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It’s National Get Outdoors Day: So Unplug.

8:00 am in health, kids, outdoors, Travel & Nature by TreeHugger

unplug photo Photo: Ad Council While I've never been a big fan of advertisement initiated holidays, National Get Outdoors Day has a great message behind it. The natural world is a bit of a cure-all. It's good for your health, the health of humanity as a whole, and the health of the planet. It's easy to forget why you're protecting the planet when you're rarely outside enjoying its gifts. And in fact, today is National Get Outdoors Day. This year's theme is geared toward unplugging ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Mammut Take Recycling & Organics To The Mountains

9:11 am in europe, organic cotton, outdoors, recycling, sports gear, switzerland, textiles by TreeHugger

Mammut Ajungilak Kompakt Recycled Sleeping Bag photo Photo credit: Mammut Mammut will soon celebrate 150 years of business and for much of that time they have been crafting product for climbers and mountaineers. (Some years ago this Swiss company purchased the Norwegian sleeping bag brand Ajungilak, who have an even longer history - they started 156 years ago). As befits a company who've been around for so long, Mammut have implemented a series of initiatives with a strong focus on sustainability. For example, pictured a...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Keen On Home Grown U.S. Footwear Production

7:07 am in footwear, oregon, outdoors, sports gear, united states by TreeHugger

keen portland boot photo Photo Credit: Keen Footwear Technical footwear manufacturing in the USA? It's hard to think it could fly these days. But Keen, a company with a eye towards reducing the environmental impact of the line of footwear and bags, have done just that. In fact the first steps were deemed successful enough to start work on developing a second production line. As of October last year Keen began assembling boots at their new Portland, Oregon, factory. "Using the streamlined direct-inject manufacturing process that provides efficiency in material and energy usage, Keen is able to create classic ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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