1. Tree-Free Stationery, $398.70
Denim business cards: $129.95. Letterhead made from the chaff of roasted coffee beans: $149.75. Note cards constructed of garlic's papery skin: $119. Knowing that your business correspondence is printed on stuff scraped from other people's garbage cans: Priceless. (Green Field Paper Company, 888-402-9979, greenfieldpaper.com)
2. 2003 Toyota Prius, $20,480
For years you've laughed at automakers' weird-looking, eco-friendly electric prototypes and derided their limitations ("only needs recharging every hour!"). This ought to shut you up: a hybrid gas/electric motor that gets 45 highway miles per gallon, runs 84 percent cleaner than most low-emissions cars, and recharges while you drive. Plus, it's 43 percent less weird-looking! (Toyota, 800-468-6968, toyota.com)
3. Land Conservation, $690,000
What's the best way to make sure virgin land doesn't become a condo farm? Buy it. You can build a small house on this particular 155-acre offering, but you must agree to preserve most of the land-including the bank of Oregon's Rogue River, on which the land sits (and in which Clark Gable used to fish). Remember: Watch your back-cast. (The Nature Conservancy, 503-230-1221, nature.org)
4. Solar House, $287,835.30
Solar houses cost a lot to build-$220 per square foot in this case-but the long-term savings on heat and electricity are worth it. And don't worry about the heat dying in the winter-most solar-home owners have plenty of heat storage plus conventional backup systems. Architect Steven Strong currently serves as a U.S. delegate to the 26-nation International Energy Agency, which promotes energy efficiency around the world. He'll be happy to talk to you about bigger walk-in closets. (Solar Design Associates, 978-456-6855, solardesign.com)
5. Hemp Business Suit, $256
Hemp isn't just for people who live in Boulder anymore. It's now being used to make elegant business suits. Not only can hemp (in the manufacture's words) "help us shift to a carbohydrate-based sustainable economy," but just think of the potential for ice-breakers about smoking your pants after the meeting. (Earth Republic, 800-289-4367, earthrepublic.com)
6. Organic Anti-Stress Kit, $30
After a long day protecting the earth, you'll want to save yourself too, with some "Mind Repair" lotion made from wild peppermint, safflower, and grapeseed oils. Those are just a few of the ingredients in this soothing leave-your-work-at-work kit, which also includes massage lotion, bath oil, an acupressure body massager, and an herbal-gel eye compress. Use only as directed. (Earth Therapeutics, 800-789-3580, earththerapeutics.com)
7. Komodo Dragon, $1,000
Giant, yellow-tongued, halitosis-prone komodos are listed among the planet's endangered species (they apparently command huge sums on the black market, as Marlon Brando taught Matthew Broderick in The Freshman). Your donation to a Smithsonian-affiliated preservation society helps ensure the species' continuity and lands you a behind-the-scenes tour of the reptile center at the National Zoo in Washington-led by the dragon keeper. (Friends of the National Zoo, 202-673-4962, fonz.org)
