Shrimp season worst in recent history!
“I've been in the shrimp processing business for 34 years, and this is the worst fall shrimp season I've ever seen,” said Danny Babin, general manager of Gulf Fish Inc. in Houma, who will be representing parts of Houma, Grand Caillou and Dularge on the Terrebonne Parish Council next year. The poor shrimping this year has been acknowledged by BP claims czar Ken Feinberg, who announced last month that he would double payouts for fishermen who have not yet resolved their claims. Shrimp and crab harvesters and processors will receive four times their documented 2010 losses from now on. Dean Blanchard, a ...
MIZU – New CEO and President
Mizu announced this morning that it has finalized its executive search and named industry veteran and Ride Snowboards Co-founder Tim Pogue as its new CEO and president. Over the last 20 years, Pogue managed consumer brands from recent marketing and licensing work with the Bob Marley brand, to pro athlete management at Burton, to product development and business operations as president and co-founder of Ride Snowboards. Full Story at: http://business.transworld.net/80578/features/mizu-names-tim-pogue-ceo-and-president/ About Mizu: Mizu is the original action sports water bottle brand. The company was founded by Jussi Oksanen, pro snowboarder, a four-time Winter X Games medalist, three-time US Open medalist and Olympic athlete, in ...
MIZU – M8 – “Earth Friendly Bottle”
*NEW Product available online at: GTC - Store MIZU - M8 The go to size for those who failed math. How much is 800mL? Don't worry about it, this is the bottle you want. Performance Features: - 18/8 Food-grade stainless steel - 100% Toxin, BPA, phthalate and PVC free - Mizu's mouth is the perfect size for drinking. Not spilling! - Angled neck for smoother flow - 100% Reusable and recyclable - Will not retain flavors - Lifetime warranty
Shark Slaying!
Every year tens of millions of sharks die a slow death because of finning. Finning is the inhumane practice of hacking off the shark's fins and throwing its still living body back into the sea. The sharks either starve to death, are eaten alive by other fish, or drown (if they are not in constant movement their gills cannot extract oxygen from the water). Shark fins are being "harvested" in ever greater numbers to feed the growing demand for shark fin soup, an Asian "delicacy". Illegal Shark Finning in China! Not only is the finning of sharks barbaric, but their indiscriminate slaughter ...
Ten Thousand Massed at Foley Square… New York is alive! #occupywallstreet
At 3PM, thousands of students, workers, and other supporters gathered in Union Square chanting "Shut the city down!" and using the People's Mic to share stories of how banks and corporate greed have impacted the 99%. Simultaneously, Occupiers took to multiple subway stations in all five boroughs. Students chanted "CUNY should be free!" and "Student Power!" as they took to the streets along 16th and 5th Avenue, shutting down traffic and leaving police powerless to respond. Police attempts to erect barricades along 5th Avenue failed to block the march, as banners reading "OCCUPIED" were seen along New School buildings. Now, massive crowds ...
Ocean Green
A Sustainable Vision The ultimate goal for Ocean Green is to produce surfboards that are made entirely from natural sustainable raw materials. Most surfers feel compromised by having to use equipment that is ecologically damaging in what should be a natural environment. OG gives surfers the choice of showing respect for their environment as they interact with it. Performance, Strength and Beauty The innovative construction of our EcoFoil surfboards produces a robust yet lightweight hollow balsa core. The shapes have been designed by our world class shaper Frank McWilliams and the Nicaraguan balsa wood achieves a stunning finish. Ethical Practices We are committed to sourcing sustainable ...
LOVE – Green Trash Can
"LOVE" Militia from Miami, complements of 3rd and Ocean... 3rd and Ocean - http://www.3rdandOcean.com
Rerip: Recycling and Reusing Surfboards
The Springwise Newsletter informs us all of another awesome recycling/reuse idea: Keeping surfboards out of landfills with recycling and reuse. We've seen efforts focusing to varying extents on each of the “3Rs” of waste management — reduce, reuse and recycle — but we couldn't resist mentioning one more that recently caught our eye. It isn't brand new, but California-based Rerip is a site that aims to help surfers resell, exchange and recycle old surfboards. Polyurethane, epoxy resin and expanded polystyrene are among the harmful compounds used to make surfboards today, Rerip points out. For that reason, its mission is “to create accountability, ...
Going Green for Easter
green | March 31st, 2010 - 12:43 AM
Green Easter Ideas Easter baskets, wrapped in cellophane with their plastic eggs and grass, have a somewhat disposable nature even while Easter represents so many ideas like resurrection, new life and renewal. Even if you’re not making that many changes to your lifestyle, there are steps you can take toward a more environmentally friendly and [...]
New Zealand: Rubbish and Recycling
green | March 30th, 2010 - 2:05 AM
Recycling helps you save money and protect the environment. It gives valuable resources another life while reducing the waste that goes into landfills. Depending on what you have to recycle, there are various ways of disposing of goods and materials for recycling: in public recycling bins in the inner city in weekly recycling collections throughout [...]
Manchester City Council UK: Street Care and Cleaning
green | March 29th, 2010 - 12:36 AM
Litter bins: In Manchester we have approximately 3000 litter bins in the city centre and it’s wards. Our litter bins are of different types and different sizes depending on where they are located. Our Street Scene Services officers constantly patrol the streets ensuring that the bins are emptied and available for use. Manchester City Council is [...]
Melbourne Victoria Australia: Litter and recycling bins
green | March 28th, 2010 - 10:03 AM
The City of Melbourne provides, empties and maintains: 2750 public street litter bins throughout the municipality, many of which have butt-out plates forCigarette butts incorporated into their design more than 100 public place recycling bins within the streets of the CBD and Southbank more than 150 public place recycling bins in the city’s parks and [...]
Copy Paper made from wheat straw.
green | March 27th, 2010 - 9:19 AM
Office paper may be virgin or recycled, but when it comes right down to it, most of it is still made from wood. Aiming to spare the tens of millions of trees felled each year for paper in Australia alone, Nature’s Paper offers an alternative that uses leftover wheat straw instead. When wheat is harvested, [...]
Earth Hour 2010
green | March 27th, 2010 - 12:02 AM
Saturday 27 March at 8.30pm the fourth Earth Hour will be held. thanks to Australian Museum I can’t hide the fact that I love Earth Hour. I love Earth Hour because such a simplistic action has a powerful message. As long as you can reach the light switches you can participate and this event puts the [...]
Climate Care Day 26th March, 2010
green | March 26th, 2010 - 12:06 AM
What is Climate Care Day? Climate Care Day is an initiative created by Arkadin Global Conferencing, and supported by WWF, to encourage global businesses to replace all corporate travel with remote meetings for one day only. When is Climate Care Day? Climate Care Day is on Friday, 26 March, 2010. Is this an annual initiative? [...]
Sustainable living isn’t a sacrifice
green | March 24th, 2010 - 9:01 AM
There are so many sustainable living tips that give advice on what we should be doing and it may look like we are supposed to give up and cut back BUT what are the gains if the tips become everyday habits? For example using the car less and walking more is better for our health. [...]
Lack of recycling and water usage are greatest ‘green guilts’
green | March 23rd, 2010 - 9:14 AM
What causes the greatest amount of “green guilt” across the globe? Not recycling enough was the number one response in 9 out of 15 countries surveyed, followed by wasting water. A new global “Around the World” poll, conducted by Reader’s Digest and published in all of its 50 April editions worldwide, found that Brazil was the [...]
World Water Day 2010: March 22
green | March 22nd, 2010 - 11:00 AM
The international of World Water Day 22 March, 2010, is an initiative that grew out of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro. Every year, 1,500 cubic kilometres of wastewater are produced globally. While waste and wastewater can be reused productively for energy and irrigation, it usually is [...]
