The nominations for outstanding sustainability programs, projects, businesses, and leaders in Santa Fe, New Mexico are now open. Winners will be recognized at the Mayor’s Sustainability Awards ceremony on Thursday, October 13th from 5:30-6:30 pm at the Santa Fe Community Convention Center. In addition, on Friday, October the 14th (the next day), the “Women As Game Changers” Conference will occur from 8:30 am-5:30 pm at Sunrise Springs Spa Resort. At this one-day immersive event, receive support to overcome barriers to activating and elevating the game changer in you from featured special guest, Nell Newman, along with many other inspirational, rule-breaking women who are on their game now.
Continue reading... →A group of Dutch entrepreneurs has used their country’s wet weather as a business opportunity by creating a rainwater bitter. At the De Prael brewery in Amsterdam early on Friday evening, bitter lovers turned up for a free tasting of Hemelswater: code blond, a 5.7% beer made from ultra-filtered rain, organic malted barley and wheat, hops and yeast. With climate change linked to increased rainfall in the Netherlands – just as in the UK – they might as well use it as a business opportunity.
Continue reading... →Columbia will reveal a new rain jacket free of perfluorinated compounds, better known as PFCs, in spring 2017. The rain jacket will feature a technology the company calls OutDry Extreme ECO and will sell for $199. The jacket’s eco-friendly traits don’t stop at the use of the new technology. Its main fabric is 100 percent recycled polyester, which will come from approximately 21 recycled bottles. Trims and other components will also contain recycled content. The jacket’s fabric will not be dyed which will reduce water, energy and chemicals.
Continue reading... →As renewables become cheaper to use, many countries are starting to make the switch. The popularity of solar technology in particular has led to some interesting innovations as some countries are now pushing to place solar panels in roads or walkways to both capitalize on the energy of the sun and promote a greener environment.
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