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Josh gives some great insight and tips on the world of green investments.

Who really wants another red sweater or a singing Santa this holiday season? The Lazy Environmentalist gives his top ten guide to giving great green gifts for the holidays. From eco calendars to solar-powered backpacks and green concert tickets, these are the gifts guaranteed to bring smiles to your friends and family.  

Where some look at the state of the environment and see problems, the future belongs to those who envision solutions. Many of them are already underway.

The promise of the green future encompasses more than a clean economy in balance with nature; it also entails well-paying jobs for those of all socioeconomic backgrounds. Josh Dorfman explores how everyone can participate and benefit from the green economy.

Whether you travel for work or are heading out for vacation, there are simple choices you can make to reduce your environmental impact while still having an awesome travel experience. Here are some of The Lazy Environmentalist’s top travel tips.

Who knew drag racing could go green? Josh Dorfman interviews Plasma Boy John Wayland, who is out to prove that electric cars can compete in power and speed with any other vehicles on the road today. His success points the way toward a future that is fun, fast and clean!

Josh talks to Ryan Christiansen from Same Underneath about the evolution of eco-friendly fashion for men and women, and where it has landed in today s society

Josh Dorforman speaks with Suki Kramer founder and owner of Suki Pure Cosmetics, committed to creating the most effective skin care treatments, without compromising the purity or integrity of the formulas. Their products are gentle enough for people with allergies or sensitive skin and still environmentally friendly. A new makeup line will be coming out in the next few weeks, so keep your eyes peeled.

Josh Dorfman discusses the trend of green films. The movie An Inconvenient Truth raised environmental consciousness to new heights. Now Leonardo DiCaprio picks up where Al Gore left off with the release of The 11th Hour, the feature-length environmental documentary that he produced and narrates.

Consuming products to conserve resources may strike us as counterintuitive, but the approach is exactly what we need. Green consumerism is the most effective--and perhaps the only--path to living as well as we possibly can while bringing our lifestyles into balance with the earth’s capabilities to sustain them.

Whether driving our cars or powering our homes, simply living our daily lives causes tons of pollution. So offsetting our environmental impact through the purchase of renewable energy credits is one way to move toward a carbon neutral lifestyle. Josh Dorfman discusses exactly what is meant by energy credits and the forward-thinking organizations that are making these choices easy and effective.

How do you make significant environmental changes without getting off your couch? Cutting-edge products and services like motion lighting sensors and watt-savers enable us to easily support a cleaner planet from the comfort of home.

If you want to shift behavior in a greener direction why not be cool about it? These cutting-edge products and services from The Lazy Environmentalist can entice us to adopt more environmentally conscious--and cooler--lifestyles.

7:24 minutes (1.7 MB) If you want to shift behavior in a greener direction why not be cool about it? These cutting-edge products and services from The Lazy Environmentalist can entice us to adopt more environmentally conscious--and cooler--lifestyles.

44:02 minutes (80.63 MB) The Lazy Environmentalist interviews Kelly Lerner of One World Design, an architectural firm that specializes in sustainable, natural building. Kelly is also the author of Natural Remodeling for the Not-So Green House. Learn about all the innovation underway now in the green housing market.

44:02 minutes (80.63 MB) The Lazy Environmentalist interviews Kelly Lerner of One World Design, an architectural firm that specializes in sustainable, natural building. Kelly is also the author of Natural Remodeling for the Not-So Green House. Learn about all the innovation underway now in the green housing market.

44:01 minutes (80.61 MB) Josh Dorfman interviews Eva Otto – Real Estate Agent and Partner in Green Works Realty, the first real estate firm in the United States to specialize in healthy green homes, community-focused developments, and innovative properties. Also on hand to discuss Green Building is Bob Sisum, Director of Builder Programs at Lakewood Ranch in Bradenton, Florida and Board Member of the National Association of Home Builders. Lakewood Ranch is one of the largest and most successful green residential developments in the country situated on 38,000 acres involving over 20 home builders. 600 homes have already been built to green specifications with many more on the way.

44:01 minutes (80.61 MB) Josh Dorfman interviews Eva Otto – Real Estate Agent and Partner in Green Works Realty, the first real estate firm in the United States to specialize in healthy green homes, community-focused developments, and innovative properties. Also on hand to discuss Green Building is Bob Sisum, Director of Builder Programs at Lakewood Ranch in Bradenton, Florida and Board Member of the National Association of Home Builders. Lakewood Ranch is one of the largest and most successful green residential developments in the country situated on 38,000 acres involving over 20 home builders. 600 homes have already been built to green specifications with many more on the way.

6:24 minutes (1.47 MB)   How would you like to set your kids up with some contemporary, eco-friendly furniture that they will love, that will grow with them, that will be healthier for them and that will have all the other parents green with envy? Well, that promise is here. The ICFF recently took place and children’s furniture companies were on hand to showcase their product lines. The Lazy Environmentalist reveals what's new in green kiddie furniture.

6:24 minutes (1.47 MB)   How would you like to set your kids up with some contemporary, eco-friendly furniture that they will love, that will grow with them, that will be healthier for them and that will have all the other parents green with envy? Well, that promise is here. The ICFF recently took place and children’s furniture companies were on hand to showcase their product lines. The Lazy Environmentalist reveals what's new in green kiddie furniture.

12:37 minutes (2.89 MB) The Lazy Environmentalist talks with Student Conservation Association members Jay Satz and Tamara Paul about the history of the SCA and its conservation programs throughout America. As the Vice President of Western Initiatives, Jay has been the key liaison in directing volunteer flood recovery efforts at Washington’s Mount Rainer National Park. Tamara is a rising star in SCA, who works as an SCA recruiter visiting schools and universities around the country promoting the countless opportunities available with SCA. For more information on the SCA, visit www.thesca.org.