sell on-line. To accomplish this, we have partnered with American Forests, a world leader in planting trees for environmental restoration, a pioneer in the science and practice of urban forestry, and a primary communicator of the benefits of trees and forests.

David Suzuki Foundation

Since 1990, the David Suzuki Foundation has worked to find ways for society to live in balance with the natural world that sustains us. Focusing on four specific areas – oceans and sustainable fishing, climate change and clean energy, sustainability, and the Nature Challenge – the Foundation uses science and education to promote solutions that conserve nature and help achieve sustainability within a generation.

Natural Resources Defense Council

The Natural Resources Defense Council works to protect wildlife and wild places and to ensure a healthy environment for all life on earth. NRDC is the nation’s most effective environmental action group, combining the grassroots power of 1.2 million members and online activists with the courtroom clout and expertise of more than 350 lawyers, scientists and other professions.

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Sibu Beauty

05-Jan-10

Sibu Beauty

www.sibubeauty.com

Have you been searching for ways to provide extra nourishment to your hair, skin, and nails? You may wish to consider Sibu Beauty supplements and skin care products that contain sea buckthorn berries.

High in the Tibetan Himalayas (12,000 feet above sea level) grows a tiny but resilient fruit that resists the harsh weather conditions and high altitudes. The sea buckthorn berry fortifies itself against the elements by producing an array of powerful nutrients. With over 190 bioactive compounds, sea buckthorn is an unsurpassed source of Omegas 3, 6, and 9. And, it’s a rich source of the elusive essential fatty acid, Omega-7, an essential fatty acid vital to collagen production and healthy skin, hair, and nails.

Sibu Beauty sells liquid and softgel dietary supplements, daytime facial cream, and facial soap.

Each Sibu Beauty product is packed with nutrients from the sea buckthorn berry to revitalize, renew, and replenish…. Its medicinal uses for healing and overall health and beauty have long been legendary.

Today, there are research studies confirming these benefits.

Sea buckthorn has been thoroughly researched in over 130 modern scientific studies that have found that this berry promotes health. Sea buckthorn contains more than 190 biologically active compounds that can nourish the body’s cells to protect the skin from free radicals and the natural aging process.

In addition, Sibu Beauty is a socially responsible company.

We are proud to offer an exclusive line of health and beauty products that will improve the way you look and the way you feel. But, we are also sensitive to the constant stress on our environment due to chemicals, overflowing landfills, and irresponsible management of our forests and other valued resources.

For these reasons, Sibu Beauty is also proud to announce a range of sustainability initiatives which respect the earth and the resources it provides. From our easily recycled plastic and our partnership with the Forest Stewardship Council, to our fair trade investing practices in Tibet and philanthropic outreach. Sibu Beauty wants to make a difference for your health and for the planet.

In 2001, Sibu Beauty founder Bruce McMullin established the Tashi Foundation, a non-profit philanthropic organization designed to provide financial and resource support for the impoverished people of Tibet, where Sibu sea buckthorn berries are exclusively harvested.

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Wagging Green

20-Dec-09

Wagging Green

www.wagginggreen.com

Since we have two dogs, Goliath, a four-year-old Toy Manchester Terrier, and Dakota, a two-year-old yellow lab, I am always looking for innovative dog products. And, Wagging Green certainly has some of the most innovative items I have ever seen.

It all began six years ago when Sonya and Sean Ryan brought home a red headed Jack Russell puppy named Gidget. Though they purchased a wide variety of collars for Gidget, they all of them made her itch. Eventually, Sonya made a collar from flannel fabric.

One turned into ten, as friends and family started asking for them, and her first company, If It Wags, was born. For five years, Sonya handmade soft, comfortable collars for dogs and cats, using cotton fabrics and webbings to create stylish, fun designs. And, yes, Gidget stopped itching.

In 2008, Sonya and Sean decided to switch to bamboo, a sustainable material.

It’s organic, renewable, soft, strong, bio-degradable, naturally antibacterial, and hypoallergenic. The only problem? It was not possible to buy quantities of bamboo webbing because it didn’t exist. With more research, Sonya was able to understand the process of making bamboo into a fiber, and fiber into a webbing material. Sonya now works with a factory that owns the necessary equipment to produce webbing and has created the first bamboo fiber webbings.

After solving the bamboo webbing issues, Sonya and Sean wanted to create “perfect designs.”

One night, while dreaming, the idea came to Sonya. She woke up and sketched a rough city, a sun and a bee and wrote, ‘give back – environmental causes, environmental designs’ into her dream journal. It was perfect, exactly what we need to make the line stand out. We could be original, cute, fun, and at the same time give back to our earth and educate our customers about the importance of caring for the environment…. We feel that our product is on the cutting edge of the next phase of the merchandise revolution because it’s not just eco friendly, it is also sustainable and has less impact on the environment than traditional petroleum and cotton based products without giving up style and strength. Every product and company can be more conscientious and still be profitable. Saving the Earth one dog at a time. That’s what we are all about!

Among the products sold at Wagging Green are a wide variety of dog and cat bamboo collars, ID tags, and dog T-shirts. And, Wagging Green is very socially responsible. Five percent of the profits are donated to organizations “working to care for the planet.”

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Goodbyn

09-Dec-09

Goodbyn

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Right now, we don’t have any family members in need of a lunchbox. The day care center that our grandson attends provides lunches. But, in a few years, when he is in elementary school, we will certainly want to buy him the unique Goodbyn, a lunchbox, “reinvented for kids, parents, and our planet.” These lunchboxes were created by a small company in Seattle called Byndoo. The company “had a little idea to reinvent the way kids eat lunch – making lunchtime easier, more inspiring, and fun for both kids and parents.”

The dishwasher-safe Goodbyn, which is BPA and phthalate-free, has five individual compartments and a lid that ensures that the applesauce in one compartment won’t mix with the sandwich in another compartment. Thanks to a specially-designed handle, the Goodbyn is easy for kids and their parents to hold. And, without adult assistance, kids readily open the Goodbyn at school. Each Goodbyn comes with an 8.5 ounce bottle (which eliminates the need for juice boxes) and three sheets of stickers, “so the kids can make each lunchbox their own.”  

All of Goodbyn’s products are manufactured in Michigan at Cascade Engineering. Cascade was Byndoo’s choice from the beginning because of their capabilities in engineering, an impressive client list, and high-volume manufacturing capacity. Byndoo also preferred Cascade because of their transparency in labor and environmental ethics. Cascade has garnered innumerable awards and certifications for their stewardship to the environment, their employees and community — setting a new standard by which all other companies will measure themselves in the future.

Byndoo chose to use a local printer in Washington state, because they offered local quality with corporate efficiencies. They are FSC-certified and are very much in-tune with their waste and recycling procedures. Byndoo utilizes their unique printing expertise with vegetable-based inks, recycled materials, and water-based solvent adhesives. Byndoo also uses their warehouse to store, assemble and fulfill orders for Goodbyn. They’re the last link in the chain before Goodbyns reach their next destination: the store shelves and really excited kids.

As a member of 1% for the Planet, Byndoo is a very socially responsible company.

Byndoo contributes 1% of sales to multiple environmental organizations, donating directly to the nonprofits via 1% for the Planet.

I could not help but wonder about the origins of the unusual names Byndoo and Goodbyn. It turns out that the name Byndoo is from the Sanskrit work, ‘bindu,” which means “a small element in a larger plot,” like the ripple effect of a drop of water. And, the name Goodbyn?

Goodbyn started as a line of lunchbox containers for children, and the ‘byn’ migrated from Byndoo…. We think of Goodbyn as a product design and manufacturing company that will begin to change the way people think about food, nutrition, waste, and the planet’s health. It started with lunchboxes, but we hope to extend the vision to encompass the way we collect, transport, and dispose of what we use as a society, responsibly and prudently.

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Vegan Chic

01-Dec-09

Vegan Chic

www.veganchic.com

Not that long ago, the vast majority of materials used to substitute for leather were cheaply made and generally unsightly. People who did not want to purchase items made from leather had limited options.

Today, there are a number of retail and online stores that sell leather-like products that are very attractive and fashionable. Take a few minutes to review the offerings at Vegan Chic.

Purveyors of vegan shoes, vegan boots, and vegan handbags. We strive, everyday, to bring you a massive line of stylish and practice animal-friendly shoes, bags, and apparel. We believe that in doing so we reinforce our belief that consumers can ‘look fierce without being cruel.’ We believe our name ‘Vegan Chic’ illustrates our core belief that you can be vegan and still be fashionable and glamorous. We hope to bring you not only great vegan shoes and vegan bags, but the widest possible selection of vegan apparel.

So, whether you are looking to strut your stuff in vegan boots, vegan shoes, vegan pumps, vegan clogs, or vegan sandals, you have found the vegan store for you. Gone are the days of heartbreak when you spotted your dream shoes in a store window only to find they were made of leather or had leather soles. This is a compassionate vegetarian’s shopping paradise! Welcome to fear-free browsing. In just a few clicks, you’ll find every shoe style that fits your need, being assured that they are completely vegan shoes. We do all the checking for you. Our shoes do not contain leather, suede, wool, or silk.

Included in the items sold at Vegan Chic are a wide variety of vegan shoes for men, women, and children, vegan day and evening bags, and vegan wallets and belts.

Who are we? We are vegan ourselves…. We know the consumer struggle of meeting the demands of a more compassionate lifestyle. We are a bunch of vegan girls and boys who live in Los Angeles. We have a fabulous office where we work hard to make this fashion world better for animals – and, ultimately, you.

In addition to our animal-friendly commitment, we strive to genuinely make a difference in the world. Therefore, we donate a generous portion of our profits to multiple animal charities!

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Eco-Me

21-Nov-09

Eco-Me

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Have you ever looked at the ingredients in regular cleaning products? I mean, really looked at the fine print? Probably not. Until about a decade ago, I bought regular cleaning products, never thinking what was actually in them.

But, I have changed. I now try to use as many natural cleaning products as possible.  Recently, I learned about Eco-Me, a Pasadena, California-based company that makes of host of different cleaning items. I have been incredibly impressed.

Eco-Me specializes in 100% natural products that are good for you and the environment, too. We created a line of cleaning kits to help people make their own natural, non-toxic, chemical free products.

Robin Levine, the founder of Eco-Me, decided to create her company after her 36-year-old sister was diagnosed with breast cancer in March 2005.

With no family history of the disease nor a lifestyle to promote it, could my sister’s breast cancer be linked to the pollutants in our environment or toxic chemicals in our homes? Is it possible that by simply cleaning your home you are creating a toxic environment? Could the chemicals in products that line our shelves lead to life threatening health risks?

Why are we taking such risks in our homes and with our well-being? Questions lead us to an answer: Eco-Me!

The need to remove unnecessary chemicals from our homes led our search for completely natural and chemical-free products…. Most natural cleaners still use synthetic chemicals for colorants, preservatives and fragrance. So, we decided that if we wanted a truly natural products, we would have to make it ourselves, and a few months later Eco-Me was born.

Eco-Me sells a variety of DIY (do-it-yourself) kits for cleaning the home, skin, babies, and pets. The company also sells a line of pre-mixed ready-to-use products for cleaning carpets, laundry, dishes, and wood. In addition, there is a scrub cleanser for all surfaces and an all purpose household cleanser. These products contain no chemicals, preservatives, parabens, synthetic fragrances, colorants, surfactants, detergents, recyclable pet #1 plastic, or post consumer waste.

Eco-Me is very socially responsible.

At Eco-Me, we believe in giving back to our partners, the community and organizations that are doing good work…. Throughout the year, Eco-Me participates in Give-Back Campaigns and gives up to 10% back for online sales to charitable organizations.

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