Selling out remaining inventory is a bit of a hassle so we are practically giving away the final items to clear out our incredible collection of boys and girls organic cotton children’s clothing from Laurenceleste and Bossy Baby. All items on the site are just $10!

No more complaining that going green is too expensive. Supplies are extremely limited so order soon.

Children’s clothing from Pangaya

Despite a lack of support from President Bush, Congress has approved a ban on toxins in products designed for children. Set to go into effect in six months, the new law will ban three types of phthalates. If you like a bit of toxins in your goods, don’t worry, as the ban doesn’t take effect until after the holiday season and you can still get your fix of phthalates in products ranging from shampoo to perfume.

Story from The Washington Post

Kids are running the show in a lot of families these days and that’s good news for companies producing “green” kids’ products. The little ones are more aware of issues related to the environment and nearly three quarters of them believe in buying recycled paper products. Other findings include:

• More than 50% of 6 to 8 year olds encourage their parents to buy green products
• Hispanic families are more likely to seek out organic product
• Kids and tweens had $19 billion in personal income last year

Story from MediaPost

Located in the eco hub of Dallas, Texas, Green Spot Market & Fuels bills itself as the first healthy convenience store. Unlike conventional C-stores, you won’t find Slim Jim’s and Twinkies beckoning from the aisles of this store. Instead, customers will be treated to free wi-fi and offered a selection of healthy snacks.

In addition, you can select from conventional fuels or two versions of biodiesel.

Story from The Dallas Morning News

Granite has been going strong for the past decade as a counter material and has now become so common that it’s nearly standard in many communities. As with all home finishes, that means it’s surely near the end of its run as a material of choice and thus I can’t understand why people still install it. Sure it’s decent now, but what about in five or ten years? It will have gone the way of travertine and shiny brass fixtures.

Anyway, if remodeling your home with material that is no longer “cool” isn’t reason enough to look elsewhere, how about the new reports of granite containing cancer causing radon? Most granite is probably perfectly safe, but new versions from exotic locales are showing up with exceedingly high levels of the nasty stuff. One woman found her counters to contain 25 times the amount of radon considered safe by the EPA.

Story from the New York Times

Ryan Mickle of San Francisco has decided that his Range Rover Sport is no longer an acceptable form of transportation and is calling on the public for ideas of how to dispose of it for good. Ideas must be environmentally responsible, but destructive enough to insure that the gas guzzler doesn’t land in the hands of someone who will carry on with the polluting ways.

One Fewer website

If you are located in Portland, Oregon and looking for a place to live or work, Green Renter is a great resource. The niche site displays rental properties in an easy-to-navigate site and includes a map feature so you know exactly where the property is located.

Each listing includes all of the standard details about a property, as well as the “green” credentials that will appeal to users of the site.

Green Renter website

The city council of Los Angeles is planning to push for a ban on all plastic bags by 2010 if a 25 cent fee per bag is not approved by the state. According to officials, city residents use 2.3 billion plastic bags per year and only five percent are recycled, leaving the rest to stuff landfills and litter the city.

Story from the Los Angeles Times

There are quite a few wineries that produce organic wine, but going carbon neutral takes a level of commitment that must permeate the entire organization. Located in Mendocino County, Parducci is the first winery in the United States to be certified carbon neutral.

The environmental initiatives undertaken by the company are extensive so here are a few links to get you started.

• Protecting the environment
• Solar Power
• Earth-friendly Packaging
• Carbon Neutrality

Parducci website

I’m not one to get excited about cards, but the selection from Smock is pretty darn impressive. Printed on custom bamboo paper in Syracuse, these designer cards will surely set you apart from everyone else and their chain store cards.

Bamboo paper is great, but Smock has a few more tricks up their sleeve. All printing is done with vegetable-oil based and low VOC inks, solvents are citrus based, recycling is done throughout the process, retail packaging is biodegrabeable, and more.

Using the dealer locator, I couldn’t find one within 100 miles of our address.

Smock website