spotlight archives: 2003 | 2004
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interior design | Vivavi presents all-new items from sustainable super-designer Peter Danko
fashion | be+cause clothing...bring forth a more fashionable, fun, and responsible world
transportation | Toyota's 2005 North American Environmental Report highlights progress
fashion | Project Nest...earth and labor-friendly apparel benefitting great causes
celebrities | Leo DiCaprio's climate-change documentary: 11th Hour
garden & landscape | Edible Estates...encouraging you to eat your lawn
travel, architecture | Hilton aims to be first LEED-rated hotel (via Metropolis)
music | Cloud Cult...mind-blowing music with great eco ethics
sustainable living, communications | Lime.com...lots of info on healthy living, with a twist
interior design | EcoSmart Fire...flue-less, portable, environmentally friendly open fire
sustainable living | Surprise.com...great gift ideas for all the socially-conscious ones on your list
communications | ItsGettingHotInHere.org...blogging the UN Conference on Climate Change
mobility | Novamont and Goodyear present non-GMO corn starch BioTRED tires
architecture | Grimshaw Architects...turning a garbage dump into a tropical rainforest
food & restaurant | Green Mtn Coffee Roasters receives 2005 Green Power Leadership Award
corporate responsibility | Goldman Sachs' new green policy targets climate and ecosystems (via GreenBiz)
food & restaurant | Gobble It Up...a guide to a green Thanksgiving (via Grist.org)
fashion | Organic_Clothing...a new blog all about eco-fashion
fashion, sustainable lifestyles | Summer Rayne Oakes...making sustainable fashion and lifestyles sexy!
transportation | EV Confidential...a documentary about the future of transportation
architecture | BioBased Insulation...healthy soy-based polyurethane insulation products
sustainable lifestyles |
BP encourages a low-carbon diet with their carbon-footprint calculator
consumer products | Naturemill...bringing the world an indoor, odor-free composter
mobility | NuRide...encouraging carpooling by offering rewards for ride-sharers
architecture | Barkitecture...sustainable dog houses benefitting a good cause
sustainable lifestyles, NGO | Carnival of the Green...the best of the green blogosphere (via TriplePundit)
celebrities | Oprah and Leo chime in about climate change
print magazines | Salon & Rolling Stone's 28 climate change heroes
celebrities, youth | Cameron Diaz & William McDonough "Stand In" as professors at Stanford
art | Cape Farewell...raising awareness about climate change through art
interior design | Wright Design...ecological design solutions for your home & business
celebrities, entertainment | Alanis Morissette hosts PBS global warming program on Wed., Nov. 2 (via LCV)
interior design | Eco-Furniture.com...products for an enlightened planet
food & restaurant | Peeled Snacks...you can feel good about snacking on these
interior design | Lithistone...custom vessel sinks made with non-toxic cement
SSF | 500 Friends of SSF...help us continue to save the world in style
interior design | Nani Marquina...sweatshop-free hand-loomed rugs supporting Care & Fair
fashion, art | SuperNaturale...great DIY tips on reusing your old stuff to make new stuff
sustainable lifestyle | SustainLane.com...information for enjoying a more sustainable life
consumer products | Sustainable Group...new 'Repocket' recycled folders and custom green printing
food & restaurant | McDonalds earns a place in the Ceres network for businesses (via GreenBiz)
celebrities | Participate.net...media and community combining to leverage social change
food & restaurant | Di Majo Norante...biodynamic and organic wines from Italy
food & restaurant | Hood River Brewing Co. supporting 'Blue Sky' alternative energy
project
entertainment | SUV: the musical...song and dance about gas guzzlers
art | Chris Jordan Photography...showcasing consumption through art
food & restaurant, alternative energy | Safeway's San Francisco stores to be powered by the wind (via Greenbiz)
sustainable art | Beyond Green...combining sustainable design with international artists
food & restaurant | Prego Organic...organic pasta sauce available now at your grocery store
mobility, alternative energy | Volvo announces the first climate-neutral auto plant (via Two Steps Forward)
architecture | Smart Shax...build one anywhere, off the grid
fashion | Speak Clothing...100% organic cotton t-shirts aiding hearing-impaired kids
fashion | Wave Hound...bamboo & organic cotton t-shirts and surf gear
beauty | Surya Henna...cosmetics promoting a lifestyle in harmony with nature
NGO | $100 crank-powered laptop almost a reality (via CNET)
SSF | SSF Co-Founders featured on The Lazy Environmentalist radio show
fashion, consumer products | Whole Foods to open lifestyle store in Hollywood (via Planet Ark)
interior design | Scrapile founders dish on their recycled wood furniture (via Inhabitat)
entertainment | EcoFILMFEST...utilizing film and media events to stimulate eco-interest
beauty | Saje...all-natural beauty and wellness products from Canada
beauty | Afterglow Cosmetics...100% natural beauty products and makeup
architecture, interior design | Zahra Design Studio...sustainable architecture, furniture and design
sustainable living | Help Hurricane Katrina victims by donating to the American Red Cross!
interior design | Bentley Prince Street...new super-sustainable carpets made from waste yarn
sustainable business | Net Impact...network using business for positive social impact
consumer products | Fairpack...inventing a more sustainable shopping bag
consumer products | Ekobo...presenting a new line of cool bamboo kitchen accessories
consumer products | Alonovo...rating everything on Amazon.com for social responsibility
interior design | BioShield Paint...low and no-VOC interior and exterior paints and stains
interior design | Angela Adams...sustainable, modern rug design benefitting Rugmark
mobility | World's largest biodiesel plant coming to Iowa (via newfarm.org)
sustainable design | Workshopped...presenting the best in up & coming Australian design
consumer products | VegSexShop.com...vegan love products for you and your sweetie
food & restaurant | IKEA embraces organic food (via Food Navigator)
food & restaurant | My Family Farm...baking the world a better place
mobility | Team achives over 100 mpg in a Toyota Prius
sustainable commerce, consumer products | Green for Good helps the world buy green, do good
fashion | Solestrom...sexy, sustainable swimsuits from Canada
interior design | 2modern.com...the best in modern furniture, textiles, lighting and more
fashion | GreenKnickers...fun, sustainable, ethical undies
fashion | Brides Against Cancer...selling dresses to raise money for a worthy cause
fashion | Eco-designer Clare Cunningham answers your questions at Grist.org
sustainable lifestyles | More Hip than Hippie...cool weekly podcast about sustainable lifestyles
interior design | Enlightenment Design...art meets function with sustainable materials
NGO | International Sustainable Solutions...spreading sustainability across the world
interior design | Berkeley Mills...custom-built, FSC-certified furniture
interior design | Real Milk Paint...natural, organic paint made from purified milk protein
fashion | Seatbelt Bags...the one and only original, made from 100% seatbelts
gardening & landscape design | Mr. Boardwalk...low-impact, go-anywhere walkway made from sustainable timber
interior design | Carnegie Fabrics...snazzy sustainable textiles for commercial interiors
interior design | Haworth...leading the way in sustainable architectural interiors
mobility | Driving Green...helping make your car travel climate-neutral
interior design | 3form's design philosphy comes Full Circle
sports | London pledges 'first sustainable games' (via Greenbiz)
interior design | ONA.com...ecological design benefitting non-profits around the globe
food & restaurant | Cameron's Coffee...bird-friendly, fair-trade, super-responsible coffee
print media | Harry Potter goes green in Canada (via NY Times)
fashion | Fashiondig Vintage Clothes...bringing vintage into the 21st Century
interior design | Gambarelli...presenting 'Oxygena,' the first anti-pollution floor tile
interior design | Kirei...clean and beautiful contemporary design
fashion | Kim White Handbags...stitched from vintage automotive fabrics
music | Live 8 list...sign a petition to help end world poverty
consumer products | Tomorrow's World...organic bedding and accessories for a healthier future
mobility | Honda delivers fuel cell vehicle to world's first individual customer (via h2cars.biz)
music | Coldplay selling special edition X&Y; Solio portable solar charger
sustainable commerce, business | 0footprint.org...a common ground for sustainability
mobility | BladeRunner dual-mode vehicles...running on both roads and rails
sustainable lifestyles | SDstyle.org...news and views on sustainable lifestyles
food & restaurant | Fallen Fruit...a manifesto and mapping system for free fruit everywhere
beauty | Safe Cosmetics Week of Action, happening now through June 26
art | Blue Earth Alliance...photography that makes a difference
energy | Native Energy...helping you enjoy a climate neutral lifestyle
furniture | Baltix Sustainable Furniture...green from the ground up
mobility | env Bike...the world's first purpose-designed fuel cell motorcycle
recycling | Total Reclaim...recycling CFC gasses, refrigeration and other tough stuff
energy | Off-Grid...resources and info for life, unplugged
music | Musicians Assistance Program...mapping out a road to recovery
architecture | HOK architects donates $500,000 to Africa Infectious Disease Village Clinics
mobility | DaimlerChrysler's bionic next generation concept car: DCX Bionic
music | Global Music Project...download music, benefit global causes, save the world
architecture, design | Rana Creek...sustainable, ecological restoration and design
fashion | NARTS...the ultimate guide to resale & consignment
sustainable living | The Lazy Environmentalist...effortlessly greening our fast-paced, modern lifestyles, premiering June 6 on Voice America
sustainable oceans | World Ocean Day is June 8...help the world celebrate its oceans
sustainable living, arts | Fresh Unlimited...a fresh new twist on the art of giving and living
food & restaurant | Raw 4 Real...highlighting the benefits of raw foods
fashion | Hempys...manufacturing intelligent clothes for intelligent minds
consumer products, nonprofit | Pangea Institute...creating a community exploring sustainable living
music | Apple announces iPod recycling program...get a rebate for your old iPod
music | Live 8...Sir Bob Geldof organizing a great event to raise poverty awareness
sustainable design | Onsustain...marketing creative sustainability, designers and design
conference | UN World Environment Day...annual conference happening this week in San Fran
food | Cocoa Vino...indulge in fair-trade certified chocolate and wine
interior design | Pioneer Millworks...reclaimed flooring, millwork and timbers
gardening design | Urban Archaeology...hand-cut, post-consumer recycled glass tiles
interior design | Valcucine...versatile, recyclable, non-polluting kitchen design
interior design | Lammhults...timeless, ISO 14001-certified Swedish designers
interior design | Environment Furniture...the name says it all -- beautiful, FSC-certified furniture
music | Music in the Forest 2005...enjoying music in the great outdoors
youth | Global Vision...presenting the sustainability educational media package
food & restaurant | Green Mountain Coffee...organic, fair-trade coffee blends with a conscience
interior design | EarthShade...hand-woven, sustainable, non-toxic window shades
fashion | Cronick Valentine...one-of-a-kind bags made from vintage t-shirts
consumer products |
BioBags...100% biodegradable alternative to plastic bags
interior design | Wiggers Custom Furniture...beautiful, responsible wood furniture
mobility | Strida 3...the latest incarnation of the slick folding bike
consumer products | Papyrus Australia...making paper from banana-tree waste
fashion, media | Green fashion's growth spurt (via Financial Times Weekend)
food & restaurant | Whole Foods aims for zero waste (via Sustainable Business Report)
architecture | 360 Modern...living in modern style
interiors | VivaTerra...celebration of life and responsible lifestyles
sustainable design | re:modern...innovative, flexible, modern, sustainable design
fashion | Edun...Rogan, Bono & Ali Hewson creating beautiful, respectful clothes
energy | GE introduces Ecomagination...committing to clean, renewable energy
SSF, SASS Magazine | The newest SASS Magazine: OSSA Awards issue
SSF | SSF's newest Online Source Book: San Francisco
SSF | SSF's 2005 Best Dressed Environmental List
energy consumption | Green Ribbon Pledge...to conserve energy and secure our future
interior design | Velocity Art & Design...donating proceeds to The Wilderness Society
social responsibility | ONE.org...Sign the ONE declaration to make poverty history
green business | Wal-Mart and Starbucks making a positive difference (via Greenbiz)
SSF, OSSA Awards | OSSA Awards Live Auction...tickets to Sarah McLachlan, a shopping spree in New York, the sustainable home of your dreams, and more!
do good | Find an Earth Day event to help you think globally and act locally
youth, energy | Western Wash. Univ. leads the way for renewable energy on campus
SSF, consumer products | SSF's latest Online Source Book: Consumer Products
interior design | Gunlocke...finely crafted, responsible, contemporary wood furniture
food, celebs | City Harvest...celebs helping rescue food for New York's hungry
interior design | Adapt Design...modular, modern, well-designed bamboo furniture
interior design | Peter Dunham Design...hand-blocked hemp and cotton fabrics
SSF, Seattle | April Seattle Stylesheet: "Earth Day, Every Day"
music | VH1 Save the Music Week happening now!
music, arts | Oneness.org...promoting unity through music and the arts
marketing, public relations | The Bellwether Group...elevating the importance of social responsibility
beauty | Nusta Spa...modern, sustainable super-spa in D.C.
interior design | Urban Hardwoods...extraordinary furniture from reclaimed urban wood
SSF, OSSA Awards | SSF announces the 2005 OSSA Award nominees!
interior design | Jonathan Adler...designing pottery with a conscience
sports | HillBilly Wax-Works...the world's first eco-wax
consumer products | MetaEfficient...blogging about the most efficient products in the world
NGO | PAX World Funds...socially responsible mutual funds and investing
fashion, youth | Hanna Andersson...quality organic clothing inspired by Swedish heritage
SSF, beauty | SSF's newest Online Source Book: Beauty
music | Urban Outfitters and Filter Magazine's CD for tsunami relief
fashion | U2's Bono and wife Ali Hewson launch 'Edun' clothing line
interior design, beauty | Hip & Zen...modern lifestyle products that nurture the body and soul
architecture | Martha Rose Construction...energy efficiency with substance and style
SSF, Seattle Stylesheet | The latest Seattle Stylesheet: Green Kegs and Yams
SSF, OSSA Awards | SSF announces the 2005 OSSA Award nominees!
travel, celebs | Hotel Triton...a unique luxury hotel with celeb-designed green suites
marketing, PR | Enlightened Brand...socially and environmentally responsible branding
arts, youth | Rush Philanthropic...Russell Simmons & his family helping youth pursue artistic dreams
entertainment, advertising VH1/Global Fund...inspiring action in the world's worst health crisis
SSF, print media | SSF's newest Online Source Book: Print Media
SSF, celebs | Cause Celeb...SSF's master list of sustainably stylish celebrities
interior design | Trestlewood...because they don't make it like they used to
food & restaurant | The Organic Center...proving the organic benefit
fashion, activism | The clothes make the activist (via Grist Magazine)
NGO | the Slate 60...America's top philanthropists
SSF, mobility | SSF's newest Online Source Book: Mobility
consumer products | Real Goods...products for a sustainable future
interior design | Marla Henderson...natural, sustainable, original design
print media | Natural Home Magazine becomes Natural Home and Garden
non-profit, celebs | Global Green...helping celebs help the earth
mobility | Mixed Power...by hybrid owners, for hybrid owners
travel | Ermenegildo Zegna's Oasi Zegna
events | CERES 2005 Conference
green business, consumer products | Coca-Cola powered by coffee and tea in Japan (via Greenbiz)
architecture | igreenbuild...online green building resource
music | Reverb...bands and fans 'eco-village'
architecture | G-rated...Portland's green building resource
food, nonprofit | Nigella Lawson's Lavender Trust cupcakes
travel | HempWorld Hotel in Vlissingen, Netherlands
film | Hazel Wolf Environmental Film Festival
sports | Organic Athletes...leading the race for life on earth
ssf | new seattle stylesheet
film | Better World Films
industrial design, interior design | Design Tex...sustainable textile solutions
conference | LOHAS 9 Forum...the heart of concious commerce
industrial design | ESP Design...entirely sustainable product design
printing | GreenerPrinting...eco-friendly printing
food | Hawaii's Down to Earth
sustainable living | Japan for Sustainability
architecture, fashion, food | Earthpledge's Verdopolis
industrial design | Design:green
industrial design | orange peel polymers
sustainable living | Earth 911
architecture, magazines | the green in Wallpaper's favorite residential projects
sustainable living | Eco ISP...online to a cleaner world
fashion | Loomstate...hip green jeans
architecture, magazines | the sustainably inspired Metropolis
sustainable living | The Earth Charter Initiative
architecture, urban planning | Paulo Soleri's urban laboratory, Arcosanti
magazines | Vancouver's Shared Vision Magazine
architecture, interior design | Green Building Pages
sustainable living | GreenMatters...busy people's green guide
magazines, travel | Vogilius...Wallpaper's favorite new eco-retreat
food | Terrasana...Euro ecofood
food | Organic To Go...organic food fast
sustainable living | The Eden Project...a living theatre of plants and people
architecture, magazines | The Economist on green building
celebrities | Anita Roddick's latest endeavors
food | France's EcoCert program
architecture, interior design | Susan Sasanka's Not so Big [but very green] House
sustainable lifestyles | Grean Seal...identifying everything green
travel | Organic Tours...ethical, eco tours
