• SIGG Not Taking Responsibility

    I emailed SIGG recently (liners@mysigg.com) to complain about my BPA bottle and ask for a refund. Instead of getting an apology or refund, I got a curious response and offer of replacement only. I suspect that what I received is merely a form response, written up weeks ago in anticipation of the angry customers. Here’s…

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  • SIGG Bottles Had BPA Before August 2008

    Last year, I wrote glowing reviews about SIGG bottles here and at Tree Hugging Family. I also recommended them to my friends and family. I bought one for my husband who has taken it to work with him each day for more than a year now. Today, I feel very betrayed. In my Tree Hugging…

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  • Review: Just Released Eco-Preferred New Balance 70

    You’ll feel like you’re wearing something different when you try on a pair of shoes in the New Balance eco-preferred collection. They’re lightweight, comfortable and unique looking. Here’s an image of the shoe I tried courtesy of New Balance: It’s called New Balance 70, and comes in Men’s as well (pictured below – it’s also…

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  • Easy, Free Eco-widgets!

    Blogging friend Jennifer at Green Living has posted on eight cool eco-widgets for your blog. Visit and see if there’s anything new for your blog. You don’t need to have an exclusively green blog to add an eco-widget. As you may have noticed, I took her advice and added an eco-widget on the left sidebar:…

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  • Princeton Emissions Proposal Targets Individuals

    The new Princeton proposal to help allocate carbon emissions responsibility among nations establishes a uniform “cap” on emissions — represented by the green line shown below. Counting excess emissions of all individuals projected to surpass the “cap” (red arrows), the proposal provides reduction targets for countries (blue arrows). “Our proposal moves beyond per capita considerations…

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