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Word to your mother

buzzcowboy — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:20:38 +0000

With Earth Day upon us, we’ll keep this short in the spirit of conservation:

Happy Earth Day, everyone. Don’t forget to hug a tree.

Small feet are sexy

buzzcowboy — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:08:37 +0000

Earth Day is on April 22nd – and it’s not just for hippies anymore. From what the T-shirts are telling us, Green is the new Black.

In this spirit, we recently expanded our organics line across Men, Women, Kid & Baby, including the American Apparel fitted T-shirts that you hipster conservationists have requested.

In addition to the organics, though, we’re also doing a carbon-neutral T-shirt in honor of Earth Day. We teamed up with Carbonfund to offer this shirt, and Carbonfund will receive the proceeds from the sale of this shirt – so if you’ve been hankering for a new T-shirt but don’t want your carbon footprint to grow, this is an Earth-friendly purchase you can embrace. As a bonus, it’s a talking point for those of you who want to raise awareness and educate strangers about the various ways in which they can reduce their own carbon footprints. (Yes, we mean you, Berkeley residents.)

Whatever your plans for Earth Day, don’t forget the mantra: reduce, reuse, recycle. As an addendum to that rule, Carbonfund will add: reduce what you can, offset what you can’t.

Hey, together those are a haiku.

Reduce what you can
(Reduce, reuse, recycle)
Offset what you can’t

Let’s see if we can make another…

Green is the new black
Reduce your carbon footprint
Small feet are sexy

(Your own Earth Day haiku contributions are welcome…)

It’s easy being green

buzzcowboy — Fri, 02 May 2008 01:05:48 +0000

A green thing happened here within the green walls recently: we partnered with Earth Lab for their 2008 Earth Day Challenge. They have a groovy tool on the site to measure your carbon impact, and a goal to have everyone decrease that by 15% by the end of this year.

Are you game? Take the challenge and find out! And remember, there’s lots of things you can do even with Earth Day being over – every day can be Earth Day, after all.

And here’s 3 good tips to reduce your carbon footprint, brought to you by Earth Lab:

Learn how to recycle all your household goods, from clothing to appliances.
Re-use envelopes, jars, paper bags, scrap paper, etc.
Imagine the kind of Earth you would like to see for your grandchildren’s grandchildren.

Respect your Mother

buzzcowboy — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:20:23 +0000

It’s Earth Day today! Happy Earth Day, Earth.

In the spirit of Earth Day, we decided to come up with things you can do with CafePress merchandise to make the earth a better place.

Canvas totes are more eco-friendly than plastic bags, and a lot sturdier as well. Buy a few and re-use them for all your shopping needs. With almost 3 million to choose from, you should be able to find a groovy tote that speaks to your gutmonkey and makes your Mother proud, all at the same time.

Mugs are washable and better than disposing of a coffee cup every morning, particularly if that cup is made of Styrofoam. Take your favorite to the office and impress your coworkers with your mad style and enviro-friendly self.

Buttons are a re-usable way to express your views. And if you really want to conserve, buy a blank button and use dry-erase or grease pencil to change your daily statement to the world. (Note: we make no claims as to the rub-offable-ness of your writing instrument of choice…)

Organic T-shirts are organic. And that makes Mother happy. It also makes your skin happy, because these shirts are remarkably soft. And hey, it even makes Greenpeace happy.

Thongs use less fabric than your average pair of panties. So don’t be afraid to bare the back in the name of the environment – in this case, your Mother will be proud.

So there you have it – The CafePress Top 5 ways to celebrate Earth Day Without Eating Alfalfa Sprouts.