Green Business

Federer wins again! And so does Serena, the Bryan twins, and more!

The US Open finished up last night with the Men's Singles bout between Roger Federer and Andy Murray. If you had the chance to venture out to Queens to see any of this year's matches you may have noticed a few additions to the American Express or Evian booths. Thanks to a multi-year partnership between the NRDC and the USTA, the U.S. Open reworked its operations to allow for some eco-friendly initiatives. From specially designed organic tees, to renewable wind power and napkins made from 90% post consumer content, the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center took a stab at decreasing their carbon footprint while increasing their stance as a champion for the environment within the sports world.

Thanks to three years of hard work with the NRDC, the Boston Red Sox can now boast to not only one of the oldest ballparks in the country, but also one of the most sustainable. With solar powered trash compactors, recycled paper media guides and programs, a Green Team to collect bottles and cups from fans, and ARAMARK concessions providing recycled paper supplies and locally grown and organic produce, Fenway can now provide one more excuse for Sox fans to cheer.

Check out our video about the Red Sox sustainability plan on our widget or on facebook page

Or they want your t-shirts at least. Starting April 13th, you can take your old T-shirts to any Barneys nationwide and you'll have a chance to participate in the first ever t-shirt recycling drive and help benefit 1% for the Planet.

Read more details below and get your eco-chic on...

Every year in Austin, TX a huge gathering of music, film, and media fans assemble for a little thing called South by Southwest. We're at the festival celebrating all things green and celebrating with GOOD Magazine and the Hotel San Jose.

If you're near Austin and want to check out a great event, come to Choose GOOD Austin at the Hotel San Jose. We'll be there tomorrow 12-9pm with a great line-up of bands, an Etsy DIY station, Silk screening by Forward Collective and East End Ink, and the GOOD Photobooth.

Get more details here:
http://www.goodmagazine.com/events/Austin08

Send a little eco-love to your valentine!

Share some love with the earth by checking out these great green
postcards to send to all your loved ones!

You can also check them out here.

For those of you looking to jump on the bandwagon and start the New Year aiming for a slimmer and trimmer you, may we suggest a diet of a different kind? How about say, a slimmer trimmer mailbox?

Thanks to the business community 'going green' may last longer than a fading fad. They get it, but our politicians are lagging behind. Read this interesting article from InfoWorld and find out how the business community is picking up the slack.

Sustainable IT | InfoWorld | IT leaders share green-tech predictions for 2008 | December 20, 2007 03
http://weblog.infoworld.com/sustainableit/archives...
IT leaders share green-tech predictions for 2008• Unisys pushes green envelope with datacenter expansion• Congress misses chance to seed essential green-energy growth• Green ventures in Silicon Valley, Mass. ...

"We share Betty's opinion on Wal-Mart."
Jacob D Cox

"A good article in NYtimes oped encouraging a ban on plastic bags."

Now that the leaves have finally fallen, a new decoration becomes more visible on the nation’s many deciduous trees: those plastic bags that float high into tree limbs and flutter noisily with each autumn breeze.

America's favorite past time and America's coolest new trend are finally teaming up. Yep, baseball is going green.