My pal Julie recently launched a shop, Autopia, that carries some green goods for those in the Autism Spectrum, those that care for them, and anyone that wants to show their support for the Spectrum.
Julie’s daughter is autistic and she created the site because as she notes, “Too many people stare when kids on the spectrum act up, but the kids can’t help their actions. So, I thought…there are kids and adults that act ‘bad’ and /can/ help it, why is that ok and why should they think they’re better than the ASD kids? We taught our daughter to say …read more

Ok, some might think I’m biased since I do blog over at Inhabitots, but seriously, don’t you think that these new Organic Owl Baby Tees are totally adorable…

I think that they’re the perfect holiday gift for all tree hugging families with little ones. And no, I don’t get a bonus for saying that. In fact, I’m going to order my own soon – for a friend who is expecting.
The tees feature ‘Habby’, the Inhabitot owl mascot, and are made from 100% organic cotton. They’re hand-printed with eco-friendly, water-based inks and available in sizes 3-24 months. The super fly old school-like …read more

Hope everyone had a great day. Here’s our weekly round-up…

You still have a few days left to win a super cute reusable kids bag!
Peggy looked at the dangers of PVC this week:

Dangers of PVC
Fleurville Bags: PVC-free & Chic
Dryer Balls of PVC

60 Eco-Friendly Ways to Celebrate Spring
We learned about the new Celsias Show – Eco News & Fun by Podcast.
Make Your Own Natural, Colorful Dyes
We discussed Tree Hugging Lunatics
Tap Project: Help Kids When You Eat Out This Week
Donate to Environmental Working Group with One Click
We hugged a terribly cute little pika.
Homemade Non-Toxic Finger Paints
Peggy told us about an awesome eco …read more

I’m not kidding.
Ok, so in reality Kelly is a nice, non-scary sort of Tree Hugging Lunatic, a person who designs cool stuff like shirts, reusable bags, and mugs, but it just sounds so cool to say lunatic (how often do you get to use this fun word).
Check out this awesome shirt from Tree Hugging Lunatic… (I picked the one I would get – I like tanks, but they also have tees, sweats, and much more).

Check out the quote on the shirt, “We are here on Earth to do good to others. What the others are here for, I don’t know.” …read more