Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Luxury items that are billed as being "green"

Eco-Friendly Extravagance: From eco-couture to the Monaco Yacht Show, the new face of luxury is green.
by Andrea Chalupa Nov 1 2007
Portfolio.com © 2007 Condé Nast Inc.

http://www.portfolio.com/culture-lifestyle/goods/2007/11/01/Green-Luxury-Trend

http://www.portfolio.com/slideshows/2007/11/Green-Luxury-Products

I found this a bit irritating at first, but I suppose I agree with Allen Hershkowitz: every little bit helps. (The article concludes: “Some people might be cynical,” says Allen Hershkowitz, a senior scientist at the nonprofit Natural Resources Defense Council. “The point is, everybody has to do something, given the nature of the eco-crisis we’re facing. We have to make those luxury goods less of a footprint. [The recycled] labels on vodka bottles matter.”)

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