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Molson Plants Trees with the Red Leaf Project
Posted by: | CommentsPopular beer company Molson Canadian is making a sustainable difference and giving back to the environment with their Red Leaf Project. The Molson Canadian Red Leaf Project partnered with Tree Canada and committed to planting 100,000 trees from coast to coast across Canada in the summer of 2012.
Beyond their natural beauty and providing habitat to wildlife, there are many reasons to plant trees. Trees improve air quality, protect our water, prevent soil erosion, conserve energy, and improve economic sustainability. Trees can absorb carbon dioxide (CO2) at a rate of 13 pounds per tree per year. Every tree planted produces oxygen and reduces carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
Anyone can get involved with the Red Leaf Project by planting a virtual tree. Just visit their website to plant a tree virtually through their fun interactive game. The first step is to choose a region of Canada where you want to plant your tree either in the west, prairies, central or east. Then you have to “raise” your tree by virtually digging a hole, planting the seed, watering, and caring for the tree to ensure its survival. This is a multi level video game simulation; it’s fun and raises awareness into what panting a tree means. For every virtual tree planted Molson will plant a real one in the summer of 2012, up to 10,000. So far over 9,126 virtual trees have been planted. Participants are then encouraged to share their tree through social media sites Facebook and Twitter.
By asking those who participate to share their tree, Molson is getting free publicity for their cause. Not only will friends and followers of those who planted trees be aware of the Red Leaf Project, but they will see that Molson is giving back to the environment. This is a shrewd marketing move, as there is no better publicity than making your brand socially responsible.
Molson Canadian’s commitment:
“Here’s to our land. The land that gives us endless freedom and the best backyard in the world. And here’s to the land that gives us everything we need to make a beer as clean, crisp and fresh as the country it comes from. For everything this land gives us, it’s time to give something back. Through ongoing partnerships with Tree Canada, The World Wildlife Fund and with your help, we’re going to give back to this awesome land and make it even better than it already is.”
- Molson Canadian, Made From Canada
In summer 2012, Molson will plant 110,000 trees between their Red Leaf Project and the virtual trees planted. That is an excellent commitment to Canada’s parks and the long-term sustainability of our landscapes. Cheers to Molson Canadian!
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Exercise Generates Electricity with PlugOut Fitness
Posted by: | CommentsNow you can enjoy an even greener lifestyle while you exercise with PlugOut, fitness equipment that actually generates electricity with the energy from your physical effort. A good for the planet, good for your health workout – how cool is that? One workout session can generate enough electricity to power your smartphone or Blackberry for a week or directly offset the consumption of an Energy Star LCD Television. And, it’s not consuming electricity the way traditional fitness equipment does, so your physical energy exerted is providing both personal and planetary health. No, it’s not going to solve our climate crisis, but it’s certainly a much greener option to standard fitness equipment which consumes energy. Plus, it’s an added incentive for the person working out, knowing that they are actually producing energy.
PlugOut Cross Trainer Elliptical
PlugOut’s mission is “to help create healthy people and a healthy planet.” Based out of Seattle, PlugOut was the brainchild of observing rows of people at a fitness facility working out simultaneously and thinking “wouldn’t it be cool if all this energy could be harnessed and used?” Cool indeed. A sustainable workout that doesn’t consume energy and actually gives back by generating 50 to 250 watts of power in a single exercise routine. It’s a win-win fitness regime.
All of the equipment options work straight out the box as long as you have access to a three prong grounded plug, it’s ready to go. There are currently two options, PlugOut Cross-Trainer, a Commercial Grade Elliptical with Touchscreen, and the PlugOut Cycle, an Indoor Cycle Bike. The PlugOut Cross-Trainer’s Touchscreen will not only track your workout but also the power you’ve generated. Additional products are still in development but I for one would like to see this type of equipment revolutionize the way people want to administer their fitness routine and add to their green lifestyle.
Tags: BlackBerry, carbon footprint, climate crisis, conserve energy, consumption, eco-friendly fitness equipment, Energy Star, Energy Star LCD Television, Energy Star LCD TV, generate electricity, green fitness equipment, Green Lifestyle, green lifestyles, greener lifestyle, greener lifestyles, LCD Television, LCD TV, Make-it-Yourself toxin-free Green Cleaning kits, organic fashions, planet forward, PlugOut, PlugOut Cross-Trainer, PlugOut Cycle, PlugOut Fitness, reduce carbon footprint, reduce consumption, reusable bottle, reusable shopping bags, reusable stainless steel bottles, reusable Water bottle, smartphone, stainless steel thermal travel mugs, stainless steel water bottle, sustainable lifestyle, Sustainable Practice, sustainable solutions, waste-free lunch bagsThere is always a variety of green stories in the news and this week is no exception. This edition of green news of the week features: Toys R Us green building plans, Jake Gyllenhaal promotes sustainable solutions, 25 Recycling facts not everyone knows, Greenland glaciers melting at a record pace, CO2 emissions in the US have increased by almost 4 percent, and Ford and Toyota are working together on hybrid engines for SUVs and trucks. If you see a headline and want to learn more, just click on it to read the full article.
Toys R Us Embeds Green Building Elements in Store Expansion Plans
Green building development, recycling, renewable energy and sustainability plays a key role in Toys R Us plans for 21 new stores and 23 existing stores being renovated. “According to Toys R Us, the new and renovated stores all have sophisticated energy management systems; outdoor signs with LED bulbs that last at least 2 1/2 times as long as the fluorescent bulbs they replace; low-flow plumbing and water fixtures that are expected to save about 34,000 gallons a year at each superstore; high-efficiency automatic hand dryers that use 80 percent less energy than standard devices and a cardboard baler that supports the company’s recycling program.”
Jake Gyllenhaal Helps Inner-City Kids Learn About Sustainable Farming and Healthy Eating
Jake Gyllenhaal gets his hands dirty teaching kids about sustainable farming and healthy eating. Jake is endorsing an ‘edible education’ by teaching kids to grow and cook their own food just like his family did when he was growing up. Watch the video with Gyllenhaal on The Today Show over at ecorazzi.com
25 Interesting Facts You May Not Know About Recycling
Recycling should be a common practice in any green lifestyle, but it’s important to recognize the environmental impact of the decisions we make. This list of 25 recycling facts is often surprising, always informative and underscores why recycling is essential for the long-term health and sustainability of our planet.
Greenland glaciers show record losses
Increased service temperatures have caused significant losses for Greenland’s glaciers in 2010 and 2011, according to an announcement from researchers this week. “Our fieldwork results are a key indication of the rapid changes now being seen in and around Greenland, which are evident not just on this glacier but also on many surrounding small glaciers,” study researcher Edward Hanna said in a statement. “It’s clear that this is now a very dynamic environment in terms of its response and mass wastage to ongoing climate change.”
U.S. Carbon Emissions Up Nearly 4 Percent
Here’s some shocking green news on CO2 emissions considering all the global green progress, I found this quite disappointing. “U.S. carbon emissions rose by 3.9 percent in 2010, which is the greatest increase since 1988, according to an annual report from the Energy Information Administration.”
Ford, Toyota to work together on hybrid trucks
Ford and Toyota announced Monday they will collaborate on a gas-electric hybrid engine for pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles. “Those kinds of models are indispensable to American customers. And providing them with our hybrid technology will help conserve energy and reduce output of greenhouse gas here in the United States. That was our thinking in considering the collaboration,” said Takeshi Uchiyamada, Toyota’s executive vice president for research and development.
And that’s a few of the highlights from this past week in green news.
August 25, 2011
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