Citizens Campaign for the Environment
Empowering Communities, Advocating Solutions.
- Water Protection
- Aquatic Invasive Species
- Broadwater: Liguefied Natural Gas Facility
- Carmans River
- Clean Water, Green Jobs
- Great Lakes
- Hudson River Desalination
- Long Island Sound Dredged Materials
- Long Island Sound Protection
- Millstone Nuclear Power Station
- MTBE Pollution in Drinking Water
- Ocean Protection
- Onondaga Lake
- Owasco Lake
- Power Plants Kill Fish
- Sewage Pollution
- Wetlands Protection
- SPECIAL FEATURE: Great Lakes Conference
- SPECIAL FEATURE: Long Island Groundwater
- SPECIAL FEATURE: Long Island South Shore Estuary Reserve
- SPECIAL FEATURE: New York State Sewer Scorecard Report
- SPECIAL FEATURE: Onondaga Lake Remediation Document Repository
- Public Health, Toxics, and Recycling
- Acid Rain
- Artificial Turf
- Bottle Bill
- Brookhaven National Laboratory
- Hazardous Waste Landfill
- Human Pesticide Testing
- Lawn Pesticides: An Unacceptable Risk
- Manufactured Gas Plants on Long Island
- Mercury Pollution
- Pesticide Free Schools
- Pesticide Neighbor Notification
- Pesticides: Mosquito Control / West Nile Virus
- Plastic Bag Reduction
- West Valley Nuclear Waste Site
- SPECIAL FEATURE: Current Local Air Quality
- SPECIAL FEATURE: Long Island Recycling
- Open Space and Working Landscapes
- Climate Change and Energy Policy
- Climate Change
- Energy Transmission
- Fix LIPA
- Natural Gas Hydro-Fracking in Shale
- New York State Energy Plan
- Renewable Energy
- Wind Energy
- SPECIAL FEATURE: Climate Change Resource Center
- SPECIAL FEATURE: Energy Conservation
- SPECIAL FEATURE: Green Levittown
- SPECIAL FEATURE: Green Street LI
- SPECIAL FEATURE: Hydro-Fracking Resource and Action Center
- SPECIAL FEATURE: WindWorks for Long Island
- Legislative Campaigns
HOLIDAY GIFT IDEAS
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Environmentally Friendly Gift Categories Gadgets |
Wind-up Radio
Listen to some tunes and enjoy the independence from batteries or power outlets! There are several hand-crank and solar-powered radios available at several sites online: www.windupradio.com
Looking for a gift that saves energy or utilizes renewable energy to operate?
Visit www.theenergyalternative.com for gifts, gadgets and educational toys that utilize or teach about renewable energy and energy conservation. Products available include solar powered lights for outdoor walkways and gardens, solar powered radios, energy saving tools such as timers and motion sensors for control of HVAC systems, educational games, energy products for the home including solar panels, and novelty items including “Sunchimes”, which are activated indoors by light instead of wind.
Or, find appliances and tools that are better for the environment from Washing Machines to Wind Generators including Batteries, Cables, Charge Controllers, Composting Toilets, Dishwashers, Educational Videos, Evaporative Coolers, Lighting, Power Panels, Refrigerators, Solar Hot Water, Solar Pool Heaters, and Solar Ovens at www.altenergystore.com.
Photovoltaic Backpack
Be your own walking solar power plant! Keep your cell phone, walkman, or other accessories charged while you hike! $239 www.voltaicsystems.com
Audio Video Remote
For the eco-minded couch potato in your family, they will never need to leave the couch to change the batteries in the remote and you will not rely on batteries that contain heavy metals and other contaminants. Simply wind the built-in jog shuttle and it creates enough power for seven days. Not only does it control your T.V., but also your VCR, cable box, satellite system, auxiliary device, and DVD player.
Solio portable solar-powered charger for electronic devices and cell phones
Next time you’re in the middle of nowhere, make sure you’re carrying Solio, a portable, solar-powered charger for mobile phones, iPods, and PDAs. When your batteries die just fan out the Solio’s blades and point it towards the oldest energy source. Recharge your device without needing any generator or battery pack. Great for hikers, campers, and wonderers.
www.solio.com
Solar powered spotlight
Spotlights can attract attention to your home, front walk or pool, but their functionality can come at a high electrical cost, and it can be inconvenient to run wires to remote areas of your property. But the Solar-Powered Spotlight requires no wires, and since it's powered by the sun, you'll never have to worry about increased utility costs.
www.smarthome.com/3315.html
Solar powered flashlights
Use the power of the sun to guide your loved one’s way through night! Choose one of the many solar powered lights available from GAIAM that range from $12 to $149.00. www.gaiam.com/retail/3/SL_EcoGagets_Flashlights
Human-powered cell phone charger
Make sure your loved ones can always recharge their cell phones by giving this crank powered cell phone charger and light. $29 from GAIAM.
www.gaiam.com/retail/product/17-0327
