Category Archives: Environmental

Integrated Beverage Group Launches Certified Pesticide-Free Wine Line

LifeVine Wine offers a California Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon, and an Oregon Pinot Noir from the famed Willamette

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Hood River to Donate to National Forests Foundation

For every bottle of Trail’s End Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey sold this year, Hood River Distillers will make a donation

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Tealixir Herbal Brewery Ends Plastic 6-Pack Rings Use

“Plastic 6-pack rings are an environmental menace. Fortunately, breweries now have an option thanks to E6PR,” states Dan McCarthy, co-founder, Tealixir. “We decided to take the plunge the minute we discovered them. To us, the eco-friendly rings are a win-win … Continue reading

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Study: Texas Could Increase Solar Capacity 10 Times by Requiring Builders to Put Panels on New Homes If builders install solar panels on all new Texas homes and apartment buildings by 2045, the state could generate a ten-fold increase in … Continue reading

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‘The Absolut Company: Saving the World — Cocktail by Cocktail’

We have to admit that headline, which appears on a press release from Absolut, caught our attention.

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Craft Breweries Boost Renewable Energy Use 2% Over 3 Years

The amount of renewable energy used by craft brewers has increased to 8% from 6% in the last three years, the Brewers Association reports in its third Sustainability Benchmarking Report.

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