About Jeffrey

Yo. I'm Jeffrey. In addition to rocking senior editor duties here at TFTG to Living Green, I'm also Green Tech and Green Biz editor at Greenwala.com and contribute to MNN.com. I think every little step is an awesome one when it comes to living green...but eco-snobbery sucks.

SIGG Water Bottles: A Bottle For Everyone

Everyone loves a perfect marriage of form and function...even in a water bottle. There are plenty of awesome reusable water bottle companies out there, but SIGG is one of the best...hands down. These Swiss-made water bottles are stylish, BPA-free, phthalate-free, and come in a staggering number of styles. I've had 3 different SIGG water bottle styles (2 of which I bought, and 1 that SIGG sent me to review). So let's take a look at the SIGG wide mouth, wide mouth sport, and traditional designs. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Green Products, Home & Garden Tagged With: BPA, health, reviews, shopping, water

Behind On Thanksgiving Cooking? Crock Pot to the Rescue!

I'm busier this year than I've ever been. How about you? With spare time becoming more sparse by the day, it's easy to get behind...especially during the holidays.If you find yourself scampering about trying to put together a delicious Thanksgiving meal, but still running short of time, drag our your crock pot.What?Yep, cooking some of those favorite Thanksgiving staples in a crock pot can not only save you time and energy, but can also take your staple side dishes to new heights of flavor. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DIY Ideas, Home & Garden Tagged With: food, health, partying green, Thanksgiving, vegan, vegetarian

Win a Pair Of The Brand New Hi-Tec Altitude Enviro Hiking Boots

Real hikers get out and explore the great outdoors year round...and don't let anyone tell you different. As fall draws to a close, so do most hikers' trekking poles, but the winter landscape allows you to experience your favorite hikes or camping spots in an entirely new way.That said, we thought we'd give you some new eco-friendly hiking boots to help you kick it in nature all winter long.It doesn't matter to me if you're rediscovering an old favorite trail or trail blazing a new one, just get … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Green Products, Home & Garden Tagged With: carbon footprint, clothing and fashion, conservation, contests, hiking, nature

How To Make Your Own LED Halloween Lights

Halloween is just around the corner but it's not too late to get your Halloween decorations up.Whether we're talking about Christmas, Halloween, St. Patrick's Day, or even the Super Bowl, strings of LED lights are the foundation of any great decor.Check out these 2 awesome ways to make your own custom LED Halloween lights... … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DIY Ideas, Home & Garden Tagged With: crafts, Halloween, LED, lighting, partying green

How to Make Your Own Lady GaGa Video Glasses

Who doesn't love Halloween? It's the one day each year that you can unleash that inner monster, vixen, angel, demon, or....pop star. Lady GaGa's wardrobe would suggest that she feels no need to wait for Halloween to release all that creativity...and thanks to her many crazy costume like fashion statements, she's sure to be a popular Halloween costume for the ladies this year. Set your Lady GaGa Halloween costume apart from the rest this year with crazy easy to make "video" glasses. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DIY Ideas, Home & Garden Tagged With: Halloween

Video Proof That Unicorns Exist…in Canada

Apparently unicorns exist in Banff, Alberta, Canada. See for yourself: Ok, so this wonderful individual is obviously a wee bit confused. "I thought unicorn was so extinct, buuut unicorn live in Banff," says the narrator. I don't know if unicorns live in Banff, but caribou do...and certain subspecies of North American caribou are endangered. Find out what you can do to help endangered caribou (and maybe even unicorns) at Caribou and You. [Photo: Glitter Pissing] … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Home & Garden, Lighter Shades of Green Tagged With: animals, funny, videos

Snag A Free Shoe Resole or “Conversion” To Breathe New Life Into Your Favorite Kicks

It never fails...just when you've gotten your favorite pair of shoes perfectly broken in, they begin to wear out. Well that's where Resole America comes in. They breathe new life into your favorite old kicks. This month we've partnered with Resole America to give you the chance to win one of three shoe "conversions" or resole from Resole America. Read on to find out how to enter and what makes these "conversions" or resoles so awesome and eco-friendly. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Green Products, Home & Garden Tagged With: clothing and fashion, contests, free stuff, recycling, reduce, reusing / repurposing, shopping

Nissan Leaf Commercial = Hugs From A Polar Bear

If polar bears had a labor union they would probably go on strike until the usage of their white fluffiness as a means to impart environmental guilt came to an end. Nissan's new LEAF commercial is a clever bait and switch that polar bears everywhere would be happy with. Move over Lance Armstrong, it's the polar bears' turn in the Nissan spotlight. Our friends at Ecorazzi say, Nissan has released their latest commercial for the upcoming all-electric LEAF. It features a polar bear searching for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Green Travel / Transportation, Home & Garden Tagged With: animals, cars, funny, hybrid vehicles, videos

A Guy Walks In To a Bar and Orders a Pharma-Chemical Laden Water…

Water has become the "civilized" world's new wonder drug...and most of us don't even realize it. The ever-talented Joe Mohr paints the picture in such clever style:Joe says,Between 2006 and 2007, the Southern Nevada Water Authority in Las Vegas screened tap water from 19 US water utilities for 51 different compounds. The 11 most frequently detected compounds are highlighted in the cartoon and described below. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Home & Garden, Lighter Shades of Green Tagged With: funny, Las Vegas, water, water purification

Biodegradable Poop Bags That Actually Biodegrade

Being a dog owner can easily morph you into a planet fuc....messer upper. And reducing your pup's carbon pawprint isn't as easy as you'd think. Consider poop bags if you will. What are they made of? Plastic. We spend a lot of time around here talking about all kinds of ways to rid your life of plastic bags (and bottles), so why not let rid your pets' lives of them as well? … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Green Products, Home & Garden Tagged With: biodegradable, dogs, plastics