Faeries Dance offers eco-friendly plus-size fashion

At last, there are now some eco-friendly clothes available for plus-sized people, and we think it's about time this came out. Most eco-friendly clothes are usually designed for and modeled by slim people, so this is definitely a refreshing change--it's not only the skinny who are capable of having eco-friendly lifestyles after all. Eco-fashion boutique Faeries Dance now has a Plus-Sized department, making green and stylish clothing available for everyone. The clothes are made by Goddess Gear, which specializes in creating clothing out of natural fabrics such as hemp, organic linen, and recycled cotton, and they're all produced in Denver, Colorado.

Win a gift basket from The Kind Life

Actress Alicia Silverstone has been a long-time vegan and green living advocate, and she's been pretty active in spreading the word about making positive choices for your health and for the planet. Her website, The Kind Life, is an online extension of her book, The Kind Diet, and has been a good resource for people who are looking for great ways to improve their lifestyles. The Kind Life is celebrating its second year, and Alicia wants you to share any ideas to improve the site--and get a chance to win a gift basket that's bursting with good stuff! Click here for more information.

Learn more about The Kind Life here.

Play the Green Economy Board Game

Games, whether they be computer or board games, that present an alternative way to live and work are always interesting. We all know how other games are based on using up resources to support an undertaking. I'm put in mind of Starcraft where you pump a source of vespene gas which eventually runs out and gather minerals from a mineral field which is eventually depleted, or Dune where you harvest spice, but which utilizes wind energy to power your operations.

The Green Economy Board Game presents something a little different. Created by Scott Cooney, author of Build a Green Small Business (McGraw-Hill), and founder of GreenBusinessOwner.com, the board game is  based on the sustainable economic development of the state of Hawaii, which needs a little help in order for it to achieve energy independence and be less reliant on imports for food. The game involves you playing as an investor who pours money into green businesses, helping chart the state's economic progress as well as generate green jobs.

Click here to buy your own copy of the board game.

Flip & Tumble

It's easy enough to get reusable shopping bags these days, since we now have a lot of choices available to us these days. What tends to be rather difficult (although it's really not a huge problem) is remembering to bring our reusable bags when we go to the supermarket. How many times have you gone out to buy some groceries only to remember that, "Oops, my reusable bag was already hanging by my front door but I just forgot to pick it up"?

Hetal Jariwala and Eva Bauer, the creators of Flip & Tumble, decided to make reusable bags foldable so they can easily stay in your bag without taking up a lot of room. This helps to make sure that you'll always have a reusable bag at hand whenever you need it.

The world's most eco-friendly places

Okay, so the entire world still has to catch on to the idea of becoming more eco-friendly and doing things in a sustainable manner. Fortunately, there are plenty of places that are making an effort to treat the environment better, although it's too bad that more often than not, they are often novelties rather than the norm. Tripbase Travel has a short list of eco-friendly places on the planet, including details on what made them green.

Find some eco-friendly B&Bs in Ireland

As much as I like staying in hotels when traveling, a bed-and-breakfast has quickly become my favorite choice in accommodations these days. I love being in a homey setting, sitting down for breakfast, and having a chat with the owners. If you're heading to Ireland any time soon and are planning to book your stay in a B&B, you might as well stay in an eco-friendly one. B&B Ireland, a website which contains an extensive list of B&Bs in various parts of Ireland and allows you to make online bookings, has now categorized its B&Bs and included an Eco-Friendly category.