Patagonia

Greener Gear New Sustainability Standards from REI Forces Greening of Gear Industry

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Greener Gear: A new set of sustainability guidelines from leading outdoor gear retailer REI will force upwards of 1,000 brands to go greener.

EarthTalk Q&A

Green Apparel: Not Just A Color Choice

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Apparel manufacturers such as Patagonia, Scalable Press and Noso are finding new ways to shave their carbon pollution and otherwise green their practices to have less of an environmental impact moving forward.

EarthTalk Q&A

Risky Rainwear: Outdoor Gear Makers Scramble to Find PFC-Free Alternatives

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Outdoor gear and clothing manufacturers are scrambling to find greener alternatives to PFCs to keep their jackets, boots and other gear from “wetting out.”

Currents

Rallying Against Land Grabs at Bears Ears, Grand-Staircase Escalante White House Goes for Environmentalists' Jugular with New Executive Orders

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Greens are already fighting Trump’s new executive orders revoking protections on millions of acres within ten U.S. national monuments…

EarthTalk Q&A

B Corporations to the Earth’s Rescue

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“B-Corp” is a certification awarded by the non-profit B Lab to for-profit companies which meet rigorous standards of social & environmental performance…

Against Trump. Credit: William Munoz, FlickrCC

Currents

Activists, Businesses Rally Against Trump Anti-Environment Choices

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Environmental groups & socially responsible businesses pressure the Trump administration & Congress to stay the course on emissions cutting policies…

EarthTalk Q&A

Is Polyester Fleece Trashing Our Oceans?

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Polyester fleece clothing sure is cozy and comfy, but it just may be trashing our oceans by shedding microfibers in our washing machines that are too small for wastewater treatment facilities to filter out.

Eco Style

Embracing the Blue

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New Winter Wear Raises the Green Bar

Going Green

Journey to the End of the Earth Adventures in a Patagonian Eco-Camp

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In Patagonia, Chile, you’ll meet the winds’ many moods, come in close contact with rugged mountains & piercing blue waters & let the sun provide the warmth.

Behind The Greens

Ali Howard, River Activist Swimming the 380-mile Skeena River in Canada in the hopes of saving it.

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A young chef named Ali Howard, concerned about the dangers facing the Skeena River in British Columbia, swam the river’s entire 380-mile length…