Outside San Diego

In doing some research regarding backpacking equipment, I have come to the conclusion that the companies that produce this type of gear seem to be light-years ahead of most other industries when it comes to sustainable business practices. These companies tout their initiatives to help keep our environment as healthy as possible. […]

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Saturday, The San Diego Union Tribune ran an interesting article regarding Irelands use (or lack of use) of Plastic shopping bags. Among the more interesting tidbits in the article are:
We have used 43 billion bags as of last Friday
Ireland passed a tax of $.33 a bag in 2002, and within […]

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While browsing a post in a Backpacking forum, I can across a concept that hopefully we all practice, but now has a buzz-word. “Negative Trace”- the process of leaving our wilderness areas beteer and more natural than when we arrived. See it here

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Uncooped,  a great blog focusing in on the environment has a short article,  and a link to patterns to make you own reusable plastic bags.   What is great about these is they are made of recycled materials themselves.   If we all make a commitment to stop using disposable plastic bags,  we will make this world […]

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I received my copy of Canoe & Kayak magazine on Friday, and was browsing through it, and came across a short article about an Oil spill in San Francisco Bay, and the frustration of the civic minded volunteers wanting to help manage this disaster, and being turned away at best, […]

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Here are a few of my favorite outdoor books that I have read in the last year. I will post more as I think of them.
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