Cool Planet Blog

These are the journal entries of Joy Verde, our mean-green alter ego! This journal follows her trials and tribulations as she finds herself in all types of sticky situations with people who are… Not so “Green”!

Diary entry: March 11, 2010

Today was garbage day so as usual, I woke up at 7am, tossed on my Chabah hemp and silk flip-flops, my bamboo robe, and my favorite hat to hide my uncombed hair. Then I dragged myself out back to retrieve my trash-, recycling-, and garden-waste bins.  One by one I rolled them to the alley where the city trucks stop to load.  The recycling bin was overflowing and I had to make several stops to pick up cardboard that fell to the ground.  I am quite the recycler, sorting my trash to make sure that nothing ends up at the City dump. Read the rest of this entry »

Why Do Bamboo?

Properties of Bamboo

• There are more than 1,300 species of bamboo worldwide
• Bamboo is a sustainable, tall growing grass that can reach 75 feet in just a couple of months and will re-grow after the stems are harvested

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Water Wars
3-Part Series
Part I

Water water everywhere and nary a drop to drink…The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

Water, the basis of life, a manage of two hydrogen molecules and one lucky oxygen molecule in perfect harmony. Simple and beautiful in its design, it is an old soul that cannot rest for it has a most important role as the essential element of life. Read the rest of this entry »

These are the journal entries of Joy Verde, our mean-green alter ego! This journal follows her trials and tribulations as she finds herself in all types of sticky situations with people who are… Not so “Green”!

March 5, 2010 

Diary Entry: January 30, 2010

So I finally made it to the grocery store, just an hour later than I intended, no biggie.  I found a cart, removed my phone out from its recycled rubber holder, and located my grocery list from my Notes App… Read the rest of this entry »

Today, I was driving down the I-15 in my Prius, when some jerk in a bright yellow Hummer with a blue and yellow flag flapping from the antenna, cut me off while simultaneously blocking my view of the traffic. We were moving at about 60 MPH when the Hummer suddenly swerved into the fast lane without ever slowing down.  Little did I know that in front of the enormous, school-bus sized vehicle, traffic had come to a stop.  He saw it, but I sure didn’t, at least not until I was within kissing range of another cars bumper.

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 “This isn’t the end of consumerism, but the birth of shopping with purpose.”

 The economy is in the tank, retailers are describing continued abysmal sales projections, but the owners of coolplanetstore.com say that this is not the end of consumerism, but the birth of shopping with purpose. ”Our economic woes have given us all a big wake up call. Most of us can’t just go out and spend money collecting useless items that do no more than clutter our homes or add to our over-stuffed landfills. Although, we will likely buy less and will make different choices that are affordable and more meaningful.” The challenge that coolplanetstore.com and other retailers face is balancing innovation, sustainability, recyclability, and renewability with affordability, quality, value, and style.” The exciting new website www.coolplanetstore.com,

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SAN DIEGO, CA–(Marketwire- December 3, 2009) - Eco-friendly clothing has come a long way from shapeless beige cotton frocks or brightly-colored tie-dyed T-shirts. Wear eco-chic, sexy lingerie and help sustain the planet with an alluring line by Eco-Boudoir. Previously available at only the finest European boutiques and high-end stores, Eco-Boudoir is now found online in the US at coolplanetstore.com.

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Have you ever wondered what happened to that old tire of yours. You know, the one that exploded on the freeway when you were already late for work? The tire that you wrenched off in your work clothes as oil from pavement that hasn’t seen rain in months stained your knees. Of course to really screw up your day, just as you loosened the last lug nut, the tire fell backwards onto your white shirt like a jerk at a mosh pit. Well, we can shed some light onto where all these bad tires go to die. Read the rest of this entry »

Black and Green

When I was a child picking flowers, climbing trees, rolling around the grass in my yard at our home in a hilly, Riverside suburb, my mother would snatch my attention to give me and my younger siblings a lesson on growing our own cherry tomatoes, carrots, and green onions…the staples for every neophyte farmer.

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In the current down market green retailers face a unique challenge as we weigh our less is more instincts against our desire to share our passion for green products as well as to make a living.

During this economic tsunami, many families are unable to avoid the record high swells that have already claimed many a bank account.

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