Designers are coming up with bottles that are just too chic to trash. Grab a reusable Sigg water bottle and choose your favorite designer: from Kenneth Cole to Donna Karan. To see the latest designs, check out Elle.com. With millions of bottles going into landfills each year, it's nice to see bottles worth keeping...and showing off.

The bicycle is one of the most eco-friendly ways to travel, outside of your own two feet. No gas to buy or burn. No emissions. And it’s healthy for you, to boot!

Now you can celebrate this green dream transportation with Bike Month, sponsored by the League of American Cyclists. There will be special events celebrating all things biking the whole month, and this list breaks it down for you by state. And if there isn’t an official bike month in your country – maybe now is a good time to start!

This green mentality is all about thinking differently. What would you rather do? Turn on a light for 4 hours or throw a glass bottle into the trash instead of the recycle bin? The energy needed for that light bulb and for making a new bottle are the same. So where is the energy better spent? Okay, that might have been an easy one, but some are a bit harder because they take extra actions from you. For instance:

• Take a shower every day or take a shower every other day and save enough water over your lifetime to fill an Olympic sized swimming pool.
• Keep your thermostat at 70 instead of 69 in winter or turn it down and have about €15 extra spending money monthly.
• Continue printing on one side of pieces of paper or print on both sides and save an average of 3 trees per year.

It's spring time, which, of course, means the start of more than a few sports seasons. But if you’re tired of grabbing your baseball glove to go sit in the outfield and eat grass (maybe just a personal experience there), here are a few new sports to try that only require some space and minimal equipment.

Track Events

Get out there and get competitive. Set up sprints, triple jump, and long jump. Or add your own events, like tug of war. The winner gets bragging rights…until next time.

Ultimate Frisbee

Grab a disc and some friends for a game of ultimate Frisbee. Set up two endzones with shoes or other markers and get a game going. For rules and more info, check out the Ultimate Players’ Association (UPA).

Kickball

With a ball and a few base markers, you can start up a game of kickball. The basic rules are easy and then beyond those you can add your own.

There’s been a lot of talk about what will happen due to global warming, with predictions of both drought and flooding. But there are some stranger side effects that are interesting. For instance, did you know that more lakes will just disappear and mountains will get taller? How crazy is that?!? Check out Live Science for the top 10 unexpected results of global warming.

-Jess 

If your sneaker treads have worn down or you need a new pair of sandals for the summer, Simple Shoes may have just what you need. Comfortable footwear made from eco-friendly products is always in style. Recycled tires make awesome shoes!

As the Simple Shoe group says about their ecoSneaks, “Get them now before they get all trendy and lame.”

-Jess 

Oliver Heath is a wind-surfer turned architect and designer and his love of the outdoors has given him a unique perspective. His designs are modern and the materials are environmentally friendly. Check out the inspiration that comes from bringing elements of the outside inside without wasting natural resources. Whether looking for design ideas for a dorm, apartment, or house, his books offer great ideas and pointers.

-Jess