Green Holiday Shopping Tips: Holidays are for giving. How about giving a gift that a person can enjoy the entire year and receive some green benefits? Too often we don't know what to give that special person. Mom, Dad, Aunt, Uncle, Grandma, Gramps and we end up giving something that they don't need or want. This year give them a eco friendly gift. Here's some holiday tips: 1) Energy efficient light bulbs (compact fluorescent). 2) Programmable thermostat and light timers. 3) Gift certificate to a nursery, packets of seeds and planters. 4) Refurbished computer or recycling gift certificate for electronics. 5) Low flow shower head (1-gallon per minute). 6) Small home weather station. 7) Solar battery charger, rechargeable batteries and crank-charged radios. 8) Energy Audit for their home. 9) Replacement windows and doors or seal kits for windows and doors. 10) Hot water blanket for their hot water tank or tankless heaters. 11) Soy candles (burns cleaner than conventional candles). 12) CO2, smoke detectors or Radon testing kits. <-- Go back to the tips page