  
Welcome! We wish you a beautiful holiday season!
This is our annual issue to promote beautiful products.
Everything in our store is chosen because it offers exceptional benefits
and a pathway towards sustainability. Here are a few stand-outs,
please contact us with any questions (hot links at bottom of page):
*the bag pictured is on sale this month!
SOLAR POWERED BACK PACKS
We're bringing back the best deal imaginable on one of
our favorite products: Solar-Powered Bags & Backpacks
from Voltaic. Wearing one of these not only turns you
into a mobile power station, it connects you to "the taste-makers"
{New York Museum of Modern Art sells the bags for $325}.
> We're offering the great Voltaic Bags for $199 or $195, depending on model.
We're also including FREE SHIPPING; link below.
ORGANIC HEMP SHOWER CURTAINS
Soft & sustainable. The hemp plant grows fast and needs
no pesticides. Our hemp shower curtains lend a feel of
elegance to your bath. Once more, hemp is the world's
best fiber for repelling mold and moisture. Easy to keep
clean, guaranteed for years, and eliminates the need for
those funky plastic liners...
> We're marking our tub-sized curtains down to $78.50 - the best price anywhere,
and throwing in FREE SHIPPING; link below.
OXYGENICS SPA SHOWER HEADS
Sold and marketed as a beauty product, this shower head
series cuts about 3600 gallons per person a year...
plus: it's got the best deep tissue massage in the
world. It will literally revitalize your complexion,
encourage collagen growth and increase circulation.
Comes with a lifetime warranty, is self cleaning, and
saves over $30 a year (avg).
> We've got the best prices in North America! Plus FREE SHIPPING on orders over $75.
Choose from Chrome, Gold, or Chrome/Gold combo. Handheld units also available; link below.
RECYCLED SODA BOTTLE RUGS
Our Fair Trade produced plastic rugs have been the run
away hit at this year's green living festivals. Each rug
is full of vibrant color & personality, plus they're
double-sided and virtually indestructible. Fun to look
at, fun to own. They're made from 98% recycled 2 liter
soda bottles in Thailand.
> According to the manufacturer, people in Thailand say we Americans are third world!
Over 20 gorgeous models to choose from & best prices on the net!
Useful indoors or out; link below.
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THE GOOD NEWS?
We sell LOTS of great products. By doing so we further
our mission of empowering people to live in balance with the environment...
This has been a GREAT YEAR for "the green thing." The solutions to global warming
are defined and in our hands, we've begun building a carbon-neutral future, and people
everywhere are becoming active about environmentally sustainable economic growth.
Let's celebrate this season, take a little rest, celebrate what's most important, and get ready for 2007!
- Thank you all for all your support! We wish you the best!
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links & tid bits
Culture and industry are changing...
Check out these newsworthy items.
HOT LINKS AT BOTTOM, THIS PAGE
Leading Ladies
> meryl streep names her favorite green picks
http://www.thegreenguide.com/doc.mhtml?i=117&s=meryl
> richest woman in the world
49-year-old Zhang Yin is the founder of Nine Dragons Paper, which buys scrap paper from the US and recycles it for use in China.
International Leadership on Climate Change
> "what price will you pay to save the planet?"
the bbc continues is groundbreaking work
reporting on climate change... visit the recent feature:
http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?threadID=4623&&&&edition=2&ttl=20061130052130
> british petroleum was recently heard to say ...
that moving away from fossil fuels present enormous business opportunities
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/09/19/business NA_FIN_US_BP_Global_Warming.php
> read the stern report -
this paper literally changed the world. paraphrased,
"climate change will decimate global GDP if not immediately addressed"
http://www.greenbiz.com/toolbox/reports_third.cfm?LINKADVID=72075
> un chief issues global climate change warning
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6149340.stm
> "businesses must adapt to the realities of earth's ecosystems"
can an international coalition of esteemed scientists,
diplomats, social health advocates, business experts, and
third party research groups be wrong?
http://www.greenbiz.com/news/news_third.cfm?NewsID=34282
> climate change threatens america's insurance industry
according to a report by the allianz group, one of the US's largest insurers.
http://www.climatebiz.com/sections/news_detail.cfm?NewsID=34122
> a good danish?
by 2004, 25% of Denmark's total energy supply was already
supplied by clean/renewables. In addition, Denmark’s energy
intensity is 35% below the IEA average due to energy efficiency.
contributed by John Sarver
Other Cool Stuff
> google's new solar field features 9,200 panels
and is expected to cover 30% of firm's electricity
http://www.technologyreview.com/read_article.aspx?id=17627
http://209.196.51.109/ME2/Audiences/dirmod.asp?sid=0315B589110D4028BBED4AD769F24FF6&nm=News&type=news&mod=News&mid=9A02E3B96F2A415ABC72CB5F516B4C10&AudID=53D4126D43084019BC4EFD68325C9889&tier=3&nid=50F0A17AE63E49BB8FE00AECF4D271FA
> coop america's top ten green business for 2006
http://www.coopamerica.org/greenbusiness/peopleschoice/index.cfm
> city of ann arbor, michigan to be 20% clean/renewable by 2015
contributed by John Sarver
> "peak oil awareness" growing
check out this article from new york state:
http://www.energybulletin.net/21883.html
> and speaking of peak oil awareness -
fact: super merchant, british petroleum, had to
sudddenly to shut off the US's biggest oilfield in last
month, halting about 8 percent of daily total U.S. crude
production. suspected reason for the problem was pipeline corrosion...
> epa goes green
Finally, right! ... EPA Administrator Stephen L.
Johnson announced the agency has signed a contract to
purchase more than 100 million kWh’s in renewable energy
certificates. The deal will make EPA the first federal
agency to purchase renewable energy, or "green power,"
equivalent to 100 percent of its annual electricity needs.
written by John Sarver
> map of urban growth, worldwide
see it with your own eyes, ya'll - lots of humans!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/world/06/urbanisation/html/urbanisation.stm
contributed by Lisa Nutt, Austin Energy
> "worldchanging.com" visualizing a bright green future
this is exciting. these folks started into environmental
journalism several years ago and now have one of the world's
most popular solutions-blogs. their new book is being
received with overwhelming enthusiasm, and hailed by all
kinds of great people.
visit the site: http://www.worldchanging.com/
visit the book: http://www.worldchanging.com/book/
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Dr. Marc Recommends...
Moving Beyond Capitalism
what ways might there be to build a healthy and humane,
interdependent human economy,given limited planetary
resources and encroaching erosion of our food chain? scary questions.
these people have already begun working on models
for solutions, it all starts with "relocalization" ...
www.proutworld.org
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New to The Good News
Welcome this month: Maria, B, & Anne -- Thanks ya'll good people!
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SPECIAL THANKS
Sue Searles, Kate Payne & all the Sustain-a-Ball volunteers!
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SWITCH TO CLEAN ENERGY
Did you know? -- You can the biggest step towards solving
the global warming issue TODAY. Just click on our windmill
below to find nationwide links to home and office energy
supply. This is the easiest to make the biggest difference.
Good Common Sense!
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Thanks for reading folks! See you next month!
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