Today I ventured to Ikea.  I'm really not a huge Ikea fan, mostly because the maze-like layout of the store annoys me and stresses me out.  I also don't live super close to this Ikea - it took me a little over a half hour to get there.  However, I do like their kitchen products and kid's stuff.   Today I wanted to do some holiday shopping for my son before Ikea got too hectic for the holidays.    

This was my first time going to the Stoughton, Massachusetts location and I was impressed to see how green it was.

I went specifically to get a wooden train set for my 2 year old.  It's a much less expensive knock-off of the Thomas the Train sets and compatible with Thomas trains, as well.  Most of the toys were wooden or cloth.  The plastic toys they had were mostly BPA-free.  The prices were reasonable, so I stocked up and my holiday shopping for my son is pretty much done! 

While there, I noticed signs mentioning that their Stoughton location has a green roof.  When I got back, I found some awesome pictures of the green roof.  Check them out at GreenRoofs.com.   Very cool!  ... read more

Check out this infographic from RetailMeNot.  It has all sorts of stats about e-readers and towards the bottom of the graphic there's some information about why e-readers are eco-friendly.    

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Most people are against exporting old computers to other countries, especially developing countries. There are plenty of organizations and people out there that are whole-heartedly against the idea of sending our old computers out of the country.

Exporting computers to developing countries isn’t always a bad thing. Sending our trash to them so they can just dump it in a landfill is obviously bad. Sending them useable machines to re-use doesn’t seem like a horrible idea.... read more

Consumer Reports recently came out with a list of the top 18 most fuel-efficient new cars which are currently being sold.  

With rising gas prices, even people who don't care so much about being green are looking into finding less gas-guzzling options.  And even for the eco-friendly of us, walking or relying on public transportation is not always realistic.  (Especially when much of the country doesn't have reliable public transit!)  Luckily there are plenty of options for fuel-efficient cars, as evidenced in the Consumer Reports list!

So, who made the cut?  ... read more