A twice-weekly sharing of eco-shwag.

Today’s giveaway are DVD copies of 3 eco-documentary films — Flow, Addicted to Plastic, and Garbage Dreams — and the first season of Sundance Channel’s Eco Trip: The Real Cost of Living.

All DVDs are review screeners — meaning they don’t come in pretty packaging. The films and shows contained on them, however, are still pretty — and eco-educational.

Read my review of the films and show, then comment or email by Tuesday to get into the drawing, which’ll happen Wednesday (more info on freebies here). US addresses only.

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A twice-weekly sharing of eco-shwag.

Today’s giveaway comes courtesy of FilterForGood — an anti disposable plastic water bottle campaign that’s generously sponsoring my trip to Blogher ‘09 – where I’ll be speaking on a Green Leadership panel!

Two lucky green LA girl winners will each win a FilterForGood prize pack: A Brita pitcher and 2 FilterForGood reusable Nalgene bottles — all BPA-free, of course.

To get into the drawing, add FilterForGood as a Facebook friend — and mention or link to green LA girl in a personal message when you do the add. Friend FilterForGood by Tuesday to get into the drawing, which’ll happen Wednesday. US addresses only.

Thanks to FilterForGood for sponsoring my trip — and for the prize packs! I also blog weekly at FilterForGood — Check out how my balcony garden’s doing!

Image via FilterForGood

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A twice-weekly sharing of eco-shwag.

Today’s giveaway’s a copy of Eco Barons: The Dreamers, Schemers, and Millionaires Who Are Saving Our Planet, a book by Edward Humes that details how a dozen or so environmentalists forged their individual green paths to achieve big green dreams — like the Rockefellers and Carnegies, except for environmental causes.

This copy’s an uncorrected proof, with a soft cover. Read my review of Eco Barons, then comment or email by Sunday to get into the drawing, which’ll happen Monday (more info on freebies here). US addresses only.

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A twice-weekly sharing of eco-shwag.

The lucky winner of today’s freebie will get DOUBLE all the Guayaki Yerba Mate products pictured above.

That’s right — One green LA girl reader will get a 12-bottle case of ready-to-drink mate elixirs, 2 bags of San Mateo loose, and 4 boxes of tea bags. The flavors won’t be exactly like the ones pictured; each box of tea bags will be of a different flavor, for example. You’ll get enough mate to keep you going for a long, long time –

These tasty mate drinks from Guayaki actually help regrow rainforests. Because the fair trade organic yerba mate Guayaki sells is grown sustainably under the rainforest canopy, sales of Guayaki’s product basically makes environmental conservation and restoration financially viable. Farmers get a monetary incentive to conserve the rainforest that’s there and to restore what’s been lost.

Read my profile and review of Guayaki and its products — then comment by Tuesday to get into the drawing, which’ll happen Wednesday (more info on freebies here). US addresses only.

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A twice-weekly sharing of eco-shwag.

Today’s giveaway is a 4-pack of ChicoBags. These easily totable, foldable bags come complete with a belt loop clasp — handy if you’re going for an eco-geek look. The polyester bags are recyclable through ChicoBags’ own recycling program.

The bags come courtesy of Two Knobby Tires, which also offers many other reusable shopping bags for sale.

Comment by Sunday — specifying what color bags you’d like — to get into the drawing, which’ll happen Monday (more info on freebies here). As always, please heed the bag rule. US addresses only.

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A twice-weekly sharing of eco-shwag.

Today’s giveaway is a copy of The Thoreau You Don’t Know: What the Prophet of Environmentalism Really Meant, a book by Robert Sullivan that examines Thoreau and his work as a community-oriented “view of a civilized or even urban world.”

This is copy’s an uncorrected proof, not a hardcover. Read my review of The Thoreau You Don’t Know, then comment or email by Tuesday to get into the drawing, which’ll happen Wednesday (more info on freebies here). US addresses only.

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A twice-weekly sharing of eco-shwag.

Today’s giveaway’s a copy of Sneaky Green Uses for Everyday Things, a new book by Cy Tymony that shows you how popular green technologies work, as well as how to reuse stuff around the house for kid-friendly craft projects.

Read my review of Sneaky Green Uses, then comment or email by Sunday to get into the drawing, which’ll happen Monday (more info on freebies here). US addresses only.

Image via sneakyuses.com

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A twice-weekly sharing of eco-shwag.

TWO lucky green LA girl winners will win an eco-friendly cookbook for organic baked goodies. Organic and Chic: Cakes, Cookies, and Other Sweets That Taste as Good as They Look’s got recipes for Red Velvet Love Cake, Vanilla-Bean Butter Cake, Double Ginger Cookies, and more.

Written by Brooklyn custom cake baker Sarah Magid, Organic and Chic will show you how to “create vibrantly colored, highly original, delicious organic cakes and other desserts that are perfect for all kinds of celebrations,” according to the publisher. Of course, you’ll use in-season fruit and organic ingredients with no weird additives and chemicals –

Comment by Tuesday to get into the drawing, which’ll happen Wednesday (more info on freebies here). US addresses only.

Image via Harper Collins

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A twice-weekly sharing of eco-shwag.

I know it’s not Wednesday, but you might need extra time for this freebie. To win today’s giveaway, you must correctly Name That Schlong. Only correct penis identifiers will be entered in the drawing to win the enviable prize pack, courtesy of Sundance’s Green Porno, Isabella Rossellini’s short film series about sex and the mating habits of small creatures.

First, to seduce you to play — The prize pack includes:

>> A Vye and Elle messenger bag made from recycled billboards
>> A Sundance “The Green” tee shirt made from bamboo fiber
>> A Sundance hat made from organic cotton
>> A set of small speakers made from recycled materials

That prize pack will be yours if you can tell me what species the pink penis Isabella’s poking in the image below belongs to.

For a hint, visit Sundance’s SUNfiltered blog — and look for a photo gallery that can point you to the penis seek. This Name That Schlong contest was inspired by the “Why Vagina” episode of Green Porno:

Comment — with the name of the species you think the penis belongs to — by Sunday to get into the drawing. Don’t be tempted cheat on the schlong by simply copying what the other commenters write — They could be wrong, especially as I’ll be putting in decoy comments to throw you off!

The drawing will happen Monday (more info on freebies here). US addresses only.

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