Public Nominations Open for Santa Fe Mayor’s Sustainability Awards

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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.

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The New Rainbeer: A Dutch Beer Made With Harvested Rainwater

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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.

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OutDry Extreme ECO Brand Takes the Toxins Out of Raingear

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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.

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How Fairphone—The World’s Most Ethical Cell Phone—Stays Good

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Fairphone is the world’s first socially responsible and sustainable company to design, manufacture and sell mobile phones. Like most companies, Fairphone aims to make a profit. But less common is that the company refuses to do so at the expense of its purpose.

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ENCORE! The Art of Collaboration Recorded Webinar

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For those of you that couldn’t make it to Carolyn’s webinar, she is sharing her content-rich, first-hand knowledge and wisdom on how to create successful marketing collaborations for a limited time. In it, she offers a free, laser-focused Collaboration Kick Off Session.

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The Art of Collaboration Webinar Today!

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There is nothing like finding the right partnerships and collaborations to expand your reach fast. If you do it right, you not only increase your influence dramatically but your income as well. Attend the Art of Collaboration webinar today to learn more!

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The Art of Collaboration Webinar: Creating Successful Marketing Partnerships to Expand Your Reach and Advance Your Vision

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Successful marketing collaborations can quickly move your movement light years ahead when you join forces through a shared vision. Join Carolyn Parrs next Wednesday in “The Art of Collaboration” webinar to learn how you can build successful marketing partnerships to expand your reach and advance your vision.

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The 5 Sustainable Fashion Labels You Need To Know

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A number of designers and brands are now helping to support the artisans behind their production line, and – coupled with a more globally aware customer – working to make sustainable and ethical practices the new norm in fashion.

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Solar Roadways Could Soon Be a Reality in the U.S.

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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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5 Ways To De-Clutter That Will Actually Change The World

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Peak stuff. Minimalism. De-cluttering. The life-changing magic of tidying up. Our cultural keywords of the moment seem to suggest the appearance of something in the current zeitgeist that has us obsessed with thinking about all the stuff we have and why we have it. Here’s 5 ways to de-clutter that are actually going to change the world we live in by de-cluttering the planet and our homes.

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