I got my personalized We Add Up tee shirt today, and I just had to show off my new apparel.
I chose the “Plant Trees” tee, so my purchase sent $3 dollars to Sustainable Harvest International, an organization that provides farming families in Central America with the training and tools to overcome poverty while restoring tropical […]

I’m a sucker for chocolate and hazelnut, so when I came across this Equal Exchange hazelnut chocolate bar last week in my local health food store, I just had to try it. Wow. The milk chocolate is rich and unbelievably smooth, with just enough hazelnut to add to the flavor without overpowering the chocolate. It’s […]

This morning, with very little effort, a few of my neighbors and I finally put a stop - at least temporarily - to our city’s inane policy of vulture harassment. And all it took was a little networking on Facebook, a few e-mails, and a phone call or two. Well, and a few years of […]

Solar rooftops: it’s a no-brainer. As I was flying into Phoenix last August over a sea of flat roofs - Target, Walmart and a zillion other big box stores and warehouses - I thought, “There oughta be solar panels on all those.” Maybe you’ve heard, Phoenix is known for getting a bit of sun. We […]

Ben & Jerry’s is finally going all the way: they announced last week that they will be completely Fair Trade by the end of 2013, with all flavors in all countries produced with Fair Trade Certified ingredients. As the first ice cream company to start using Fair Trade ingredients (in 2005), Ben & Jerry’s is […]

My five-year-old went to a friend’s birthday party yesterday, and the only gift he wanted us to bring was old shoes. Not for themselves, but for Soles4Souls, the organization currently working to send 1.3 million shoes to Haiti.
So we rummaged around in the back of my closet and dragged out 3 pairs of shoes that […]

I can shop at Vitamin Cottage again – and so can you! When my family lived in Colorado’s uber-progressive Boulder County, Vitamin Cottage was our go-to store. And now I’ve discovered we can shop there online at Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage.
In Boulder, arguably one of America’s natural food epicenters, we had our pick of […]

I’m excited to announce the SustainAbler Green Products newsletter. Don’t worry - we won’t flood your inbox with junk. Once a month we’ll send you a quick-read digest of our latest green product discoveries, links to sweet green deals, and our incisive reviews of eco-friendly goods. Look for the first installment in March.
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Let’s face it: no matter how much we try, there’s lots of stuff we can’t recycle. If you live in a large metro area, you might be able to recycle a bit more than those in the rural hinterlands, but no matter how progressive your recycling program, there’s stuff that simply can’t be recycled. That’s […]

I’m always on the lookout for cool upcycled and recycled projects, especially for repurposing those heinous plastic water bottles. Here’s one that I love: portable mobile speakers that fit in your bicycle water bottle cage, backpack side pocket, or even your gas guzzler’s cup holder. Thanks to zomie1 for the great way to reuse a […]

Olympic athletes living the Green. From hockey to skiing to skeleton, check out 12 Olympians doing their part: USA Today.

Shannon Bahrke makes a run during the FIS Freestyle World Cup moguls ladies event at Deer Valley Resort in January. She co-founded a shop that sells organic, fair trade coffee. Photo: Douglas C. Pizac, US Presswire