Friday, July 10, 2009

Green Faves courtesy of GOOP

Some of the green products featured in this weeks GOOP (Gwyneth Paltrow's blog and one of my obsessions) "Get" newsletter ....

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Solio™, the Universal "Hybrid" Charger is powerful enough to charge all of your handheld electronic products at home or on the move, anywhere under the sun.

Solio is a Hybrid because it can accept power from either the sun or the wall storing this energy within Solio's internal rechargeable battery. Solio then uses this energy to power your gadgets at the same rate as your wall adapter. Solio will also hold its charge for up to a year.

The KOR hydration vessel is BPA- free, has an easy to use hinge-cap, a rubber nonslip bottom and encourages you to never drink out of a disposable plastic bottle ever again.