On August 2 and 3, the citizens of Port Gamble, Kitsap (Washington) will be entertained at a new festival focused on sustainable living. The festival titled The Great Peninsula Future Festival will focus on energy conservation, environmental preservation, transportation, green building and recycling. And just like at any festival and fair you will be able to be delighted by entertainment, crafts and local food. 

Andrew Ference, Boston Bruins defenceman has initiated a partnership with The David Suzuki Foundation for NHL players to purchase carbon offset credits to balance out the carbon dioxide emissions created by their travel during the regular season. The Foundation has calculated that each NHL player produces 10 tonnes of emissions during their average travel for the season. To offset the emissions, each player in the league will be asked to purchase carbon offset credits from Planetair, a not-for-profit environmental organization.

Cirque du Soleil has adopted a mission to be "an agent of change" says Sebastian Gautier, environmental advisor to Cirque. So far, Cirque's attempts at being green are seen as creative and well thought out. Cirque's touring production of Kooza is considering scrap costumer materials dyed in vibrant colors, sustainably transporting props, lighting and stage equipment around the world and finding a way to reuse a spent blue-and-yellow circus tent. How will they do this? Currently, scrap costume materials are placed in glass holiday ornaments and sell for $29 and the tent - all 66 foot high and 167 feet across has been sliced and diced to form messenger bags that sell for $139.

Americans spent more money last year on bottled water than on ipods or movie tickets: $15 Billion. A journey into the economics--and psychology--of an unlikely business boom. And what it says about our culture of indulgence.

The largest bottled-water factory in North America is located on the outskirts of Hollis, Maine. In the back of the plant stretches the staging area for finished product: 24 million bottles of Poland Spring water. As far as the eye can see, there are double-stacked pallets packed with half-pint bottles, half-liters, liters, "Aquapods" for school lunches, and 2.5-gallon jugs for the refrigerator.