(Not) My Green Gift Guide
If you haven’t noticed (since September), the holidays are upon us. After watching The Story Of Stuff, it’s difficult to want to buy anything. Since we “have” to - at least maybe we can support the green movement at the same time. Perhaps I should offer some advice that I use on a daily basis. I happen to have a certain sense of humor that is very quick and often offensive. In actuality, there is a filter. Many people can’t believe there is a filter, but there is. So here’s the advice. Know your audience. Here’s an example for the green gift guide. If your relative is an SUV-driving oil lover who doesn’t care about the environment at all, then don’t buy them a TerraPass gift certificate for carbon credits. Maybe you get them a nice Patagonia fleece made from recycled materials or a Sigg bottle or something? They won’t know that the product is green and you’ll feel better buying it.
Why is this called the (Not) My Green Gift Guide? Well - simply because I don’t think I need to reguritate the same gift guide that everyone else in the green community is doing. So I’m going to link to a few of theirs. Happy shopping and don’t let all of the commercialism get your holiday spirits down.
- Ecorazzi Celebrity Green Gift Guide
- Treehugger Green Gift Guide
- Sustainlane’s Guide
- The Daily Green (see related articles for more)
- Green Daily (not to be confused with aforementioned Daily Green)
- GreenGiftGuide.com
- CNET Green Gift Guide for Techies
- Yahoo! Green
- ThisNext.com Green Guide
- TerraPass Green Gifts
- GiggleFish (store)
- Reusable Bags (store)
What green item do I want for Christmas this year? Glad you asked. I want a sink for my toilet, of course!
P.S. Don’t forget about the GreenDimes sale! Reduce that junk mail.
More articles:
- Top 10 Reasons to Give Green Gifts
- Grist’s Green Gifts at Big Box Stores
- Bill McKibben writes about The Problem With Christmas
- Suite101’s Gifts That Can Make A Difference
Thanks Jason. That’s a nice list. I am delaying thinking about Christmas presents this year. Although I like the festive and giving spirit of that holiday, I can no longer go along with the buying frenzy. It helps that more and more people are feeling the same. Less pressure . . . I am curious to see what I end up doing!
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