About Climate Mama's Product & Service Seal of Approval

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How we choose products (product is used here to describe products and services):

Any product you see recommended here has either been personally tested by Climate Mama, or by independent family testers affiliated and chosen by Climate Mama. Whenever possible, we also utilized lifecycle assessment tools to cross check and double check that the product or service we showcase has been reviewed by other reputable sources which meet our high standards. At Climate Mama we do not take ads or fees from any of the products we review. Therefore, we are not beholden to any company because they are an “advertiser” on our site.

Criteria we use in reviewing products:

Has the company considered the life cycle of the product in its design and development?
Does the company have an environmental conscious and focused business philosophy written into their articles of agreement and/or published on their website and in their annual report?
Will the product help you, the consumer reduce your carbon footprint?
Is the product something that has intrinsic value to the consumer?
Is it something that we would be 100% comfortable in recommending and would want to or already do use ourselves?

In order for a product to be listed on our site, we need to feel 100% comfortable and secure in telling you that in addition to being a purchase you need and can use our recommended product also is one you can feel good about using and recommending to your friends. We know that there are a myriad of choices out there and we want to help you make positive changes, one product at a time. We want you to be able to feel comfortable showing others how small acts can help lead to big ideas and big changes.

Remember to tell your friends about the “Climate Mama seal of approval”!

How we choose products to review:

The product is used by Climate Mama, or has been recommended from a close associate, friend or colleague.
We invite companies, individuals and readers to submit products year round for review. Recommendations from our readers are regularly considered for review.
If you are interested in submitting a product for review, please e-mail us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and put product review in the subject line. We will send you our guidelines for product submission.

“In principle, all decisions that affect or are meant to improve the environmental performance of a product/service should be scrutinized in terms of their life cycle implications. For the environmental perspective, a products life cycle can be represented as a circular movement that ties together resource extraction, production, distribution, consumption and disposal. In other words, all the phases of organized matter and energy that are in some way related to the making and use of a product can also be linked to an impact on the environment.” --Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris, France 1995

There are numerous organizations and companies around the world racing to be the “definitive” voice on life cycle analysis of products and services, or “cradle to cradle” analysis as it is sometimes called. In industries like the building industry, some of these companies are already doing a good job of this. In the consumer product and service areas and in the food production areas there is no “one” definitive voice. It is interesting to note however, that in the past several years, several big players are getting into the game, including PepsiCo, Wal-Mart Tesco (UK), L’Oreal, Dell and the list goes on; organizations such as Good Guide, Climate Counts, and EcoCert are also beginning to rate products, services and companies and to put pressure on companies to take corporate climate action. Climate Mama will keep you updated on progress in these areas, as it evolves.

We think that you will find our database on “Climate Mama Products and Services”, useful in your everyday life. For each product or service we only list our “top three” choices, so you aren’t overwhelmed with suggestions, or decisions.

You can feel confident that anything recommended by Climate Mama, has been Climate Mama vetted and checked and will help you reduce your carbon footprint and help you live a more sustainable lifestyle!
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Welcome to Climate Mama

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You are a mother, a father, a grandparent, an uncle, an aunt, a teacher or a child at heart. When you hear the Native American saying, “We don’t inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children”, it makes you stop for a moment and think. You love nature, travel, adventure and believing in a world that is special and unique. Climate change and global warming are words that alarm you, that often seem too big to get your arms around. You care about what’s happening to the world and notice small changes in your own life that seem to point in the direction of a threatened environment. But you wonder if these changes are real, and if they are you can’t imagine what you can do to help change what is happening.

Climate Mamas and Papas

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Climate Change so often seems too big to get our hands around. We wonder where we can start and how we can actually make a difference. Each one of us has a different path that we will follow. Some of us cut a wider swath than others, but each of us has a role to play. We would like to introduce you to some amazing individuals, Climate Mamas and Papas who are making a difference, who are, through their daily lives, affecting the lives of all of us. They inspire us, empower us, and challenge us to reach for the stars, to strive to do the best we can to help change the crash course we are currently on with our environment. Lets meet some of these amazing people and find out what inspires them. Meet our featured Climate Mama, Janae Shields, today!

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