Greenbar

Who needs bookmarks? The Greenbar Toolbar is a plugin for Firefox and Internet Explorer (like the StumbleUpon Toolbar) that lists a large group of eco-focused blogs and websites. It's like having all of these sites bookmarked in your browser, but easier, because you don't have to find and bookmark them, and the Greenbar keeps them right at your fingertips. It also aggregates feeds to make it even easier to find content that interests you.

Greenbar Toolbar

But Greenbar isn't only for making browsing eco sites easier, it also has some other built in abilities. There are gadgets, including a calculator, a notepad to type your to do lists, Sudoku, and more. There's a Facebook widget and a Twitter widget, too. You can search the net from the toolbar, or it can be set up to alert you when you have email, a feature I don't personally need because my mailbox is always open :) You can even have it display your local (or not local) weather.

All of these options are, of course, customizable. You can remove what you won't use, and add it back later if you want it.

So, go download your Greenbar Toolbar and get to browsing!

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  1. Cool! I'm going to try that out. If anything, it'll be fun to find more "eco" sites.



  2. It sounds lgreat, but I think I have too many toolbars installed already, what with Stumble Upon, Entrecard, and a bunch of bookmarklets, etc.



  3. I prefer to keep my Firefox clean and simple and only install the minimum necessary (to me) plugins. But reading about this toolbar reminded to be more aware of the issue! :D



  4. Wow it looks cool. i will surely try it. Because soon i get bored with old stuff and always love to try new stuff when ever i get hands over it :) . Thanks for sharing such a nice information



  5. Awesome! I'll definitely have to give that a try.

    I'm always interested to learn new things & I love finding eco-friendly information!



  6. Very cool, I have never heard of this toolbar but will head over now to give it a try! Thanks for sharing.



  7. Mike, it definitely makes finding more eco sites a lot easier :)

    Jennae, your site is actually listed in the toolbar :) And I know what you mean about too much going on in Firefox. I turned off the StumbleUpon toolbar for the Greenbar. I'll turn it back on when I want to use it, of course.

    Makayla, I don't think you'll get bored with the sheer amount of content you can find through the Greenbar :)

    AAT, you'll find a lot of eco-friendly information on the sites listed in the toolbar!

    Tara, hope you have fun with it!



  8. I loved the green toolbar concept.

    I'm now downloading it...:)



  9. Wilson, have fun!



  10. I like the idea, however the bright green logo gets on my nerves.



  11. Downloading now!



  12. This tool bar looks great. The color scheme and the whole out look is amazing. I hope its features are also great. I am downloading it now. Thanks for a great post.



  13. I'm a sucker for firefox toolbars!



  14. Hi, I am Scott the creator. I appreciate all of the comments. Also going to change the logo - I think it could look better also. If you want your green site listed, just email me and it will be taken care of - sweitzman at gmail
    thanks

    scott



  15. Thanks for this wonderful info. I'll check it out ryt now. really appreciate this post. It'll make eco browsing easier. Thanks again!



  16. Thanks for popping in, Scott! And I hope everyone else has fun with the toolbar :)



  17. Hey Stefanie (my sister spells her name your way too!),
    I would download the tool bar, but wanted to make sure that it doesn't install any of that wonderful ad/spy ware type stuff. The website doesn't say that it's free of ads/monitoring software. If you have been using it regularly, have you had any issues?

    Thanks
    Joe



  18. hey thanks! this will help me find some green sites and information.



  19. Joe, I'm so sorry for not responding sooner! I haven't had a problem with the toolbar at all.



  20. I find that cool, but since i am confused on something. The privacy of surfers. As those toolbars are recording and also those data is used by several ad agencies, i really can not rely myself on them ( google included !! )



  21. I'm interested in seeing what other green sites/blogs are included in this. Checking it out - Thanks!



  22. Nice toolbar. I will download it. Thanks for sharing information.



  23. Awesome concept -- I will be downloading it after I finish this comment. I think it's good someone finally jumped on the bandwagon and developed a green app/add-on.



  24. It sounds great, but I think I have too many tool bars installed already



  25. great idea. do new "green" sites get added automatically? is there any method of ranking them where they appear?



  26. Organic Linens, I'm not sure if sites are added as they are found, but you can suggest sites to the people who run Greenbar. http://www.greenbartoolbar.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=53&Itemid=41

    You can't rank how they appear in the list.



  27. with defo give this a try

"Only after the last tree has been cut down… the last river has been poisoned… the last fish caught, only then will you find that money cannot be eaten."
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