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Nature Bag
By Lassen Law Firm, Philadelphia Personal Injury Lawyers. March 07, 2011
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Margot & Camille Optique
By Lassen Law Firm, Philadelphia Personal Injury Lawyers. January 28, 2011
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Make This Holiday Special!
When you select gifts for the holidays this year, how could you do better than Earth’s Greenest Bag?Is someone who uses a sports or swim bag on your gift list? Surprise them with the ultimate tote for either purpose: the stretchable Nature Bag. Perfect for a beach outing, it’s a home-crafted present that will be cherished by almost anybody – not only your eco-conscious friends.How about a fungus hunter who will be in the forests on the first perfect spring day gathering mushrooms? One of our less dense Pahk style bags is a perfect gift to carry the harvest while allowing the morel or other spores to return to the earth and generate more delicacies for the next hunt.Perhaps you have a friend who loves to garden? The minimalistic Nature Bag is the right companion to hold all of the seeds, bulbs, starter plants, hand tools&soil; conditioners needed for an hour or an afternoon of work around the yard.And if you want to gift a trend-setting style aficionado, our sustainable tote will help them set a standard for earth-friendly design and beauty. It’s the best way to carry nearly anything almost anywhere!Home-crafted in isolated mountain villages of an ancient culture, the stretchable multipurpose unisex Nature Bag tote gently grasps and protects essentials while allowing ventilation. Its durable JungleVine™ fabric grows prolifically without agriculture and is gathered by hand. The result is Earth’s Greenest Bag--proved sustainable over thousands of years.The carbon the JungleVine™ (tropical Kudzu) filters from the air is stored until released into the soil after it is buried to biodegrade (if the durable green tote ever becomes unusable), while the oxygen JungleVine™ emits during growth helps us breathe.For convenience, you can order a large organic Pahk style 24 hours a day by phone toll-free at 1-877-548-1662 (from U.S. or Canadian phone numbers or from anywhere via Skype).On behalf of the Khmu Nature Bag crafters&Mission volunteers around the globe, we wish you happy holidays.Bounsou KeoamphoneFounder Bill NewbroughSponsor ...read more
By Nature Bag December 13, 2011
Better, Greener Gifts!
First published September 2008, updated November 2011How many times have you beat your brains out trying to find the perfect "obligation" gift for someone who has everything, or even someone who doesn't?"Obligation" gifts such as we buy for birthdays,Xmasand anniversaries etc have this horrible tendency of being accepted with a smile and sincere thanks and then stashed away somewhere, sometimes never to see the light of day.Sure, it's the thought that counts, but in this age ofhyperconsumptionon a planet groaning under the stress of environmental problems, this is an aspect of our lives we can all certainly make changes to.So what should you give to someone who has it all? Nothing. Well, sort of nothing.Most people I know like to give and donate - but there's so many good causes, we can't support them all. The next time you are deciding on a gift for someone, consider making a donation to a charity on their behalf.Have a think about what they've expressed concern about. It could be polar bears, the lack of drinking water in developing countries, deforestation etc. etc. - there's literally thousands of different causes that would appreciate the cash and use it well.Here's a few suggestions, all very beneficial gifting ideas, and just $6.50 to $40Life straw- Your sponsorship of a LifeStraw® is only $6.50. It's an amazing device that can be used to purify enough water to sustain a child for a year.Trees For The Future- Trees for the Future assists developing communities around the world plant trees; providing seed and agroforestry training. For $40, you can sponsor the propagation of 400 trees! The gift recipient will be sent a very attractive certificate.Kiva.org- This is a gift you can give that keeps on giving and being in business, it's one of my favorites.While not *really* green as such, by supporting entrepreneurs in developing countries it goes towards the battle against poverty. Hyperconsumption and abject poverty are two extremes that contribute greatly to environmental problems. With Kiva, you aren't actually giving anything except providing a very low interest loan to a small entrepreneur in a developing country. A number of lenders usually make up a single loan and you can pick which entrepreneur you'd like to support.These aren't people wanting huge sums of money to build their business - a couple of hundred to a couple of thousand bucks. Even so, these are loans that change lives. Once the loan is paid back you can then loan those funds to other entrepreneurs.Kiva offers gift certificates, starting at $25. Your recipient will create a Kiva account, redeem the gift certificate and lend the funds from the certificate to the entrepreneurs of their choice.Kiva's micro finance program is fantastic - you can view myKiva "portfolio" hereand learn more about the programhere. Other organizations offering gifting campaigns include the World Wildlife Fund's "Adopt An Animal" program (starts at $25), maybe your local humane shelter, your local environmental group - in fact, if you were to search the Internet for environmental and humanitarian groups in your local area, you'll find a swag of ideas and possibilities!Your gift doesn't necessarily need to be a gift to a specific cause, it could just be a membership of a group you know the recipient would be interested in joining. To sweeten the deal, most of these donations/memberships you make will also be tax-deductible (check with the group).So, less clutter and trashy gifts, a warm and fuzzy feeling for both you and the recipient, a tax deduction for you and a worthy cause being assisted too! Gift giving doesn't get any better (or greener) than that!If this sort of idea doesn't appeal and you'd like to give something directly to someone, also consider givingfair trade items.Michael BlochGreen Living Tips.com ...read more
By Nature Bag November 17, 2011
Ugg Style Boot Origins
Are your "Ugg" Boots *Really* Sheepskin? Ugg boots, made from sheepskin, are synonymous with Australia/ New Zealand and have been one of our best known exports. They are so popular, many companies overseas have emulated them.However, if you buy ugg-style boots (and I use the term "ugg" in its generic sense, not in relation to the companies that own the registered related trademarks), it may not always be sheepskin you are getting it seems. Worse still, the animal may not have been dead when it had its skin removed.I really didn't want to write this article for reasons that will become clear, but as I know ugg boots are not only popular here in Australia but also in the U.S., Canada and the UK, I thought readers should get a heads up if they are buying boots imported from elsewhere - and by writing it, it will help drive a lesson home for me too.Areport on TreeHuggerstates some imported ugg style boots are made from raccoon dogs and some breeders of this animal have been known to skin the poor animals alive.IMPORTANT NOTE: The TreeHugger article also links to a video of an instance of raccoon dogs being skinned alive. I strongly advise readersto *not* watch it. I'm pretty sure I saw this footage a few years ago, but I wasn't aware of the connection to this style of boot. I've seen a lot of terrible things in my life, and this is right up there as being among the very worst. I wasn't even game to take a quick look in case it was the same video. I never want to see it again. Raccoon dogs - Image credit:663highlandRaccoon dogs are cute creatures, but cuteness shouldn't be a benchmark for concern and I respect some frown upon animal leather in any form.The usual animal welfare andenvironmental issues relating to leatheraside, I don't care (unless it's an endangered species) if the boots are made from sheep, raccoon dogs, rats or roaches to be quite honest; but no creature should suffer such a fate, nor bred and lose its life just for its skin.I have a pair of "sheepskin" boots that came from overseas as there were no locally made products available in my area at the time and I won't buy footwear online. When I bought them, I assumed certain things - that they were sheepskin, that the animal was dead when it was skinned, that it was killed in a "humane" manner and that skin used was a by-product - with the animal primarily utilized for meat.I remember now the old saying about "assume" and really, I should know better as I've so often said to " go beyond the label". Actually, looking at the label in my boots, it just says "leather" and "wool fleece". Leather? What kind of leather? What the hell am I wearing? I really have no idea and it never dawned on me it could be anything but sheep leather. I was in fantasy land - I needed/wanted boots. I got my fix.Perhaps given their questionable origin, I should throw them away in disgust? No, that would be a waste as they are reasonably new. An animal gave its life so I could have these boots and like the last pair, I will wear them until they fall apart. When they have worn out, I may even keep one as a reminder - just as I have an unpleasant reminder every time I put them on now.This "sheepskin" boot issue is just another example of how challenging being an ethical or at least a trying-to-be-ethical consumer can be; there are so many minefields to navigate in purchases - even simple ones like this that I shouldn't have overlooked. Labels on clothing and footwear can't always be relied on either as they are sometimes removed or replaced with something more "palatable" to consumers.It's reports like this that again raise the thought in my mind there is just too much bad in the world nowadays casting a shadow over the good. We're often unwitting; or as in this case with me, somewhat complicit, participants in creating the darkness.I often wonder if our species is totally, utterly and irreversibly screwed. I really hope this isn't the case. In the meantime, another lesson has been learned and onwards I guess; either towards a better world or over the brink and into the abyss. Michael Bloch Green Living Tips.com ...read more
By Nature Bag October 11, 2011