Where to Find Green And Chic:
Blog URL: http://www.greenandchic.com/blog/
Category: Health, Beauty, Green Living

Green And Chic

We usually think of going green in terms of things like energy consumption and transportation, but really the issue extends beyond into each and everything we do, including health and beauty routines.

Green And Chic - Why You Should Go

“Green and Chic is about taking the guesswork out of buying natural, healthy, safe and effective personal care products for you and your family. When reading the label on a bottle of shampoo or body wash for your baby, it can be difficult to know what’s what and why a certain ingredient is used. Which ingredient/product is safe and which isn’t. The purpose of this blog is not only to inform you about the many harmful ingredients common in commercial products, but also provide alternatives.”

Not many of us consider how green or not our daily health and beauty routines and products are. This blog aims to change that. Blog author Carla Rose developed the blog as an extension of her online eco-friendly bath and body boutique, but quickly discovered there were more interesting things to learn and to share, and more that people wanted to know on the subject. Today, the blog has grown into an all-inclusive place to learn about eco-friendly products, why they matter, and the difference they can make to your health and well-being.

Summing Up Green And Chic

Green And Chic is a about helping you choose greener products and helping you take steps to help both you and the environment. Come for the products, the tips, and the tricks, and leave happier and healthier.

Go here to check out Green And Chic.

Mary Ward
Do You Digg It!
Blog Review Team
Do You Digg It! © 2010

Where to Find Earth Friendly
Blog URL: http://earthfriendly.today.com/
Category: environmentalism, animal rights

Earth Friendly

Earth Friendly is a blog about living in a way that is environmentally friendly, protecting the earth and the animals that inhabit it. The site has a lot of varied information, from weather proofing your home for winter to reviews on courseware for animal lovers. The site takes a very practical approach to living green, focusing on common sense and balance.

Earth Friendly– Why You Should Go

There is a lot of useful information here for those of us who are animal lovers and for people trying to live their lives in a way that is more environmentally friendly. The blog’s author, Marina Hanes, looks at environmentalism from a more practical standpoint than many other environmental writers. There is also some fun animal related information here that pet owners will enjoy.

Summing Up Earth Friendly

Earth Friendly is an interesting site for anyone concerned about animal rights or about living in a more environmentally friendly way on a daily basis. The information provided is practical and easy to use.

Go here to check out Earth Friendly.

Mary Ward
Do You Digg It!
Blog Review Team
Do You Digg It! © 2010

Where to Find The Daily Green:
Blog URL: http://www.thedailygreen.com/
Category: Green Living, Environment

The Daily Green

Greener living and working has been a recurring theme here in our blog reviews practically since the beginning. One of our first blog reviews was for Tree Hugging Family, and there have been many added to the category since. But no collection of green blog reviews would be complete without this site and its companion blog, the ultimate in green living education and information, all rounded up in one nice, neat place.

The Daily Green - Why You Should Go

The Daily Green was started on Earth Day in 2007. The simple mission of this site and blog was (and is) to

“broaden the audience for earth-friendly living by showing how going green is relevant to everyone.”

It has succeeded admirably and exceeded its own goals.

Through quality posts, articles, and information and the collective efforts of a number of contributors and guest posters, the Daily Green has become a one-stop shop for everything green. The blog shows how, in nearly every way, large or small, you can live better, greener, cleaner, and healthier—and do your part responsibly to help others and the planet do the same. With categories spanning from tips and advice to news, green homes, green cuisine, living green, and even a weird weather watch, all the things you want to know about greener living, and many you never thought to think about, are here at this blog.

Summing Up The Daily Green

What more can I say? The Daily Green is an award-winning blog that has it all, all in one place, and all in great style. It makes living green in every aspect of your life simple.

Go here to check out The Daily Green.

Mary Ward
Do You Digg It!
Blog Review Team
Do You Digg It! © 2010

Where to Find Environmental Health-Wellness-Beauty:
Blog URL: http://shaneshirleysmith.blogspot.com/
Category: Environment, Health, Self Improvement

Environmental Health-Wellness-Beauty

As people and as consumers, we all like to put the various elements that make up our lives into nice little categories, and tend to one at a time (or not at all, as something always seems to need to give). Shane Shirley-Smith takes a different approach to life.

Environmental Health-Wellness-Beauty - Why You Should Go

Shane Shirley-Smith understands the synergy between all aspects of our lives. She understands how the choices we make as consumers bear on our health and wellbeing, and also how those choices come to bear on our planet, our world, our economies, and on and on. As such, she has taken it upon herself to create consumers who are better informed so that we can make the best possible purchasing, consumption and use decisions—the best possible decisions for our health, beauty, inner beauty, wellbeing, our planet, and our personal finances. Shane explains her role and her ambition as this:

“Synergy needs to exist between your consumer choices, your health and a healthy world. Our mission is to educate and inspire people to make healthier, more informed consumer choices. Begin or continue your green lifestyle journey here with environmental news and health info about: organics, yoga, natural products, environmental toxins, vaccines, green jobs, carbon offsetting and ways to live chemical free. Our future depends on our knowledge and actions. What choices will you make today?”

Summing Up Environmental Health-Wellness-Beauty

Shane Shirley-Smith and her blog are succeeding in providing thought-provoking information and education for what may appear to be unrelated life elements at first, but really are very interrelated and supremely important to living our best lives. By showing us better ways to live better and more responsibly, she is paving the way for a brighter, cleaner, more sustainable future, both on the individual and global levels.

Go here to check out Environmental Health-Wellness-Beauty.

Mary Ward
Do You Digg It!
Blog Review Team
Do You Digg It! © 2010

Where to Find This Girl’s Gone Green:
Blog URL: http://blog.food2gro.com/
Category: Green Living, Gardening, Lifestyles

This Girl’s Gone Green

A Costa Rican coffee farm might sound like an unlikely place to find a paralegal and her professional husband, but within the next year or two that is just where you’ll have to look to find Jennifer Long, or “Jubie” (her nickname) and her husband “Dr. Science”. The two share a dream to retire early to a greener life on a beautiful tropical farm—and they’re making plans to live it!

This Girl’s Gone Green - Why You Should Go

This Girl’s Gone Green is one of three blogs that Jennifer maintains; she also hosts a blog about funny goat stories (to know them is to love them—truly!) and a professionally-oriented blog about immigration. All three are great blogs, but the one that really stands out is This Girl’s Gone Green. The content of the blog—primarily centering on greener gardening and living—is reason enough to read this blog, but probably what is even more inspiring is Jennifer’s real enthusiasm and transition to her farming life in Costa Rica, and the illustration of the fact that it really is possible to dream big and achieve your goals and dreams, even if that means undertaking seemingly drastic life-changes (although maybe those changes are really just a return to Jennifer’s true self?).

Summing Up This Girl’s Gone Green

There are plenty of reasons to visit Jennifer’s blog—go for the green living info and inspiration, go for the inspiration to live your life’s dream, or go to see the fantastic photos of a beautiful part of this world. Your dream may not be to farm in a foreign nation, but regardless you will find the fact that a woman and her husband can go from the concrete jungle to the natural jungle a source of inspiration and motivation.

Go here to check out This Girl’s Gone Green.

Mary Ward
Do You Digg It!
Blog Review Team
Do You Digg It! © 2010

The point of Earth Day is not just to fix it once and forget it; it is to draw consciousness to the struggles of the planet and to induce people to change and action.

Blogs are excellent resources for ongoing learning and lifestyle change.  Many of the “green” blogs that have been reviewed here on Digg It are perfect examples of that, and ideal resources for the average earth citizen looking for realistic ways to achieve cleaner, more sustainable living.  Today, I’ve gone back through our archives to pull out some of the best environmentally friendly blogs of the past.

Blasts From The Green Past

We’ve got quite a few excellent green and environmentally friendly blogs in the Environment category, but here are a few of my personal favorites:

• Tree Hugging Family was our first green review.  It is a blog run by a dynamic duo who is providing us daily with tips, tricks, and gadgets for better and cleaner living.
• Green Living Tips is Australian Michael Bloch’s contribution to bettering the planet.  Michael is a very well-respected writer in this area, and his site is absolutely packed with information and resources–including carbon-clean web hosting options!
• 365 Days of Trash started as Sustainable Dave’s journal of his experiment not to throw anything away for an entire year.  Dave succeeded quite admirably, and gained much fame in the process.  The original experiment has grown into so much more, not the least of which is his educational efforts and outreach.  His blog still goes strong to educate and support clean living initiatives.
• The BusinessGreen blog is dedicated to helping us take greener, cleaner living throughout all aspects of our life, not only at home but in the workplace, too.  This is a blog that helps to round out the process and create an entire core of action toward real change and environmentally friendly practices.

We have many more excellent environmentally-friendly blog reviews within this category.  Be sure to check them all out and subscribe to a few of your favorites so that you have the daily resources you need for daily better living and maintaining a cleaner, greener, lifestyle.

Mary Ward
Do You Digg It!
Blog Review Team
Do You Digg It! © 2010

Where to Find Earth Day Network:
Blog URL: http://network.earthday.net/
Category: Environment, Personal Interests

Earth Day Network

Today is Earth Day; our day to pay particular attention to our planet and to plan and strategize ways to improve and protect it. This is a day that has been recognized for well over thirty years now, and one that we all know needs to extend beyond the reaches of just this annual date. That is just what the Earth Day Network of blogs has been designed to do.

Earth Day Network - Why You Should Go

The Earth Day Network was founded by the organizers of the first Earth Day in 1970. It is designed to be a place to continually prepare for the annual event, and also to blog and discuss events and topics of importance related to preserving the Earth and her natural resources. The site describes its mission in this way:

“Earth Day Network is a driving force steering environmental awareness around the world. Through Earth Day Network, activists connect, interact, and have an impact on their communities, and create positive change in local, national, and global policies. EDN’s international network reaches over 17,000 organizations in 174 countries, while the domestic program engages 5,000 groups and over 25,000 educators coordinating millions of community development and environmental protection activities throughout the year. Earth Day is the only event celebrated simultaneously around the globe by people of all backgrounds, faiths and nationalities. More than a half billion people participate in our campaigns every year.

Our mission is to grow and diversify the environmental movement worldwide, and to mobilize it as the most effective vehicle for promoting a healthy, sustainable planet.”

Summing Up Earth Day Network

The Earth Day Network is home to a great variety of blogs all with a focus on bettering life on this planet at home and abroad. Each blogger has his or her own perspective and agenda, so you can be sure that your personal tastes will be represented here. Get involved or just come to learn how to live more environmentally friendly, starting small with you and yours in the comfort of your own home.

Celebrate Earth Day today and….

Go here to check out the Earth Day Network.

Mary Ward
Do You Digg It!
Blog Review Team
Do You Digg It! © 2010

Where to Find Backwoods Essentials:
Blog URL: http://backwoods-living.blogspot.com/
Category: Outdoors, Lifestyles

Backwoods Essentials

Backwoods Essentials is the work of J.S. Crews, an American living a simpler, “backwoods” lifestyle. Although this may seem like a new concept, it really is not. There is a fairly large population of people choosing this sort of (usually) “off the grid” lifestyle all across the world, and Crews is one helping them do it.

Backwoods Essentials - Why You Should Go

Crews’ blog, which is an accompaniment in part to his Backwoods Essentials storefront, is a collection of news, information and tutorials for backwoods and survival living. Although it caters largely to that “backwoods” crowd, it also caters to the more general populations of outdoor enthusiasts, campers, and even urbanites who are looking to become a little more self-sufficient and prepared. The blog is described as

“A blog to discuss life on a rural homestead; including gardening, long term food storage, alternate energy, emergency preparedness, survivalist and self-sufficiency topics.”

As such, it has information available for a wide variety of uses, and offers up useful knowledge that can be applied regardless of where you live.

Summing Up Backwoods Essentials

With life gone crazy, some people are finding refuge in getting back to the basics and simplifying life a little more; others are simply being better prepared in a world that at times can be very unpredictable. No matter what your intention, finding out how to achieve that goal will be a lot easier with Crews and his many resources.

Go here to check out Backwoods Essentials.

Mary Ward
Do You Digg It!
Blog Review Team
Do You Digg It! © 2010

Where to Find BusinessGreen Blog:
Blog URL: http://blog.businessgreen.com/
Category: Environment, Business

BusinessGreen Blog

One of the biggest hurdles for environmental change is overcoming the issue of economic stability and business viability. We live in a world where so much of the economy (whether it be local, regional, national, or global), is reliant in some way on dirty fossil fuels. That makes change hard for many who flounder as they try to find a way to make money and continue to thrive as they move toward greener practices. Many simply give up trying.

It’s understandable that going green with a business would be an overwhelming task. It’s understandable that those businesses would need resources and guidance. That is what the BusinessGreen Blog exists for.

BusinessGreen Blog - Why You Should Go

The BusinessGreen Blog is the blogging arm of UK Incisive Media’s BusinessGreen Website. Its mission is to be that much-needed resource for businesses so that they can continue to grow and thrive while moving towards new green, sustainable business practices. From BusinessGreen:

“Businessgreen.com is a business website that offers companies the latest news and best-practice advice on how to become more environmentally responsible, while still growing the bottom line.

Companies of all sizes are coming under increasing pressure to make their operations more responsible and sustainable. Considerations of social responsibility have become important in customer satisfaction and staff retention, in the award of contracts and in stock market valuations.

Businessgreen.com is the first publication in the UK that is dedicated to green business information.

Businessgreen.com provides companies with information on how to plan and undertake successful green initiatives that both cut costs and enhance the brand values of their organisations.”

Summing Up BusinessGreen Blog

There are plenty of green blogs and websites dedicated to greener living, but few that focus specifically on business. BusinessGreen takes environmental awareness to the next level, working to solve an important piece of the planet-protection puzzle. It’s a must-stop for business owners, but also a place where the average consumer can go for information and news from the business world to see which companies are giving it their all, and to learn about green business practices that might be brought back to businesses and employers.

Go here to check out the BusinessGreen Blog.

Mary Ward
Do You Digg It!
Blog Review Team
Do You Digg It! © 2010

Where to Find Ecotravel News:
Blog URL: http://ecotravelnews.blogspot.com/
Category: Travel, Environment, Green Living

Ecotravel News

Ecotravel is among the many industries to have grown from the movement to greener, more environmentally friendly living. It’s the latest buzz-word in the travel sector, but a topic that still remains elusive. Here is a blog that helps to make clear just what ecotravel is, and how you can extend your environmental consciousness to your vacation life.

Ecotravel News - Why You Should Go

One of the best ways to make responsible decisions when planning for vacation and travel is to get educated ahead of time. Resources like this site make that easy. As with all of green living, there are many more ways to “go green” than one might expect, and many more issues of concern and note that are too easily lost in the fray. The Ecotravel News blog helps to wade through the resources and information overload, and bring to the forefront the more important among these issues. It helps you to know who and what are the greener players and options, as well as delivers tips and advice for places to go, things to do, and ways to do it better, cleaner, and greener.

Summing Up Ecotravel News

Ecotravel News is an all-encompassing blog project that delivers a little of everything for green travelers and vacationers. To learn how to take your green initiatives on the road with you,

Go here to check out Ecotravel News.

Mary Ward
Do You Digg It!
Blog Review Team
Do You Digg It! © 2010