Buy out a liquor store to fight global warming

I’m sure that isn’t a title you read every day! However, when I hear about a project this clever, I feel obligated to spread the word!

Carrotmob held a bidding war among stores in the Mission neighborhood of San Francisco to find one most committed to fighting global warming. The carrot? Carrotmob is mobilizing the community to come out to the winning store on Saturday to buy everything in stock. The store will then take 22% of the total receipts and use it toward the greening of the store.

The Details:

Who: You and everyone you tell to come
What: Buy out a liquor store and attend a fun afterparty
When: Saturday, March 29 at 1:00 P.M.
Where: K & D Market on 16th at Guerrero, San Francisco, afterparty in Dolores Park
Why: To help a store go green!
More info: www.carrotmob.org/mission.html

And as long as I’m spreading the link love around, I’d like to give a shout out to EcoTuesday in San Francisco for having such a great speaker last night: Jonah Sachs from Free Range Studios (the group that produced award-winning The Story of Stuff – the. best. movie. about. consumption. ever.). EcoTuesday is a monthly networking event for those in the green biz, and it is expanding to other cities. In addition to San Francisco, the group holds events in L.A., Atlanta, Seattle, Minneapolis. If you are interested in starting EcoTuesday events in your area, check out the EcoTuesday web site for more information.
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Worldwide Lights Out with Earth Hour

You don’t have to ask me twice to turn off the lights and enjoy a quiet candlelight dinner. But if romance isn’t your thing, March 29 provides a great reason to turn off the lights and do whatever it is that you like to do in the dark: Earth Hour!

Join cities, businesses, and millions of people around the world and turn your lights from 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. local time in support of World Wildlife Fund’s Earth Hour.

The first Earth Hour was held in 2007 in Australia, anchored by Sydney. During this hour, energy consumption was saved by 10% due to the incredible participation of our friends Down Under. Imagine the possibilities for this year when the whole world is involved!

To sign up, to get more information about the event, or to see what your community is doing for Earth Hour, visit http://www.earthhour.org.

And remember: lights out this Saturday from 8:00 to 9:00!
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