by Mercia
These are my favorite green gift recommendations this holiday season from GreenandMore.com. We have tested all these green gift items and know that they work and think that in some way they all contribute to making the Planet a better place for future generations.
Mercia Tapping
President, GreenandMore.com
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HYDROGEN MODEL CAR |
| I showed this Hydrogen powered model car to a bunch of high tech CEOs who all wanted one for themselves – forget about the kids! This is a big kid toy. For most of us, hydrogen powered vehicles seem like a distant dream but take a glimpse of the future with the power source that may one day power the planet. In 2006 this was Time magazine’s best new toy of the year. The Science Kits at $259.99 are what we are giving to the grand kids this holiday season. | |
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KILL-A-WATT ELECTRICITY MONITOR |
| With the ever increasing costs of energy wouldn’t it be nice to cut down on costs by finding out which machines and appliances in your home are actually worth keeping plugged in? The Kill-A-Watt Electricity Monitors are the perfect device! Simply connect your appliances to the Kill-a-Watt electricity usage monitor and it will assess how efficient any appliance or machine really is. Wonderful stocking stuffer for Dad!
CLICK FOR MORE DETAILS: KILL-A-WATT ELECTRICITY MONITOR |
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JONTA LED FLASHLIGHTS |
| Ever run around in a power outage only to find your flashlight has run out of batteries? You can just crank these powerful Jonta flashlights up if they ever die on you but with 100,000 hours of LED light that is very unlikely. With no dead batteries to put in landfills these make a useful green gift. | |
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INDIGO ULTRABRIGHT LED LANTERNS |
| These lanterns are perfect for camping or additional lighting on your deck providing 2.5 hours of continuous light before you wind them up and no batteries required, making them a useful but eco friendly gift or household item.
CLICK FOR MORE DETAILS: INDIGO ULTRABRIGHT LED LANTERNS |
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SOLIO SOLAR CHARGERS |
| The Solio charger is a solar powered energy source that can power all of your electronic devices from cell phones to iPods to GPS systems. The sleek, ultra modern design is also compact and lightweight making it great for anyone who is on the go in the outdoors and finds themselves out of juice.
CLICK FOR MORE DETAILS: SOLIO SOLAR CHARGERS |
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SOLAR JUICE BAGS |
| Flexible solar panels on your computer notebook case, handbag or back pack – can you believe that? We gave one to our teenage grandson a messenger bag as a gift last month. Stay plugged in to your iPod, cell-phone, or other electronic device while at the beach, walking to class, or simply window shopping. Juicebag Solar Bags and Backpacks have you covered. Each uses a flexible panel of cells and represents the latest in flexible solar technology. And every bag, made of recycled soda bottles, is constructed of rip-stop nylon, guaranteeing years of use.
CLICK FOR MORE DETAILS: SOLAR JUICE BAGS |
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LIGHT CAP SOLAR BOTTLE |
| The LightCap is not only an unbreakable one-liter water bottle, it’s also the coolest solar powered LED light you’ve ever used. Simply Brilliant LightCap Solar Water Bottles use stored solar power and convert it to light, all on the top of your water bottle. Great green gift for campers. | |
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HANDBAGS FROM INNER TUBES |
| These bags are very chic, and you would be amazed to find out what they are made from. The creators of the Camara Handcrafted Hand Bags, take recycling to a whole new level, using recycled truck and tractor inner tubes to make bags that are works of art. As an added feature, all Camara bags come with an automatic lighting system, which helps you find what you’re looking for.
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THE ECO CHIC ATMOS ROCKER |
| I was distressed to learn recently that for every four trees that are destroyed on this planet, only one gets replaced. So this rocker is going to be my own treat to myself this winter. It takes a while to be delivered as it is custom made, but it is as beautifully designed as it is eco friendly. The webbing on the seats is recycled surplus car seat belts and the beach bent plywood construction is kinder on our forests. I think these rockers are a work of art. A gift for oneself. | |
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BLUEAIR ECO 10 AIR PURIFIER |
| My mouth literally dropped open when I first saw this air purifier. It is a first class, quiet, powerful air purifier that only uses 10 watts on its HIGHEST fan speed – a fraction of a low wattage light bulb. This is an air purifier that you can afford to keep going, day and night, without running up your electric bill- and for people like me that is important. I regard the ECO10 as an astonishing feat of ecological engineering. No air purifier, let alone those with a fan are so energy miserly. | |
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TRUEAIR ALLERGEN REDUCER – AIR PURIFIER |
| If you or you’re your family are in need of a surprisingly good, little desk top air purifier at a bargain price, then the Allergen Reducer is virtually maintenance free and its Hepa grade filter can be cleaned by vacuuming it. No more filters in landfills. It is small enough to put in your suitcase for travel.
CLICK FOR MORE DETAILS: TRUEAIR ALLERGEN REDUCER-AIR PURIFIER |
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AIR-O-SWISS AIR WASHER HUMIDIFIERS |
| When you are looking for a humidifier this winter season, in our opinion the greenest design for humidifiers are air washers because they do not have filters which need eventual disposal, and do not require mineral cartridges to control white dust. This means you have a quiet, enormously effective humidifier which is very durable. These get the green nod from me.
CLICK FOR MORE DETAILS: AIR-O-SWISS AIR WASHER HUMIDIFIER |
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WHITEWING STEAM CLEANER |
| Vapor Steam Cleaning is a green way to deep clean and remove dirt, stains, and kill dust mites, mold, germs, spores and bacteria. Steam cleaners sanitize and disinfect but without using chemicals, instead use dry steam of levels of 240°F and above. What this means is no more chemicals in your home and no supermarket plastic bottles in landfills. Our WhiteWing steam cleaner is very popular with our customers as it is effective without being overly expensive. For those people who want to treat themselves to the ultimate in steam cleaning there is nothing like Ladybug steam cleaners with its EPA certified disinfectant TANCs process. | |
