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New Coco Eco Magazine Issue has Hot Fall Features

Lucille Chi — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:30:05 +0000

See the new issue of Coco Eco Magazine online. This special anniversary issue features fantastic eco denim, a feature with Linda Loudermilk, green goddess tips, green drinks, intelligent and nutrient rich beauty finds as well as eco shopping guides. For instance check out the Coco Eco guide to New York on page 77.

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Mean Joe Green #60: It’s Earth Day! Spend Time Not Money!

Joe Mohr — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:13:41 +0000

When John Ivanko reviewed Pat Murphy’s terrific book Plan C: Community Survival Strategies for Peak Oil and Climate Change (New Society, 2008) he summed up all of the available plans in the following excerpt:

Plan A is our present course: more oil drilling, more growth, more carbon dioxide emissions, more consumption, more of a gap between the haves and have-nots. Plan B suggests that we can shop our way out of climate change and peak oil, if only we consume “green” products and services. But Plan C advocates a drastic reduction in consumption as the necessary ingredient for a sustainable, equitable world. Replacing competition with cooperation and materialism with meaningful human relationships, Plan C makes an appealing case for unique places where neighbors care for each other and communities work cohesively to achieve a common wealth that has little to do with money.
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Consumers Want Proof It’s Green But Where Do They Look?

mcmilker — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 15:39:47 +0000

I’m reading yet another report on how green is gaining traction in the mainstream economy. I’m happy to hear that, but as a marketer I want to know not only that green is good, but a few things about my consumers as well.

Who are they?

How do they think?

How do they shop?

When this Media Post article came out, Consumers Want Proof it’s Green, I found this interesting kernel of information.

To find the necessary information, consumers are:

most likely to turn to consumer reports …..29%

most likely to look at certification seals or labels on products …..28%

most likely to consider the list of ingredients on products …..27%

least likely to look to statements on product packaging …..11%

least likely to believe company advertising …..5%

Ah Ha! What great information! This gives me some direction on where to spend my marketing dollars.

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Grin and Bag It: Lumi Yoga Totes from Paris

Courtney Maum — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 10:00:50 +0000

Have style, will travel: I ♥ Lumi Yoga Bags

I used to have a yoga bag that I was pretty proud of. It was shaped like a hot dog, with a drawstring opening and a comfy shoulder strap and it made me look like a hunter with a bouquet of arrows on my back. The problem was, I couldn’t find a darn thing in it. Everything sunk to the bottom- my sweatband, my wallet, my cherished tube of Kiehl’s lip balm that has an eternal lifespan and still hasn’t run out despite the fact I swiped it from a hotel room four years hence.

And then there was Lumi. Lumi stands for “Love you, mean it”, and let me tell you, they really mean it. These courageously affordable bags are designed to help you carry things in style- including your better self. Each handmade bag comes with a cell phone pocket (but only if you promise to keep it on silent), a section for your water bottle and a homemade eye pillow coordinated with each bag.

Lumi’s are green-made in Paris from leftover swaths of fabric from the creator’s interior-decorating dad. (Are you feeling the love yet, or what?) Plus, toting your Lumi bag is a charitable act. 5 euros from every sale goes to benefit the Ãdhãra-Shakti collective: a grassroots organization that helps serious yoga students participate in yoga retreats at the divine YogAriege, even if they are seriously broke.

Don’t live in France? Pas de problème! Chantal, the multitasking wunderkind behind the Lumi bags, will send you one by mail. The bags are 29 euros within Europe, and 37 dollars to the United States. Want something special? Ask for a custom order! Lumi loves you back.

Photo credit: All photos used by permission by Chantal Tacoronte-Perez.

Holiday Shoppers Say Bye-Bye to Plastic Bags

Heidi Tolliver-Nigro — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:30:43 +0000

According to Deloitte’s 2008 Annual Holiday Survey (BrandWeek, December 16), consumers are going increasingly green for the holidays. Nearly half of the 13,000 consumers polled said they’d be willing to pay more for green gifts — up from 17% last year — and more will be foregoing the plastic shopping bags and wrapping paper.

Among the other highlights:

38% of those polled said they will use fewer bags this year, up from 27% last year.
21% said they are considering not wrapping presents to preserve paper.
18% said they will shop at more “green” retailers than they did in the past.

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Eco Shopping? Ecobunga!

mcmilker — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:56:32 +0000

If you are a coupon user or thrifty shopper as I am, you’ll like a new site for eco shoppers – Ecobunga.com. Unlike my husband who will buy anything on sale, I’m picky.

I shop at the Farmer’s Market for organic produce…15 minutes before closing. I select any product I want to buy online and then Google “ x product coupon”. I check for overstocks on organic and natural products at Big Lots.

I’m the original Eco deal shopper. Maybe you are too!

Business partners, Jennifer Hastings and Karen Schiff were inspired to create Ecobunga! when they learned that the 2007 GfK Roper Green Gauge Study cited cost as the top reason shoppers were reluctant to go green.

So they thought they’d help. The result is Ecobunga.

Ecobunga! is a comprehensive directory of giveaways and deals on green products and services, including sweepstakes, contests, coupons, rebates, sales and free shipping. We link shoppers to great bargains and prizes while helping companies get the word out about their eco-friendly products and services.

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