Nokero has developed a world exclusive new concept : the first photovoltaics bulb ever ! Indeed, this bulb is the first and only one to use solar energy. It consists of a green ultra durable plastic around which 4 small photovoltaic panels catch the solar energy and transmit it to 5 LEDs. The nickel-metallic hydride (NiMH) battery lasts about 2 years and can provide about 4hrs of light when fully charged. In order to charge it, the bulb needs to be exposed to sunlight for about 48hrs. This world invention is intended to help reduce kerosene consumption which is extremely polluting and dangerous as well as costly. The bulb is fully energy self-sufficient, water resistant and will allow people from less developed areas to get lighting almost cost-free and ceaseless (over 1.6 billion people live without electricity).

Price per unit : € 12.-
Price per package : € 5.- per bulb

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It is not a secret, dying your hair may harm scalp and be nocive to your health. What solution can we choose to hide our first white hair or try a new look ? What about natural dying ? There is only one place to keep in mind in Paris for that : the Romain Colors hairdressing salon. In 2002, aged only 24, Romain opens the first aromatic dying salon in Paris. It is shortly a big hit and french actresses become huge fans and swear only by him.  Romain works like a craftsman, he creates dyeing out of organic pigments, clays, essential oils and essenses. Natural dying, close to a henna, preserves the scalp. However it does not dye 100% of the white hair and does not allow all undertones. But who cares when you know you get healthy products, without paraben, additive nor detergent ? After your haircut, you even go home with an aromatic potion to pamper your hair ! Tailor-made for each type of hair, these gourmand potions with fruity and floral scents are real gifts from Mother Nature !

Open from Tuesday to Saturday from 9am to 8pm.
Dying + care + drying formula = from € 150.-, add € 60.- for a haircut.

Romain Colors
37, rue Rousselet
75007 Paris
T. : +33.(0)1.42.73.24.19
infos@romaincolors.fr

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You find paper greeting cards boring ? Have a look at Postcarden and discover a new way of sending greetings to your loved ones. More than just a beautifully illustrated cardboard paper, the Postcarden greeting card is a smart and green gift. Set into an inner tray, watercress seeds are just waiting to grow and give way to a 3D miniature garden. A little care, a few drops of water, a dash of sun, a lot of tenderness and here it is : the seeds sprout in just about 3 days. No need to be a gardening genius nor to have green fingers in order to see either of the 4 cards « allotment », « city », « botanical » or « football » come to life. Fuits of the imagination of artists based in United Kingdom, Postcarden greeting cards will surprise your loved ones with their originality. It is moreover an idéal gourmand gift as you can share your watercress recipes too.

1 card = €7.50
Online purchase only

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You would like to mix sport and outdoors activities, fresh air and urban life, but you think it’s not really possible in Paris? Well think again! The City of Paris has launched a new program, called “Sports and Outdoors Activities”. Coaches will train you and help you stay in shape for free, every Sunday morning. With those experts by your side, you will do your gym in the Jardin des Plantes or the Jardin du Luxembourg, you will discover Nordic Walking in the Parc de Bercy or the Buttes Chaumont. In the same area, near Belleville, you can try aquagym or volley ball. Exercising to stay in shape or relaxation, jogging or swimming, ball games or racket, the city has done everything possible to give you the largest possible choice. There’s nothing like great sports meetings and outdoors activities to stand on the right foot and start the day well!

Every Sunday morning from 9h to 12h (except in July and August). The sessions are free and open to all.

Here’s a list of the parks and garden participating in the program :
Jardin des Plantes (5th)
Jardin du Luxembourg (6th)
Parc de Bercy (12th)
Square René Le Gall (13th)
Centre sportif Georges Carpentier (13th)
Parc Montsouris (14th)
Champ de Mars (15th)
Parc Georges Brassens (15th)
Parc André Citroën (15th)
Bois de Boulogne (16th)
Buttes-Chaumont (19th)

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There’s plenty of green labels out there. It’s hard to discern among all those tags appearing even on high tech products. A green high tech product is mostly a dream, but high tech companies as well the others, pull out the green card to sell more. Don’t expect to find out the carbon footprint or the lifecycle of a product, but rather its efficiency in terms of energy. Before receiving an official certification, some companies create their own labels with their own evaluation tests : SFR looks at the lifecycle of a product according to the Veritas-CODDE bureau, Sony tried to launch it’s own labels before backing out and the company Fnac registers the carbon footprint of its TV’s. The labeling of brown products (leisure appliances) is late compared to the white products (kitchen and bathroom appliances). Concerning the last ones, a great majority of consumers refers to the A to G rating. Why does it take so long? This project of certification concerns all European countries and it’s not easy for everyone to agree about a market in constant evolution. Meanwhile, the consumer, if he is interested, has to decode the labels invading the packings of TV’s and computers.

Overview of some flagships labels in the high tech world.

Energy Star
The American Label adopted by the European Commission appears on TVs screen, printers, etc. and only concerns the energy consumption. It doesn’t refer to the whole lifecycle of the product.

UL Gold
A very demanding certification that can only be obtained after many tests, done by the UL Environment Institute : official certification from Energy Star, notices, datasheets, materials (use and origins), recyclability (packing and product), production chain one of the most serious certification, very rare because very hard to obtain.

Blue  Angel
The first environmental certification, used for thousands of international products. Impact on the Environment, life cycle of a product, energy consumption, sound and chemical emissions are tested. This label is on the consumer’s side, helping them to find the best value for money while respecting the environment. The only problem is that Blue Angel only rates computers.

NF Environment
It’s a green label for consumable materials for computers (paper, toner cartridges). This certification is defined according to the Environmental Laws and the opinion of the consumers. To obtain this label, the products are compared to the others products on the market and must have less impact on the environment.

Fnac Green
The Fnac company has its own label. Upon request from the manufacturers, the distributor studies the impact on the environment and the carbon footprint of the TVs. The Green TVs obtain 4 leaves. This label could also extend to printers, hard drive multimedia, DVD recorders and TNT adaptators. Be careful, this label is not official.

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A cross between the tea room and the cultural bar, the Biloba advocate the values of exchange and of the real taste of organic food. Celine and Celine, the two green spirits who opened it, wanted to create a place committed to protecting the environment. The materials used to build it come from recycling, and the savings made by using 100% renewable electricity go to the Association Coeur de Forêts. At the Biloba, you eat and drink local organic products, like the Rosette de Lyon (a sausage), the mini salted cupcakes from Synie or the smoked mackerel, and end with a coffee coming from Fair Trade producers. When you buy organic products from the bar shop, some of the profits go to the Association les Amis de la Terre (Friends of the Earth). An easy way to indulge yourself and preserve the environment at the same time.

Biloba
12, rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau
75001 Paris
France
T. : +33.(0)1.40.13.92.13
contact@biloba-bar.com
Blog Biloba

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Because green attitude is not just a question of smooth talk and organic food, Greenky offers you a chance to follow through your convictions. With Greenky, you can be trendy as well as contribute to sustainable development. No chance to look tacky, because the brand offers a choice of very modern looks. What does it mean to be green friendly by wearing Greenky? It means keeping a very fashionable taste, and at the same time creating new looks. You can be respectful of the environment and discover new stylish brands. Greenky allows you to be a responsible consumer, because you refuse to support the use of cotton coming from destructive farming, the exploitation of poor population, submitted to exhausting tasks, or even the tortures inflicted to animals for leather or fur. You contribute to solidarity economy, respectful of men and nature, all this time wearing trendy, vintage and unique clothes.

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Over the last years, private sales are all people talk about, but they always offer the same luxury products. Today those who like ethical fashion will be happy to know that there is a website entirely dedicated to green products! Created by Laurence Magaud, Bio Accessible works the same way the other private sales website do : flash sales online during 4 to 7 days, invitation by newsletter, and major discounts (from 30% to 60%) on public prices. Because “Small streams make big rivers”, now is the time to start consuming in a healthy, green friendly way.
We don’t have to feel guilty anymore, we can go and buy this cute little sweater or this notebook made in recycled material ! Bio Accessible sells everything a person can need in terms of green friendly cosmetics, well being, fashion, non perishable food products, home and leisure (green friendly gardening, interior design, energy   and paper saving products).
It is also possible to do something for the environment by buying the very trendy organic cotton bag Bio Accessible, at EUR 5. The money is going to charities like PLAN FRANCE, which helps improving the lives of working children in New Delhi (aged 6 to 14), through education, health care, leisure and awareness about their rights. We can now do shopping in a responsible way. Everything is possible!

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Who said pizzas couldn’t be organic as well as others type of foods? We’ve been missing them, and so did the founders of Greenpizz? It’s been a few months since oval pizzas, called “pizz”, really good and healthy, can be found in the 9th district of Paris. Cooked by a talented chef, this new generation of pizzas are made with fresh and organic ingredients, like this brown flour, made by a miller from Vendée. The organic pizzas are to take away, or delivered by electric scooter, bicycle or walking, in recycled and biodegradable boxes. They all have cute names, such as “borealis”, “Geisha” or “Queen of the day” and the whole neighborhood loves themFast food isn’t always junk food.

Opened everyday except Sundays
Prices on Menu : from EUR 15 to EUR 25
Average bill : EUR 15

Greenpizz
8, rue Cadet
75009 Paris
France
T. : 01.48.00.03.29
contact@greenpizz.com

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If you don’t know what to do with your old sweater, but don’t have the heart to get rid of it, Reknit has THE solution for you. As its name indicates, plain stitch, purl stitch, Reknit un-knit and knit old sweaters again to give them a new life. Wonderful gloves, mittens, socks, scarves and even Ipod cases are made this way. Every month, Reknit makes something different with the clients old sweaters. Who said knitting was only for grand mothers? Trendier than ever, knitting is now the thing to do, with knitting aperitives and street knitting. Move over, scandalmongers!

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