In this brief video Altcon’s youthful thespians examine the dilemma that is bottled water.

Pump up the volume, and click on the small black arrow at bottom left of “video screen” above.

featuring:
zach & max

• Humans to Blame for Rainfall Changes: Study – msnbc
• I’m putting down this can of TAB right now. Study Links Diet Soda With Cardiac Risk – livescience
• Britain Battles to Hold Back Devastating Floods – reuters
• Shocking! Now who was the previous governor? Florida a Laggard in Harnessing the Sun – usatoday
• This would seem to make sense. Protected Coral Reef Found to Recover – earthsky.com
• Let this be a lesson to you. Prison Sentences Symbolize the Decline of the Radical Environmental Movement – enn
• Ah, to be young, again! Dipping a Toe Into Marine Biology at a Summer Camp – nytimes

Express as you dress or accessorize (with bracelets made of recycled leather), and support National Resource Defense Council’s anti-global warming initiatives simultaneously. Order NRDC’s organic tee that says “Turn Up the Heat, Fight Global Warming” on the front, and “Clean Cars + Clean Power = Cooler Planet” on the back. And join the org or sign up to help, while you’re at it.

How deep are your green pockets? You can also donate to NRDC through Gift and Estate Planning, or your workplace. It’ll feel good to be a part of such a worthwhile organization. Sometimes, we just need to dig in and do it.

Related: NRDC – Issues and News

photo above: Mount Reynolds, as seen from Logan Pass, Glacier National Park

earthshare.org

(previously on AltCon nrdc – make an eco-fashion statement, 3.2.07)

Four times distilled, five times filtered, with a taste that is smoothly refined, and with manufacturing and packaging processes that are ultra-green, 360 Vodka is a ‘must imbibe’ for all green drinkers, (please note: I’ve done extensive personal taste testing).

The quadruple distilling process employed by 360 is highly energy-efficient with each bushel of grain fully utilized, for zero waste. Production facilities have improved their eco-footprint each of the last five years, and the packaging and ancillary materials are truly green. The labeling process alone saves this impressive list of valuable resources:

• 36 fully grown trees
• 15,337 gallons of water
• 1,715 lbs of solid waste
• 26 million btu’s of energy
• 3,345 lbs of greenhouse gas
• 2,924 avg. driving miles in U.S. car

That’s a lot of green to love. Some additional eco – attributes include: packaging consisting of 100% recycled content & post consumer waste, an 85% recycled glass bottle and chlorine-free paper processing.

There’s even an innovative and unique cap, or ‘closure’.

The 360 distillation process is said to be 200% more efficient than conventional pot stills, while its charcoal filtration system filters out almost all impurities.

Enjoy one of the world’s first eco-friendly premium spirits. Check out the “360 Close the Loop” program which donates up to $1 to select green orgs for every closure returned to the distiller.
Although 360 is distilled from an all-American super premium grain, if it were from 100% organic grain, it would be totally green from the inside, out.

www.vodka360.com for a refreshing eco-twist on “drinking responsibly.”

Former Maybelline model, Josie Maran, is launching a new beauty line, dubbed, “luxury with a conscience” this fall. The packaging will be completely biodegradable; and the line is talc- paragen- and petro-chemical-free. Be on the lookout for Rumi Joon, a groovy lipstick shade named after Josie’s daughter, who was the catalyst for Josie’s jump into the world of cosmetics creation.

We look forward to her eco friendly collection’s double-debut — in Barney’s and online — in September. The staggering, 70-piece collection will range from $16-42.

josiemaran.com

• Decisions may have been influenced by a political appointee. Very Bushian. Agency to Review Species Decisions – washingtonpost/google
• Pennsylvania Man is First to Receive Vectrix Scooter (video) – whtm.com
• Australia’s First Carbon Trading Exchange Opens – reuters
• Most tv celebs only get a star on The Walk of Fame. Wildlife Reserve to be Named After Croc Hunter – msnbc
• We must all help the bees. Gardens ‘Vital’ for UK Bees – bbc
• Ecotourism Driving Tibetan Monkeys to Infanticide – natgeo
• I know none of our reader eat stuff out of a can but…Canned Meat, Sauce Recall Expanded – cnn

• Green quotient – low.
• Novelty – high.
• Fashion statement – slightly geeky.

Shockproof and moisture proof, here’s fashion forward style for the info obsessed. This usb flash drive lets you wear your obsession with your computer on your sleeve. Just plug it into the USB port, and the computer will automatically detect and configure the drive, without restarting the computer.

comes in 6 eye catching colors
512MB

$25 @ usb.brando.com.hk

(via trendsnow)

• Skip the Feds. Governors Address Climate Change – ap/yahoo!
• One cost of global trade. City Proposes Cutting Trees to Fight Bug – myway/ap
• Bad kharma. Tibet Warming Up Faster Than Anywhere in the World – reuters
• Most businesses suffer when their production slows…Gas Prices Rise on Refineries’ Record Failures – nyt
• I guess not everyone is a fan of jumbo private jets. Travolta in Airport Trauma – tmz

Who wouldn’t love Williams-Sonoma’s Ecopod Recycling System? Chic and sleek, this manually-operated bottle crusher happily takes residence in a kitchen corner, churning out 50 squashed plastic or aluminum beverage containers in a plastic “pod” that’s easily transferred to your curbside recycling bin. Dressed in brushed stainless steel and plastic, the unit is available in black or white to match your décor, and offers up a space for newspapers, glass bottles, plastic baggies and other recyclables until that time of the week. $328.

Check it out @ Williams-Sonoma.com (available online and in catalog only.)