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Best Green Gifts 2009 - Top 10

Looking for Eco-friendly gift ideas? You've come to the right place! The desire to "go green" has impacted the way people shop for everything from clothing, to food, to cars, to pet products. We have scoured the green scene, to roundup the top green gift ideas that are safe for the environment.

Finding the right green gift for someone isn't always easy, but we're here to help with a nice selection of Earth friendly gift suggestions. It is getting easier to give an environmentally responsible gift, now that buying green is the "in" thing to do (thank goodness). Some green gift ideas are made of bamboo, a wonderful renewable, earth-friendly resource. However, it's important that the variety of bamboo used is NOT food or habitat for the giant panda.

In addition to great shopping featuring the best green gifts, this page has an interactive visitor poll featuring over 100 green living gift ideas to choose pick the Top 10 green gifts for 2009. Thanks for shopping green!

Large Bamboo Butcher Block 

Superior qualities make bamboo the material of choice for cutting boards.

Totally Bamboo's large butcher block cutting board is hand crafted using hundreds of tiny laminated bamboo strips. Actually bamboo absorbs very little moisture compared to hardwoods, making the best material for cutting boards. It is 16% harder than maple, which means less visible knife marks, and that'll keeping the cutting board looking great for years. Only food-safe, formaldehyde-free glue is used. Also, no dyes or stains are used, the bamboo butcher block cutting board's color is natural and permanent. Measures 19-1/2" x 11-3/4" by 2". Won't absorb water or crack, hand wash.

Cool Global Warming Mug 

Helps bring attention to the global warming problem.

This ceramic color changing global warming mug spotlights what may happen if we don't take care of the Earth.

Get this, when you pour a hot beverage into the global warming mug, the oceans appear to rise, and the coastlines disappear it's so cool. What a creative way to bring attention to the necessity of reducing global warming.

eConscious Organic Cotton Beanie 

A green gift for your head!

A 100% organic cotton visor beanie is the perfect ECO conscious gift for the cool kids! Ideal for snowboarding, and skateboarding enthusiasts, this hat will keep boarders warm and toasty during the cold winter months. In fact visor beanies are so fashionably popular they may just wear it year round!
Available in: Black, Earth, Jungle (pictured) and oyster.

Pinzon Bamboo and Cotton Towels 

Bamboo towels? Yep, and they're awesome!

Nevermind that these fabulous towels are ECO friendly, they're some of the nicest, most luxurious towels made! Call me crazy, but they are softer, and more plush than regular cotton towels too. In fact they are actually heavy! Once you try these towels, you'll never go back. They wash up great, and will last ...
Available in 8 lovely colors and 4 different sizes.

Earth-Friendly Art & Craft Projects for Kids 

Teach'em young to think green with fun craft projects.

Looking for a thoughtful gift that helps kids learn more about environmentally friendly ways of life and our world? This is a 160 page paperback book featuring educational art-and-craft projects. Starting with fascinating activities made from natural objects and materials, and ending with recycling and composting projects. The directions for each project are clear and easy to understand, completing most projects under an hour. Age Range: 3 to 9 years old.

Gilmour 20-Inch Reel Mower with Grass Catcher 

An eco-friendly gift from lawn and garden.

Gilmour reel mowers offer an environmentally friendly alternative for small yards. It even has a handy grass catcher, which makes it easy to collect grass trimmings.

Little power mowers have a tendency to belch out emissions harmful to the planet. Reel mowers however, are emissions free plus they actually provide a crisper, cleaner cut than power mowers thanks to their precision slicing action, resulting in a healthier lawn. The Gilmour reel mower has premium features and adjustments that produce exceptional results.

Solar Powered Tiki Hut Pagoda Lantern 

Environmentally friendly accent light for the patio or balcony.

This solar powered pagoda lantern isn't just a light, it features the look and ambiance of a flickering candle! Now light the patio with the look of candlelight and even running wax, without the candles, wax on tables, soot etc... The tiki hut solar powered lantern is a great green gift choice.

Energy Saving Programmable Thermostat 

Reduce home heating and cooling energy use.

With today's expensive energy prices, and their toll on the environment, the home thermostat plays a more crucial role than ever in the effort to increase efficiency, thereby reducing energy costs and pollution.

The Honeywell Vision touchscreen is a programmable thermostat that you can program, to save up to 33% on annual heating and cooling costs! Plus, you can easily set it differently for each of the seven days in the week, making it a great earth friendly gift pick for people with busy schedules.

Handy Solar Powered Shed Light 

ECO friendly gift idea for the handyman from home & garden.

The Brookstone solar shed lighting kit eliminates the dangers of hidden obstacles and helps you find what you're looking for faster. The exterior mounted solar collector automatically recharges the shed light during the day, powering the two 8W fluorescent bulbs for approx. four hours. It even has a built-in LED night-light so you can find the pull cord in total darkness!

It's the smart green solution for various types of structures. Attaches easily to different kinds of sheds and greenhouses. Hardware included. Length of the cable connecting the solar panel to light fixture is 10 feet long.

Oxygenics TriSpa Shower 

Featuring an air enriched spray for a "spa like experience" yet uses only 2.5 GPM!

Enjoy a spa-like experience everyday and reduce water usage with the handheld TriSpa Oxygenics showerhead. This Oxygenics showerhead has 16 air intake ports through which air enters, is mixed with water and accelerated out. Resulting in an enriched shower with up to 10 times more air/oxygen. The TriSpa incorporates the patented smart technology of Oxygenics into an all-new revolutionized multi-spray handheld shower. The Oxygenics shower offers 3 pressurized spray patterns for a dynamic and luxurious shower experience, hence the Trispa name.

For quality assurance, each showerhead is individually tested to ensure that it flows at 2.5 GPM. If your replacing a regular old shower head, the Oxygenics TriSpa can pay for itself in as few as 3 months.

The All NEW Chlorine-Free Pool Cleaner 

Purify your pool and cut chlorine usage by 80 percent at the same time with this solar-powered pool purifier from Floatron.

The Floatron is the solar powered electronic device that purifies and kills the algae in your pool or jacuzzi, without using nasty chemicals. It is a far safer, more economical alternative to the chemical concoction traditionally used to keep pools clean. Put an end to chlorine allergies, itchy skin, red eyes, discolored hair, and bleached bathing suits!

Powered by solar energy, so there's no increase in the monthly electricity bill. This unique pool purifier releases mineral ions, so you enjoy swimming in the cleanest, softest water ever, and without the unpleasant smell or taste of chlorine. One Floatron is effective for pools up to 40,000 gallons. Made in the USA.

The Best Green Gift Ideas 2009

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Here are the Finalists for The Top 10 Best Green Gift Ideas of 2009 

All things considered, which in your opinion, are the best green gifts for 2009?

We are pleased to present, The 2009 Top Green Gifts! Along with the help of our readers we have selected literally hundreds of eco-friendly gift ideas including gifts for babies and toddlers, boys and girls, teens, mom, dad and more. The top 10 cream of the crop green gifts are displayed below!!! This best of the best ECO Gift List serves as a guide for green shoppers this year. Lot's of folks have been voting for the best green gift ideas and adding new ones, below are the current standings.

Rock the vote, it's quick, and easy. Your vote counts. Something missing? SUBMISSIONS ARE WELCOME and encouraged! Add a gift you feel should be on the Best eco-friendly gifts for 2009 list, just click "add to this list" below and get it up there for everyone to vote on!!!

Life Size Garden Gnome with Solar Lantern

Life Size Garden Gnome with Solar Lantern

This life size garden gnome holds a lantern as he walks through the dark woods with his squirrel friend. He stands an impressive 33 1/2 inches tall and is made of solid resin and is hand painted. He'll stand the test of time in your yard! Lantern is solar powered, and will light up at night, adding an extra dimension to this fabuluous piece of art.2 points

Way Basics Tribeca Eco-Friendly Modern 2-Shelf Bookcase with Adjustable Dividers, Cedar Wood Grain

Way Basics Tribeca Eco-Friendly Modern 2-Shelf Bookcase with Adjustable Dividers, Cedar Wood Grain

These ample shelves have a streamlined look that's at home with many décors, including yours. Use them to display a collection or store your library -it can also act as a space divider in any room. As shown the divider boards are aligned in the middle. You can adhere the divider boards in place or simply position them anywhere on the shelf. Check out the additional images for instant design ideas. Purchase additional divider boards for more compartments and organization. With the divid...2 points

Sunsei SE-6000 Solar 100-Watt 16.5-Volt Charger

Sunsei SE-6000 Solar 100-Watt 16.5-Volt Charger

The Sunsei Solar 100-watt 16.5-volt charger is an ideal back-up power source for cabins, RVs, and boats. This powerful, weatherproof solar panel provides reliable, renewable energy as an alternative to noisy and expensive diesel, propane, and gas generators. It provides power all year round when exposed to daylight. The solar panel charges multiple batteries at once and is designed to work with your vehicle or cabin's electrical system. It includes an integrated blinking indicator to displa...1 point

Joyce Chen Burnished Bamboo 5-Piece Utensil Set

Joyce Chen Burnished Bamboo 5-Piece Utensil Set

5 Piece, Burnished Bamboo Utensil Set, Includes 12" Spoon, 12" Slotted Spatula, 11" Tongs, 13" Stir Fry Spatula & Canister.1 point

Honeywell Vision 8500 Touchscreen 7 Day Programmable Thermostat

Honeywell Vision 8500 Touchscreen 7 Day Programmable Thermostat

In today's valuable energy environment, the home thermostat plays a more crucial role to help increase efficiency while reducing energy costs. It isn't easy. That's why Honeywell has developed the Vision 8500 programmable thermostat. Program is retained in memory in the event of a power outage Real-time clock automatically adjusts for daylight savings time Precise temperature control of +/-1° F for consistent comfort Includes change reminders for filters and low batteries Armchair programming al...1 point

Green Toys Tea Set

Green Toys Tea Set

Teach your daughters to care for Mother Earth with this "green" make-believe tea set with four place settings. Includes 17 pieces: one pink teapot with purple lid, one purple sugar bowl and lid, one blue creamer, four blue teacups, four green saucers, and four yellow teaspoons. Made in the USA from recycled milk jugs.1 point

Your Green Home: A Guide to Planning a Healthy, Environmentally Friendly New Home (Mother Earth News Wiser Living Series) by Alex Wilson

Your Green Home: A Guide to Planning a Healthy, Environmentally Friendly New Home (Mother Earth News Wiser Living Series) by Alex Wilson

Green Home is written for homeowners planning a new home-whether you are working with an architect or builder, or serving as your own general contractor. Intended to improve the overall environmental performance of new houses being built, the book sets out to answer some of the big-picture questions relating to having a home designed and built-and getting what you want.

Your Green Home covers:

Home location and its relationship to the community
Site design
Construction systems
Building design t...

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Solar-Powered Shed Light

Solar-Powered Shed Light

What goes bump in the night? You do when you're trying to find tools or put away yard toys in your unlighted shed. Brookstone solar lighting eliminates hidden obstacles and dangers and helps you find what you're looking for faster. Order this Solar Shed Light and never stumble around in the dark again! Solar lighting fixtures are a better choice than battery operated lights. Until recently, battery operated lights were the only choice for illuminating non-powered sheds and greenhouses. Our solar...1 point

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Amazon Gift Guides 

Amazon gift guides feature the top gift ideas for a variety of personalities.

Need more suggestions? Check-out Amazon Gift Central featuring an amazing selection of gifts for everyone on your list!More Helpful Amazon Gift Guides: College Students | Co-Workers | Neighbors | Luxury | Camping | Green | Gourmet | Pets | Professionals

Go Green Tech Gift Spotlight 

Kindle, the new high tech reading decice from Amazon saves trees!


Kindle uses a special high-resolution non-glare display technology called electronic paper, which provides an exceptionally crisp black-and-white screen that magically resembles the appearance, and readability of printed paper.

The Kindle Store currently carries more than 185,000 paperless books plus newspapers, magazines, and blogs and they're more adding titles everyday. For your convenience, you can shop the Kindle Store directly on Kindle, or on your PC via Amazon.com. All titles are wirelessly delivered right to your Kindle in one minute, on the cell phone network! Whether you prefer biographies, classics, investment guides, thrillers, or sci-fi, thousands of your favorite books are available in a high-tech, eco-friendly paperless format.

Think of all the trees we could save if we all switched to the Kindle reading device...

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What are the Best Gifts for Kids? 

Visit our gift guides for excellent gift ideas for kids.

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Throw-Out Your Old Candles

Many regular, old, cheap candles release lead into the air when they burn. Switch to soy candles with a pure cotton wick to improve your homes indoor air quality.2 points

Compost Yard Trimmings

Composting lawn trimmings and leaves and using it as fertilizer is the eco-friendly natural way to enrich the soil in your yard and garden with nutrients.1 point

Switch to Reusable Shopping Bags

Paper or plastic? Not for the eco-friendly green shopper. Living the green lifestyle means using your own shopping bags from now on. It feels good every time you use them and if you buy some pretty ones they look great too.1 point

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Buy Organic Products

Buying organic reduces the use of dangerous fertilizers and pesticides in our environment.0 points

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Tips and Techniques for and eco-friendly existence.

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No two idbids are alike, just like children!

Kids learn the iddy biddy steps they can do to keep our Earth happy, healthy and green. The Idbids Eco-friendly Starter Kit's contain one 9" plush toy lovingly handcrafted using 100% organic Egyptian cotton which has been colored with natural organic dyes - no two are alike, just like children! Also included in the kit is an organic cotton cinch sack for the child to wear, "iddy biddy steps for a greener world" storybook, the Idbids Field Guide - both printed on recycled paper with eco-friendly inks - and an online reward program. The kit packaging is made from recycled and eco-friendly materials and includes paper doll cutouts and a playland insert.

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