With our list of interior designers, and gardeners & landscaping gurus, we’ve gathered a list of gurus to follow on Twitter to help you with your properties inside and out. But, a big part of of a home lifestyle has to do with the emergence of sustainable products and practices.
Green is an area that we ourselves here at BuildDirect know a few things about when it comes to select green building materials, like bamboo floors, cork flooring, and recycled tile. And we also are involved in holding our manufacturing partners to the Lacey Act, and to FSC Certification. And we have a green blog, as some of you know. When it comes to green, we’re on a path.
But, these folks listed below are the real experts when it comes to sustainability and green living, with blogs, books, personal appearances, and more. All of them share a willingness to add their knowledge to yours on Twitter and beyond. So, let’s make some introductions; read on …
1. @MSoeden (Meaghen O’Neill)
With an interior design and editorial background, Meaghen applies both skill sets into her work as Senior Editor of respected green blog Treehugger.com. She’s also the co-author of Ready, Set, Green: Eight Weeks to Modern Eco-Living along with Treehugger founder Graham Hill (@GHill on Twitter — way to sneak an extra green guru in there, Jonesy).
2. @TheGreenMamas (Amanda & Lia)
Dedicated to every day green living, both Amanda and Lia offer you advice about sustainability on a wide spectrum, from recipes, to gardening and food advice, to sustainable parenting practices, to green events planning. Check out their blog, the Green Mamas.
3. @Cheaplikeme (Susanna Donato)
Susanna’s area of expertise is the place where ecology and household economics meet. She’s dedicated to taking sustainability principles and advising you on how you can save the money you’re currently spending unsustainably, and re-directing it toward the life you really want. You can read her blog at Cheaplikemeblog.com.
4. @JamesGlave
James writes about and lives out sustainability principles, and helps others to do so too with a sense of humour and perspective. He is the author of Almost Green: How I Saved 1/6th of a Billionth of a Planet, his own story of green living currently in development for a TV show. You can learn more about James and his work by visiting glave.com.
For information about the science of alternative energy, Alexis is a writer, blogger, and speaker who has helped to build the award-winning energy and science blog of Wired magazine since 2007. He’s currently working on a book about the history of green tech to be entitled Inventing Green. You can follow (and comment on!) Alexis’ progress by visiting greentechhistory.com.
6. @Greenerpenny (Mindy Pennybacker)
A wife and mother as well as an author and journalist, Mindy’s area of expertise is in helping you to identify truly green products for health benefits that are within your budget. She is the author of Do One Green Thing: Saving the Earth Through Simple Everyday Choices, which features a forward by Meryl Streep. You can read Mindy’s blog at greenerpenny.blogspot.com.
7. @Bestgreenblogs (Tim Latz)
Some green gurus are those who can lead you to other gurus out there. Tim Latz is a noted Internet marketer as well as a green and sustainability consultant. Tim’s site Bestgreenblogs.com curates the best blogs, and the best information, about green issues on the Internet. If you’re looking to gather a list of great blogs beyond this humble list of ours, then Tim should be your next stop.
If you’re looking to cut some of your consumerist habits, Chris Baskind may be able to advise you. Writer, web developer, passionate cyclist, and proponent of a car-free lifestyle, Chris is also the author of two green themed blogs about minimalist living. One of those blogs, lighterfootstep.com was recently acquired by the Mother Nature Network. You can also visit his other blog at moreminimal.com.
9. @FreshDialogues (Alison Van Diggelen)
A seasoned journalist based in Silicon Valley, Alison interviews the brightest minds in business, technology, and the arts on the subject of all things green. Alison is a speaker and lecturer, and a writer for a multitude of publications including the Huffington Post, and her own site freshdialogues.com.
10. @TheEcofoodie (Sarah Wechberg)
Sarah’s background in environmental geography and politics and her expertise in green building and eco-food system auditing is matched only by her love of art history and good, accessible, ecologically sound cuisine. A graduate and advocate for the Green MBA program at Dominican University, Sarah is also a contributor to The Idea Hive blog.
11. @Ecosphericblog (Beth Buczynski)
Beth is a freelance copywriter, and a blogger, with an eye for things that are both sustainable, and practical, and with a commitment to spread the word for those who want to learn about green business, urban farming, and alternative transportation. You can read her blog at ecosphericblog.com, as well as her articles on green at Greenupgrader.com, among other publications.
12. @Mattgup (Matt Embrey)
Matt is a writer and publisher of several sites, dedicated to making green living more accessible for the average person, from choosing eco-friendly household cleaners to links to providing the latest links to breaking green legislation news . His main site LiveOakMedia.net is an umbrella for a number of green themed blogs, including GreenUpgrader.com. And he’s a self-professed “DIY fiend”, another reason that makes him our kind of guy.
13. @naturalmommie (Amanda Robinson)
Amanda’s approach to green is about redirecting your associations from the image of ‘crunchy granola and unshaved legs’ to the stylish, practical, and fashionable. She aims her advice at women who are interested in green beauty products, sustainable fashion, and achieving a balance when it comes to traditional consumer habits and eco-friendly living. You can read all about it on her blog at naturalmommie.com
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Thanks for posting this great resource. Have you made a Twitter list of the above we can follow? I’d be happy to if not.
Did it anyway! Here it is: http://twitter.com/#/list/John_C_Davies/greenguru <———-Follow all above here!
John! Thanks a lot for creating that list. I am a little embarrassed not to have thought of it myself by now!
Thanks for this! I am very much interested in making my own small home projects with the experts guide. Just have to save all from wherever and whatever cost as time is getting tougher these days.. big thanks to your brilliant ideas!
You’re welcome, Rosanna. I hope you find this list, and others, to be useful. Thanks a lot for leaving your comments!
Happy to help the cause!
Rob – I am continually impressed at your efforts to share your gurus with the rest of us! I really enjoy the tweets from @usgbc @ways2gogreen and @findanyfloor ‘s green site
Shannon – thanks!
And thanks too for the additional recommendations, too. That’s a big part of the series; the lists are never really complete.
Cheers!
Wow! I’ve been away and just saw this — thanks so much for including me! Can’t wait to check out those I do not already follow.
You’re welcome, Susanna! Have fun learning about some of your contemporaries. And let me know if I’ve missed any obvious ones, too. I’d love to add them to the list, and make it a living document.
Thanks for commenting!