It’s Sunday, which means it’s time for our lovely weekly round-up of posts we hope you read, but if you missed them the first time around, well, here they are again.

First up we have two current Tree Hugging contests happening:

For kids – A Cute & Reusable Kid’s Shopping Bag from Envirosax Contest
And for parents & babies – BabyBam Collection contest

This week the biggest Tree Hugging focus was likely our look at consumerism, materialism, and how it all relates to kids and green living. We had some good conversations about this going on, so don’t miss any of these posts:

Raising Green …read more

Jennifer did an excellent post in September 07 about How Consumers Can Flex Their Green Power. And she discussed Climate Counts — an effort to bring consumers and companies together to fight climate change.
Climate Counts assigns companies a Scorecard rating that tells you whether they are Stuck, Starting or Striding in their efforts to reduce their environmental impact. And those scorecards are there for all to see.
What else can you do at Climate Counts?
•Get scorecard info while out shopping by using your cell phone. Get more details.
•Watch a new short video — Unstoppable. It does a good job …read more

Consumers have the ability to make a noticeable difference when it comes to how companies handle their business. In fact, as consumers we have the power to make all the difference but I’d settle for us trying hard to initiate a positive change.
Some businesses are obviously more eco-sensible than others. Some try to do all their company dealings in as green a way as possible while some places still love their Styrofoam.
The best companies to see are the up and comers. Maybe they didn’t used to do things green (or had no clue that they should or could) but they’re …read more