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Youth Outdoors Programs Benefit From Donated NEMO Tents

by Warren McLaren, Sydney on 07.10.09
Travel & Nature

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We’ve previously mentioned innovative tent maker, NEMO Equipment,r for their recycled backpacking tent and bamboo tent poles. We also noted how they donated over 150 tents to Kashmiri earthquake victims. Now they are at it again with the donating thing. This time generously forking over $13,000 USD in backpacking and mountaineering tents to youth outdoor programs.

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84 Recycled PET Bottles to Make ECOALF Cabin Trolley

by Petz Scholtus, Barcelona, Spain on 07. 9.09
Travel & Nature

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Here is something that is 100% recycled, but doesn’t look it. ECOALF is the new fabric developed by the Spanish company fun&basics, made from recycled PET bottles. It is a high quality textile: flexible, tension resistant, long lasting, waterproof and lightweight. The first bags made from ECOALF are a toilet bag, a small bag, a cabin trolley and a large, wheeled luggage bag. The fun thing about them is the visualisation of the recycled bottles. Each bag tells you exactly how many 75cl PET plastic bottles were needed to make it.

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Six Flags Creates Green Theme Parks

by Kristin Underwood, Sacramento, CA on 07. 7.09
Travel & Nature

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Image via: Ezeiza on Flickr.com

Earlier this year the Six Flags Inc. is adding green throughout their 20 theme-park locations, but many are so behind the scenes that you may not have noticed.

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Is Brooks Running the Best Green Source for Runners?

by Neil Chambers, New York City on 07. 1.09
Travel & Nature

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Photo: PRNewsFoto/Brooks Sports, Inc

You a runner? Or an exercise-oholic? And you want your workouts to reflect your green lifestyle? Well, the race is ON…or at least for me and a few friends to find the best performing green running equipment. Since February of this year (2009), I’ve made it my personal mission to seek out the most excellent green products in the running world as I train for my first marathon in November. Most people think running is a simple sport in which all that is needed is a good pair of shoes to be active. Nothing could be farther from the truth.

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Billabong B9 ("Benign") Wetsuits Made From Used Fishing Nets

by Kristin Underwood, Sacramento, CA on 06.22.09
Travel & Nature


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Recycled plastic soda bottles are now showing up in everything from toothbrushes to park benches to jackets and now they are even being molded into the 2009 Platinum B9 (b9 = pronounced "benign") wetsuit by Billabong. Plus the new suits come with anti-shark invisibility resin.

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Jillian Michaels Wants You to Master Your Metabolism, the Green Way

by Neil Chambers, New York City on 06.17.09
Travel & Nature

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Calling Jillian Michaels a fitness guru is kinda like saying Oprah Winfrey is sorta influential or Kim Jong-il has a little problem expressing himself. She is a fitness god…or goddess, whichever! She is the go-to for millions of people that want a full-tilt, kick-butt, take-no-prisoners approach to exercise and wellness. She sees the secret for performance squarely on a more organic/vegetarian diet and green lifestyle.

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Sshh, Secret Summer Sale. Your Mission Starts Nau

by Warren McLaren, Sydney on 06. 5.09
Travel & Nature

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Pssst! Sssh! It’s supposed to be a secret, so let’s just keep this strictly between you and us okay. Don’t tell anyone, not even your best friends and family. And certainly don’t pass on the news to that crew hanging round your FaceBook page. But Nau have started their SummerFun sale, with 50% off everything on their site.

It’s going to be hard not telling anyone that all this cool, technical, stylish, outdoor inspired, eco-apparel fashioned from recycled polyester, organic cotton, corn PLA, mohair, down, and merino wool, is now available at half price. But we’re sure you’re up to the challenge.

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Get Outdoors, It’s National Camping Month. Says The North Face

by Warren McLaren, Sydney on 06. 4.09
Travel & Nature

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Toast marshmallows, listen to owls, watch the moon rise, identify celestial constellations.

(Did you know the word ‘planet’ is said to be derived from Greek for ‘wanderer’? Or that while stars twinkle, planets merely glow? Or that by lying back watching the heavens on a clear night you should see a ‘falling star’ about every 20 minutes? And that these are really just small meteors burning up as they bump into our atmosphere? At least this is what my astronomer instructor reckoned when I studied outdoor education many, many moons ago.)

Although US National Camping Month appears to be a construct of the marketing department for The North Face, pioneer of the geodesic dome tent, the underlying theme is very sound. TNF cite the Outdoor Industry Association’s 2008 Outdoor Recreation Participation Report in reporting that from 2006 to 2007, there was almost a 12% decrease of participation in outdoor activities among American children ages 6 to 17 years of age.

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