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Fashionable, Functional, and Light on the Earth: GREEN CLOTHING

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JESSIE HOULIHAN
Do It Green! Minnesota
Making clothing, like any other product, has an impact on the environment. In order to reduce the negative impact, buy reused clothing from thrift stores or good quality, long-lasting new products that are made from recycled content or unconventional fibers. Organic cotton or alternative fibers, such as bamboo or hemp, don't require as many chemicals to grow.

Seven-year-old Kasia Bednarski of Minneapolis is wearing the REI Terra Tee ($24.50) in violet, which is made from 100 percent organic cotton, and the REI Fairhaven pant ($32.50) in sesame, which is made

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Act Locally!

Places to buy green clothing in the Twin Cities metro:

Birch Clothing
2309 50th Street West
Minneapolis, MN
612-436-0776
birchclothing.com

Fast and Furless
2615 Franklin Ave East
Minneapolis, MN
612-333-2756
fastandfurless.com

My Green Closet (web store)
612-396-9025
mygreencloset.com

REI-Recreational Equipment Inc.
Locations in Bloomington,
Maple Grove & Roseville
rei.com

 

Local Green Band | Cloud Cult

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By Craig Minowa
Singer/Songwriter/Guitar
The band Cloud Cult operates by unique environmental practices that have been covered by the media from the New York Times to MTV News to National Public Radio. On top of buying Green Energy Credits and planting hundreds of trees per year to compensate for any energy used and pollution created, the band has established their own environmental record label, Earthology Records. They have declined major label offers based on their need to control the environmental aspects of their business.
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To learn more about Cloud Cult go to:
cloudcult.com

Bands That Go Green

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Reprinted from Sarah Lipman
thegreenguide.com

Musicians have long been catalysts for social change. When it comes to the environment though, the music industry has lagged behind. However, many musicians today are climbing aboard the “green” tour bus.

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Cloud Cult, cloudcult.com

Reverb, www.reverbrock.org

Heal the Bay, www.healthebay.org

Natural Resources Defense Council, www.nrdc.org

Road Trips Tips (www.thegreenguide.com/doc/120/road)

"Green" Office Supplies

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Ami Voeltz
Do It Green! Minnesota

Parts excerpted from Going Green: A Guide to Becoming An Environmentally Friendly Business Without Going Broke, www.tub.com

When buying office supplies, it is important to think about durability, energy, natural resource use, recycled content and recyclability, toxicity, biodegradability and packaging.

Make a list of all the major supplies your company buys and find ones made out of recycled materials. See the web sites below for companies that sell "green" office products.

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Web Resources

www.reduce.org

 

Print Resources

Going Green: A Guide to Becoming an Environmentally-Friendly Business, 415-616-6800 or www.tub.com

EnvironMentors Advisor: Prevent Waste, Produce Profit, Contact North East Business Assoc. to receive a free copy: 800-657-3843 or 651-296-3417

Office Waste Reduction Kit & Source Reduction Manual & instructional video, Contact the MN Office of Environmental Assistance for a free copy: 612-789-4352 or 800-887-6300

 

Organizations

Cartridge Care - Ink Cartridge Recyclers
Roseville, MN 612-331-7757

Minnesota Technical Asst. Program (MnTAP)
McNamara Alumni Center
200 Oak St., Suite 350
Minneapolis, MN 612-624-1300
www.mntap.umn.edu

MN WasteWise
30 E. 7th St.
Suite 1700
St. Paul, MN 651-292-4650
www.mnwastewise.org
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