Green Options

There are several ways you can start drinking green, if you don’t already (chances are you already do.) The next time you sidle up to the bar, ask for a draught beer or a local brew.

Choose draught beer. When you opt for a pint over a bottle, you’re saving on packaging. Draught beers are pulled from kegs and each keg contains around 124 pints, which are normally served in glasses.

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Hands up, all who enjoy a good beer from time to time! But what about the energy consumed making and transporting all of those glass bottles and (for the rest of us—who are we kidding?) aluminum cans? Mining the aluminum used for cans is an even more environmentally-dubious endeavor. Sure, everyone who’s anyone recycles. But you can do one better than recycling your beer bottles and cans: reduce the bottles you need and reuse

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In the heat of summer a tall glass of fresh, brewed iced tea can be refreshing. Keep a pitcher handy by making your own using solar power. All you need is a glass jar, water, tea and a hot sunny day.

J A Bowman from Dallas, TX says:

Make Sun Tea in any clean closed glass container. Fill container with water, add tea bags, close container and place in the sun until the

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