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evidence of warming in New England


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One percent for the planet is an organization with members like Jack Johnson, who give 1% to envirnmental programs.

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From the site:
TIMBERLAND ANNOUNCES INDUSTRY-LEADING PACKAGING INITIATIVE THAT PROVIDES NEW LEVELS OF TRANSPARENCY FOR CONSUMERS

01/26/06


STRATHAM, NH, January 26, 2006 – The Timberland Company today announced a footwear packaging initiative that reduces Timberland’s environmental impact and provides consumers with new information to help guide them in the purchase process. The initiative, the first of its kind in the retail industry, will be seen in stores in 2006. Most notably, Timberland will place a “nutritional label” on each box that will educate consumers about the product they are purchasing, including where it was manufactured, how it was produced, and its effect on the environment.

Highlights of the packaging initiative include:
• The “nutritional label” that will inform consumers about Timberland’s environmental and community impact.
• Footwear boxes made of 100 percent recycled post-consumer waste fiber.
• Footwear boxes using no chemical glues and only soy-based inks to print labels.
• Messaging inside the box that asks consumers “what kind of footprint will you leave” and provides a call to action for them after purchase.

Thanks Sean Dempsey

K2 Yeah Gretchen!!!

Women Snowboarders have really been doing well. Lindsey Jacobellis had an oooops, as she was winning and decided to look back. Bad move. She fell and came in second. It takes full concentration to stay up.


I had a Bode moment last night. I was watching the Nike commercial with Bode -isms, which may not be as profound as Yogi Berra -isms , and decided that ** competing in your core competancy *** is the best thing to do...(MBA school is having an effect eh?) So this blog will stick to the environment and sports I know best. While wall-street can be experts at the flip of a news page....I know organics alternative energy and alternative sports like Bugs Bunny knows carrots. In the late 1990's I was taken by fuel cells, and subsequently knocked on my but by powerful energy companies. I know what is going on and how small companies can compete with the big dogs.

Back to Boarding

Gretchen Bleiler was #1 in the 2006 Olympic half pipe. Her board is k2, and her drink is Redbull. I prefer Burton and Mountain Dew, but hey...no one is giving me anything.....


K2 snow boards (KTO) happens to make my favorite clothing line. I didn't realize this until I did some homework last night. I thought Planet Earth was an independent brand, but now I know it is a part of K2.

The Ticker Quicky : KTO Stock price has averaged around $10 for 7 years. It is not going anywhere (opinion). Volcom has room to grow, but K2 is like Reebok in their industry. Not the best, but totally everywhere.


Fome the site:

K2 Inc. is a premier, branded consumer products company with a portfolio of leading brands including Shakespeare®, Pflueger® and Stearns® in the Marine and Outdoor segment; Rawlings®, Worth®, and K2 Licensing & Promotions® in the Team Sports segment; K2®, Völkl®, Marker®, Ride® and Brass Eagle® in the Action Sports segment; and, Adio®, Marmot® and Ex Officio® in the Footwear and Apparel segment. K2's diversified mix of products is used primarily in team and individual sports activities such as fishing, watersports activities, baseball, softball, alpine skiing, snowboarding, in-line skating and mountain biking. Among K2's other branded products are Miken® softball bats, Tubbs® and Atlas® snowshoes, JT® and Worr Games® paintball products, Planet Earth® apparel, Hawk® skateboard shoes, and Dana Design® backpacks.
Adio®, Atlas®, Brass Eagle®, Dana Designs®, Ex Officio®, Hawk® skateboard shoes, JT®, K2®, Marker®, Marmot®, Pflueger®, Planet Earth®, Rawlings®, Ride®, Shakespeare®, Stearns®, Tubbs®, Völkl®, Worth® and Worr Games®, are trademarks or registered trademarks of K2 Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States or other countries.

Note: Marmot, Dana Designs are excellent backpacking/hiking/ sleeping bag makers with great product.
Ride was a very strong brand before aquired.

As far as winter sports go.....I hope snow continues to fall....Winter ski areas are on shaky weather ground.....Italy looks warm and glaciers are melting very fast. It is obvious to me. What will happen, I don't know, but warming is going to hurt ski areas. They have huge costs and liability threats, and are more affected by sport trends than equipment makers.

Here's to planet Earth: Warming Impacts

Exxons Media Mission

Gretchen Bleiler
http://www.k2snowboarding.com/team/international_gretchen_interview.asp

Pictures on this page ( I obviously do not have the rights to photos from nbcolympics.com and Transworld Snowboarding mag - They have great photographers and thanks.)

TORINO Boarding!!!!!

YYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!

Those Guys and Girls ROCK!!!!
(yahoo sports slideshow)

The snowboarders just killed it!


Boarder Cross is on Thursday 2/16/06 (My personal Favorite and something I have done circa '95)


NBC is lame! sell GE stock NOW!

Kidding...They post the great runs Here! (video is on the right, click on Shaun Wite's winning run First.... then tomorrow maybe they will post Clark's Run)

Why am I so crazy about snowboarding?
BBC
ESPN pocasts

Hahahaha. Ok. This is a casual post.

Gretchen had a clean a big run. But I think the winner should have been KELLY CLARK

HER RUN MADE ALL BOYS LOOK WEAK! She went HUGE...I don't think judges understand that every inch in air adds difficulty.
She went several feet above anyone else (including most guys) and barley sketched out on a front side 9 to place 4th...Not Cool. She went 10 feet in the air and spun, not 360, not 720, but 900! 2 and half times around! She also had several spin ticks like the upside down crippler 540. Her first airs were huge! I wish I could come close to that! Way to go Girls!!!!

Oh yeah, Danny Kass and the "Flying Tomato", ( bet he hates that) Shaun White, also ripped it up in the halfpipe.

Wish I was there to go free riding. The alps look steep and fun.
BIZ: Volcom (VLCM) Roxy (quicksilver, ZQK) Burton, Mountain Dew (PEP)

Downer Week means Stocks are on Sale!

This week saw dramatic price drops in Whole Foods WFMI to $65, which I think is a more reasonable valuation. I think WFMI will grow more than Wild Oats OATS .

Olympic Snowboarding!!!!!
Boarder Cross Halfpipe Downhill!
More on Shaun White , Shaun Palmer. and the ladies' (like Gretchen ) sponsors next time.

I just want to note an article about BP and Edison Energy's project in California to use old oil to power an electric plant ....It will use the excess CO2 to capture more oil.

Somewhat recycling right?

SOY Bio Diesel

I regard the president's speech promoting other alternative fuels with apathy. Although I am pleased it is getting national attention, alternative energy is long overdue for actual subsidies. The subsidies for oil and drilling are enormous. < /a>

Renewable energy blog

Biodiesel is getting more attention and there is a convention happening in San Diego now.

It may be possible to have a Biodeisel sailboat or mower from Yanmar



SunOpta (STKL) may not be the best stock for biodiesel

Most biodiesel is made from Soy Beans. Want some facts on SOYBEANS ?

The < a href="http://www.soygrowers.com/newsroom/releases/2005%20releases/r111405.htm"> ASA (soybean association) is upset about the tax incentives for soy diesel that allows foreign producers an advantage.



A penny stock for your thoughts:
EFTI.ob Earth First Technologies Group

A large competitor is Emcor (EME)