Cool Green Blog

These are the journal entries of Joy Verde, our mean-green alter ego! This journal follows her trials and tribulations as she finds herself in all types of sticky situations with people who are… Not so “Green”!

March 5, 2010 

Diary Entry: January 30, 2010

So I finally made it to the grocery store, just an hour later than I intended, no biggie.  I found a cart, removed my phone out from its recycled rubber holder, and located my grocery list from my Notes App… Read the rest of this entry »

Today, I was driving down the I-15 in my Prius, when some jerk in a bright yellow Hummer with a blue and yellow flag flapping from the antenna, cut me off while simultaneously blocking my view of the traffic. We were moving at about 60 MPH when the Hummer suddenly swerved into the fast lane without ever slowing down.  Little did I know that in front of the enormous, school-bus sized vehicle, traffic had come to a stop.  He saw it, but I sure didn’t, at least not until I was within kissing range of another cars bumper.

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 “This isn’t the end of consumerism, but the birth of shopping with purpose.”

 The economy is in the tank, retailers are describing continued abysmal sales projections, but the owners of coolplanetstore.com say that this is not the end of consumerism, but the birth of shopping with purpose. ”Our economic woes have given us all a big wake up call. Most of us can’t just go out and spend money collecting useless items that do no more than clutter our homes or add to our over-stuffed landfills. Although, we will likely buy less and will make different choices that are affordable and more meaningful.” The challenge that coolplanetstore.com and other retailers face is balancing innovation, sustainability, recyclability, and renewability with affordability, quality, value, and style.” The exciting new website www.coolplanetstore.com,

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SAN DIEGO, CA–(Marketwire- December 3, 2009) - Eco-friendly clothing has come a long way from shapeless beige cotton frocks or brightly-colored tie-dyed T-shirts. Wear eco-chic, sexy lingerie and help sustain the planet with an alluring line by Eco-Boudoir. Previously available at only the finest European boutiques and high-end stores, Eco-Boudoir is now found online in the US at coolplanetstore.com.

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Have you ever wondered what happened to that old tire of yours. You know, the one that exploded on the freeway when you were already late for work? The tire that you wrenched off in your work clothes as oil from pavement that hasn’t seen rain in months stained your knees. Of course to really screw up your day, just as you loosened the last lug nut, the tire fell backwards onto your white shirt like a jerk at a mosh pit. Well, we can shed some light onto where all these bad tires go to die. Read the rest of this entry »

Black and Green

When I was a child picking flowers, climbing trees, rolling around the grass in my yard at our home in a hilly, Riverside suburb, my mother would snatch my attention to give me and my younger siblings a lesson on growing our own cherry tomatoes, carrots, and green onions…the staples for every neophyte farmer.

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In the current down market green retailers face a unique challenge as we weigh our less is more instincts against our desire to share our passion for green products as well as to make a living.

During this economic tsunami, many families are unable to avoid the record high swells that have already claimed many a bank account.

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For our first comment:  Even if (and that’s a big “if”), experts are wrong about climate change, then how does it hurt to have less contamination of our air, water and land by the increased use of solar as an energy source, (every home and most businesses should have it) and increased use of natural and recycled products?  Our future mining sites will be our garbage dumps!