| In the book The Tipping Point, author Malcolm | | | | than last year, "We are making the whole festival |
| Gladwell writes "The tipping point is that magic | | | | carbon neutral through the Climate Smart Program," |
| moment when an idea, trend, or social behavior | | | | said PG&E spokesman Joe Molica. "We want to |
| crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire." | | | | work and help make it one of the greenest festivals |
| At what point are we in making an effort to move | | | | in the country." The organizers also tried to help limit |
| away from disposable products like plastic water | | | | waste by making metal water bottles available for |
| bottles to a sustainable product like a metal water | | | | sale so that people could get refills throughout the |
| bottle? I pondered that thought for sometime in my | | | | festival. |
| own observation of the use once and toss culture | | | | The Lake County News-Sun reported a Chicago area |
| we live in. In Mr. Gladwell's book, he explains how a | | | | Boy Scout proposing an upgrade to the downtown |
| few individuals or a single haphazard event can set | | | | Metra train station as his Eagle Scout project. The |
| off a social epidemic that can shape our thinking and | | | | Scout is heading a fundraiser to raise $2,700 for the |
| way of life. | | | | project by selling metal water bottles that are |
| Judging just from this week news headlines a | | | | personalized with the Troop emblem. |
| conscious switch has been turned on towards a | | | | In a press release titled, Major Green Efforts are |
| greener alternative to metal water bottles. | | | | Underway on UC San Diego Campus it |
| In The Daily Green online newsletter article titled | | | | states--Underlining its reputation as one of the |
| Green up your Back-to-School Shopping, gave simple | | | | greenest campuses in the country, UC San Diego is |
| tips for non toxic and sustainable safe purchases... | | | | initiating students entering the campus this Fall will find |
| Avoid clear or tinted hard-plastic water bottles... | | | | a next-generation array of green innovations ranging |
| High-quality stainless steel are increasingly available. | | | | from drought tolerant bio-swale landscaping to |
| reported at last months Senior Olympics in Palo Alto, | | | | organic foods and hydration stations that eliminate |
| CA, the organizing committee made an early | | | | the need for disposable water bottles. |
| commitment to the environment. Along with the | | | | This is just a snapshot in a seven-day news cycle; |
| stainless steel water bottles provided by the City, | | | | our country is moving toward a greener future, and |
| they installed 11 hydration stations around the main | | | | that one approach is through the use of a metal |
| competition venues where athletes could refill their | | | | water bottle. We are a long way off from reaching |
| bottles in seconds. | | | | critical mass, but there is a ground swell of |
| In the Golden Gate Express: The Outside Lands Music | | | | awareness with each one of us doing our part, we |
| and Arts Festival held at Golden Gate Park last | | | | can create the next tipping point. Little things can |
| weekend organizers pledge an even greener venue | | | | make a big difference. |