green tip from the Sierra Club: Holiday green gifts
Today's Green Tip from the Sierra Club!
The holiday season is the time to celebrate family and friends by exchanging gifts. This week's tips will help you reduce your environmental impact while honoring this holiday tradition.
Tip #1: Be CreativeBy making your own gifts, you'll have more control over the manufacturing process. Whether you're knitting a scarf or baking cookies, opt for raw materials that are sustainable, local, and organic. Bonus points if you can reuse something that would've ended up in the landfill otherwise.
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Tip #2: Protect the Planet
Whether it's a hiking buddy, an eco-activist grandson, or a birdwatching aunt, chances are good that you know someone who cares about the environment. Donating to a nonprofit like the Sierra Club shows eco-minded friends and relatives that you share their priorities. So this holiday season, sponsor a national parkand help protect the places they love.
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Tip #3: Support Green Businesses
You can help fund green jobs this holiday season by purchasing goods or services from sustainable businesses. Gift certificates to local vegetarian restaurants, green spas, or nearby eco-hotels make thoughtful, low-impact presents. Need stocking stuffers? Check out Sierra magazine's gift guide to find a range of ecofriendly products.
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Help family and friends kick-start an invigorating new year by giving healthy, ecofriendly gifts. Consider giving Grandma a membership to a CSA so organic veggies will be delivered to her door, or surprise a friend with an adopted apple tree to inspire an apple-a-day habit. Give nieces and nephews access to outdoor recreation with an annual pass to the National Parks.
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Posted by on 12/23 at 12:53 PM