We are very happy to announce the launch of our first iPhone Application. The Ecoki Reader is a simple iPhone application that lets you stay on top of all things Ecoki. The application is an easy way to read the latest news on the iPhone. Lots of updates are coming soon!.

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You can view the new Ecoki Reader website here.

A very big thank you to Nicolas Cormier for developing the iPhone Application.  Chacola.com

Also a very big thank you to Aran Seaman for his amazing work on the Ecoki iPhone Reader page!

We are proud to launch the first in a series of Nature Based Twitter Backgrounds. TweetHawk Custom Background Designs are free to use for personal use under the Creative Commons 3.0 Licence.

The images were designed by Studio 7 Designs and Fresh eMedia.  A link back to TweetHawk.com would be appreciated if you enjoy these designs.  Download the package at TweetHawk.com.

Below is a sample of a few of the illustrations.  DOWNLOAD THE FULL PACK HERE

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TheSwishLife.com The Swish Life Magazine
Ecoki.com The Most Active Eco Community
Applereviews.com The site for everything apple
Enviramedia.com Environmental Investment Group
Designslurp.com The home page for Vector illustrators
Tweethawk.com Nature Based Free Twitter Wallpapers

We are excited to launch the first site on the Slurp Network today. Design Slurp is a site dedicated to the design community. We feature some of the top blogs, galleries, magazines, and tutorials all in one home page.

We have a ways to go with this site and will be updating the site with more sites and information in the coming months. Please feel free to send us your feedback on how we can make this design home page even better!

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The main above the fold shows the Slurp Network drop down, as well as the latest in design news today.

We love PSDTUTS and had to add their latest tutorials to the main page..

Our favorite quality CSS design site Best Web Gallery was chosen for the latest sites.

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Ecoki.com The Eco Community
Applereviews.com The site for everything apple
Enviramedia.com Environmental Investment Group
Designslurp.com The home page for designers and illustrators
Tweethawk.com Nature Based Twitter Backgrounds

ecoki.com is a fresh, new eco-community, dedicated towards bringing you the best in sustainable living.

Confucius once said: “Life is really simple, but we insist on making it more complicated.” We keep that in mind at ecoki, whether it’s within our articles, the items in our shop, or even our layout. ecoki highlights the simple things in life, adds the newest in everything eco-related, and delivers a community to meet your green living lifestyle.

We know that each person has different interests, so we strive to provide information and updates in all areas, from the newest scientific breakthroughs through the latest eco-fashion fad.

We understand that families, individuals, organizations and companies are all moving towards a greener approach – whether we do our best to decrease our paper use, drive bicycles instead of automobiles, or enjoy a Fair-Trade morning coffee.

ecoki knows that sometimes things are easier said than done. You have ideas on what you can do to become greener, but do you really know the steps to get there?  Starting an organic vegetable garden seems like a great idea for fresher produce, chemical-free vegetables, and saving money – but what are the steps to building one? We have you covered – in addition to our many other easy-to-follow ideas  to make your life a little greener.

But we also are aware of “greenwashing”; eco-friendly doesn’t always mean that it’s better. With this in mind, we take the time and precautions to explore our ideas, sources, reviews, and articles before we post them. The ecoki team stands by its reviews, recommendations, and articles.

In addition to our articles, we also are constantly building our shop, delivering sustainable selections of the best eco-products. Using our standards, we choose ones that are truly “green”, often alongside a detailed review, you are aware of how planet-friendly your purchase will be.

We are always looking for contributors, whether you just have an idea or recommendations, you’re a conscious company interested in advertising, or a planet-friendly writer or blogger. Explore our site to see if you fit, and see our guidelines on how to connect.

Our mission is built around the idea of living a simple and sustainable life; we pride ourselves with bringing you up-to-date news, tips and ideas, and the latest in eco-trends. We believe that creating and maintaining our eco-ethos, and delivering to our readers, is what makes ecoki what it is. Many thanks to wefunction for working with us on the design.

A sample of posts to get you started:

Travel
Global eco-volunteerism with GoEco
Offset your next flight with FlyGreen.ca

Fashion
Green gowns for your big day
63% increase in organic cotton

Health
Beware of greenwashing and false claims
How to buy the perfect bike

Food
Steeping and sipping: the tea low-down
Recipe: Mushroom Stew with Kale and Brown Rice

Design
Database satisfies search for sustainable goods: Ecolect
Cork: more than just for memo boards

Technology
iPhone and Palm Pre help the environment: here’s how
How to reduce paper consumption in one easy step

Science
Evidence of cold fusion confirmed
Endangered orangutan population found

Reviews
Review: pack it right with To-Go Ware Action Pack
Review: Siliskins silicone bottle snugglers

Living Green
Rainforest Alliance grows despite economic times
Veganism and the planet

We wanted to start a collection of great eco based companies around the world that are really making a difference. We are starting with 101 companies and will be expanding this list in the future to include some up and coming bright start-up companies. If you have any other suggestions for this list please feel free to contact us with your ideas.

We must also thank PSDTuts for the great design tutorial for the green grass post image, you can view the tutorial here. Thank you and enjoy!

Top Eco Blogs from Around the World

ECOKI.COM THE ECO NEWS COMMUNITY
The best eco news and product reviews community!.

ECOBLE.COM
All about ecological design, innovation and sustainability.

NIGELSECOSTORE.COM
The eco blog of an environmentally friendly clothing and products company.

SOLARKATECO.BLOGSPOT.COM
An environmentalist, who posts about eco news, natural products, food and much more.

INHABITAT.COM
A blog devoted to green construction, green design and everything environmental.

IJDESIGN.COM
News about making a difference, design tips and green Graphic Design.

GDUSA.COM
An online magazine focusing on green Graphic Design and other environmentalism.

ENVIROBLOG.ORG
Public Health concerns in relation to the changing environment.

GREEN-BLOG.ORG
A nicely designed blog with tons of green topics to choose from.

FABGREEN.COM
Fashion, decorating and design topics, with a green twist.

ECO-CAN.CA
Canada’s place for environmental news and product information.

GREENYOURDECOR.COM
All about stylish, eco-friendly decor.

NATURALCOLLECTION.TYPEPAD.COM
The blog of the green clothing company Natural Collection.

Environmental Clothing Companies

GREENLABEL.COM
100% Certified Organic T-Shirts, with tons of great pro-earth designs.

INHABITAT.COM
Organic T-Shirts with nice tree designs.

ETIKO.COM.AU
Fair trade sports gear and fashion apparel.

HTNATURALS.COM
A selection of all natural and organically grown textile products.

PATAGONIA.COM
All natural outdoor clothing and travel gear.

MEC.CA
Outdoor clothing, adventure gear and sports equipment from a company that is driven by environmental integrity.

RAPANUICLOTHING.COM
Organic clothing and surfwear manufactured in a factory powered by wind and solar power.

DANDELIONCLOTHINGCOMPANY.COM
Women’s and men’s fair trade and homemade apparel and accessories.

THEOKOBOX.COM
Women’s and men’s fair trade and homemade apparel and accessories.

GREENISBLACK.CA
Fashion for environmentally conscious men and women.

KATEQUINNORGANICS.COM
Organic cotton baby clothes, children’s clothes and bedding.

Green Printers

GREENPRINTERONLINE.COM
An online printer that uses CO2 friendly eco papers and vegetable based inks.

BAREFOOTPRESS.COM
American printing company that uses soy ink on recycled paper.

GREENERPRINTER.COM
Eco-friendly online printing, using 100% wind power.

PRINTGREENER.COM
Green Print provides software to help eliminate unwanted printing.

GREENFIELDPAPER.COM
Hemp paper, handmade paper, recycled wrapping paper, business cards and more.

MARKETSINITIATIVE.ORG
This handy reference tells the truth about different eco-paper labels.

ECOPAPER.COM
Providing tree-free paper made with sustainable and organic materials.

LOVELYASATREE.COM
Helps Graphic Designers to choose paper and printers that are environmentally friendly.

INKWORKSPRESS.ORG
A certified Green Business, by using exclusively recycled papers and vegetable oil inks.

Online Communities and Information

TREEHUGGER.COM
The largest green community on the internet.

EARTHEASY.COM
The informative portion of the Eartheasy website. Discussing how you can make environmentally friendly choices in your daily life.

EC.GC.CA
A Canadian government info site. Providing information on reducing your impact on the environment in your personal life.

ZEROFOOTPRINT.NET
Large non-profit website with information, carbon calculators, green news and an entire community.

DESIGN21SDN.COM
The online community for socially conscious designers of all kinds.

ECOWORLD.COM
Tons of articles featuring green focused technology, nature and current news from around the world.

GREENLIVINGONLINE.COM
A Canadian online magazine devoted to living a green life.

LIGHTERFOOTSTEP.COM
Dedicated to helping you live a lighter, more sustainable lifestyle.

Natural Products

EARTHEASY.COM
The shopping portion of the Eartheasy website. They provide all sorts of great sustainable products.

ECO-COSMETICS.COM
Cosmetic products relying on substances from certified organic plants and innovative combinations.

ECOLOGO.ORG
This site provides information on “Certified” green companies and products.

GRASSROOTSSTORE.COM
A large selection of environmental consumer products.

ECO-HANDBAGS.CA
Fantastic handbags made of recycled materials.

NIGELSECOSTORE.COM
Great environmentally friendly products, wearables and energy saving devices.

ECO-COSMETICSUK.COM
Developers of inexpensive and certified natural cosmetics.

ECOCOSMETICS.COM.AU
A range of skincare products using only the purest plant-based ingredients.

NATURALCOLLECTION.COM
From clothing and accessories to home and office.

ZIAANDTIA.COM
Organic children’s clothing, furniture and skincare.

LITTLEGREENBAGS.CA
Earth-friendly bags, dedicated to being fair trade and biodegradable.

GREENKNICKERS.ORG
Fair trade organic underwear for men and women.

Green Designers

SEGD.ORG
The Society for Environmental Graphic Design.

ZODSHOPCO.UK
Graphic Design company that works with businesses and people concerned about environmental issues.

IJDESIGN.COM
Green web design and Graphic Design.

MORSEBROWNDESIGN.CO.UK
A Graphic Design business with a strong environmental conscience.

FREERANGESTUDIOS.COM
Selling ideas that build a more just and sustainable world.

CREATINGMEDIA.CO.UK
Web design and Graphic Design ethically driven and environmentally compassionate.

ALRDESIGN.COM
Socially conscious and environmentally friendly Graphic Design.

MICHAUD-DESIGN.COM
Environmentally conscious Graphic Design.

CUMULUS-DESIGN.COM
Cumulus is proud to offer you a wide range of eco-friendly printing, paper and packaging products designed to fit all needs and budgets.

COMPOSITE-PROJECTS.COM
Working to minimize Graphic Design’s impact on the environment.

LUNARMEDIA.NET
Graphic Design that uses green printing and wind powered web hosting.

Eco Hosting

AISO.NET
Providers of 100% solar energy web hosting, servicing major clients such as the Discovery Channel.

SOLARHOST.CO.UK
Web hosting powered by 100% solar power.

SUSTAINABLEHOSTING.COM
Powered by renewable wind energy Sustainable Hosting is dedicated to being carbon neutral.

ETHICALHOST.CA
Web hosting services 100% powered by renewable wind power, with 10% of profits going to social and environmental organizations.

DREAMHOST.COM
A carbon-neutral organization since 2007.

GREENHOSTING.ORG
Canadian wind powered web hosting.

GOGREENHOSTING.COM
Certified wind power web hosting from an ethical company.

SUSTAINABLEWEBSITES.COM
100% carbon neutral web hosting.

SOLARENERGYHOST.COM
Solar powered web hosting, by a carbon neutral company.

IMOUNTAIN.COM
A solar web hosting provider, that gives back to the community.

THINKHOST.COM
Providing high quality earth-friendly web hosting and supporting positive social change.

Global Warming

ALGORE.COM
Al Gore’s official website, focusing on his fight against climate change.

CLIMATECRISIS.NET
The website for Al Gore’s famous movie on climate change, An Inconvenient Truth.

THECLIMATEPROJECT.ORG
Dedicated to raising awareness about climate change.

EPA.GOV/CLIMATECHANGE
The United States Environmental Protection Agency site with extensive resources on climate change.

CLIMATEHOTMAP.ORG
The early warning signs of global warming.

NASA.GOV
NASA’s take on Global Warming.

REALCLIMATE.ORG
A blog dedicated to the science of our climate.

Environmental Photography

BRAASCHPHOTOGRAPHY.COM
Photography from amazing places all over the world.

IANADAMSPHOTOGRAPHY.COM
Award-winning sustainable photography.

JMG-GALLERIES.COM
A talented photographer with stunning environmental photos.

WILDSITE.COM.AU
Environmental photos that feel like they are alive.

DANIELALDOGOMEZ.COM
Photography from Antarctica to the Amazon and Argentina.

GARYWHITE-PHOTOGRAPHY.COM
Travel photography from London photographer Gary White.

TELEGRAPH.CO.UK
Article: Environmental Photographer of the Year winner.

STUARTMEIKLEPHOTO.CO.UK
Stunning imagery by an award winning photographer.

HANGINGPIXELS.COM
Beautiful environmental photographs for purchase.

Articles

TIME.COM
Discussing the new face of environmentalism.

ARSTECHNICA.COM
The results of the new UN environmental report.

DISCOVERMAGAZINE.COM
Save the planet, by eating insects!

SCIAM.COM
What would happen to the world if human’s disappeared?

TREEHUGGER.COM
Americans care more about gay marriage than Global Warming.

ODDITYCENTRAL.COM
A Sea of Garbage in Indonesia.

GUARDIAN.CO.UK
The true impact of Global Warming.

GLOBALWARMING-FACTS.INFO
50 things you can do to stop Global Warming.

LIGHTERFOOTSTEP.COM
Five things that are worse than Global Warming.

NWF.ORG
The effects of climate change on wildlife.

PHYSORG.COM
Major cities turn off power to raise environmental awareness.

ECOKI Hands On Eco Product Reviews
The best eco news and product reviews community!.

TREEHUGGER is an amazing site that one could spend hours browsing through. The articles are very well written and cover a broad range of environmental topics. All of which, are easy to find, due to their well-designed navigation.

Along with Treehugger’s large quantity of articles, the site allows the user to interact by chatting on the forums, commenting on articles, taking quizzes and much more. The site also deserves recognition of one of the only Job Boards that focuses on green jobs.

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ZEROFOOTPRINT (zerofootprint.net)

Zerofootprint focuses mainly on Carbon Offset topics. They have an interactive Personal Carbon Manager that allows you to calculate your carbon footprint and purchase carbon offsets (for home and/or business). As well as downloadable information sheets regarding managing your carbon output.Another feature of the Zerofootprint site is a database of articles, events and initiatives.

Zerofootprint also offers Enterprise Carbon Management (ECM), a method for helping  companies measure, monitor, and reduce carbon emissions. It’s an end-to-end, customizable solution that allows companies to measure and track the environmental impact of their business.

BREATHING EARTH (breathingearth.net)

Breathing Earth is an AWESOME site! It is a real-time simulation of what is currently happening in our world.  The site features statistics on every country in the world, including their population, CO2 emissions, births and deaths.Along with the individual country statistics, the site also tracks the current world population, and various statistics happening since you arrived at the site.

Once you get past the amazing real-time world, there is an entire information section on topics like CO2 emissions, climate change and recommended resources.

BLOGACTIONDAY  (blogactionday.org)

Blog Action Day has been going on for a few years now, you may have heard of it. Every October, bloggers world wide band together to discuss poverty to raise awareness of this issue that effects everyone. This website is the “home-base” for promoting Blog Action Day, and focuses on getting people involved year round through other outlets such as micro loaning through Kiva.org and Twittering about the issues.

EARTHEASY (eartheasy.com)

Eartheasy is a site designed to teach you ways to ‘green’ the different aspects of your life. It is basically a database of articles divided up by topic; Live, Grow, Eat, Play, Wear, Give. A bonus feature of the site is the Eartheasy Store that sells products for sustainable living.What makes the site extremely effective is the ease at which you can find articles, and the relaxed writing style that makes it easy to relate to.

ECORAZZI   (ecorazzi.com)

Ecorazzi is a fun site for those inclined to check out the daily gossip sites. This one follows the same premise, but with a green focus. Articles include: Celebrities Attending the National Biodiesel Conference, The show The Office features a Prius Driver, Sheryl Crow Designs an Eco Grocery Bag. The site is a lot of fun and allows you to easily navigate a variety of topics.

INHABITAT  (inhabitat.com)

Inhabitat is an environmental blog focused on home and lifestyle topics such as: Architecture, Home, Products, Gadgets, Fashion, Packaging, Transportation and Energy. The site contains lots of cool articles and the authors make sure to include lots of visual references and images. The site also features an online shop with a ton of products not available in retail stores. All environmentally friendly of course.

WE CAN SOLVE IT (wecansolveit.org)

We Can Solve It is a community of people petitioning to switch 100% of America’s electricity to clean energy sources – within 10 years. The Campaign was founded by Al Gore’s non-profit The Alliance for Climate Protection. The site features videos, success stories, articles and more. You can even sign up to their green newsletter.

GREEN LIVING (greenlivingonline.com)

Green living is a wonderful site with tons of articles on a variety of lifestyle topics. The site is a joy to browse through due to the well-designed navigation and all of the articles are really interesting. The site also features product reviews, slideshows and  links to related green blogs.

LIGHTER FOOTSTEP (lighterfootstep.com)

Lighter Footstep is a great site with articles on a variety of lifestyle topics. The site is full of really interesting articles and is easy browse through due to the well-designed navigation. Some of the topics include: Family, Garden, Health, Living, News and Recycling.

Ecoki The Eco Community! (ecoki.com)

Ecoki.com is a collaboration between Studio 7 Designs Inc and Envira Media. With well over 200 articles already written on a wide range of subjects, as well as hands on product reviews from some of the best eco focused companies around the world. Subscribe to the ecoki.com RSS feed for updated eco news and product reviews from around the world.

Green Globe Ideas (greenblobeideas.com)

Thank you to Navdeep for the recommendation.

We come across many great eco and nature based website designs through our design gallery cssnature.org. We have decided to do a regular posting of our favorite designs and ethical companies that are making a difference in the world. Below is a great selection of 30 nature based website designs (including a few of our own of course!)
If you have a company that would like to be included on our nature based gallery, please submit your site and thumbnail to cssnature.org/register.
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Discover Borneo

Antidecaf

Sponaar

Dockside Green

4DesignTV

Nebon Media

mikmik

David Hellmann

Viget Inspire

Signature Properties

Arbutus Photography

Carbonica

Longfellow Ranches

Cantera Real Estate

Andrew Gransden

Bellingham Real Estate

Coffeenatic

North Shore Fellowship

Asheville School

Celso Casamentos

Lignarius

Pacific Union College

Berger & Partners

Wiser

Adventure Trakking

Parehua

Brookside

Remedy Coffee

The Lippincott

For more great nature based sites, be sure to check out CSSNature.org.
We update regularly and accept only nature related sites. You are sure to be inspired!

1. HEMLOCK PRINTERS
Hemlock was named the Most Environmentally Progressive Printer in Canada three years in a row. The company philosophy “Integrity in Colour”, summarizes things well for Hemlock, with priding themselves on reducing the environmental impact of the entire graphic arts industry. In 2007 they successfully eliminated 80% of all manufacturing-derived waste from the landfill stream. The company is also credited with developing Runninggreen, the EcoPrinting conference focusing on greening the print industry.

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2. BALDWIN PAPER COMPANY
The main difference between Baldwin Paper and its competition is Custom Sheeting. Where most printers will just stock one size of standard paper and trim it to size, saving themselves money, Baldwin will stock multiple different sizes, in order to reduce the amount of waste. On their website you can even calculate how many trees you saved just by printing with them.

This is a great way to show how green your design company is, by letting a client know how many trees were saved.

3. NATIONAL ENVELOPE
National Envelope is the first envelope company to be certified by SmartWood, with meeting the standards of the Forest Stewardship Council. They are also members of numerous environmental organizations. For a full list of all FSC certified papers offered by National Envelope you can visit their website.

4. MOHAWK PAPER
Absolutely 100% of the electrical energy consumed at Mohawk Paper comes from wind energy. In 2003 they became on of the first printers in the USA to use wind as a supplier of electricity, and by 2007 were committed to using 100% wind energy.

Along with their commitment to wind energy, Mohawk has developed a series of sustainable paper called Bekett Cambric. The entire Beckett Cambric line is FSC certified, made carbon neutral, and manufactured with Green-e certified wind energy.

5. GREEN PRINTER ONLINE
Green Printer uses CO2 friendly eco papers and vegetable based inks in order to bring you the most environmentally friendly printing possible, every order saves trees, conserves energy, and reduces toxins in the air and water. You can even track your environmental impact using their Environmental Calculator.

6. BAREFOOT PRESS
Barefoot Press uses eco-friendly printing methods by choosing to use soy ink on recycled paper. They are also dedicated to becoming carbon neutral and have purchased enough renewable energy credits to offset all of its power consumption through the end of 2008.

Everything about Barefoot Press is environmentally conscious, right down to the building they operate from. When moving into their current location, they ÒrecycledÓ a 1950s-era industrial building, using sustainable materials such as bamboo floors, energy efficient appliances, lighting and windows.

7. GREENER PRINTER
Greener Printer has been a Certified Green Business since 2002 and offers tons of recycled paper options. They also purchase renewable energy credits to offset their energy usage by 100% through investing in wind energy.

8. GREEN PRINT CO
The main focus of Green Print is reducing unwanted pages to save paper, ink and trees by using their original software to format your print work.

Another great thing worth checking out is Green Print’s email signatures featuring sayings such as “By not printing this email you’ve helped save paper, ink, and millions of trees.” This is a great way to show your company’s green side, via email.

9. ECO PAPER
Eco Paper is one of the few environmentally friendly paper companies using tree-free papers made with sustainable and organic material. The paper is constructed using 100% post-consumer recycled materials and agricultural waste from Banana, Coffee, Mango and Lemon plantations.

10. INK WORKS
Inkworks is a Certified Green Business and stocks exclusively recycled papers from New Leaf Paper Company. Their printing methods focus on using vegetable oil-based inks resulting in the elimination of isopropanol (IPA) from their press fountain solution. IPA is a significant source of air polluting volatile organic compounds.