Mens Holiday Green Gift Guide

Green Guide Network was asked to develop a list of sustainable green gift ideas for the holiday season.  We didn't feel that just one list would fit everyones interests, budgets or needs so we developed 4 lists; a womens list, a mens list, childrens list as well as a do-good charity list. Here is the Mens green gift guide list, we will continue to release all of the green holiday gift guides in the coming weeks. Our list includes holiday ideas that are interesting, practical and eco-friendly.

Have a happy, safe and green holiday season!

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Hopenhagen- When People Lead, Leaders Follow

The time has come to consider the adverse affects our existence is having on the planet.  This year's United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15) is asking the people to demand change, to start a grassroots movement powerful enough to influence change, and to open their minds to the possibility of change.

This December, the city of Copenhagen, Denmark, who has re-branded itself Hopenhagen for the event will play host to 192 countries who will gather together to help solve our climate crisis.

Freya Williams, Senior Partner and Planning Director for Ogilvy and Mather, NY spoke to us about OgilvyEarth's involvement in Hopenhagen.

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Buddy can you spare a bottle?

We're gathering up all the single serving plastic bottles we can, find me and I'll come pick them up. While you're at it: organic seeds, newspaper, twine, anything...gimme.

Peace, love and earth.
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The Peoples Shoe: By the People, for the People

It all started a few years ago when Anton Brandt, creator of The People's Shoe was living in Shanghai, China.  Outside his brick lane home Brandt would often mingle with local workers who would spend their day paving or digging in the nearby area.  As friendships formed stories, and styles, were often swapped and the workers shoes became a staple for Brandt.

Though unintentional, interest in the shoes grew as they went with Anton around the world.  Friends asked where they came from, and where they could buy them, "I would tell the story of how they were Chinese workers shoes, and eventually I had hundreds of people asking me to ship them," says Brandt.  "From that, The People's Shoe was born."

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