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The Eco Libris Program and Independent Publishers Like Write Bloody

Earth Day 2010 and Going Green With Books

Happy Earth Day readers! This is the third year Easy Ways to Go Green has been around to celebrate Earth Day. As many of you know, I am also a writer. Last year, my first collection of short stories was published on a great press out of Long Beach, California. It’s called Write Bloody Books.

Eco Libris Picture

In the past year, Write Bloody, along with many other publishers, joined forces with a very interesting earth-friendly company called Eco Libris. In a nutshell, a publisher agrees to a certain number of books that they would like to balance out their practice with, and then they pay a fee to Eco Libris, who in turn plants a tree for every one of those published books. Take some paper, plant a tree. And Write Bloody is a Planting Partner! Continue reading

Purbliss Soy Candles

PURBLISS Eco-Friendly Soy Candles: Company Profile
by Anela Selkowitz
Purbliss Soy Candles
Begot in Corona, California, Purbliss is one of the smelliest (in a good way) and smallest of family start-ups that I may have ever seen taking the country by Green storm. It was challenging enough to have to choose between one candle and another but now with soy, Green alternative candle company Purbliss is one of the clearest (and cleanest) options available today. Continue reading