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Green Gift Giveaway, Day 5: The Lorax & Wall E

by jennae on December 7, 2010

If there is any book you want to give your child to teach them about environmentalism, The Lorax is it. It’s a classic Dr. Seuss tale about a company swooping in to take what they want they want with no concern for the environment around them, and the people and animals they affect. Wall-E is a similar tale, in movie form. It’s about what, realistically, could happen to the Earth in future generations if we do not begin to take care of it today. The planet could turn into a giant trash heap, with people forced to live on giant space ships.

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The Better World Shopping GuideHow many times have you been at the grocery store and wished you had a list of the products and companies that are healthier and safer for you, your family and the planet? We find lists of them all the time, and we bookmark them, promising to print them out and put them in our wallets or purses so we’ll have them close at hand as we shop. Then we get to the store, only to realize we can’t remember what products were on those lists.

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ecologique Book Giveaway Winner

Inspiration comes in many forms. It can come from an innocent bedtime story with your kids, a stroll through your neighborhood, or from a more obvious source like my Green Rooms in a Box series. Thanks to eco designer (and one of my eco heroes) Kelly LaPlante, one lucky winner will walk away with a source of free inspiration, Kelly’s new book, écologique.

With a total of 669 entries in the giveaway, including subscribers and commenters, it did take a bit of luck to win. Thanks to the random integer generator at Random.org, one lucky reader will walk away a winner.

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The Lazy Environmentalist: Your Guide to Easy, Stylish, Green Living

Some of you may be familiar with Josh Dorfman, the creator and host of “The Lazy Environmentalist,” a nationally broadcast radio show on Sirius Satellite Radio that serves to inform listeners about eco-friendly products and services, much like Green Your Decor does, but on a larger scale. Dorfman is also the founder & CEO of Vivavi, a retailer many of you also may be familiar with that makes contemporary, green furniture and home furnishings (GYD has featured several of their products).

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Book: Green Remodeling : Changing the World One Room at a Time

If you have always dreamed of having a home that produces energy instead of consuming it, with eco-friendly features at every turn, you will be happy to know that many companies are creating new products to help you do so every day. But if the multitude of choices has left you feeling a bit overwhelmed, Green Remodeling: Changing the World One Room at a Time by David R. Johnston and Kim Master is here to help.

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