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MTV Takes Down Greenwashing

Straight from Treehugger this week is the new MTV Greenwashing video, a soapbox statement about the state of environmental marketing. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bg0QminAPMM&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&fs=1]

Dead Meat

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The carbon footprint of a 6 pack of beer

Have you ever pondered what the carbon footprint is of a 6-pack of beer? New Belgium has…read about it here:

350 is the coolest number

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The Search Is Over

As a single twenty-something PR lady in a ski town, I have to say that I now agree that the old saying that “the odds are good but the goods are odd” is completely on target. No drive, no passion for anything in life, no desire to see and do and spontaneously explore. Or at [...]

Eco Friendly Fibers – It May Be Green But It's Really Grey

Cotton, organic cotton and wool are all “natural fibers” but does that make them green? See the attached table with estimated energy and water usage for some common fibers. I’m hoping to find the same data on wool, bamboo, and PLA but even the cotton data is pretty surprising. Plus one of the largest footprints [...]

Conservation Alliance Launches Social Networking Community

From the Conservation Alliance website- Click here for Full Press Release- The Conservation Alliance will launch a new initiative called ConservationNEXT, which is designed to give individuals in the outdoor industry the opportunity to engage with Conservation Alliance grantees, and provide a place to connect with each other on-line. The ConservationNEXT site will officially go [...]