Green For Beginners
Sometimes it just takes getting started. Try giving this green gift starter kit from GoGreenGift, which contains two compact fluorescent light bulbs (which will save hundreds of pounds of CO₂ emissions every year over regular bulbs), a low-flow showerhead (which cuts down on water waste by about 20 percent), high quality organic fair trade coffee and organic green tea, a handful of natural body care products (including Mama's Magic Myrrh Salve), an organic cotton grocery bag, a copy of E/The Environmental Magazine, and more. The GoGreenGift is an evolving idea, so gift contents may vary somewhat.

Gift: The Go Green Gift
Cost: $45
Where to Buy: Go Green Gift

A Lighter Carbon Footprint
For the loved one who wants to indulge in the everyday conveniences of a modern lifestyle, consider giving carbon offsets from NativeEnergy. You can buy credits in any dollar amount, and your money will fund renewable energy projects such as wind farms, use of biomass, and industrial efficiency.

Gift: Carbon Offsetting Credits From NativeEnergy
Cost: Variable
Where to Buy: NativeEnergy

Friendly Fire
It might not do much to warm the home, but the contemplative holiday scenes and the life-like crackle of the Ambient Fire: Ultimate Video Fireplace will still draw a crowd to gather around the, ahem, television. Wood-burning appliances and fireplaces are known to emit large quantities of air pollutants such as nitrogen oxides and carbon monoxide, so you can cozy up to this faux fire with a clean conscience.

Gift: Ambient Fire: The Ultimate Video Fireplace
Cost: Video $12
Where to Buy: Amazon

The Solar Charged Bag
This solar-charged, mobile power generator in the Voltaic solar backpack allows your laziest friends to juice up all of your small electrical devices (cell phones, cameras, PDAs, but NOT laptops!) by means of three lightweight, waterproof solar panels. A lithium ion battery pack is included and allows for storage of surplus energy, so your friend will be like a walking power socket whether at the beach or on an airplane.

Gift: The Voltaic Backpack
Cost: $288
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