The green goods

Cool green stuff from around the web:
In the market for some green duds? Toronto online eco-clothier green is black has sprouted a real, live shop. The new retail spot at 624 Yonge Street stocks the same fashion-forward, environmentally friendly and sweatshop free clothes we have been thrilled to find in their online store.

Every book you read was once a tree. Now you can plant a tree for every book you read with Eco-Libris. Choose how many books you want to balance out and pay online for a tree to be planted in a developing country for each title. Plus, you’ll get an Eco-Libris sticker made from recycled paper to show your commitment to sustainability and responsible use of natural resources.

The prestigious TechCrunch organization has nominated Toronto’s Zerofootprint as one of the five new tech companies “most likely to make the world a better place.” Zerofootprint is a Toronto-based not-for-profit organization with the mission of empowering individuals and communities to fight climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions through carbon and ecological footprint management. The votes will be counted on January 10th. Cast yours and help make Zerofootprint the winner!

Now a nationally recognized green clothing brand, Passenger Pigeon was among the first labels designing stylish organic cotton and hemp togs in Toronto. BlogTO connected with the label’s founding designer to learn more about the company, the state of eco-fashion in Toronto and their plans for the coming year.

From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. It exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. The Story of Stuff will teach you something, make you laugh and just may change the way you look at the stuff in your life forever.