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Article Thumbnail Eco Index assessment tool launches at Germany’s OutDoor show, U.S. launch at Outdoor Retailer
Jul 28, 2010
SNEWS had an advance preview of the Eco Index beta version at the recent OutDoor show in Germany. Detailing what we saw, Outdoor Retailer attendees will better understand the tool and determine which workshops they might attend at the U.S. launch at Summer Market.
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Article Thumbnail Interest in energy-efficient treadmills prompts Life Fitness’ independent testing
Apr 30, 2010
How and if treadmills are using less energy is becoming a question more frequently asked. Life Fitness had some of its and a few competitors’ models tested by an independent agency.
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Article Thumbnail Did you hear?...Coleman’s new distribution center to speed delivery, reduce environmental impact
Apr 19, 2010
Coleman’s new massive distribution center in Gardner, Kan., allows the company to ship products to customers more quickly and reduces Coleman’s impact on the environment.
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Article Thumbnail ROTY winner Dynamic Earth has inspired Springfield, Mo., to embrace green building
Mar 15, 2010
Dynamic Earth, the recipient of the 2010 SNEWS®/Backpacker Retailer of the Year Award for the sustainable category, has convinced local officials and members of the building trade that green building benefits the environment and their bottom line.
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Article Thumbnail FTC warns retailers about misleading labels on bamboo products
Feb 10, 2010
REI was among 78 national retailers that received letters from the FTC warning that stores might be breaking the law by selling bamboo-based products with misleading labels. SNEWS talks to the FTC, REI and The North Face.
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Article Thumbnail Did you hear?...Clubs see profits going hand-in-hand with implementation of green practices, according to survey
Feb 10, 2010
Is creating a green business becoming more of a reality within the fitness industry? Seems so, according to the results of a recent IHRSA survey -- if a green ka-ching is also part of the equation.
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Article Thumbnail Passion, protests and rallying for change – Letitia Webster on the Copenhagen climate change conference
Jan 8, 2010
Back from the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, we asked Letitia Webster of The North Face for her take on what it was like to attend such a controversial, high-profile event attended by world leaders, and peppered her with questions like, what does an attendee actually do at such a gathering?
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Article Thumbnail Did you hear?.. Kansas University fitness center powers ‘green game’ ESPN telecast
Dec 21, 2009
While the hoopsters were dunking, the fitsters in the University of Kansas fitness center were pedaling like hamsters to make sure the lights stayed on in the gym, using retrofitted ellipticals.
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Article Thumbnail Outdoor companies flex muscle with BICEP to pass climate and energy bill
Nov 18, 2009
The North Face, Timberland and Clif Bar have added their collective muscle to BICEP, a coalition of corporations lobbying the U.S. Senate and the White House to pass a comprehensive energy and climate bill -- but much more needs to be done. Find out how.
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Article Thumbnail Power Players' Lounge: What is your green story?
Oct 5, 2009
What is green messaging? In a nutshell, it's how we tell an environmental story to our audience. But as the green movement grows, consumers are being bombarded by vague and confusing green messaging and we are losing their trust.
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